What's covered
Key facts
A lack of local facilities and the high cost of taking part are major barriers to participation in sport.
A cultural barrier is when family or community expectations discourage someone from taking part in a particular sport.
A disability can act as a barrier to participation in sport (through inaccessible facilities, lack of suitable provision, or attitudes).
Fair play means competing honestly, following the rules and respecting opponents and officials.
A local sports club gives the community opportunities to participate, socialise and improve their skills.
Many careers in sport do not involve playing — for example a sports physiotherapist who treats injured athletes.
The three Olympic values are excellence, respect and friendship.
A cost barrier can be overcome by accessing free community programmes or borrowing equipment from school.
The four Paralympic values are courage, determination, inspiration and equality.
The Paralympic Games promote inclusion by giving athletes with physical impairments a high-profile platform to compete and inspire.
Sample questions
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Which of these is a barrier to participation in sport?
- •Being encouraged by friends and family
- •Having a wide choice of sports available nearby
- •Having access to school sports sessions
- ✓Lack of local facilities and high cost
Which of these is a cultural barrier to sport participation?
- •Being tired after school and not having the energy to participate
- ✓Family or community expectations that discourage a particular sport
- •Not having enough pocket money to buy your own sportswear or kit
- •Not knowing how to play the rules of a particular sport
How can a sports role model inspire young people?
- •By making exercise look too difficult for most people
- •By proving that only professional athletes should exercise
- •By reducing the number of places available at local clubs
- ✓By showing what is achievable and making sport aspirational
What are the Olympic values?
- •Courage, determination and inspiration
- ✓Excellence, respect and friendship
- •Fairness, effort and achievement
- •Speed, strength and skill
What are the Paralympic values?
- ✓Courage, determination, inspiration and equality
- •Excellence, respect and friendship
- •Fairness, effort and achievement
- •Teamwork, loyalty and dedication
What does a local sports club provide for the community?
- •A replacement for school PE lessons
- ✓Opportunities to participate, socialise and improve skills
- •Paid employment for young people under 16
- •Professional coaching for elite athletes only
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