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Foundations and Identity of Recreational Sports

Today’s Objectives

• Define key terms important to recreational sports programming

• Examine the relationship between the various levels of the Leisure Sport Management Model

• Examine and define the various programming areas within the recreational sports spectrum

Scope of Sport Participation

• Leisure settings

• Sport for all concept is international

• Job market

• Recreation programming

Sport as a Leisure Experience

• What is leisure?– Quantitative vs Qualitative

•Quantitative: – “time span” we can count the hours we

spend •Qualitative:

– State of mind– Personal growth, rejuvenation of spirit– Our own person interpretation of what

leisure is as opposed to someone else's

What is recreation?

– Defined: a diversion from work, retooling of energy for work , or a positive and socially acceptable leisure activity

– Goal of recreation programming?

What is Recreational Sport Programming?

Sports? By Which Definition?

• Football• Ballroom Dancing• Ice Hockey• Auto racing• Euchre• Basketball• Chess• Cheerleading• Archery• Deer Hunting

Football

Flag Football

Ballroom Dancing

Ice Hockey

Floor Hockey

Autoracing

Soap Box Derby

Euchre

Basketball

Chess

Cheerleading

Archery

Deer Hunting

Skiing

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What is Recreational Sport Programming?

• Social Programming

• Cultural Programming

• Special Events Programming

• Sport Programming– Playing– Challenge– Chance

Sport Programming• Cooperative/competitive activity

– Manner or style of action in sport

• In the game form– Describes the design, structure, and format within

which sport occurs

What separates sport from other cooperative/ competitive activity?

Degrees of Participation

• Organizational design

• Rules and regulations

• Skill performance

• Physical exertion

• Mental concentration

• Risk

• Rule modification

• Emphasis on winning

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