Leisure at the international scale: sport

International participation and success

Objective: To analyse the social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and

success in two major international sports.

Case Study 1 of 2

Premier League - England

Social – People and their actions.

Cultural – The effect of the way in which individuals and societies respond to the event.

Economic – Concerns money and jobs. Consumption of services and dimensions of race, class and gender inequalities.

Political – Spatial differences in political ideals, the consequences of decision making by a political body.

Note Taking & Mapping Exercises

Where do the players in the Premier League come from (2009)

-Social-• http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng

_prem/8182090.stm

• Study the article carefully and look more closely at the three most successful teams in the Premier League: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool & Manchester United.

• Complete a choropleth mapping exercise to show the distribution of players from each of the four teams.

• To do this, you will need a blank political map of the world. Tally up the players from each country and then create a shading system (white for no players) to show countries with more players in the darkest shading ‘(black)

Costs to the public …

• http://soccerlens.com/top-10-most-expensive-transfers-in-football/5244/

• Make a note of the total value of the top 10 transfers in the Premier League

• http://www.epltalk.com/most-expensive-season-tickets-in-the-premier-league-2010-11-season/22811

• Make a note of the top priced Season Tickets in the Premier League

Political Control

• http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/193378-explained-uk-work-permit-rules-for-footballers/

• Read the attached article and summarise the efforts to control the extent of Football Migration into the Premier League.

Stopping a ‘Foreign Invasion’

• http://www.insideworldfootball.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8427:andrew-warshaw-when-being-english-doesnt-mean-being-born-in-england&catid=74:insidewrite&Itemid=44

• Read the article carefully and summarize the arguments for and against the quota of ‘home grown players’

Economics of Football

• http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/premier-league-nets-16314bn-tv-rights-bonanza-1925462.html

• Why is the Premier League such an attractive proposition for broadcasting companies?

Project 1 – September 2011

• Can be done in pairs and then share and merge the work.

• Carry out an analysis of the social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in the English Premier League.

• Include both participation and spectator in your review.

• Include graphics, facts and figures to back up and strengthen your findings.

The Grand Prix – Wednesday & Thursday.

• In pairs, create presentation that follows your research into the Premier League BUT for Grand Prix.

• Social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in Grand Prix

• You will be presenting your work to Mr Podbury and the rest of the class on Friday 1st October during period 1.

• Maps, changing locations, emergence of oil rich countries, sponsorship, new rules, graphics.