PAIGNTON COMMUNITY & SPORTS COLLEGE
2011 - 2012
BTEC FIRST SPORT- LEVEL 3
Unit 12: Current Issues in Sport
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Assignment 3 – Barriers to Participation, Cultural Influences and How
Barriers Can Be Overcome.
Scenario:
It is the day of your interview and you feel you are doing well. One of the tasks involved in
the interview day is to produce some information on the barriers to sports participation and
also the cultural influences. If you wish, these can be produced in poster format. You have
been given some information that the final part of the interview process involves discussion
on how national and local initiatives can help to overcome the barriers that you have
highlighted.
Grading Criteria
Attempt:
Attempt 1
Attempt 2
Attempt 3
Date:
P5explain the barriers to sports participation
P6explain three cultural influences on sports
participation
P7describe three strategies or initiatives which
relate to sports participation.
M5explain three strategies or initiatives which
relate to sports participation.
D2evaluate three strategies or initiatives which
relate to sports participation.
CURRENT/ FINAL
GRADE
Notice to Candidate
The work you submit for assessment must be your own. If you copy from someone else or allow
another candidate to copy from you, or if you cheat in any other way, you may be disqualified from at
least the subject concerned.
Declaration by candidate: I have read and understood the Notice to Candidate (above). I have
produced the attached work without any help apart from that which has been stated on this sheet.
SIGNED:
DATE:
P5
The Barriers to Participation
Explain the barriers to sports participation.
In this section you must identify as many of the barriers to sports participation as you
can think of and EXPLAIN why they may stop someone participating in sport. There
are a few examples are listed below, however there are others that you should
include:
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Fitness
Ability
Free time available
Disposable income
Travel and location issues
Medical conditions such as obesity and diabetes
P5 ACHIEVED?
Y/N
P6
Cultural Influences on Sports Participation
Explain 3 cultural influences on sports participation.
In this section you must select three cultural influences from the list below and
describe how they may affect participation in sport.
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Age
Gender
Ethnicity (Racial background)
Social economic class (upper, middle or working class)
P6 ACHIEVED?
Y/N
P7
Strategies Relating to Sports Participation
Describe three strategies or initiatives which relate to sports participation.
In this section you must discuss what strategies are currently in place to help break
the barriers to participation.
You must research current strategies and initiatives that are aiming to help either the
general population or sports people break those barriers to participation you
identified in section two. Examples of strategies you may want to look into include:
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Game Plan
Every Child Matters
Sporting Equals
Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS)
Plan for Sport 2001
Coaching Task Force 2002
Girls First
TOPS
Active Sports
Sportsmark
You will be able to find information for most of these strategies on the internet.
You must pick three strategies to discuss.
P7 ACHIEVED?
Y/N
M5
Strategies Relating to Sports Participation
In this section, explain the three strategies you have discussed highlighting and
explaining the positives of each strategy and the ways they can help to break the
barriers to participation.
M5 ACHIEVED?
Y/N
D2
Strategies Relating to Sports Participation
In section three evaluate the three strategies, making valid and detailed
recommendations of how you feel they could be improved.
For each of the strategies, you may wish to consider:
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Did it meet its aims?
Was it cost effective?
The numbers of people it is likely to help?
Was or is it managed well?
D2 ACHIEVED?
Y/N
BTEC SPORT
INTERNAL VERIFICATION – ASSESSMENT DECISIONS
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Which unit/criteria has the
assessor awarded?
Is there valid evidence
against the criteria that the
assessment covered?
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Has the learner work been
assessed accurately?
Y/N
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Is the feedback to the
learner:
 Constructive
 Linked to relevant
criteria or outcomes
 Linked to
opportunities for
improved
performance
 Showing actions
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Does the assessment
decision need to be revised?
Y/N
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*internal verifier should recommend remedial action. Confirmation of remedial action should be
completed.
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