PUBH1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pennsylvania System Of School Assessment, Asteroid Family, Osteoporosis
5 Jun 2018
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PE Lecture 6-
Children's participation in organised sport
What proportion of children participate in organised sport?
•I 2016, National data indicated nearly 3.2 million children (69%) participated in some form of spor
t or PA (outside of school hours)
• ‐ year olds most likely to participate ‐ ‐ (36%) ‐ (76%), ‐ (87%), ‐ (77%)
• Spot clubs are the main avenue for sport participation for children (except ‐ eas ‐
Boys (65%) more likely to be active through sports clubs than girls (48%) aged ‐
What are the most common sports/physical activities children participate in?
• Siig is the most common activity for Australian children (30%), followed by Football (14.7%)
• Most common boys activities: Football (22.8%), AFL (13.6%), Cricket (10%)
• Most common girls activities: Netball (14.5%), Dancing (13.8%), Gymnastics
(11.8%) What are the common barriers for participation in sport and PA?
• Paets perception that child is too young
• Costs
• Disiteest
• Tie constraints
How can we improve the grade?
• Patiipatio should be made equitable and accessible for children
• Cost is one of the key barriers given attention in recent eas ‐
Active Kids program ($100 voucher) from NSW Government
• Appeal to children who are not motivated by competition
• Gede equality in sport participation
• Ealuate and develop new paties ‐ Spotig codes, organisations, and coaches
Important considerations
• Ipotat to ensure children are active
• Qualit of sport/PA
• Alteatie options (e.g., adventure sports/lifelong PA)
Introduction to PS Sport
Structure
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• Shool spot has ee a pat of school activities since the first schools began in Australia in the late
s.
• NSW PSSA & NSW CHS goeet
• NSW CSSA & NSW CIS idepedet
• Ita- and inter-school competitions
• Shool, )oe, ‘egioal, State ad Natioal epesetatio ithi the Shool Spotig stutue
School sport units are fantastic for our students to participate, succeed and have fun against other
students around the state and Australia.
The basic and udelig ai of shool spot is to poide a itegal pat of a idiiduals
development, involving a variety of learning experiences
• The eefits of a suessfull ipleeted Spot Eduatio poga ithi the shool ae self
evident
• A ell oganised intra- and inter-school sporting program will assist your school
School sport can be ipoed…
•Idepedet report into sport in Australia identified some issues with the state of shool spot:
Funding arrangements showed an overemphasis on elite sport and a clear neglect of gass oots sp
ort (i.e., youth participation) –
Inadequate cooperation between sectors (e.g., sport and recreation, and education) resulting in inef
fective and inconsistent sport delivery –
There has been a decline or stagnation of participation in sport at all levels –
Sport is under resourced due to a lack of appreciation by all levels of government regarding the pote
ntial for sport to improve the health and wellbeing of the community
‐ Eistig facilities in schools are underutilised ‐
There has been no formal accountability and reporting to the Australian government regarding the
requirement to provide two hours of physical activity per week in shools ‐
There are inadequate numbers of teachers trained to deliver sport and physical education in schools
‐ Loal sporting organisations have difficulty in gaining access to schools
Spotig Shools will: –
Provide funding to PSs to engage quality accredited coaches to deliver sport to students before, dur
ing, and/or after school (up to 3 terms p.a) – Provide online resources and lesson plans for teachers
– Provide professional development for teachers –
Foster links between schools, sporting clubs and coaches in the local community –
Partner with national sporting bodies to promote youth sports participation
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