Tuesday assignment
Who a sport participant is.
Anyone who participates in sport for competition or recreation.
What affects the decision to participate?
Age, gender, health issues, cultural attitude towards sport, geographical location
Who a sport spectator is
Someone who watches sport on tv or live; can include a participant
Trends for both participants and spectators
Spectators and participants have gone up over the past few years except for youth participation
dropping.
How marketing efforts follow participant and spectator trends.
Adapts based on rise or fall of sport popularity
What changes should be made to school physical education requirements to make them
an even more effective tool to increase physical activity for the lifespan?
PE should be required every year in school and teach how to participate in physical activity even
if one does not compete in sport.