Barriers to Participation

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Barriers to participation There are several barriers which can prevent many groups of people participating in many sports. These two main barriers are social barriers, which involve socialisation and social pressures. The second main social barrier is economic and this involves costs, time, resources, fitness and ability and also peer pressure. There are also specific target groups, who also suffer from barriers when wanted to take part in sports. These target groups who suffer barriers are; women, disabled people, the elderly, all people and ethic minority. The reason in which women are a target group is for when there pregnant, this tends to be because women get tired a lot easier, and don’t have enough energy in them to participate in any forms of sport, and they also suffer weight gain meaning more pressure is placed on the joints of the women during participation in sport. These are the reasons in which women when pregnant won’t take part in sport. Although it has been proven than when a women is pregnant they are recommended to participate in some forms of sport as it will help them through labour, a sports which is excellent to do is swimming, and this is because it helps strengthen the entire body. Another sport in which they can do is golf, this is better to do than nothing as it gets you moving. Disabled people are a target group for having barriers in sport, for many reasons, one of these reasons is access / facilities. This is a barrier for disabled people in sport for the simple reason that not every gym or outdoor sports centre will have the correct access for them (wheelchair ramps), they may also not have the correct facilities or equipment to cater for a disabled person. At certain buildings a member of staff’s attitude to a person can also be a barrier for disabled members of the public, the member of staff may treat the member of the
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