Week 2 - The current sport context - SMD HL10531

Week 2 Overview

• Unit: Sport Management & Development

• Lecture: The current context: sport policy, strategy, and practice

• Instructor: Dr. Adi Adams (ama20@bath.ac.uk)

• Date: August 2023

• Strategy Document: Get Active

• Governing Body: Sport England

• Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Lecture Schedule and Components

• 1 - Unit Introduction

• 2 - Current Context of Sport Policy, Strategy, and Practice

• 3 - Approaches to Sport Development I

  • 3(i) - Assessment Support (3:15 PM - 4 PM, Room 3WN 3.7)

  • 3(ii) - Sport & Public Health in BANES (Chris Chatten)

• 4 - Community Sport Engagement

• 5 - Sport & Physical Activity Interventions

  • 5(i) - Focus on Refugees & Sport (3:15 PM - 4 PM, Room 3WN 3.7)

  • 5(ii) - 6 - Sport Facilities Project Delivery

• 7 - Approaches to Sport Development II

  • 7(i) - Assessment Support (3:15 PM - 4 PM, Room 3WN 3.7)

• 8 - Developing Sport Systems / High Performance Sport

• 9 - Consolidation Week

• 10 - Assessment Support

• 11 - Unit Review

• Assessment Deadlines:

  • Assessment 2 Report: Friday, 4th April, before 12 PM Midday

  • Assessment 3 Essay: Friday, 16th May, before 12 PM Midday

Learning Outcomes

• Understand:

  • Definitions of sport policy, strategy, and interventions

  • Recent policy and strategy contexts in sport and physical activity in England

  • Focus and approach of Sport England's strategy: Uniting the Movement (2021-2031)

Understanding Sport Development

• Definition:

  • Policies, processes, and practices to provide sporting opportunities and positive experiences (Hylton, 2013)

  • Purposive interventions aimed at increasing participation and improving performance standards (Lyle, 2008)

• Goals:

  • Manage structural and organizational changes to create pathways for individuals to achieve their potential in sport (Skills Active)

Key Concepts in Sport Policy, Strategy, and Intervention

• Policy: Guiding principles aimed at influencing decisions/actions for desired outcomes (Bloyce & Smith, 2010)

• Public Policy: Refers to government decisions impacting short-term outputs and long-term outcomes (Hogwood & Gunn, 1984)

• Differences Between Terms:

  • Policy = What (set guidelines)

  • Strategy = How (plan of action)

  • Intervention = Doing (action taken)

Historical Context of Sport Policy (1995-2023)

• 1995: Sport: Raising the Game

• 2002: Game Plan

• 2008: Playing to Win

• 2015: Sporting Future

• 2016: Towards an Active Nation

• 2021: Uniting the Movement

• 2023: Get Active

Results and Observations

• Sport Participation:

  • Focus on health, community outcomes, and mass participation

  • Shifting from elitism to community engagement

• Assessments:

  • Levels of activity since 2015 indicated improvements and targeted initiatives across demographics

• Active Levels (2020/2021):

  • 62.8% of adults engaging in 150+ minutes of activity weekly

  • Variations noted between demographics, including income and age.

Sport England's Focus

• Equitable access to sport across different communities.

• Address inequalities highlighted in participation data.

• Engage diverse populations and foster community-based programs.

Conclusion

• Today's lecture provided an in-depth understanding of the frameworks guiding sport policy and strategy in England, focusing on inclusivity, community engagement, and addressing historical inequalities.

• Next week: Approaches to sports development and public health engagement.