1. 1.1.2 – Influences on Your
Healthy, Active Lifestyle

2. Influences
Socio-
economic
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People
Cultural
Factors
Resources
Health &
Well-
Being

3. Opportunities for Getting Involved in
Sport
• Most activities give opportunities to participate in
a variety of roles, inc: teaching or coaching,
officiating and volunteering.
• Training is available through most sports’
governing bodies e.g. the Badminton Association
of England has a coaching programme endorsed
by the UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC), offering
training in a variety of roles to encourage long-
term involvement in sport.
• If you cant participate as performers at least be
involved in another way!

4. Initiatives to Keep People Involved
1. Government Initiatives:
• Recently the Gov. Introduced a policy to ‘ensure all pupils
receive their entitlement to two hours of high quality PE
per week’ This will encourage more participation and
improve students’ fitness.
2. PE and School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL):
• The gov. Set up the PESSCL strategy to increase the take
up of sporting opportunities by 5-16 year olds.
• Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust manage 2
important areas in the Club Links and Step into Sport
programmes encouraging youngsters to take part in a
variety of ways.
• The PESSCL programme aims to strengthen links between
schools and local sports clubs.

5. 3. The organisation Sport England:
• This organisation believes sport has the
power to change people’s lives. It is
committed to creating opportunities for
people to start, stay and succeed in sport.
START: Increase participation in order to
improve health of the nation, with a focus on
priority groups.
STAY: Retain people in sport through an
effective network of clubs, sports facilities,
coaches, volunteers and competitive
opportunities.
SUCCEED: Create opportunities for talented
performers to achieve success.

6. 4. The Youth Sport Trust TOP Link:
• Aimed at encouraging 14-16 age group to
organise and manage activities and dance
festivals in local primary and special schools.
GCSE or sports leadership pupils are offered
the opportunity to put their skills to good
use. Their experience as a leader/official
may even count towards their GCSE.
5. Active Kids programme:
• Various supermarkets and other enterprises
run voucher programmes that can be
collected to buy sports equipment etc.

7. EXAM QUESTION
Which of the following is a correct statement in relation
to Sport England’s ‘Start, Stay, Succeed’ objectives?
A . Start – plan so that every child starts the school day
with physical activity to increase participation and
improve health.
B. Start – increase the number of adults who start their
day with exercise.
C. Stay – aim to keep officials working in sport so that
development costs are reduced.
D. Succeed – create opportunities for talented
performers to achieve success.

8. Plenary
Key terms: Influences – Involvement - PESSCL,
Opportunities – Pyramid - Sports participation - Start,
Stay, Succeed
*Tip – remember ‘IIO’: Influences, Involvement,
Opportunities.
Exam Questions
1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘sports pyramid
participation’ (1)
2. Laura and Rebecca are taking GCSE PE because they
enjoy PE. They have been influenced in the sports
they like by others. Give 3 ways they could be
influenced by people into taking part in sport. (3)