Biddenham Moodle

Positive, healthy and active lifestyle choices are the key to your psychological and physical wellbeing. In this unit, you will appreciate what a healthy, active lifestyle means for you, the individual, and the benefits to society of a fit and healthy nation, such as the reduced burden on the National Health Service.

In this unit, you will learn about the benefits of increased and regular participation in sport and active leisure to individuals and society and the different leadership styles and methods used in the industry to encourage people to take part in sport and active leisure.

The applied purpose of this unit is to enable you to plan and support the delivery of activities used in sport or active leisure work environments to encourage participation. The knowledge and understanding you gain from this unit will enable you to assess the strengths and weaknesses of participation activities used in different sport and active leisure sectors and explain how they could be improved.

To find a job in the sport and active leisure industry requires an understanding of how to research the different organisations in the industry and the job opportunities they provide, from being a coach or spectator safety steward to a playwork assistant. You will gain an understanding of how national and local government policy initiatives affect the facilities and employment opportunities that local sport and active leisure organisations provide.

The applied purpose of this unit is to enable you to use your knowledge of the structure of the sport and active leisure industry, including government and industry priorities, to suggest potential changes to improve sport and active leisure provision.

You will also assess your personal suitability for jobs in the sport and active leisure industry. By the end of this unit you will be able to take part in a practice interview for a chosen job.

Sport and active leisure and the media are intrinsically linked and mutually dependent. Media promotes and influences different sport and active leisure activities and the industry responds by promoting its own initiatives through the media. Together they can affect social policy for the benefit of society.

In this unit, you will gain an understanding of the different types of media used to promote sport and active leisure, and the important relationship between the media and sport and active leisure industries. The applied purpose of this unit is for you to develop the skills to plan, create and review promotional campaigns which will enable you to work effectively with media in the sport and active leisure industry.

The customer is at the centre of everything in the sport and active leisure industry. As a result, meeting customer expectations is a key skill. Although the government wants individuals to be more physically active, many may not be able to access typical sport and leisure activities, due to their specific needs.

Very often the customer service offered participants, or simple adaptations to price, activities or facilities are all it takes to allow someone to participate. In this unit you will identify the needs of different individuals and groups and how you could improve their opportunities to take part in different sport and active leisure activities. You will also learn that under law, sport and active leisure organisations are required to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to activities and facilities to meet the needs of participants.

The applied purpose of this unit is for you to review and suggest improvements to current access to sport and active leisure for different customer groups. You will also have the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to meet the customer service needs of sport and active leisure participants.