Sports Development Terminology

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Females in different ethnic groups are a key focus for increasing participation rates.

According to Sport England, people aged 16 or over with long-term life-limiting illnesses, injuries, or disabilities have activity levels of 17.2%.

People with sensory impairments have activity levels of only 13.4%.

Funding increased from £10 million in 2000 to £73 million to support athletes for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The continuum progresses from basic skills and fun at the Foundation level to elite competition and international success at the Excellence level.

Talent scouts may rely on their intuition to identify potential in athletes.

Athletes progress through stages of development along the continuum.

Commercialization is the way something is managed or exploited in order to make a profit.

Socially constructed barriers are based on perception rather than physical prevention.