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Participant Development

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Definition of Participant Development

• The process of designing and delivering sport programs that create learning experiences.

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Examples• Developing physical and mental abilities• Learning emotional control• Learning the process of autonomy• Creating self-esteem• Honing interpersonal skills• Teaching integrity, identity and health

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What we strive for……Incorporate participant development that

encompasses:

– Leadership

– Skills

– Positive attitudes

• WHY???

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DefinitionsHuman Development

• Growth

• Development

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Life StagesTime that establishes growth and

developmental characteristics common among human beings.

• Implications?

• As programmers, what do we need to consider?

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Youth (Ages 6-12)Implication:

• Skill development

• Bonding and social interaction

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Adolescence (13-19)Implication

• Intensity of experience

• Leadership

• Continued development

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Early Adulthood (20-39)Implication

• Increased attention to programming sport for safety and time considerations.

• New learning experiences can occur, and greater responsibility, is assumed by the participants.

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Middle Adulthood (40-65)Implications:

• Ongoing fitness needs• Greater care in physiological aspects

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Later Adulthood (over 65)Implication:

• Greater education on the need of movement to prevent sedentary lifestyles.

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Delivery on Participant Development

• Staff• Program• Rules and Regulations• Governance• Personnel• Evaluation• Recognition

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Staff• Large role in participant development

• Positive relationships

• Leadership of participants

• Display of acceptable behavior

• Various roles

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Program• Balance

• Variety

• Classification

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Rules and Regulations• Perceptions

• Provide directions for behavior

• Provide ability to follow expectations

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Governance• Councils/Boards

• Participants gain decision making skills, consider needs

• Concern with others/sense of responsibility/develop an identity

• Responsibility is a direct function of age, experience, maturity

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Personnel• Positions within recreational sport

setting

• Staff learn autonomy, integrity, emotional control, competency, identity, interpersonal skills.

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Evaluation• Participants provide feedback into

program design and operations

• This feedback determines future program design and delivery

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Recognition• Improves self-esteem

• Lack of recognition has negative impact on participants

• What should recreational sports programmers recognize in participants?????

• Recognition categories

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Awards• Certificates• Medallions• Trophies• Plaques• Apparel• Ribbons• Gift Certificates

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AwardsAdvantages

• Recognizes achievement

• Incentive• Public relations• Universal

recognition

Disadvantages

• Emphasis on award

• Expense• Stresses winning• Promotes intense

competition• Recognition of

few

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Point SystemsAdvantages• Encourages

Participation• Stimulates interest• Increases

attendance• Stimulates goal-

directed behavior• Provides

measurement of ability

Disadvantages• Artificial Incentive• Encourages forced

participation• Eliminates some

activities• Necessitates

record keeping• Unethical behavior