Sport is an industry needing gyms, sport centres, swimming pools, etc. which require ............... investment.substantialgrowingmajorwide

As a community engages in and gives importance to recreational activities, people begin to realize how Recreation and Parks become significant economic generators in the community. Which of the following does NOT support this statement?Group of answer choicesRecreation, fitness, sports and arts/culture are significant economic generators on their own - providing many jobs.Recreation, sports and arts/culture draw tourism - the third largest and one of the fastest growing industries in the world.Recreation and fitness improve work performance - increase productivity, decrease absenteeism, decrease staff turnover and reduce "on the job" accidents.Fitness and well-being reduce both the incidence and severity of illness and disability - lowering healthcare costs.

There's a tension in sport between its historic roots in community on the one hand and the power of global capitalism on the other. In the former, people created their own sporting life and controlled it. In the latter, large institutions and corporations control sport and it serves more commercial and political ends. Neither the community nor global capital completely defines contemporary sport, but the latter—global capital—has been far more influential and grown in strength in the last half century while community power has diminished.What are the consequences—good and bad—in that historic shift of power over sport? Is serious reform of contemporary sport necessary? Why/why not? If reforms are necessary, what are they and how realistic are the chances of these sorts of reforms becoming reality? Why/why not?Identify a few sports or leagues which you think best illustrate your answer and develop your answer with evidence and specific examples.

Local Authority Leisure and Sports Centres, are being increasingly operated by which sector?Group of answer choicesPublic SectorThird Sector/Charitable TrustsPrivate SectorCommercial Sector

True or False: Reasons for investment in elite sport are measured in the SPLISS model.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Compare self-employmentopportunities within thesports, fitness andoutdoor activitiesindustry.