At the senior high level, recreational sports should continue the pattern that has been laid down at the junior high or middle school. Recreational sport activities should be varied and should focus on skill development, fun, building positive self-images, co-operation, and friendly competition, as well as set-ting a positive tone for lifetime participation. At this level, activities can be conducted not only at noon, during prescribed activity hours during the day, and in the afternoon, but also in the evenings. The activities should cut across age, grade, and gender barriers, although wholesome rivalries by grade still seem to permeate the high school environs.
Personnel for the conduct of recreational sport programs should be well-trained professionals. Sound, creative leadership is needed if the programs are to prosper. Each school should be concerned with developing a plan in which proper supervision and guidance are available for after school hours. Recreational sport clubs may be initiated to help train students to take an active role in the planning and conduct of the high school program. Qualified officials arc also a necessity to ensure safe, equal, and wholesome competition. Facilities, equipment, and supplies should be apportioned equitably for the entire recreational sport program. No part of any group or any program should monopolize facilities and equipment, and a cooperative effort of the school and community is crucial to having a first-class high school recreational sport program.
Recreational Sports in Colleges and Universities
College and university recreational sport programs offer an ideal setting for both men and women to participate in a wide range of physical activity." These activities range from individualized activity such as weight training to a full complement of team and individual sports, from co recreational endeavor to carnival or special event days and from aerobic dance to outdoor pursuit. The recreational sports center on a college or university campus is a place to rather, work out, and socialize, and should offer a wide range of physical activity for the entire university community. It is a place that can and should being a "sense of community" to the institution.
At this level, the fastest growing area of recreational sport programming endeavor is in sport clubs. These organizations provide participants with opportunities for high-level competition in many different activities. The University of Minnesota offers a wide range of opportunities that may be available for the college sport club participant (Table 4-I ). Many club sports ranging from skiing to rugby and from rowing to soccer sponsor national championship competitions.
Sport clubs, however, are only one component of the college and university recreational sport program. Intramurals (e.g., Competitive A, B, and C; recreational and core creational leagues), extramural, open recreation (e.g., fitness, aerobics, weight training, running), faculty and staff leagues, and even summer sport camps are integral parts of the contemporary college recreational sports scene. Activities for men, women, co recreational sport, graduated students, staff and faculty, family and guest participation. fitness assessments and counseling, and instructional activities are all delicately woven into the collegiate recreational sports endeavor (Table 4-2): Safety, health status, eligibility, and responsibility for the conduct of the program and funding and facilities continue to be the salient is-sues to be addressed by sound management.
At many colleges and universities, student involvement in the management process is integral and ranges from the formulation of recreational sport constitutions to officiating. Many colleges still structure much of their recreational sport programming around units such as residence halls and dormitories, the Greek system (fraternities and sororities), or academic departments, although the traditional practice of competitions between teams that are arbitrarily formed at registration under "labels" ranging from the Nerds to MASH still seem to permeate "reports" registration.
Recreational Sport Programs in Other Organizations
Recreational sport programs play a major role in many organization outside the educational domain. For example, in the corporate setting there are many recreational sport langue for employees in a variety of sports and other physical activities. In many instances softball diamonds, basketball and volleyball courts, jogging areas, platform and lawn tennis courts, swimming pools, fitness centers, and even golf courses are provided. In some instances, employees are compensated for joining nearby public-sector fitness clubs, and in other situations, businesses subcontract their recreational sport commitment to a private sector enterprise. Employees usually take an active role in these programs, which contribute much to their morale, health, and physical and mental well being; research attests to the increased work productivity and reduction of absenteeism.
Recreational sport programs may also he found in YMCA’s, Boys' Clubs, community centers, park and recreation districts, church organizations, military installations, and other youth and adult serving agencies. The NCAA and many sports federations such as those of golf and tennis are also beginning to sponsor inter-city youth programs. Recreational sports represent an important part of many organizations curricular and educational offerings.
The same types of' formats for structuring multi-dimensional and creative physical activity and sport competition employed in schools and colleges arc used in these non-school organizations.
Personnel for the conduct of recreational sport programs should be well-trained professionals. Sound, creative leadership is needed if the programs are to prosper. Each school should be concerned with developing a plan in which proper supervision and guidance are available for after school hours. Recreational sport clubs may be initiated to help train students to take an active role in the planning and conduct of the high school program. Qualified officials arc also a necessity to ensure safe, equal, and wholesome competition. Facilities, equipment, and supplies should be apportioned equitably for the entire recreational sport program. No part of any group or any program should monopolize facilities and equipment, and a cooperative effort of the school and community is crucial to having a first-class high school recreational sport program.
Recreational Sports in Colleges and Universities
College and university recreational sport programs offer an ideal setting for both men and women to participate in a wide range of physical activity." These activities range from individualized activity such as weight training to a full complement of team and individual sports, from co recreational endeavor to carnival or special event days and from aerobic dance to outdoor pursuit. The recreational sports center on a college or university campus is a place to rather, work out, and socialize, and should offer a wide range of physical activity for the entire university community. It is a place that can and should being a "sense of community" to the institution.
At this level, the fastest growing area of recreational sport programming endeavor is in sport clubs. These organizations provide participants with opportunities for high-level competition in many different activities. The University of Minnesota offers a wide range of opportunities that may be available for the college sport club participant (Table 4-I ). Many club sports ranging from skiing to rugby and from rowing to soccer sponsor national championship competitions.
Sport clubs, however, are only one component of the college and university recreational sport program. Intramurals (e.g., Competitive A, B, and C; recreational and core creational leagues), extramural, open recreation (e.g., fitness, aerobics, weight training, running), faculty and staff leagues, and even summer sport camps are integral parts of the contemporary college recreational sports scene. Activities for men, women, co recreational sport, graduated students, staff and faculty, family and guest participation. fitness assessments and counseling, and instructional activities are all delicately woven into the collegiate recreational sports endeavor (Table 4-2): Safety, health status, eligibility, and responsibility for the conduct of the program and funding and facilities continue to be the salient is-sues to be addressed by sound management.
At many colleges and universities, student involvement in the management process is integral and ranges from the formulation of recreational sport constitutions to officiating. Many colleges still structure much of their recreational sport programming around units such as residence halls and dormitories, the Greek system (fraternities and sororities), or academic departments, although the traditional practice of competitions between teams that are arbitrarily formed at registration under "labels" ranging from the Nerds to MASH still seem to permeate "reports" registration.
Recreational Sport Programs in Other Organizations
Recreational sport programs play a major role in many organization outside the educational domain. For example, in the corporate setting there are many recreational sport langue for employees in a variety of sports and other physical activities. In many instances softball diamonds, basketball and volleyball courts, jogging areas, platform and lawn tennis courts, swimming pools, fitness centers, and even golf courses are provided. In some instances, employees are compensated for joining nearby public-sector fitness clubs, and in other situations, businesses subcontract their recreational sport commitment to a private sector enterprise. Employees usually take an active role in these programs, which contribute much to their morale, health, and physical and mental well being; research attests to the increased work productivity and reduction of absenteeism.
Recreational sport programs may also he found in YMCA’s, Boys' Clubs, community centers, park and recreation districts, church organizations, military installations, and other youth and adult serving agencies. The NCAA and many sports federations such as those of golf and tennis are also beginning to sponsor inter-city youth programs. Recreational sports represent an important part of many organizations curricular and educational offerings.
The same types of' formats for structuring multi-dimensional and creative physical activity and sport competition employed in schools and colleges arc used in these non-school organizations.
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