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Contribution of Sport To Development Notes

The document discusses how sports can generate income, promote health and fitness, provide educational opportunities, develop Caribbean identity, build discipline and morale, boost sports tourism, and gain international recognition. It also notes challenges like lack of funding, facilities, interest, and competitiveness that limit using sports for development.

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Contribution of Sport To Development Notes

The document discusses how sports can generate income, promote health and fitness, provide educational opportunities, develop Caribbean identity, build discipline and morale, boost sports tourism, and gain international recognition. It also notes challenges like lack of funding, facilities, interest, and competitiveness that limit using sports for development.

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CAS Notes Compilation 2017

Manual Pages: 226-236


1. Generation of income 4. Development of 6. International recognition
2. Health and fitness Caribbean identity 7. Sports tourism
3. Education opportunities 5. Discipline and Morale
Sports is a game, competition or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules for
enjoyment and/or as a job.
Caribbean: football, netball, basketball, cricket, track & field, volleyball

Generation of Income
Hosting of mega sporting events:
o Cricket test matches
o Caribbean premier league
o One day internationals
o CARIFTA swimming, track & field
o Regional tennis, golf tournaments
These events attract spectators/fans locally & internationally
o hospitality industry would benefit as it would provide accommodation for these individuals
o transportation industry benefit: taxis
o departure tax?? - airports
o visiting historical sites; entry fee
o shops and malls: sales, souvenirs
professional athletes receive large salaries/endorsements
o this is taxed by their countries
Generate income for
o sports managers
o nutritionists
o physical trainers
o instructors
o medical personnel
o other support staff

Health & Fitness


students participate in PE
promoting healthy lifestyle
persons encouraged to participate in sporting activities irrespective of age
o regional senior games
physical education encouraged in primary/secondary schools
o reduces lifestyle diseases
o WHO - recognised world's most chronic diseases;
respiratory illnesses, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, cancer
o placed a significant burden on a country's financial resources
o Citizens must eat healthy, refrain from tobacco use, be involve in physical activities
o this would contribute to longevity of individuals and country's productivity levels
Physical activity is least expensive preventative medicine to combat chronic diseases
citizens more productive, less spent on healthcare

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Educational Opportunities
Avenue for higher education
o Scholarships & Bursaries
o Locally (UWI, UOT [University of Technology], G. C. Foster College) & North America (UCLA,
Pennstate)
Aid in
o upward social mobility
o world fame
o status
o income
Educational opportunities accessed can help in development of the Caribbean
o Development of human resource
o Returning athletes would aid to the cadre of professionals available to help younger athletes
o contribution to the national good, through expertise in different fields
o Exposure to quality training overseas & high level competition, not found in Caribbean
CXC introduced physical education & sports syllabus for CSEC & CAPE
o driven by exploits of Caribbean nationals in 2008
o gives Caribbean nationals a niche in the global market
UWI offers BSc, MSc Sports degrees
o response to a need for qualified persons in area of sports science

Development of Caribbean Identity


success at competitive sports seen as means towards
o achieving common feeling of Caribbean identity
Cricket has been able to help us feel a sense of identity as Caribbean countries identify with the WI Cricket
Team
o because individuals drawn from all Caribbean territories
Success of Caribbean athletes in track & field is a source of pride for the entire region
o Bolt, Jones
Football
o Trinidad & Tobago qualified to the World Cup in 2006
o Jamaica qualified in 1998

Discipline & Morale


Promote character building potentials for individuals depending on how the approach and play the game
Sports develop qualities in individuals like
o team
o spirit o humility o fairplay
o loyalty o discipline o tolerance
o dedication o endurance o peaceful coexiste
o flexibility o honesty nce
take these qualities into the workplace
no "winning at all cost"
discourage dishonest practices like
o taking illegal substances
o engaging in tactics to destabilise a fellow competitor, to gain an unfair advantage
do not allow the lure of riches to transcend moral principles

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Sports Tourism
Become a rapidly growing subsector of tourism
o Contributed to marketing of the region as a tourist destination
o Persons travel to participate in/observe sporting activities
test matches
1-day international matches
Tourists travel to visit halls of fame and sports museums
eg. Legends of Barbados Cricket Museum
Sports tourism provides competitions for local atheletes
annual road races1
10k marathon; sponsored by BTA (Barbados Tourism Association)
Sandy Lane Gold Cup -
much medic coverage. Shows cultural and entertainment package
they would want to come to experience the culture

International Recognition
Based on top-quality performances be individuals or teams
o Sir Garfield, Brian Lara, Chris Gale
o They use their popularity to advance development in various ways
o they establish charity organisations to help less fortunate individuals
o Can be appointed as UN Ambassadors, supporting various projects across the world.
o Mass appeal helps motivate people to act in interests of improving their own lives and those of fellow
citizens

Challenges of using sports to facilitate development


Lack of funding due to heavy indebtedness of the governments in the region (not enough money to fund/take
care of sporting facilities). Lack of sponsorship from private individuals/companies because the produt being
offered is not attractive and the return on the investment will not help to advance the company. Some
companies do not have enough brand ambassadors to attract sponsorship from the private sector EG Usain
Bolt brand ambassador for Digicel.
Lack of interest among the population in some sporting discipline EG cricket. In addition, those who
participate do so for their own personal and economic development and not for her/his respective country.
Lack of adequate facilities that meet international standard EG National Stadium that is partly condemned
(can hold small sporting games but not regional or international events).
There are not many individuals that are trained in these areas, therefore not many people to train others.
Athletes are not competitive enough when they go on the international scene because:
a) they do not meet the international requirement for the particular discipline
b) some of the athletes are not exposed to international meets
Lack of widespread media coverage EG netball, tennis, golf etc.

John Hunte 55

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