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Leisure at the international scale: sport International participation and success

Leisure at the international scale: sport International participation and success. Objective: To analyse the social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in two major international sports. Case Study 1 of 2. Premier League - England.

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Leisure at the international scale: sport International participation and success

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  1. Leisure at the international scale: sportInternational participation and success Objective: To analyse the social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in two major international sports.

  2. Case Study 1 of 2

  3. Premier League - England Social – People and their actions. Cultural – The effect of the way in which individuals and societies respond to the event. Economic – Concerns money and jobs. Consumption of services and dimensions of race, class and gender inequalities. Political – Spatial differences in political ideals, the consequences of decision making by a political body.

  4. Note Taking & Mapping Exercises

  5. Where do the players in the Premier League come from (2009)-Social- • http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8182090.stm • Study the article carefully and look more closely at the three most successful teams in the Premier League: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool & Manchester United. • Complete a choropleth mapping exercise to show the distribution of players from each of the four teams. • To do this, you will need a blank political map of the world. Tally up the players from each country and then create a shading system (white for no players) to show countries with more players in the darkest shading ‘(black)

  6. Costs to the public … • http://soccerlens.com/top-10-most-expensive-transfers-in-football/5244/ • Make a note of the total value of the top 10 transfers in the Premier League • http://www.epltalk.com/most-expensive-season-tickets-in-the-premier-league-2010-11-season/22811 • Make a note of the top priced Season Tickets in the Premier League

  7. Political Control • http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/193378-explained-uk-work-permit-rules-for-footballers/ • Read the attached article and summarise the efforts to control the extent of Football Migration into the Premier League.

  8. Stopping a ‘Foreign Invasion’ • http://www.insideworldfootball.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8427:andrew-warshaw-when-being-english-doesnt-mean-being-born-in-england&catid=74:insidewrite&Itemid=44 • Read the article carefully and summarize the arguments for and against the quota of ‘home grown players’

  9. Economics of Football • http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/premier-league-nets-16314bn-tv-rights-bonanza-1925462.html • Why is the Premier League such an attractive proposition for broadcasting companies?

  10. Project 1 – September 2011 • Can be done in pairs and then share and merge the work. • Carry out an analysis of the social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in the English Premier League. • Include both participation and spectator in your review. • Include graphics, facts and figures to back up and strengthen your findings.

  11. The Grand Prix – Wednesday & Thursday. • In pairs, create presentation that follows your research into the Premier League BUT for Grand Prix. • Social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in Grand Prix • You will be presenting your work to Mr Podbury and the rest of the class on Friday 1st October during period 1. • Maps, changing locations, emergence of oil rich countries, sponsorship, new rules, graphics.

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