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Extreme Sports – why ?

Extreme Sports – why ?. Henna-Riikka Pitkänen Suvi Poutanen Janne Myllymäki. Have you tried extreme sports before ?. Motives :.

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Extreme Sports – why ?

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  1. ExtremeSports – why? Henna-Riikka Pitkänen Suvi Poutanen Janne Myllymäki

  2. Haveyoutriedextremesportsbefore?

  3. Motives: • GLENN SINGLEMAN: “I couldn't believe it; I just thought this is it. It's not going to open. I really thought for a couple of seconds, it is not going to open. And whack! It was open and I looked up and there it was. And it's so alive, so alive.” • Sensation-seeking: the need for varies, novel, and complexsensations, and the willingness to takephysicalans social risks for the sake of suchexperiences (Zuckerman 1979) • Need for control and mastery (Knopf 1983) • Risktakingitself is not an importantmotive in extremesports (Ewert 1994)

  4. Top 10 ExtremeSports: Hang Gliding, Paragliding, Surfing, Windsurfing, Ice Climbing, Hot Air Ballooning , Sky Diving, Mountain Biking, Bungee Jumping and Mountaineering

  5. Examples:

  6. Mountain Biking: -Tricks - respect -Adrenaline -Keepingshape – balance – calories - fun -Hardcore – innerselffeelsstronger -Inexpensive -Exploring the nature

  7. Parkour: “Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just jump!” (Male) “Jumping off the top of a mountain … might sound like a death wish to most but there are others who call it the experience of a lifetime and a way to make a living.” (Peter Cave)

  8. Marketing throughextremesports: • Red BullCrashed Ice • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppgw9DHYnbs • Mountainbiking + Volkswagen: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8fBusbu4hc • Parkour + BBC: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAMAr8y-Vtw

  9. Activating the audience! • What do you think about extreme sports at schools? • Should teachers even consider them? • Have you tried extreme sports at school / at all? • Which extreme sports would you teach at school?

  10. References: • S. Kettunen, M. Saukko, 1999. Live or die: Extremeathletes´personalitystructure and functioning, motives and flow-experience. University of Jyväskylä. • Top 10 extremesports: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/top-ten-extreme-sports.html • http://www.fitsugar.com/Reasons-Try-Mountain-Biking-5477291 • http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2009/s2635532.htm

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