Categories of sport

participation

Definition

Most suitable program

Participation for Personal Wellbeing

(PPW)

Participants take part in sport for personal wellbeing reasons including the social and health benefits associated with participation.

A sport-for-development initiative modelled on the Canberra PCYC program would aim to use sport as a vehicle to assist the positive growth and development of the participants and to help build happier and healthier communities.

Personally Referenced Excellence

(PRE)

Participants gain enjoyment from skill development and the challenge of surpassing their previous performances.

The above sport-for-development initiative and the existing Box’Tag program operating at the Sydney club would both be suitable for this category of sport participation, since participants within this category tend to gain enjoyment from learning skills and the challenge associated with bettering their previous best efforts.

Elite Referenced Excellence

(ERE)

Participants engage with sport for the purpose of winning at the highest possible level and generally measure success by win/loss ratios.

The Box’Tag model operating at the Sydney club would be much better suited to try and engage with this category of sport participant, particularly with its focus on preparing athletes for amateur boxing competition.