Figueroa's Framework: Personal Participation In Sport

Figueroa’s Framework is a tool used to investigate issues that affect the ability of sport and physical activity surrounding access, equity and equality. (Michael Kiss et al.) It is constructed over five separate levels which are individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural and cultural. These levels are used to investigate the ways in which inequities challenge the area of sport and physical activity. The individual level is one of five levels from Figueroa’s framework designed by Peter Figueroa which looks at a person’s own attitudes, values and beliefs. These beliefs and values shape our behaviour and past experience when it comes to sport in terms of access, equity and opportunity. The purpose of this report is to evaluate my personal participation in
I have used Figueroa’s Framework and their subsequent elements of the individual and interpersonal level which consist of personality as well as personal temperament to examine and evaluate my result. I feel these elements have directly affected my access and opportunity towards the sport of badminton and will continue to do so into the future. Firstly, badminton is not a team sport and is played individually or with one other person. This provides minimum socialising opportunities and according to my personality as a defender I am introverted and this would be my ideal situation where I can enjoy the atmosphere. I can socialise and enjoy the atmosphere. Therefore my introverted personality is an enabler for my participation in badminton. Although badminton is a sport that would accordingly fit to my personality, I personally do not physically see myself playing badminton in the future. I do not have a goal to enter the Olympics for the sport in any way or become a professional sportsmen. I would consequently identify myself as a drop out into the