People and Work Unit

Dynamic Communities: participation in sport

by Mark Hutton and Rhodri Bowen

Uned Pobl a Gwaith

Structure of presentation

• Evidence to inform the report• Findings• Discussion

• Findings from the report should not be used to make judgments or criticisms upon existing services; it should only be used as a way to help inform future developments.

Evidence for the reportMain source:

• Online survey (101 respondents) on sport participation of five Community First areas within Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT)

Other sources:

• Mapping of 53 voluntary groups provision and explored why people become involved in voluntary groups within the community first areas

• Other relevant studies and strategies e.g. Health Social Care and Well-being strategy

• Insights of Mark Hutton

Findings: overall

Findings: overall

Findings: overall

Findings: overall

Findings: overall

Findings: gender

Findings: gender

Findings: gender

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Reasons why they're not involved in physicalactivities

FemaleMale

Discussion points (p.18-19)

• Discussion point 1:Do the findings in the report resonate with you? If yes, any examples? If no, why not?

• Discussion point 2: Ideas to explore for increasing overall participation in physical activities.

• Discussion point 3: Ideas to explore for reducing the gender gap in terms of lack of women participation in physical activities.

People and Work Unit

Dynamic Communities: voluntary group mapping

by Mark Hutton and Rhodri Bowen

Uned Pobl a Gwaith

What makes a successful group?

What would make people want to get involved?

Discussion point

• Discussion point 4: Do we have any ideas on how to get more volunteers?

People and Work Unit

Dynamic Communities: creating opportunities

by Mark Hutton

Uned Pobl a Gwaith

Example of creating opportunities

• Glyncoch health advocate project – Physical activity

• Initial delivery of Walk & Talk by qualified staff

• Individual participated with common interest

• Opportunity to lead by providing training and support

• Opportunity to delivery training by tutor training and support

Example of creating opportunities

• Porth cluster – Community sports leaders project (pending)

• Creating opportunities through ideas

• Individual participate with common interest

• Opportunity to lead by providing training and support

• Opportunity to deliver a provision to others that does not currently exist

People and Work Unit

Thank You / Diolch

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