HPE assignment

All around the world there is many different cultures and races. All of which have different sporting interests, an easy way of determining how and why a sport is popular within a particular culture is by using Figueroa’s framework. Figueroa’s framework features 5 levels which consists of; individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural and culture. When all of the levels are broken down and analysed, you will be able to see a clear definition as to why a culture plays a particular sport. In this report i aim to break down the levels to analyse the positive and negatives which will impact my future involvement with volleyball.

When my participation of volleyball is analysed from an individual level it was clear that my effort and participation was not always consistent. One of the main contributing factors was that on some days i was feeling tired and worn out, which would affect my gameplay because i would either sit down or not put any effort in on the court. Another leading factor which altered my participation was my hand-eye coordination which during the first few weeks of playing volleyball made it rather difficult to have consistent hits. Another constraint that will affect my future precipitation in volleyball is that i wouldn’t have enough time to complete the full set up, game and pack up process, because if i make it into the police the amount of time i will be spending at the gym and actually working i will be unable to dedicate 2-4 hours of my day for a game or two of volleyball. Which is why i think the individual level will be the most influential level as i feel i wont be bothered in spending the time and effort playing and planning to play volleyball.

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...ture participation within volleyball it was clear to me that to consistently play it takes a considerable amount of time and effort. From having to have a team of 6-12 ready, to having to drive a minimum of 30km just to get to your nearest volleyball court. Also with the Gold Coast being a beach side city it made it even more difficult to play the normal volleyball variant, as most of the courts avaliable were sand.

When all of these different elements combine, it is easy to notice that throughout the levels volleyball has more limitations when compared to other sports. These limitations include; minimal number of venues, amount of people required to play a game and the general culture of the Gold Coast. Which when looked at from my point of view, volleyball seems to be to difficult to continue, which is why in the future i probably will not be continuing the game.