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Presentation to DLR LSP Sports Forum on Keeping Them in the Game Report Peter Smyth 26 March 2014

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Data  2003 Survey of Sport and Physical Exercise (ESRI)  Over 3,000 adults aged 18+  2006 Quarterly National Household Survey on Sport and Social Capital (CSO)  Approx. 40,000 adults aged 15 and over  2007 School Leavers’ Survey (ESRI)  2,025 individuals who left school in 2007  2007-2009 Irish Sports Monitor (ESRI) 26,377 adults aged 16 and over   Special modules to investigate transitions  2009 Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Survey (DCU / UL / UCC)  1,275 primary and 4,101 second-level students  2011 - 2013 ISM (Ipsos MRBI) 8,700 adults aged 16 and over 

Participation in sport and meeting the National PA Guidelines 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Primary NP Primary P Post Primary NP Post Primary P Adult NPAdult P Organised Sport Adult P Informal Sport Team Sport Only Individual Sport Only Team and Individual Sport

Leaving Cert Grade Point Average by Type of Sport Played 8.5% 8.0% 7.5% Males Females 7.0% 6.5% 6.0% Did Not Play Team Only Individual Only Both

Participation in “club” sport by age range and gender 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% Male Female 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 10 -11 12 - 13 12 - 13 14 - 15 16 - 18 16 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65+

Participation in 5 th and 6 th Class Primary in Individual and Team Sports by Gender 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% Male 50% Female 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% All Team EC Individual EC Team ES Individual ES

Participation in final year primary vs. first year of post primary – by most popular sporting activity Male 80% 60% Primary 40% 1st Year 20% 0% Basketball Dance G. Football Hurling / Camogie Soccer Swimming Other Female 60% 40% Primary 20% 1st Year 0% Basketball Dance G. Football Hurling / Camogie Soccer Swimming Other

Participation in all forms of activity in post primary by social class 100% 80% 60% PE EC Sport 40% Club Sport 20% 0% Higher Middle Lower

Participation in “club” sport by social class at different time points 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% Upper 50% Middle 40% Lower 30% 20% 10% 0% Primary School Post Primary School Adulthood

Post School Drop Out 90 82.7 78.4 80 72.9 73.0 71.0 68.1 70 60 53.6 50 % 40 30.5 30 20 10 0 Overall Team Only Individual Only Both Male Female

When do people drop out? 14 13.0 12 11.1 9.6 10 8 7.1 6.1 % 5.5 6 4.8 3.8 3.7 4 2.7 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.2 2 1.1 1.1 0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Dropout Events Permanent Dropout Events

Drop Out Events among adults (16+) 16 14.4 13.9 14 12 9.9 10 9.3 8 % 7.1 6.2 6 4 2 0 Gaelic Football Soccer Hurling Exercise Swimming Basketball

Rate of drop out from sport among adults (16+) over 3 – 4 years 80 75.8 70 60 52.5 51.9 50 40 30 23.4 20 15.6 11.2 10 0 Gaelic Football Soccer Hurling Exercise Swimming Basketball

Reasons for drop out from sport by adults by type of sport Way organised altered Too old Injury Lost touch with others Moved house Left school/college Financial cost Lost interest Preferred other social activity Preferred another sport Work Commitments Family Commitments 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 % Drop-outs stated it was a factor Individual Team

What do adults take up? Other Individual 11.7 Other Team 2.5 Soccer 3.3 Cycling 3.0 Yoga 3.7 Dancing 4.4 Jogging 7.0 Swimming 11.7 Golf 22.0 Exercise 30.7 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 %

Location of take-up by age of take-up – the importance of the club Club or Organisation Local Facility School Public Space Under 18 18 - 39 Home 40+ Other Holiday College 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Change in adult sports participation 2007 – 2013 by type of sport played 70% 60% 50% 40% Organised 30% Informal 20% 10% 0% 2003 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013

Adult participation in sport by context 2011 26.0% 35.7% Organised coaching / training Organised competition Casually with family and friends Solo 10.2% 28.1%

Club Membership and participation 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% % Club 40% Members % 30% Participants 20% 10% 0% Hurling Gaelic Golf Rugby Exercise Soccer Weights Swimming Running Cycling Football

Reasons for Playing Sport Improving looks 39.9 Socialising 54.3 Improving performance 71.5 Mental well-being 71.1 Physical sensation 82.1 Meeting people 46.3 Physical well-being 82.0 Competing with others 57.4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 %

Pattern of participation in team sports in young adulthood 25% 20% 15% Gaelic Football Rugby Soccer Basketball 10% Swimming Running 5% 0% 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

Volunteering in sport by role and gender 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% Male 20% Female 15% 10% 5% 0%

Perception of administration of sport by gender 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% Male 30% Female 20% 10% 0% Too male dominated The balance is about right Too female dominated Dont Know

Perception of administration of sport by sport 120% 100% 80% Too female dominated 60% Balance is just right Too male dominated 40% 20% 0% Exercise GAA Soccer Golf Hurling Swimming Rugby Running Football

Club Membership by sport 2011 and 2013 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 2011 20% 2013 15% 10% 5% 0% Total Exercise GAA Gaelic Golf Soccer Hurling Rugby Swimming Running (Combined) Football

Club Membership by age group by gender 70% 60% 50% 40% Male Female 30% 20% 10% 0% Total 16 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65+

Reasons for not being a club member Dont Know Other Too old Not good enough to join club Have use of own / similar facilities Training times not convenient Dont know any suitable club Club location not convenient Too expensive Too busy / no time Dont want to participate competitively Not interested enough 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Factors encouraging club membership 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% If childcare available Facilities Dont know any suitable club For guidance / programmes Cost Location (proximity) Fitness Family / friends getting involved Convenient (time wise) Nothing

Summary  Main problem is not to get children involved, but to keep adolescents and young adults involved through key transition points  Clubs are contributing significantly to key public objectives around health and social policy aside from the sports development opportunities  In terms of active participation numbers, club sport is currently much more important for children while adult participation is dominated by “informal” sport  Where clubs are important for adults is in providing opportunities for people to take up new sporting activities which are likely to sustain into older adulthood.  Playing individual and team sports confers health, academic and social benefits. It helps sustain participation through key transitions. Clubs might facilitate and encourage such participation among young adult members.  Social gradients in sport emerge during the post primary years and increase into adulthood. This is one of the major policy challenges facing sport.  The large gender gap in participation is primarily a function of what happens during adolescence and early adulthood. As adults women are at least as likely to take up sport as men and for certain ages more likely.  Link to health and other forms of physical activity may offer opportunities for clubs to engage beyond their own sports as adults play primarily for health reasons  Fitting participation around busy lives is main challenge for adults – clubs might find merit in developing systems which seek to maintain contact with young adults undergoing life change transitions  Clubs are perceived as being too inflexible (around competitions, training times, etc.) and this acts as an impediment to many who might wish to join