Sport Participation—A Process of Shaping Behavior

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore human environmental factors which appear to be directly related to one's decision to participate or not to participate in sport and physical recreation. More specifically, the paper is focused upon certain factors within the child's sports environment which have been shown to influence his attraction to or avoidance of sports participation. Three major behavioral determinants (role models, expectancies, and reinforcements) are examined and discussed. An attempt was made to obtain some information on the question of why, when given an equal opportunity, some children will participate in sport, while others will not.

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