Spatial diversity of the activity of sports clubs in Poland in 2016
Journal Title: Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: The article is part of the current trend in publications showing the diversity of Poland at a local level. Its aim is to find regularities in spatial diversity of participation in and the offer of sport and recreation activity by sports clubs in Poland in 2016. Material/Methods: The analysed data come from the Local Data Bank of the Central Statistical Office. Poviat (LAU 1) is the basic research unit. 5 variables were applied: persons practising sport per 1,000 population; the percentage of women among all practising; the percentage of persons under 18 years old among all practising, the number of sports sections per 100 practising; the number of sports coaches and sports instructors conducting sports activities per 100 practising. The following measures and methods were applied: arithmetic mean, coefficient of variation (CV), division into quintiles, PCC, Perkal’s indicator, and k-means cluster analysis. Results: Spatial diversity was analysed mainly with a view to the influence of two groups of factors arising from historical-cultural determinants and those related to urbanization. In the case of three variables (practising in sports clubs per 1000 population, the percentage of women among all practising in sports clubs, the percentage of people under 18 years old among all practising) there were, in fact, areas with high or low values, but they cannot be linked to the two groups of factors mentioned above. However, in the case of the next two variables (number of sections in sports clubs per 100 practising and the number of coaches and instructors per 100 practising), the impact of the factor associated with urbanization processes is notable. Conclusions: Unlike many other aspects of human activity – distribution of the activity of sports clubs does not show any underlying spatial regularities and is not related to the former divisions of Poland. Yet, a weak relationship with contemporary processes of urbanization was found.
Authors and Affiliations
Tomasz MICHALSKI, WISKULSKI Tomasz
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP326881
- DOI 10.29359/BJHPA.09.4.13
- Views 69
- Downloads 0
Evaluation of the efficacy of low level laser therapy and cryotherapy in the treatment of gonarthrosis
Gonarthrosis is the most common form of osteoarthritis and it is included in the group of civilization diseases. Searching for the optimal treatment of this disease is still ongoing. Physical treatment methods play an im...
Analysis of the athlete burnout phenomenon: The past, the present and the future of athlete burnout research
The paper describes traditional and alternative conceptualizations of athlete burnout, measurement instruments, the most recent studies investigating athlete burnout and potential prevention and intervention strategies....
The importance of the type of sport and life experience in the dual career in elite sport based on the analysis of Poland
Background: The objective of this study is to check whether the type of sport is important for the development of the dual career in professional sport. Material/Methods: This study utilised the Chi-square test of the...
Dependence between body image and motivation in a group of professional swimmers and track-athletes
The human body may be investigated on a variety of levels. This paper deals with the issue of self-perception of the body by sportsmen and motivation strategies they use. The aim of the study was twofold: firstly, to det...
The influence of dance on selected risk factors of falls in Parkinson’s disease patients – A pilot study
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients may develop several motion control disorders leading to deterioration in body balance and general mobility, which in turn increases the risk of falls. The aim of this study w...