Inclusion
Inclusion is about ensuring that anyone who wants to practise recreation and sports activities has the possibility to do so. Moreover, inclusion means accessibility, which comes in several forms:
- Spatial: improve access to facilities and design spaces for individuals with disabilities
- Temporal: adapt the facilities' opening hours to the clientele's preferences
- Economic: provide affordable activities or activities with tiered pricing
- Cultural: provide activities for all levels and all cultural practices
- Social: create spaces where people of different generations, cultures, diversity can meet and connect.
Safety
Safety in sports and recreation is the result of measures taken to eliminate or limit the risks to an individual's physical or psychological integrity.
For example:
- For participants, this means knowing when to stop and avoiding taking unnecessary risks.
- For officials, this means being alert and vigilant during the game.
- For parents, this means making sure their child is safe outside the play area.
- For coaches, this means removing an athlete from the game if they show signs of a concussion.
- For camp counsellors, this means regularly checking material and equipment to make sure it is safe.
Respect
In a recreational or sports context, showing respect means taking care not to harm anyone or damage anything. Respect can be shown toward oneself, others, rules, procedures, laws, the environment, material or equipment, facilities, etc.
For example:
- For athletes, respect goes beyond shaking the opponent's hand: it also means recognizing that without an opponent, there would be no game.
- For parents and coaches, this means setting an example, offering encouragement, providing guidance and inspiring the participants.
- For officials, this means trusting their decision making, even when under pressure.
- For camp counsellors, this means enforcing the rules, as well as listening to the campers, recognizing their needs and taking into account their ideas.
- For recreation managers, this means supporting their employees, recognizing their efforts and creating a climate conducive to collaboration.
Well-being
Well-being is a state of general satisfaction characterized by a pleasant feeling. In other words, it means feeling good, content and satisfied. Well-being comes with a sense of enjoyment, which reflects the fulfillment of a need or desire.
For example, for the manager of a sports facility, this means listening to the needs, preferences and desires of recreation and sports participants in their community when planning and implementing activities.
Fulfillment
Personal fulfilment derives from using all of one’s abilities. It involves, among other things, enjoyment, discovery, learning, self-esteem, perseverance and commitment. Ultimately, it leads to self-actualization.
To make this possible, it is important that people's aspirations are taken into account at every stage of their lives, which will enable them to develop further.
For example, for coaches or activity leaders, this means taking concrete actions to promote the overall long-term development of individuals.