Introduction
🕵️♂️ Year 8 HPE WebQuest: Inclusivity in Sport & AFL
Duration: 70 minutes
Type: Individual Task
Purpose: To prepare you for the final exam by exploring key concepts of inclusion, diversity, empathy, and wellbeing in sport.
Task
🔍 TASK OVERVIEW
You will complete a series of activities exploring real-life sporting scenarios to help you:
Understand barriers to participation in sport
Develop and evaluate strategies that promote inclusivity
Challenge stereotypes and promote empathy and diversity
Reflect on the impact of fair play and inclusion in team settings
You will be completing activities that relate directly to your upcoming exam questions.
🎯 Task 1: Key Concepts in Sport (15 minutes)
Use your class notes or trusted online sources to define the following key terms. Then give an example of how each is used in a sporting context.
Key Terms:
Inclusivity
Diversity
Empathy
Respect
Fair Play
Stereotype
Barrier to Participation
🤔 Task 2: Barriers & Solutions (20 minutes)
Read each scenario below and answer the questions that follow. Use complete sentences.
📌 Scenario 1: Rural Soccer Club
In small rural towns, soccer clubs struggle to afford proper equipment and travel. Families often cannot afford fees or transport.
Q1: What is one barrier to participation?
Q2: Propose a strategy to overcome this and explain how it promotes wellbeing and inclusivity.
📌 Scenario 2: Abby and the Swim Squad
Abby uses a wheelchair and is sensitive to noise. She wants to join the swim squad.
Q1: Propose two ways the swimming pool can support Abby.
Q2: Explain how these changes show empathy and promote respect and diversity.
📌 Scenario 3: William and Gymnastics
William wants to join a gymnastics club but is laughed at by friends who say, “That’s a girl sport.”
Q1: What is the problem with this statement?
Q2: Use evidence to challenge the stereotype.
Q3: Why is it important to challenge stereotypes in sport?
🔎 TASK 3: EVALUATING STRATEGIES FOR INCLUSION (20 MINUTES)
SCENARIO: CLUB STRATEGIES
A club has introduced the following:
Walking netball for seniors
Mixed-gender teams
Accessibility training for coaches
Q1: Choose a strategy from above you think is the most effective.
Q2: Justify your choice using terms like empathy, diversity, inclusion, respect.