Name:____________________________________Grade & Sec:______________Score:_____________

School:_____________________Teacher:__________________________Subject: PE AND HEALTH 11

LAS Writer: Melody C. Paba Content Editors: Kristine Marie S. Olivar, Cherry M. Fajagutana,
Reggie B. Enriquez, Alex F. Floro
Lesson Topic: Barriers to Sports Participation Quarter 3 Wk. 5 LAS #5
Learning Targets: Identify different barriers to sports participation (PEH11FH-lli-k-8)
References: Urbiztondo, SM., Mangubat, A., Tolitol, M., and Vergara, L., 2016.HOPE 2.
Philippines:Vibal Group Inc.pp. 43-44.

Content
Personal Barriers

With the current trends in technology and development, peoples’ lives have become convenient and
easier as well as less active. They may also have reasons or own justifications of their inactivity that forms their
attitude towards physical movement, letting them live a sedentary life.

Some common personal barriers for resistance to sports participation are:

1. Busy schedule as student, sports participation is often not a priority

2. Inconvenience to play sports
3. Insufficient time to participate in sports
4. Fear of being injured or having been injured recently
5. Health considerations
6. Lack of Energy
7. Lack of confidence in their ability to be physically active (low self-efficacy)
8. Lack of self-management skills, such as the ability to set personal goals, monitor progress, or reward
progress toward such goals
9. Lack of self-motivation - Thinking about getting more time for sports activities, but cannot start
10. Lack of skill.

Environmental Barriers. The environment in which we live has a great influence on our level of physical
activity. Many factors in our environment affect us.

These factors include:

 Crime around the community,

 Lack of resources, Pollution,
 Traffic and Weather conditions.

ACTIVITY:

Overcome Barriers to Sports Participation

Direction: Fill-up the blanks below to recommend ways how to overcome the barriers listed on the left side of
the table.

Barriers Ways to Overcome Barriers to Sports Participation

Social Influence

Lack of Energy

Lack of Motivation

Fear of Injury

Lack of Skill