4. Fashion - has influenced and continues to influence sports participation. Sportswear was once purely functional and now it includes a 'fashion statement'. Today it is both common and fashionable to wear designer sports clothing both on and off the sports field.
5. Finance - one of the major ruling factors of sport. Today if an individual cannot pay they cannot play, although local authorities which build public sports facilities ensure that they operate a t a cost that most can afford.Students, senior citizens and non wage earners often have subsidised rates.
6. Schools - are recognised as an important factor relating to participation. It is in school where many children are introduced to sport. School exposes children to a wide range of sporting opportunities and by providing instuction enables them to leave school with sufficient confidence to pursue a sport in later life.