RECREATION

 ACTIVITY DONE FOR ENJOYMENT WHEN IS NOT

WORKING.

LEISURE
 THE PRODUCTIVE, CREATIVE, OR CONTEMPLATIVE
USE OF FREE TIME.
ACTIVE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
 INCLUDE ALL TYPE OF SPORTS BOTH TEAM AND
INDIVIDUAL SUCH AS BASEBALL, BASKETBALL,
FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, TENNIS, BADMINTON,
SWIMMING, HIKING, JOGGING, AEROBICS ETC.

PASSIVE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

 INCLUDES READING, FISHING, PLAYING AND
LISTENING TO MUSIC, GARDENING, PLAYING
COMPUTER OR MOBILE GAMES, AND
WATCHING TELEVISION
RECREATIONAL PARTICIPATION
 THE MOST COMMON NOTION OF RECREATION IS
THAT IS PRIMARILY A PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS
AND GAMES RECREATION ACTUALLY INCLUDES
AN EXTREMELY BROAD RANGE OF LEISURE
ACTIVITIES INCLUDING TRAVEL AND TOURISM,
CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT, PARTICIPATION IN
ARTS, HOBBIES, MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIAL CLUBS
OR INTEREST GROUPS, HUNTING AND FISHING,
ATTENDANCE IN PARTIES AND FITNESS
ACTIVITIES,
MOTIVATIONS FOR RECREATIONAL
PARTICIPATION
 MANY PARTICIPANTS TAKE PART IN RECREATION
AS A FORM OF RELAXATION AND RELEASE FROM
THE PRESSURES OF WORK AND OTHER TENSION

 ANOTHER MOTIVATION IS THE NEED TO

EXPRESS CREATIVITY, AND EXPOSE HIDDEN
TALENTS
INCREASE IN DISCRETIONARY TIME
 A KEY FACTOR UNDERLYING THE GROWTH OF
RECREATION HAS BEEN THE GROWTH OF FREE
OR DISCRETIONARY TIME IN THE 20TH CENTURY.

INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGY
 SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY HAS PROVIDED NEW
FORMS OF RECREATION FOR THE PEOPLE. OUT
DOOR RECREATION USES COMPLEX AND EXPENSIVE
DEVICES SUCH AS SKY DIVING, SCUBA DIVING,
SKIING, AND COMPUTER DATING PROVIDES A NEW
FORM OF SOCIAL CONTACT FOR SINGLE ADULT.
PUBLIC INTEREST IN HEALTH AND
FITNESS
 A KEY TREND IN 20TH CENTURY IS THE GROWTH
OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN EXECISE AND PHYSICAL
FITNESS PROGRAM.

COMMODIFICATION OF LEISURE
 VARIOUS FORMS OF RECREATION ARE BEING
DEVELOPED BY PROFIT-SEEKING BUSINESSES.
THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SERVICE
AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE GROWTH OF
RECREATION HAS BEEN THE INCREASE AWARENESS
OF THE RECREATION NEEDS PERSONS WITH
PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SOCIAL DISABILITIES.

NEW LEISURE ROLE FOR WOMEN

 AT PRESENT, THERE IS A STRONG DRIVE BY
WOMEN TO PLAY A MORE EQUAL ROLE IN
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
GOVERNMENT RECREATION
AGENCIES
 THESE ARE THE FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL
AGENCIES, AND LOCAL DEPARTMENTS THAT
PROVIDE RECREATION AND LEISURE SERVICES AS A
PRIMARILY FUNCTION.

VOLUNTARY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

 THESE ARE NON-GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT AGENCIES,
BOTH SECTARIAN AND NON-SCETARIAN WHICH SERVE THE
PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH MULTISERVICE PROGRAMS THAT
OFTEN INCLUDE A SUBSTANTIAL ELEMENT OF
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
 EXAMPLE: BOY SCOUTS & GIRL SCOUTS
PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP
ORGANIZATIONS
 THEY PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR OWN MEMBERS AND IN SOME
CASES ASSIST COMMUNITY RECREATION NEEDS.
 EXAMPLE: GOLF AND TENNIS CLUBS.

COMMERCIAL RECREATION ENTERPRISES

 THESE ARE PRIVATELY OWNED BUSINESSES
WHICH OPERATE TO MAKE A PROFIT.
 EXAMPLE: BOWLING ALLEYS, NIGHT CLUBS.
EMPLOYEE RECREATION PROGRAMS
 THEY SERVE THOSE WHO WORK FOR
COMPANIES OR EMPLOYERS BY PROVIDING
RECREATION AS PART OF A TOTAL PERSONNEL
BENEFITS PACKAGE.
CAMPUS RECREATION
 IT INCLUDES INTRMURAL ATHLETICS OR SPORT
CLUBS, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, TRAVEL PROGRAMS,
PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS, ENTERTAINMENT,
LOUNGES, FILM SERIES, AND OTHER FORMS OF
RECREATION ON COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS.
ARMED FORCES RECREATION
 ALTHOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FORM OF
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ACTIVITY, IT IS
UNIQUE IN IT’S SETTING AND PURPOSE.

THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SERVICES

 THESE INCLUDE ANY TYPE OF PROGRAM
DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PERSONS
WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, AND
DEPENDENT AGING PERSONS.
 SPORTS ARE MAJOR AREAS OF RECREATIONAL
INVOLVEMENT.

 TOURISM IS THE SECOND MAJOR AREA OF

DIVERSIFIED RECREATIONAL INVOLVEMENT.
 THEME PARKS USUALLY
CONCENTRATE ON ONE
DOMINANT THEME
WHICH MAY BE
HISTORICAL, CULTURAL,
OR GEOGRAPHICAL.
 A SPECIALIZED TYPE
OF THEME PARK
ARE THE WATER
PARK.
 THEY FEATURE
WAVE POOLS,
SLIDES, SHOWS,
AND OTHER FORMS
OF WATERBASED
PLAY AND
ENTERTAINMENT.
 IN HEAVILY
POPULATED
METROPOLITAN
ENTREPRENUERS
DEVELOPED A
VARIETY OF INDOOR
FUN CENTERS
RANGING FROM
CHILDREN’S PLAY
ARCADES AND
VIDEOGAMES.
SPORTS TOURISM
 THE PURPOSE OF SPORTS TOURISM IS TO
PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY IN FORM OF SPORTS OR
ATTEND SPORTS EVENT AS A SPECTATOR.

EMERGING PROFESSIONAL
IDENTITY
 AS EMPLOYMENT IN RECREATION AGENCIES GREW
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES, RECREATION
GAINED PUBLIC RECOGNITION AS A FLOURISHING
CAREER FIELD.
 MILLIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN BECAME EMPLOYED
IN VARIOUS SPECIALIZED SECTORS OF RECREATION
AND LEISURE SERVICES.
 SERVE DIVERSE SOCIETY (TRACE, AGE, GENDER);
 EMPHASIZE KEY SOCIAL PURPOSE OF
RECREATION IN WORKING AT-RISK YOUTH,
SERVING PERSONS WITH DISABLITIES, AND
PROMOTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
 ACHIEVE FULLER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF
THE VALUE OF RECREATION AND PARKS, AND OF
THE LEISURE-SERVICE PROFESSION;
 UPGRADE RECREATION AND PARK PROGRAMS
AND FACILITIES, PARTICULARLY INNER CITIES
AND FOR MINORITY POPULATIONS;
 ADOPT A BENEFITS-BASE MANAGEMENT
APPROACH, RESEARCHING, PROVIDING AND
PUBLICIZING POSITIVE OUTCOMES OF
RECREATION;
 DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION TO PROTECT
AND RESTORE WILDLANDS, WATERWAYS;
 PROMOTE RECREATION’S IDENTITY AS HEALTH-
RELATED FIELD;
 EMPLOY MARKETING APPROACH TO ACHIEVE
FISCAL SUFFICIENCY AND GAIN PUBLIC RESPECT
AND SUPPORT;
 EXPAND AND IMPROVE FAMILY-CENTERED
PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES;
 PROMOTE HIGHER VALUES AND ETHICAL
PRACTICES IN YOUTH SPORTS COMPETITION;
 STRIVE FOR FULLER MAINSTREAMING OF
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN COMMUNITY
RECREATION PROGRAMS;
 UNIFY SEPARATE BRANCHES OF RECREATION
AND LEISURE SERVICE FIELDS (PUBLIC, NON-
PROFIT, COMMERCIAL, THERAPEUTIC) IN
COMMON PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.
 PLAN FOR LONG-TERM ROLE OF RECREATION
AND LEISURE IN POTENTIALLY JOB-SCARE
ECONOMY;
 DEVELOP HIGHER LEVELS OF PROFESSIONALISM
THROUGH ACCREDITATION , CERTIFICATION,
CONTINUING EDUCATION OR PROGRAM
STANDARDS;