Chapter 5
Largest sector
For profit
Relies heavily on marketing
Private Sector
Delivery systems in public recreation are typically separated into two classes:
1. Active
2. Passive
How many olympic sports does the Special Olympics offer?
30
Refers to business operations that provide a set of leisure-oriented goods and services with the intent of becoming profitable within a responsible period of time.
RET Businesses
Baseline standard of education within the field of recreation and leisure is moving past a bachelor’s degree into a _________?
Masters Degree
Consists of organizations chartered or permitted to provide services by the national government
They are exempt from paying federal taxes
Profits are reinvested into the company to help with expansion rather than the pockets of employees.
Survive on fees and donations
Nonprofit Sector
One of the groups to first pioneer playgrounds in New York in 1898
Outdoor Recreation League
Two primary goals that nonprofits organizations share according to Salamon
1. Mutual Benefit
2. Public Benefit
An indication to its choice of a name, and it is fundamental to its ability to be bought, sold, or transferred.
Legal Status
Changes faced by many public agencies in recent years
1. Budget Cuts
2. Shifted Resources
3. Redefined Priorities
Spending in this leisure service industry makes up about 1%
Maintaining national forests, parks and rec areas
Manage state park systems
Taxes maintain all of these areas
Government Sector
The three basic agencies of delivery systems
1. Federal
2. State
3. Local
Reduce the duplication of existing services and increase the visibility of the organization
Partnerships
The three Basic Functional Areas of private businesses include:
Attractions
Support and Facilitation
Hosting
The three skills managers must have
1. Human
2. Conceptual
3. Technical
Provide an example of each sector
1. Private
2. Nonprofit
3. Government
1. Travel and tourism, hospitality and restaurants, resorts and gaming
2. YMCAs, Boy and Girl Scouts, Country Clubs, Summer camps
3. National parks, State parks, County park departments
A recreational service that takes place in a public community setting to provide enjoyment and to challenge and enrich people with disabilities rather than to serve strictly as a treatment modality
Special Recreation
Businesses combining attractions and one or more other functional area at one site
Integrated Function
The three different legal statuses include:
Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, and Corporation
First programs offered for people with disabilities
Summer Day Camps for children with cognitive or mental disabilities
Challenges faced by leisure professionals in all three sectors
Generating Revenue
Managing Expenses
Dealing with the public
Serves as the major advocate for the advancement of an ever changing profession.
(NRPA) National Recreation and Park Association
Provides year-round sports training and athletic competition, founded in 1967
Special Olympics
Refers to when event and commercial recreation providers add value to tangible goods through a combination of services and programming
Value-Added Industry
These assure potential employers that the holder has minimum skills and knowledge.
Certificates