| Abstract: | Sport participation in France is characterized by deep trends that make more and more French people taking part in sport activities,and broaden the types of sports and physical activity they take part in. However,sport remains differentiated in the sense that strong differences can be observed between sports,and between individuals. Along these deep trends more micro-trends can be observed involving ei-ther the purpose of sport participation (e. g. search for adventure and fun)or the forms and modalities of this participation (e. g. individualisation and technologisation). Furthermore,sport participants are in-creasingly difficult to satisfy as they can mix several of these micro-trends,sometimes in a contradictory fashion,demonstrate multiple interests for various leisure sports and activities,which constitutes a signifi-cant challenge for leisure sport organisations. |
