It can be described as, "a quality of an object, or an environment, that allows an individual to perform an action" (Crepeau, 2003. pp191). So an example from Christiansen & Townsend (2010) is related to knowing the affordance of a door. How it has a flat horizontal handle and that affords the pushing of the door, and those with a vertical handle afford the pulling of a door.
I can relate affordances to volleyball through the aspects of aesthetics, spirituality and health.
Aesthetics relates to volleyball for me because it includes the aspects of technique complexity and how something more complex may be more beautiful to the individual. I can relate this to me personally as in volleyball there are certain moves or collections of moves that require complex strategies and moves. My feeling of a beautiful/ complex move is executing a spike properly. It takes the right footwork, good timing, a high jump, right arm movements (utilising both- dominant one for the spike and non-dominant for propelling), strong hit on the ball, good angles when aiming the hit and accurate placing of the ball. This, as you can see, is a complex move and in my eyes is beautiful if executed accurately and all aspects are considered.
In relation to spirituality, the main aspects that relate to me are the sense of connection with others and how sports are a tradition in my family.
I feel that as volleyball is a team sport you have a connection with others. This connection is through being in a team and having similar skills to your team member and attitudes (WINNING!). Also by getting to know your team members you make a friendship with them. But you can make an overall connection with your team and the opposition as can connect with each other through common interest as both there to play volleyball.
Also the second aspect I mentioned was how there is sense of spirituality in relation to sport in general being a family tradition. This tradition comes from both sides of the family my mum’s side of the family played sports like rugby, netball, badminton and golf. My dad’s side of the family played sports like rugby, hockey, cricket and golf. My sister played cricket and touch and still plays volleyball netball and basketball. And I have played golf in the past and currently play volleyball, basketball and netball. Because of my families past in sports, it has encouraged me to play currently as they have been introduced to me since I was small and they are an essential part of my life.
The third aspect of affordance is in relation to health. This can be related to physical health (fitness) and also social interaction/ social health, both to me as important as each other.
I can contribute to good health through volleyball as by moving around the court can increase my fitness levels. Also it contributes to increasing my strength, endurance, co-ordination, timing, balance and basic volleyball skills.
I am also able to cater to my social health and wellbeing through the regular interaction with others. It provides a way of increasing my rapport with others, meeting new people and catching up on the regular gossip!
VOLLEYBALL WEEK 3 & 4:
In the past couple of weeks playing volleyball we have managed to win both games!! I have also had to fill in for some teams which have been fun and a way of engaging with others. It’s interesting the different dynamics teams have and how I have to adapt the way I usually play to fit in with their style. For example in volleyball you are allowed three hits on your side of the net before it goes over. My team tries to do this every time to enhance control, however the team I played for was only concerned about getting it over in one hit. This can relate to what I have said above about what I see as beautiful and what others see as beautiful and the different aspects of complexity for each person e.g. some people who have just started find smaller things more complex that people who have played before.
References:
Christiansen, C., & Townsend, E. (2004). Introduction to occupation: the art and science of living. New Jersey: Pearson
Crepeau E. ( 2003 ). Analyzing occupation and activity: A way of thinking about occupational performance. In Crepeau E., Cohn E, & Schell B (Eds.), Willard and Spackman’s occupational therapy ( 10th ed., pp.189-198). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
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