Sports are, by their nature, competitive. You are trying to win a game of some kind. Recreation includes sports but also includes other things that are not competitive. If you enjoy going for a walk, that is a sort of low-key active recreation that is not competitive (competitive walking also exists, and if you wanted to you could find out exactly how fast you can walk, but some people just like to walk). You can become an observer of nature (birds, plants, the night sky, all sorts of things can be observed) and this is active to the extent that you have to travel to find more things to observe. Swimming can be done competitively, or just for fun.
Outdoor recreation is when people enjoy the outside by playing games and sports. Outdoor education is when people are outside and use nature and experiments to learn something.
Outdoor education combines outdoor adventure and recreation with education. Skills taught could include wilderness survival, environmental awareness and Leave No Trace ethics, specific skills such as sailing, skiing, or backpacking and much more. There are outdoor education programs geared toward all age and experience levels.
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation ended in 1977.
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation was created in 1963.
Outdoor Recreation New Zealand was created in 2001.
Ellen Moshein has written: 'Indoor Play' 'Outdoor play' -- subject(s): Outdoor recreation, Physical education and training
Gerald P. Owens has written: 'Outdoor recreation' -- subject(s): Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Outdoor recreation, Outdoor recreation
If you value outdoor recreation, which career might be good for you
Hilmi Ibrahim has written: 'Effective parks & recreation boards & commissions' -- subject(s): Government policy, Management, Parks, Recreation, Recreation agencies 'Outdoor recreation' -- subject(s): Outdoor recreation
Pauline Desrosiers has written: 'Allons jouer dehors' -- subject(s): Outdoor games, Outdoor recreation, Physical education for children, School grounds
Stephen A. Boyle has written: 'Nonconsumptive outdoor recreation' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Environmental aspects of Outdoor recreation, National parks and reserves, Outdoor recreation, Recreational use, Wilderness areas, Wildlife conservation
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