Facilities are to build and maintain. When they are built, participation relies on being affordable and open for the public to use, not to mention easy to get to.

Provision by Local for non-profit tends to include parks, playing fields, swimming pools, local sports centres, sports facilities in schools and youth centres Provision by Enterprise for profit tends to include members health and sports clubs, fitness gyms and golf clubs which tend to offer "exclusive" style facilities for those earning average or above earnings. Provision by Private Clubs for sports halls, pitches, courts, training grounds, transportation, swimming pools, parks, youth centres, skate parks to name but a few.

In order to be successful, there needs to be opportunity as well as . This means that someone needs to promote awareness and easy access for people rather than simply create the facility. This is limited to some extent by the type of activity. Many facilities are developed and run in partnerships in order to maximise their potential for opportunity and existence. For example, the sports centre in the picture carries the name of a sponsor who put money together with a school and a local education authority. Many schools have a minibus, but is this enough? And can the public transport system give opportunity to the masses?

Some facilities will always be difficult to provide opportunity for, although the situation is improving. For example, snow slopes and rivers are helping where there is lack of provision for outdoor and adventurous activities. Also, some provision must be made for performers who need specialised equipment or facilities. This helps them to reach their potential at international level.

Below is a summary of factors which can affect provision and opportunity:
Social background, financial status, amount of free time, levels of public ownership of facilities in a locality, whether facilities are used to their maximum through partnerships of schools and private enterprise, the amount of provision of facilities by local authorities, ethnic background, disability, expense of facilities, cost of membership to the public, average age in an area, availability of coaching and volunteers to run clubs and sports sessions, family support, gender (male or female), wealth of industry in a particular area, government or lottery funding, peoples attitudes to sport and recreation. performers who need specialised equipment or facilities. This helps them to reach their potential at international level.