6.2 development of elite performers in sport Flashcards

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personal factors required to support progression through talent ID (8)

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  • commitment/self discipline
  • determination/mental toughness
  • motivation/the drive to succeed
  • willing to self sacrifice to achieve
  • high pain tolerance
  • high skill level/natural ability
  • self-confidence/self-efficacy
  • high fitness
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social/cultural factors required to support progression through talent ID (7)

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  • high socio-economic status
  • anti-discriminatory behaviour in sport
  • high quality/supportive education provision (past experiences)
  • structured levels to progress through
  • high media coverage/role models to aspire to
  • access to specialist clubs to develop talent
  • support from family/friends
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UK sport aim to develop _ to improve sporting excellence in the UK. their funds come from _ to develop _ performance in the _ and _.

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strategies,
the national lottery,
elite,
Paralympics and Olympics

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UK sport provides funds to _ to operate a _ _ programme covering all summer, winter and Paralympic sports. they also provide direct funds to _ via an _ _ award which contributes to their _ and _ costs at elite level.

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NGB's,
world class programme,
individuals,
athlete personal award,
living and sporting costs
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Talent ID aims to spot individuals with _ talent and mind-set to win _ and _ titles and support their _ through the _ pathway.

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potential,
medals and world titles,
progression,
development pathway

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UK sport promotes positive sporting _ and _ at elite level an sees the importance of developing and managing the _ sporting _

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conduct and ethic,

international sporting relationships

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UK sport roles (8)

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  • manages funds from national lottery
  • aims to improve uk sporting excellence
  • manages international relationships
  • attracts major events via Gold Event Series
  • talent id
  • supports a positive lifestyle for elite performers via EIS
  • funds the EIS
  • supports the development of coaches
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the EIS aim to improve sporting performance through…(4)

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science, engineering, technology and medicine

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the EIS aim to increase the probability of a potential athlete being successful by providing services to improve their… (4)

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health, fitness, training and preparation

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the EIS works with over _ Olympic, Paralympic, Winter Olympic and English sports

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40

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the EIS supports coaches and performance directors to improve athletes performers by optimising _ programmes, maximising _ performance, and improving their _

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training,
competition,
health

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_ gives £_ of funds to the EIS over _ years

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UK sport gives £40m of funds to the EIS over 4 years

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the EIS operates a “_ _ ” environment via 9 “ _” centres as well as other training bases across England

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world class performance,
high performance
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sport science staff help to _ training as it happens, allowing _ monitoring of the impact of training on the body, including _ and _

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sport science staff help to evaluate training as it happens, allowing objective monitoring of the impact of training on the body, including nutrition and psychology

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medical staff include _ and strength and conditioning coaches

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physiotherapy

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performance lifestyle support staff give _ support for each athlete to create a unique environment necessary for their success. aims to minimise potential _, conflicts and distractions which could inhibit performance. can also help _ management, budgeting, dealing with _ and sponsorship.

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performance lifestyle support staff give personalised support for each athlete to create a unique environment necessary for their success. aims to minimise potential concerns, conflicts and distractions which could inhibit performance. can also help time management, budgeting, dealing with media and sponsorship.

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national governing bodies promote and increase pp in their sport by providing…

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equal opportunities for all

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NGB’s roles (6)

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  • positive role models to promote sport to target groups
  • accessible facilities for groups with needs
  • meet government policies on sport and recreation
  • put policies in place to target under-represented groups
  • employ sport development officers to promote sport to under-represented groups
  • resources invested in inner city areas
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NGB’s make decisions of _ in their sport should receive funding from UK sport. they work with EIS and uk sport to provide _ services to elite athletes to aid development. they provide sport-specific _ _ from high to low level.

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NGB’s make decisions of who in their sport should receive funding from UK sport. they work with EIS and uk sport to provide support services to elite athletes to aid development. they provide sport-specific coaching qualifications from high to low level.

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NGB’s work with _ _ to progress “__” participation and ensure everyone in England can benefit from physical activity regardless of _, _ or _. since 2009, Sport England have invested more than £___ into “__” sports

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NGB’s work with Sport England to progress “grassroots” participation and ensure everyone in England can benefit from physical activity regardless of age, background or ability. since 2009, Sport England have invested more than £1.5billion into “grassroots” sports

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Whole Sport Plans are _ funded, _ _ ‘approve’ an outline of how a sport aims to increase _ and identify and develop talent. they include details on where _ would go. +e.g.

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Whole Sport Plans are lottery funded, Sport England ‘approve’ an outline of how a sport aims to increase participation and identify and develop talent. they include details on where funds would go. British Rowing developed a WSP in 2013-2017 and it received over £5m for schemes such as Rowability

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what are the 3 levels of the world class performance programme

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podium, podium potential and talent

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podium supports athletes with…

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realistic medal-winning capabilities at the next olympics/Paralympics

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podium potential supports athletes who…

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performance suggests they have realistic medal winning capabilities at subsequent olympics/Paralympics

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talent level provides funds and support to identify and confirm…

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athletes who have potential to progress to the world class pathway

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what is the futures programme

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provides financial and medical support to young, talented athletes and their coaches

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talent ID - frontline technical solutions look to create a “___” capable of predicting future potential. it is involved with possible _ _ from one sport to another

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frontline technical solutions look to create a “talent profile” capable of predicting future potential. it is involved with possible positive transfer from one sport to another

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talent ID - specialist knowledge for development managers/coaches on the issues they face in identifying and developing future elite _. educational work creates a unique _ programme

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specialist knowledge for development managers/coaches on the issues they face in identifying and developing future elite generations. educational work creates a unique learning programme

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talent ID - pathway analytics enable sports to measure and benchmark the _ of their pathway using a Talent _ Check every _ years.

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pathway analytics enable sports to measure and benchmark the effectiveness of their pathway using a Talent Health Check every 4 years.

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talent ID - recruitment and confirmation involves campaigns starting with a “___” involving the public/a sports community. interested athletes asked to… successful applicants are invited to phase 1 testing at _ across the home nations. it involves _ and _ tests. phases 2+3 further assess their _ for that sport via _, performance lifestyle workshops and _ tests.

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recruitment and confirmation involves campaigns starting with a “talent search” involving the public/a sports community. interested athletes asked to… successful applicants are invited to phase 1 testing at venues across the home nations. it involves fitness and skill tests. phases 2+3 further assess their suitability for that sport via screening, performance lifestyle workshops and behavioural tests.

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talent ID - selected athletes endure a - month ‘_ phase’ in a _ environment with exposure to a carefully constructed _ experience. progression is tracked to see sport _ and potential _.

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selected athletes endure a 6-12 month ‘confirmation phase’ in a training environment with exposure to a carefully constructed developmental experience. progression is tracked to see sport suitability and potential funding

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world class talent transfer - athletes interested in _ their possible potential of becoming _ in _ sport

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world class talent transfer - athletes interested in exploring their possible potential of becoming elite in another sport

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advantages of talent ID (6)

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  • all performers can be screened
  • performers can be directed to suitable sports
  • info gained accelerates the development process
  • funding is efficiently used
  • more chance of winning medals
  • provides coordination between EIS, Uk sport, NGBs
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disadvantages of talent ID (5)

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  • may miss late developers
  • requires high levels of funding
  • requires testing a lot of people to be of use
  • no guarantees of success
  • high profile sports attract the most/best performers
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what makes talent ID effective (8)

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  • analysis is on a clear database
  • testing facilities are specialist and of high standard
  • provides a structured route for elite athletes to develop (squads and competitive programmes)
  • funding is allocated to youths at different levels
  • talent spotting via high quality coaches/scouts
  • high level provision of support for performers
  • organisations collaborate
  • equal opportunities for all to apply
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the EIS support services - designed to meet the specific needs of each sport in talent ID

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pathway frontline technical solutions

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the EIS support services - provides education to develop coaches covering topics linked to elite development

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pathway education

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the EIS support services - gives sport the ability to provide measurements of effectiveness using diagnostic tools

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pathway analytics

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the EIS support services - review of current systems of support, includes review of long term vision and strategy of elite development, consideration of coaches and training environment a sport has in place

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performance pathway health check

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the EIS support services - assist development of a clear pathway from podium foundations to podium level

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pathway strategy

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how NGB’s help develop elite performers (10)

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  • increase talent pool
  • talent ID
  • provide structured levels of competition
  • funding
  • collaboration with other organisations
  • coaches and facilities
  • equal opportunity policies
  • WSP’s
  • performance lifestyle support
  • development squads