Chapter 11

Question 0

Describe East Germany funding the building of facilities

Answer 0

They used USSR funding to build best possible standard sport development systems, at the expense of general quality of life

Question 1

How did the Cold War effect sports?

Answer 1

It was fought out in sports effectively. Each country involved would try and prove their prowess over enemies

Question 2

How did elite young sportspeople in East Germany live?

Answer 2

State sponsored, free access to full time sport but with little financial aid. Every physical need was met.

Question 3

Why and how did East Germany focus on boxing for the Olympics?

Answer 3

In the US, the best boxers turned professional due to professionalism. In East Germany they were forced to remain amateur so they could compete.

Question 4

What was the basis of developing talent initially in East Germany?

Answer 4

Early recognition of talent

Question 5

What motivation was given to DDR athletes?

Answer 5

Material benefits, honoured citizen of DDR

Question 6

Describe how the shop window effect in East Germany was amplified

Answer 6

The Berlin wall meant that people couldn’t look in to see the struggles inside.

Question 7

What was the result of the western view of sport int he East Block being a social experience?

Answer 7

Athlete no longer an individual but a representative of the state.
Athlete being fully sponsored

Question 8

What caused the East German team to excel, unethically?

Answer 8

Institutionalised drug taking, enforced by closed walls

Question 9

What has been learnt from the East Germans?

Answer 9

Need for early talent ID
introduction of schools and universities with special provision for world class athletes.
State sponsorship of these athletes, so lack of funding doesn’t hinder development.
Production of top coaches and best sport medicine facilities.

Question 10

What was the warning to Australia, that they may lose their international competitiveness in sport?

Answer 10

1976 Montreal Olympics, where they got no gold medals.

Question 11

How did Australia react to the 1976 Montreal Olympics failure?

Answer 11

By developing a master plan, by 1980. This was the introduction of the Australian institute of sport (AIS), and other state level institutes.

Question 12

How were there Australian institutes of sport run?

Answer 12

Decentralised

Question 13

How did Australia aim to identify talent?

Answer 13

Early recognition, through analysis scores of regular school competitions

Question 14

How has the UK’s sport development policy been influenced by Australia?

Answer 14

It’s based on the Australian model

Question 15

Describe the talent identification system of UK athletics

Answer 15

Up to 100 young people, living within an hour of a hub centre, took part in a battery of tests.
Top 25 per centre invited on a two year programme based at hub centre
Programme looked at sport conditioning

Question 16

Describe Sporting giants talent identification

Answer 16

Programme aimed at Olympic sports for which height would be an advantage ( rowing, volleyball and handball)
Males of 1.9m and females over 1.8m screened for athletic talent, fast tracked onto Olympic scheme

Question 17

List and describe the 3 levels of the world class programme

Answer 17

World class talent - helping sportspeople with identified talent to progress toward elite levels
World class development- helping competent performers to achieve a competitive edge
World class podium- supporting sportspeople with medal potential.