developing elite athletes and UK sport Flashcards
what personal factors contribute to performers success
goal-orientated
short and long term goals established
talented / highly skilled / physically fit
dedicated / determined
good communicators
listen to advice
hard-working
highly motivated
focused
patient
resilient
self-confidence / self-efficacy
high pain tolerance
what social and cultural factors contribute to performers success
supportive friends and family
financial resources
medical support
equiptment/travel/coaches/entry fees
socio-economic status
equal oppertunities / absence of barriers
school input
media / role models
structured competition to allow progression
what 3 organisations provide support to elite athletes
UK sport
EIS (english institute of sport)
NGB’s
what is UK sports focus
developing high performance in the UK
their work is aimed at developing sporting excellence in this country
primary role is to strategically invest and distribute national lottery funding for elite performer development to maximise performance of UK athletes in Olympics
what two channls do UK sport use to develop sporting excellence
- provide funding to NGB’s - enables them to run a world class program covering all olympic sports
- provide funding directly to athletes - via an athlete pesonal reward contributing to living and sporting costs after they have reached the elite sporting level
why do UK sport provide funding to the NIS and BOA (british olympic association)
helps for olympic games preparation
what different things do UK sport do
run a number of centralised strategic support services across the UK including the development of ‘world class coaches’ for example, via the elite programme
this is delivered in conjunction with sports coach UK and is aimed at developing programmes to support coahces envolved in the world class system
lead agency involved in talent ID programmes with the EIS providing host venues
develops lifestyles in young performers which enable elite performer progression
personal lifestyle advice to help with time management and budgeting for elite athletes
promote positive sporting conduct and ethics at elite levels
develop and manage the UK’s international sporting relationships via international federations on the international voice programme
what is the world class podium
designed to support sports and athletes with relaistic medal capabilities at Olympic Games and are maximum four years away from the podium
what is world class podium potential
this programme is designed to support the stage of the pathway immediately beneath podium, it supports athletes that have demonstrated realistic medal winning capabilities for olympic games, typically 4-6 years away from the podium
what are performance foundations
home nation talent pathways where highly talneted athletes are first identified, confirmed and prepared to meet the demands of the world class environment , graduate to podium potential within 1-4 years
