Developing elite athletes in sport Flashcards
1
Q
Name 5 personal factors that contribute to the success of an elite athlete
A
- Talented/highly skilled
- Focused
- High pain tolerance
- Hard-working
- Highly motivated
2
Q
Name 5 social and cultural factors that contribute to the success of an elite athlete
A
- Support from family and friends
- Financial aid
- Equal opportunities
- Role models - through media
- School input
- Equipment aid/ facilities etc.
3
Q
What 3 organisations support elite athletes?
A
- UK sport
- NGB’s
- EIS (English institute of sport)
4
Q
What is UK sports role?
A
To develop high performance and sporting excellence in this country.
5
Q
What is UK sport?
A
The nations high performance sports agency - investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport
6
Q
How does UK sport achieve its role? (4 strategies)
A
- Develop lifestyles in young performers, to enable for progression to occur
- Involved in Talent ID programmes
- Personal lifestyles advice has been developed by UK sport, to help with issues such as time management, budgeting etc.
- Promotes positive sporting conduct and ethics = better role models
- Develop and manage the UK’s international sporting relationships
- They run a number of strategic support services
7
Q
How does UK sport distribute national lottery funding?
A
- Providing funding to NGB’s - enables them to operate a world class programme covering both Olympic and Paralympic sports
- Provide funding directly to athletes, contributing to their living and sporting costs for when they reach elite level.
- Provide funding to EIS, helps for olympics prep
