Development In Elite Performers Flashcards
Talent identification
The multi-disciplinary screening of athletes in order to identify those with potential for world-class success
Person qualities required to be elite (7)
- determined and mentally tough
- highly motivated
- willing to self sacrifice
- high pain tolerance
- high level of self-confidence
- highly-skilled physically
- high level of fitness
3 social and cultural factors
- friends
- family
- money (economic)
Social and cultural factors : Education
- Good experience at Schools, College, Uni makes it more likely
- supportive department can put forward into comps and enter for trials
- provide links to local clubs
Who is talent identification set up by?
NGBS
Media coverage
If sport is covered well , then;
- more role models
- more viewing time of sport to increase interest
- talent to copy
Stratification
Where society is divided into different levels based on social status
Stratification has impact:
- high level of economic help - money for; travel, coaching, equipment
- private schools - specialist coaches, more PE lessons, better facilities to try sports, diet
- private schools- can produce a higher level of competition to get scouted
Stratification doesn’t have an impact:
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Organisations providing sport and progression
UK sport
National institutes of sport
UK sport
Primary role : strategically invest and distribute national lottery funding for elite performers development to maximise the performance of UK athletes in Olympic and Paralympic Games
Develops high performance sport in UK and implements strategies to increase sporting excellence
How does UK sport achieve their aims?
Two main channels:
Providing funding to NGB’s - to operate world class programme covering all Olympic and Paralympic sports : split into two tiers
- podium
- potential podium
Providing directly to athletes - Athlete performance award
How does UK sport link to Talent ID?
They are a lead agency involved in running Talent ID Programmes &
They work with the EIS who provide host venues
They develop lifestyles that meet the needs of young performers
- Personal Lifestyle Active – not impede school life and work demands. Offer a mentor.
National institutes of sport
EIS
A subsidiary of UK Sport
They provide ‘World Class Performance’ environments via eight ‘High Performance’ centres. As well as other training bases across England
Aim is to increase the probability of potential elite athletes being successful through services that improve health, fitness, training and preparation
Services provided by EIS (5)
- sport science
- medical
- performance lifestyle support
- performance solutions
- sport technology and engineering
