Development of Elite Performers in Sport

Question 1

What are the personal factors requires to make progression from Talent ID the elite performers?

Answer 1

• Commitment + self discipline
• Determinaton to succeed as well as being single minded and mentally tough
• Highly motivated, desire to achieve
• Willing to self sacrifice
• High pain tolerance
• High levels of self confidence/efficacy
• Highly skilled physically/naturally talents
• High level of fitness

Question 2

What are the social and cultural factors required to make progression from Talent ID to elite performance?

Answer 2

• High socioeconomic status
• Evidence of equal opportunities and anti discrimnatory practice within a sport and setting equity targets
• High quality, supportive educational provision
• Strutured levels of competition to progress through
• High levels of media coverage and role models to aspire to.

Question 3

What is the role of UK Sport?

Answer 3

• Develop and implement strategies to improve sporting excellence in the country.
• They invest and distribute National Lottery funding to support the development of elite athletes
• Provide funcding to NGBs for Olympic and Paralympic sports
• Help cover the living and sporting costs of athletes once they reach elite performance level
• Works with the english institute of sport (EIS) to run Talent ID programmes and promote positive conduct and ethics among high performance athletes

Question 4

What is the role of National Institutes of Sport?

Answer 4

• EIS is a subsidiary of UK Sport and is fully owned by them
• They have different areas of focus that support athletes in their journey to success:
• Sports science and medical services, where they provide various services like performance analysis and sports medicine to improve athletes’ health, fitness, and training
• Performance lifestyle support, helps athletes with budgeting, time management, and dealing with the media to reduce distractions.
• Organisations work in partnership EIS operates ‘world class performance’ environemtns via 9 hgih performance centres as well as numerous other training bases across England
• Research + innovation, where they provide top athletes with the best equipment and technology
• Top-quality facilities and high-level coaches, who work with NGB performance directors to optimize training programs and maximize performance.

Question 5

What is the role of NGBs in Sport?

Answer 5

• Promote and increase participation by providing opportunities to all.
• Use positive role models to promote sports and target specific groups.
• Provide accessible facilities for groups with specific needs.
• Work to meet government policies on sport and recreation and have policies in place to target underrepresented groups.
• Employ sport-specific Sport Development Officers to promote sports to underrepresented groups and invest resources in inner city areas.
• Use regional scouts and talent identification schemes to find young sporting talent.
• Collaborate with other organizations like the National Institutes of Sport to provide support services for elite performers.
• Offer sports-specific coaching awards at different levels to support elite performers.
• Their whole sport plan, which is funded by the lottery, aims to increase participation and identify and develop talent through domestic competitions.

Question 6

What is the World Class Programme?

Answer 6

• Covers all funded summer and winter olympic and paralympic sports, and operates at 2 distinct levels:
  …Podium Potential: supporting athletes with realistic medal winning capabilities at the next olympic/paralympic games

Question 7

What is the gold event series?

Answer 7

• 10 year programme running from 2013-2023. It aims to attract major sporting events.

Question 8

What are the advantages of using Talent Id programmes?

Answer 8

• Potential performers can be screened
• Efficient use can be made of funding
• Chances of producing medalists are improved
• Provide a coordinated approach between organisations
• Performers can be directed to the sports most suited to their talents

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of using Talent ID programmes?

Answer 9

• Expensive
• Selective; miss late developers
• Not guarenteed success
• Require high levels of funding
• Need large numbers to be tested to be of use
• Increased competition levels

Question 10

What does effective Talent ID look like?

Answer 10

• Testing facilities are of a high standard
• Analysis fo performers via a clear database/performance fitness
• Link between organisations involved in Talent ID ensure a coordinated approach
• Equal opportunities for all to apply
• National development squads/programmes exist to develop through
• Talent spotting via high quality coaches