Development of Elite Performers in Sport Flashcards
What is a mentor
An individual who helps and guides another’s development
What is talent identification
The multi-disciplinary screening of athletes in order to identify those with potential for world class success
What does elite mean in terms of sport
The best, highest level sports performers at excellence level
What are some of the key personal factors required for a performer to become elite?
Committed
Self disciplined
Motivated
Self - sacrificed
High pain tolerance
Self confidence
Highly skilled/talented
High physical fitness
Goal orientated
What sociocultural factors can affect the development of an elite performer?
Support of friends and family
Financial situation
High socio-economical status
Equal opportunities policies
Education providers
Media coverage = role models
Structured competition levels for progression
What are the benefits for talent ID
Performers directed to sports suiting talent
Info gained can aid accelerated development
Chances of producing medals improved
What are the drawbacks of talent ID
May miss late developers
Require lot of funding
Need large numbers to be tested
No guarantees of success
What are the features of an effective talent ID programme? Use the acronym TALENT
Testing facilities are high standard
Analysis of performers on clear database
Link between organisations for coordinated approach
Equal opportunity
National development squad
Talent sporting from high quality coaching
Who is the performance pathway team run by?
EIS and UK Sport
What is the purpose of the Performance Pathway Team?
Identify and develop world class talent
What are the 4 EIS support services involved in the pathway performance team
Pathway frontline technical solutions
Pathway education
Pathway analyctics -
Pathway stragety -
What are key features of an NGB whole sport plan?
Lottery funded
Approved by sport england
Increase participation
Develop talent
How it is achieved
4 years
What is a whole sport plan?
A business plan or document submitted to sport england by an NGB with strategies to increase participation or develop talent
What are the 3 levels in the world class performance programme and their roles?
World class podium - Support athletes with medal winning capabilities at next games ( <4 years)
World class podium potential - Support athlete who have medal winning capabilities at following Olympic games (>8 years away)
Talent pathway - funding to support and identify those capable of podium potential
What 2 main channels do UK sport strategically distribute and invest national lottery grants into?
To NGBS for world class programme
Directly to athletes via Athlete performance award
What does the athlete performance award do?
Helps the athlete with training and living costs once they have reached elite level
Role of pathway frontline technical solutions
Meets needs of specific sport when identifying and developing talent
Role of pathway education
Educational oppotunities for development coaches about development of elite performers
Role of pathway analytics
Allows measurement of pathway effectiveness using diagnostic tools. Uses PHC
What is performance pathway health check (PHC)
Diagnostic tool that reviews current systems and practises supporting development of potential medal winners in any sport
Role of pathway strategy
Assist sports to develop and implement a clear progressive pathway
What is the performance pathway team?
Combination of EIS and Uk sport expertise used to identify and develop world class talent
What are the features of the gold event series?
Aims to attract over 100 international sporting events to UK
Operates over a 10 year period
Funded by national lottery
Drives positive economic and social impacts for UK
Support high performance success
Characteristics of a whole sport plan
4 years
Support grass roots to elite
Increase number of volunteers
Grow, sustain, excel
Receive resources or funding from national lottery
Define sports equity
Fairness in sport and addressing inequalities
Define personal qualities
The attributes and personality characteristics of an individual person
