development of elite performers in sport

Question 1

The Government doesn’t fund football (FA), rugby (RFU), tennis (LTA) and golf in the olympics ect.

Question 2

Personal factors

Answer 2

• Commitment
• Determination to succeed
• Highly motivated
• Willing to self-sacrifice
• High pain tolerance
• Self confidence
• Highly skilled
• High levels of physical fitness

Question 3

Socio-cultural factors

Answer 3

• High socio-economic status
• Evidence of equal opportunities & anti-discriminatory practice within a sport & setting of equity targets e.g lack of sexism/racism
• High quality, supportive educational provision
• Structured levels of competitions to progress through
• High levels of media coverage & role models to aspire to

Question 4

Organisations providing support and progression

Answer 4

• Sport england
• Uk sport
• England institute of sport (sport science)

Question 5

Uk sport

Answer 5

• Developing high performance sport in the uk
• Their work is aimed at developing various strategies to increase sporting excellence
• To invest and distribute national lottery funding for elite performer development in order to maximise the performance of UK athletes in olympics and paralympics

Question 6

how do they do it

uk sport

Answer 6

1. Provide funding to NGB’s which enables them to operate a world class programme covering all olympic sports
2. Provide funding to athletes via the athlete performance award
3. Funds the english institute of sport and olympic preparation camps
4. Runs talent ID programmes

Question 7

World class performance programme

uk sport

Answer 7

1. Podium (medal in the next 4 years) - £28k
2. Podium potential (medal in the next 8 years) - £15-20k
3. talented - express (food, travel)

Question 8

English institute of sport (EIS)

Answer 8

• Owned by uk sport
• Provides services to NGB’s e.g performance analysis and sports medicine
• Teams GB’s science, medicine and technology department
• To increase the probability of a potential elite athlete being successful by providing a range of different services to improve their health, fitness, training & preparation

Question 9

How do they do it?

English institute of sport (EIS)

Answer 9

1. High performance centres e.g Bisham Abbey
2. Deliver training programmes to NGB
3. Sport science
4. Sport medicine
5. Performance lifestyle support
6. Uk talent team

Question 10

How do NGB help provide support and progression for elite athletes?

PAMPER

Answer 10

• Positive role models used to promote sport to target groups
• Accessible facilities provided & developed for groups with a particular need
• Meet government policies on sport & recreation
• Policies put in place to target certain under represented groups
• Employment of sport specific sport development officers to promote the sport under represented groups
• Resources invested in inner city areas

Question 11

How to write a whole sport plan

Answer 11

• A 4 yr lottery funded sport england approved plan outlining how an NGB intents to
• Increase participation in the sport
• Identify and develop talent
• How sport england decides which sports to hand out funding to

Question 12

Talent ID programme -
Why do we do them?

Answer 12

• Performers can be directed to the sports most suited to their talents
• The development process can be accelerated as a result of the information gained
• Efficient use can be made of available funding
• The chances of producing medallists are improved
• Provide a co-odrinated approach between NGB’s , EIS & UK Sport
• It means all potential performers can be screened
• Find elite performances
• Opportunities (equal)
• Maximise potential
• Exposure to sport

Question 13

Talent ID programme - Limitation

Answer 13

• Requires large numbers to be tested to be of use
• No guarantees of success
• Many sports are in competition for the same talent pool
• High profile sports may attract more/the best performers
• May miss late developers
• Not well known
• Turn away lots of athletes
• Separation - creates divide
• Expensive - requires a high level of funding

Question 14

What makes an effective talent ID?

Answer 14

• Simplicity of administration and record keeping
• Performs can be analysed via a clear database of physiological information
• Monitoring systems are used that are built on good practice & appropriate tests
• Well-structured competitive programmes
• Development squads
• Specialist, high quality training facilities
• Funding allocated to performers
• Talent spotting - coaches & scouts
• High level of provision of support services
• Organisations involved in Talent ID work together

Question 15

TALENT ANAYLGY

Answer 15

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