Development of elite sports performers in sport Flashcards
What are the two main channels that the national lottery funding get’s distributed into by UK sport ?
- World class programme
- Athelete performance award
What is the world class programme’s funding used for ?
Covers all funded olympic and Paralympic sports
What is the athlete performance award funding used for ?
Contributes to living and sporting costs
What is the EIS ?
- English institute of sport
- Subsidiary of UK sport
-Receives large grants for performance analysis and sport medicine - Aim’s to increase athlete success
- Aims to improve athletes health, fitness, training and preparation
- Provide high level facilities and coach to develop performers
How is sports science used to help develop elite athletes ?
- Exercise physiology is used at the NID
- helps evaluate training as it happens
- Allows coaches to objectively monitor the impact of training on the body
How is sports medicine used to develop elite athletes ?
- sports medicine is made as quickly as possible at NIS
- Includes services such as physiotherapy and strength and conditioning coaches
How is performance and lifestyle support used to develop lifestyle support ?
- Available to all athletes on the world class performance programme
- Provides personalised support service to create an environment for success
What does the performance and lifestyle support by the NIS minimise ?
- potential concerns
- conflicts
What does the performance and lifestyle support by the NIS aid ?
- time management
- budgeting
- dealing with media
- sponsors
How do national governing bodies develop elite performers ?
- Positive role models to target specific groups
- Accessible facilities
- meet government policies on sport and recreation
- Policies put into place to target underrepresented groups
- Employment of sports development officers
- Put resources into inner city areas
What are the reasons that a talent identification process may be used ?
- Potential performers can be screened
- Athletes directed to the most suitable sport according to their talents
- Accelerated development programme as a result of identification
- Chance of medallists are improved
What are the disadvantages of talent identification ?
- Misses late developers
- Takes up a lot of funding
- Large numbers have to be tested
- No guarantee of success
- Same talent pool for multiple sports
What makes talent development and support services effective ?
- Good admin
- Use appropriate tests
- Well-structured competitive programmes
- High quality facilities
- High quality coaches
- Equality of opportunity
What are the 4 main areas of support that are important for the identification of talent ?
- Pathway frontline technical solution = Designed to meet specific needs of each sport
- Pathway education = Educational opportunities for development coaches which cover topics linked to elite performance
- Pathway analysis = Sports can provide meaningful measurements of effectiveness of performance pathways
- Performance pathway health check = Supports olympic and Paralympic sports. Reviews system for supporting developing potential medal winners. Also reviews long-term visions
- Pathway strategy = Designed to assist sports to develop and put in a clear progressive pathway
What is a performance pathway team ?
A combination of EIS and UK sport expertise used to identify and develop world-class talent
What are the personal factors that help support talent identification ?
- goal-orientated
- good communicators
- dedication and determination to succeed
What are the social and cultural factors that help support talent identification ?
- high socio-economic status
- equal opportunities - helps those in minority positions
- structured competitions which allow progression
- high levels of media coverage and role models
How do UK sport provide support to athletes ?
- aim of developing high performance sport in the UK
- their work aims to develop strategies to increase sporting success
What is the EIS an example of ?
National institute of sport
What is the world class performance programme ?
- UK sport has adopted a funding philosophy which reflects potentially long journeys to the top
- Two clear levels which make up the world class pathway
- This pathway is for individuals on the world class performance programme
- The WCPP covers all funded sports for both the winter and summer Olympic and paralympic games
What are the two levels of the world class pathway ?
- Podium
- Podium potential
What is the first level of the world class pathway ?
Podium
- Supports athletes with realistic medal potential at the next olympic games
- The pathway receive funding from UK sport and the national lottery which enables them to offer financial support to groups of athletes through the WCPP
- An example of an athlete that has come through this programme is Sir Mo Farah
What is level 2 of the world class pathway ?
- Designed to support athletes that have realistic medal potential at a subsequent olympic games
- Has to be a maximum of 8 years away
What is the future programme for athletes ?
- Provides funding to support athletes who have the potential to progress to the world class program and become potential medal winners
- Is a foundation in place by British Athletics to support the transition to the world class pathway
- Designed to support athletes financially and medically and also supports coaches
