Lesson 3 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
