PAPER 3 - Routes to sporting excellence in the UK

Question 1

What is UK SPORT ?

Answer 1

an organisation whose aim is the development of the country’s sportsmen and women

Question 2

Who is UK Sport funded by ?

Answer 2

government and national lottery

Question 3

How does UK Sport develop athletes ?

Answer 3

• IDENTIFYING potential talent in sport
• SUPPORTING lifestyle
• SUPPORTING coaching
• PROVIDING ‘World Class Programme’

Question 4

What are the two stages of the World Class Programme ?

Answer 4

• podium

- podium potential

Question 5

What is the PODIUM phase of the World Class Programme ?

Answer 5

supporting athletes with realistic medal-winning capabilities at the next Olympics (max 4 years away)

Question 6

What is the POTENTIAL PODIUM phase of the World class Programme ?

Answer 6

supporting athletes with realistic medal-winning capabilities at the subsequent Olympics (max 8 years away)

Question 7

How many World Class Podium athletes benefit from UK’s Sport annual investment ?

Answer 7

1,300

Question 8

What are the two ways UK Sport invests their income ?

Answer 8

• central funding for NBGs = operation of World Class Programme
• APA

Question 9

What is the Athlete Performance Award (APA) ?

Answer 9

• money to athletes to aid living and personal sporting costs
• allocated to the greatest financial need
• determined by success and potential success

Question 10

What is the maximum threshold of APA ?

Answer 10

£65,000

Question 11

How much to podium level athletes receive ?

Answer 11

£28,000

Question 12

What is the role of the National Institutes of Sport ?

Answer 12

work with coaches and sports administrators to help improves their athletes’ performance

Question 13

How many athletes did EIS work with 2009-2013 ?

Answer 13

86% (27/29 of sports that won medals)

- Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah, Sir Bradley Wiggins

Question 14

What are a few locations of EIS High Performance Centres ?

Answer 14

• University of Bath
• Loughborough University
• Manchester

Question 15

Name a few strategies of decreasing drop-out rates ?

Answer 15

• performance lifestyle advisers
• systematic evaluation
• training advisers

Question 16

What is the job of a performance lifestyle adviser ?

Answer 16

give advice on time management, budgeting, future careers, media, sponsorship

Question 17

How does systematic evaluation decrease drop-out rates ?

Answer 17

• identify potential stressors
• planned strategies
• medical intervention
• GOAL setting

Question 18

How do school contribute to elite sporting success ?

Answer 18

• physical education
• extra-curricular activities
• funding from government to increase participation
• provide qualifications (GCSE, A-level, Cambridge Technicals)

Question 19

What is the Advance Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) ?

Answer 19

• performance programme
• structured training
• must be professional athlete or identified as elite by NGB
• advice on lifestyle, communication and health and safety

Question 20

Name some past AASE athletes

Answer 20

• Rebecca Adlington (2 Olympic Gold Swimming)

- Sarah Stevenson (Olympic medal taekwondo)

Question 21

How do universities contribute to elite sporting success ?

Answer 21

• offer scholarships
• top sporting facilities
• Beijing 2008 - 58% Team GB come through university sector
• funding through Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS)