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Role of Schools, Clubs and Unis in Contributing to Elite Sporting Success Flashcards

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Main contributor to elite sport

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UK Sport

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Other contributors to elite sport

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Schools
Clubs
Universities

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Schools/colleges

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  • Provide regular PE for all
  • Recieve funding for school-sport partnerships (cut in 2010)
  • Sporting organisations send coaches to primary schools to increase sport provisions
  • Sport England encouraged schools to link with community sports clubs
  • ^ pp and ^ chances of performers becoming elite
  • Offer qualifications that encourage elite sport
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Advanced Apprenticeships in Sporting Excellence (AASE)

What & how long

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  • Sports performance programme
  • Structured training / development
  • Range of sports covered
  • 16-19 years old who have chance pf becoming elite
  • 12-24 months (depending on sport)
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Advanced Apprenticeships in Sporting Excellence (AASE)

To be eligible you must be either …

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  • A professional athlete
  • Full time athlete
  • Identified by a NGB as elite
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Advanced Apprenticeships in Sporting Excellence (AASE)

Designed to…

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  • Directly measure athlete’s ability to plan, apply and evaluate their development
  • Also addresses wider issues such as lifestyle, career development, communication and health & safety
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How many athletes in 2015 on AASE in England

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  • Over 2500
  • Over 20 sports
  • Past athletes include:
    Sarah Stevenson (taekwando)
    Rebecca Adlington (double olympic gold medal swimmer)
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Most elite athletes are:

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  • Privately educated
  • 1/3 of British medal winners at Londn 2012 were from private schools
  • This because private have better facilities & better quality coaches
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However, some athletes state educated

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  • Jess Ennis-Hill
  • Mo Farah
  • Greg Rutherford
  • All 12 Team GB boxers
  • 11/12 of the medal winning cyclists
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Universities

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  • University Sports Clubs offered
  • Sports scholarships
  • Top Quality facilities located at universities
  • Most world class athletes are in the “student group” –> 58% of Team GB at London 2012 came through university sport
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England and Wales

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TASS (Talented Athletes Scholarship Scheme)

  • Government funded
  • Work with NGBs
  • Provide academic flexibility
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Scotland

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Winning Students Scheme

  • Government funded
  • Work with NGBs
  • Provide academic flexibility
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