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what is required to reach top level of sports performance and in developing programme?

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  • planning
  • facilities
  • training
  • equipment
  • travel
  • coaching
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definition of UK sport

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‘an organisation whose aim is the development of the country’s sportsmen/women. It is funded by the government and the national lottery’

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what are the UK sports stages of developing elite athletes?

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  • identify sporting talent
  • support athletes lifestyles
  • support athletes coaching
  • supporting research, sports science and sports medicine
  • providing a world class program/pathway to success
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what two categories is the world class programme split into?

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podium and podium potential

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what is podium program within the world class programme?

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supporting athletes with realistic medal winning capabilities at next Olympic/Paralympic games (max 4 years away)

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what is podium potential within the world class programme?

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supporting athletes who have realistic medal winning capabilities at subsequent Olympic and Paralympic games (max 8 years away)

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what does phase one testing consist of?

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  • physical and skill based tests e.g. sprints, aerobic
  • analysis of training and comp history
  • VO2 Max, 20M sprint test
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what does phase 2 and 3 testing consist of?

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  • assessment of suitability physical and medical screening
  • anthropometry (genetic physical characteristics)
  • hereditatory profile = success of family members
  • physiological parameters = biological indicators on sport
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what does phase 4 testing consist of?

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  • trial in specific sport
  • selected athletes train for 6 to 12 months
  • progress is monitored and recorded
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what does phase 4 testing tell UK sport?

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if athlete is suitable for elite sport

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what happens to unsuccessful athletes of world class programme?

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given opportunity to continue the sport through club system

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example of a national talent ID campaign by UK sport

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‘tall and talented’
- used for sports where height may be advantage on lead up to Rio 2016
‘discoveryourgold’

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what does funding of the world class programme include?

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  • world class coaching
  • medical
  • technology
  • competition support
  • world class sports facilities
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what is the athlete performance award

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it provides financial support towards athletes living costs via national lottery fund

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what does funding through athlete performance award and UK sport depend on?

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how successful the sport was at the last olympics

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who is Lizzie Yarnold?

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gained success in skeleton for team GB after a talent programme by UK sport

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how is success of the world class programme measured?

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measured by medals won

18
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what happens when sports are not successful?

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they lose their funding

19
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how does UK sport invest around 70% of its income?

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  • funding for NGB’s (to allow world class programme to run)
  • funding for athletes (athlete performance award)
20
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how else do UK sport do to develop athletes?

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  • develop top class coaches
  • run talent ID programmes
  • develop facilities e.g. warm weather/altitude
21
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what are national institutes of sport?

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work with coaches and sports administrators to help improve their athletes performance

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what is the national institutes of sports role?

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  • provide sports science and medical staff (physios, nutritionists, psychologists)
  • access to top class facilities
  • access to quality coaching
  • technology to test, train and support athletes
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why may some athletes become drop out failures at elite level sport?

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  • poor performances (demotivating)
  • injury
  • pressures outside of sport (family commitment)
  • pressure from media
  • stress from financial impacts, travelling, training, competing
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what do performance lifestyle performers advise athletes on?

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  • time management
  • finances
  • budgeting
  • dealing with the media
  • sponsorship/management
  • finding a job to support
  • psychological support (goal setting)
25
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how do institutes help develop elite sport success?

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  • provide regular competitions
  • provide training/coaches to develop performers
  • world class facilities
26
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how do schools/college develop sports?

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  • PE and extra-curricular
  • government give money for schools to develop sports provision
  • sporting organisations send coaches to primary school (the FA, LTA)
  • sport england encourage schools to link with community clubs
  • increase participation so more chance of elite athletes
  • offer sporting qualifications (GCSE PE)
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what is the advanced apprenticeship in sporting excellence?

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  • sports performance programme between 12 to 24 months
  • structured training/development
  • range of sports covered
  • for 16 to 19 yr olds who have a chance of becoming elite
  • over 20 sports included
  • over 2,500 in 2015 on apprenticeship
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how are athletes eligible to the advanced apprenticeship in sporting excellence?

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  • be professional athlete
  • full time athlete
  • identified by NGB as ‘elite’
    e.g. Jack Wilshire
29
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why are a third of British medal winners at London 2012 from private schools?

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  • curriculum time
  • better training facilities/resources
  • opportunities
  • higher quality coaching
  • competition
  • scholarships
30
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what do NGBs invest in?

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  • development of talented athletes
  • facilities
  • elite programmes
31
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what do universities offer for athletes?

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scholarships and sports clubs as they have top class facilities and most world class athletes are in ‘student age group’

32
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what is TASS?

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talent athlete scholarship scheme
-government funded
- work with NGB’s
- in England and Wales
study flexibility

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what is the winning student scheme?

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scholarship in Scotland
- government funded
- work with NGB’s
study flexibility

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