routes to sporting excellence Flashcards
what are the four stages to becoming elite?
foundation-intro into sport
participation-emphasis on fun
performance-county or regional participation, emphasis on winning and competing
excellence-national or international level with high level coaching
how does the role of schools help sporting excellence?
compulsory PE= inclusive
learn a range of sports
learn fundamental transferrable skills
extra-curricular sporting opportunities
provide links to local clubs
offers qualifications eg. gcse PE
how does the role of clubs help sporting excellence?
competition is frequent
specialised coaching
specialised facilities and equipment
possibility for talent identification
can provide basic medical support
how does the role of university help sporting excellence?
combines performance with study
may offer sporting scholarships/ bursaries
high quality competition- national level
specialist facilities
involved in sport science research
what’s talent identification?
the testing of both physiological and psychological parameters that help to determine the likelihood of sporting success
what are the 5 methods used to test for sporting success?
fitness testing
anthropometry- genetic physical characteristics eg. muscle fibre ratio, height
psychological profile- personality testing, aggression
hereditary profile- success of previous family members
sociological profile- age, gender, ethnicity
what are the 6 key factors for successful talent identification?
- widespread testing, all ages, genders
- high quality systems, top quality scouts, coaches
- variety of testing, physiological and psychological
- database of information to share across other sports
- coordinated testing, linking of agencies
- good competition systems to scout from
advantages of the talent id system
those identified should make rapid progress
get relevant sporting experience from their talents at a young age
more success/ medal winners
better use of NGB funding once selected
widens talent pool in minority sports
disadvantages of the talent id system
will always miss people
experience coaches eye could be better then all the tests in some sports
testing requires extensive funding
children could be overtrained and limits their options from a young age
just because someone has the potential to be good doesn’t mean they will be
what’s the foundation level of the performance pathway?
identification process to see which athletes may be good enough to progress from each home county
complete a performance health check
what’s the world class program in the performance pathway?
investment of almost £100 million annually for olympic sports- delivered through their sport’s NGB’s
world class podium potential programme or world class podium programme
what’s the world class podium potential programme?
supports athletes with the potential of winning a medal at the subsequent Olympic/ Paralympic Games. ie. max 8 years away
what’s the world class podium programme?
supports athletes with the potential to win a medal at the next Olympic/ Paralympic Games. ie. max 4 years away
what do national institutes do?
provide world class facilities to train in
physiological and psychological sport science support
medical support for injuries and illnesses
run talent id processes
complete research into new sporting technology
reasons why someone with elite potential would drop out
funding issues
demand of training
unable to access elite programmes due to location
injury
media pressure
family commitments
stress
travel
lack of enjoyment
not quite good enough
