Routes To Sporting Excellence Flashcards
Who has formalised and organised the process of identification of potential elite athletes
UK sport
What does the UK sport process of identifying talent involve
Testing phases 1,2,3
1 = generic skill based tests
2-3 = medical screening and psychological assessment
Confirmation phase -> athletes selected go on a 6-12 month programme to see if they can cope with demands of being an elite athlete
If unsuccessful can continue through club system
Supporting an athletes lifestyle Supporting an athletes coaching Supporting through research in sports science Providing a World class programme -podium -podium potential
Definition of podium on world class programme
Realistic chance of winning a medal at next Olympics
Definition of podium potential on world class programme on
Realistic chances of winning a medal at the subsequent Olympic Games
What is the role of UK sport in developing elite sport
Invest national lottery funds and income from central gov:
70% gets spent in two ways
To NGB’s so they can provide a world class programme
Directly to athlete through APA (max of 28,000 a year)
Also attracting major events such as London 2012
Does sports science research
Max income of £65,000 including APA
The role of national institutes of sport in developing elite sport
Provide sports science help
Work with coaches to help improve individual athletes
Give technical support to enable athletes to optimise their training programmes and availability to train
Role of schools, colleges and clubs in developing elite sport
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Provide compulsory PE, extra-curricular clubs for those who are keen
FA, ECB send coaches into schools
Encourage links between schools and clubs
Qualifications such as PE GCSE A level
Run sports teams
Nurture and encourage talent
Often in competitive leagues
Advances Level Apprenticeships in Sporting Excellence (AASE) offer training for a number of sports
Roles of universities in developing elite sports
Offer university sports
Have top sports facilities
Host centres of sporting excellence
Offer scholarships to help people afford to go there and develop their sporting ability
Strategies to assess drop out rates or failure rates from elite development programmes
Why people drop out/fail
Poor performances
Pressures due to sport or outside of sport such as family commitments
Stress
Injury
Strategies to address drop out or failure rates from elite development programmes
Lifestyle component on World Class Programme -> help athletes cope with pressure and demands of elite sport
Get them into coaching
Get them into commentating
Get them into physiotherapy
