Routes to sporting excellence in the UK Flashcards
What is phase 1 of talent identification?
- Performance is assesed in a range of physical and skill tests
- Analysis of competition and training history
What are phases 2 and 3 of talent identification?
- Physical and medical screening
- Psychological assessments
What is phase 4 of talent identification?
A 12 month trial at elite level in chosen sport - e.g. 2016 British Track Cycling - Discover your power
What is the world class programme?
Provides finacial support to elite performers. The support goes;
* Directly to the performer
* to the NGB
There are two levels of the World Class Programme
1. Podium - medal at the next olympics
2. Podium potential - medal at the next olympics bar one
What is the Pathway Healthcheck?
- Involves “benchmark” testing
- Assesses the progress of the performer
- Assesses the effectiveness of funding and support
What is the role of schools in routes to sporting excellence?
- Provide compulsory PE for all/ introduce students to sport
- Develop transferable motor skills
- Introduce young people to competition e.g. extra curricular
- Provide theoretical knowledge e.g. A level and GCSE P.E.
- Links to clubs
What is AASE?
Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence
* L3 vocational qualification
* Provides the knowledge required to become an elite performer
What is the role of clubs in routes to sporting excellence?
- Higher level competition experiances
- Assist in Talent I.D. / scouting
- Specialised coaching
- Specialist equipment
- Medical/ physiotherapy/ injury support
- Some financial assistance
What is the role of universities in routes to sporting excellence?
- Provide scholarships and bursaries
- Specialist/ world class facilites
- Training/ medical/ competition
- World class/ high level coaching
- Students can train and study
What is the role of UK sport in routes to sporting excellence?
Responsible for elite development
* Manages the World Class Programme
* Manages Talent I.D. scheme with NGB’s
* Coach development
* Direct funding of NGB’s
* Supports elite atheletes
* Run National Institutes
What is the role of national institutes in routes to sporting excellence?
EIS (English Institute of Sport) - based around a network of UK universities
* Provide world class facilities e.g. Olympic pool at bath
* Provide sport science support e.g. nuitrition/ biomechanics
* Provide medical support
* Technology and engineering
* Research
Name 6 strategies to prevent atheletes dropping out of elite development
- Identify problems - evaluate athelete to identify potential stressors or difficulties
- Performance lifestyle advice - Advice on integration of sporting and personal life/ give finacial advice
- Media - teach strategies for dealing with the media
- Medical - Arrage medical intervention e.g. physiotherepy
- Training - suggest training adaptations
- Pschological support - give pschological support/ teach stress management techniques
