sports in society

Question 1

what are the characteristics of physical education?

Answer 1

compulsory
lesson time
key stages
begins at primary school
lessons are planned - level of structure
planned in timetable

Question 1

what are the characteristics of physical recreation?

Answer 1

fun
flexible
movement
participation
loosely officiated
choice

Question 2

what are the characteristics of school sport?

Answer 2

element of choice
coaches involved
specialisms developed
element of choice
extra-curricular
for the chosen few: elitist

Question 3

what are the characteristics of sport?

Answer 3

set rules
equipment and kit
officials trained by NGBs
strategies and tac tics
rewards
commitment
high skill levels

Question 4

what are the 3 organisations supporting progression?

Answer 4

UK sport
NGBs
national institute of sport

Question 5

what are the 3 talent development services within UK sport?

Answer 5

talent identification and development
world-class performance programme
gold event series

Question 6

what is the world-class performance programme?

Answer 6

a support programme aimed at developing world-class talent to compete at the olympics

Question 7

why do world-class performance programmes exist?

Answer 7

so that there’s a clear route to achieving olympic success

Question 8

what is the gold event series?

Answer 8

a flagship programme which is working hard to bring 100 targeted major international sporting events to the UK during the 10 years it’s operating (2013-2023)

Question 9

why does the gold event series exist?

Answer 9

• supports high-performance success
• creates high-profile opportunities for people to engage in sports
• uses and demonstrates the legacy of London 2012 and Glasgow 2014
• drives positive economic and social impacts for the UK

Question 10

what are talent identification programmes?

Answer 10

used to identify people who have the potential to succeed in a sport

Question 11

what are the reasons for using TIPs?

Answer 11

• means all potential performers can be screened
• performers can be directed to the sports most suited to their talents
• the development process can be accelerated as a result of the info gained
• efficient use can be made of available funding
• the chances of producing medalists are improved
• provides a co-ordinated approach between NGBs, EIS and UK sport

Question 12

what are the disadvantages of TIPs?

Answer 12

• may miss late developers
• requires high levels of funding
• requires large numbers to be tested to be of use
• no guarantee of success
• many sports are in competition for the same talent pool
• high profile sports may attract best performers

Question 13

what makes TIPs effective?

Answer 13

• performers can be analysed
• well-structured competitive programmes
• coaches and scouts
• specialist facilities
• development squads
• funding allocated to performer
• equality of opportunity

Question 14

what is UK sport?

Answer 14

they develop high-performance sports in the UK and develop various strategies to increase sporting excellence in the UK

Question 15

what is the primary role of UK sport?

Answer 15

invest and distribute national lottery funding for elite performance and development - maximises performance of UK athletes in Olympic and Paralympic games

Question 16

how does UK sport develop high-performance sports?

Answer 16

• provide funding to NGBs
• provide funding to athletes via an athlete performance award
• funds to the English Institute of Sport and Olympic preparation camps
• runs talent id programmes

Question 17

what is the English institute of sport?

Answer 17

• provide services to NGBs e.g sports medicine
• owned by UK sport

Question 18

what is the primary role of the English institute of sport?

Answer 18

• increases the probability of a potential athlete being successful by providing a range of different services to improve their health, fitness, training and preparation

Question 19

how does the English institute of Sport provide services to NGBs?

Answer 19

• high-performance centres
• deliver training programmes to NGBs
• sports science
• sports medicine

Question 20

what are NGBs?

Answer 20

positive role models that promote sport

Question 21

what do NGBs do?

Answer 21

• provide accessible facilities
• meet government policies on sport and recreation
• put policies in place to support unrepresented groups
• employ sport-specific development officers to promote sport to underrepresented groups
• invest resources into inner city areas

Question 22

what is amateurism?

Answer 22

• a 19th-century code of sporting ethics which were developed among the upper and then middle classes in the Victorian era
• played the sport for the love of it, rather than for monetary gain
• played sport according to god-given abilities
• character building
• developed set rules - encouraged socially acceptable behaviour