13.2 Development of Elite Performers in Sport Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is meant by talent identification?
- The multi-disciplinary screening of athletes in order to identify those with the potential of world class success
What are the key, personal factors & qualities necessary to develop as an elite performer?
- Commitment & self discipline
- Highly motivated w desire to achieve
- Willing to self-sacrifice in order to succeed
- High pain tolerance
- High levels of self confidence & self efficacy
What are the social factors that can influence the level of progression of a young talented individual through to elite performance level?
- The support of friends & family when starting out & trying to progress, can encourage
- Financial resources- as money is required to pay for specialist equipment, travelling expenses & specialist coaching
- Socioeconomic status- an individuals position in social structure which depends on their job, level of income & area they live in
- Educational providers such as schools- if experience at school is a positive one & there are strategies & policies in place to encourage talented individuals to progress then they are more likely to progress- this can be links w local clubs w high level coaches& specialist facilities to train in
- The prescene or absence of equal opportunities & anti discriminatory practice within sport- such policies are important in working against any potential barriers which can negatively impact an individuals progression through sport
for example if there are issues linked to sexism where opportunities for women to develop in a sport are negatively effected by male perceptions of their capabilities, action must be taken to challenge such perceptions
What is there to help combat sex discrimination?
- Equity targets have been set for all NGB’s by Sport England which have helped increase participation of women & girls in sport to help more of them progress through to elite level
What are the 3 organisations that are particularly important when considering talent identification & elite performer progression?
- Uk Sport
- The English Institute of Sport (EIS)
- The national governing bodies of sport (NGB’s)
What is UK sport & what do they do?
- UK sport is nation’s high-performance sports agency investing in Olympic & paralympic sport
- Their work is aimed at developing & implementing various strategies to increase sporting excellence in this country.
- Primary Role is to strategically invest & distribute National lottery funding for elite performer development in order to maximise performance of UK athletes in the Olympic & paralympic games.
How do Uk sport invest & distribute National lottery funding for elite performer development in order to maximise performance of UK athletes in the Olympic & paralympic games?
They do this via two main channels:
First channel- By providing funding to NGB’s- enabling them to operate a world class programme covering all summer & winter paralympic sport
Second Channel- Providing funding directly to athletes via an athlete personal award which contributes to their living & sporting costs once they have reached elite performance level.
In terms of financial support what do UK sport do?
- It gives funding to top-level sports centres like the English Institute of Sport & helps athletes get ready for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- Good Behaviour & Fair Play – It encourages elite athletes to show good sportsmanship and strong values.
- Global Connections – It works to build & manage the UK’s relationships with other countries in sport.
What are national institutes of sport?
One example of a national institute of sport is the EIS
- The EIS is a subsidiary of UK sport & wholly owned by them
- EIS receives a grant of £40 million over four years from UK sport & generates its own income by providing services to NGBs such as performance analysis, sports medicine & so on as these are the team which acts behind many of team GB’s most successful Olympians & Paralympians.
What are some examples of such services within the national institutes of sport?
Sport Science:Exercise physiology Is one aspect of sport science provided at the national institutes of sport, including the EIS.
- Work in this area is highly important in elite performer development as helps evaluate training as it happens, allowing coaches & athletes to objectively monitor impact of training on the body.
Medical: Sports medicine is particularly important to athletes at the high-performance level.
Made available as quickly as possible at the national institutes of sport such as the EIS & includes services such as physiotherapy & strength & conditioning coaches
Performance lifestyle support:Available to all athletes on the world class performance programme.
Provides a personalised support environment necessary for their success. This support aims to minimise potential concerns, conflicts & distractions which could be detrimental to performance
Also helps with time management, budgeting, dealing with the media, sponsorship & career development.
The EIS has a dedicated performance solutions team of scientists who work in partnership with UK sport alongside coaches and NGB performance directors, what do they do?
- Together they feed pipeline of talent into sports & facilitate the transition from talented junior to elite international performer via performance pathways.
- UK talent team is a collaboration between the EIS & UK sport, supporting the world class programmes to identify and develop talented athletes via projects like the national athlete recruitment projects.
What are NGB’s?
- NGBs can help ensure development of elite performers in a no. of different ways.
- Initially they can promote & increase participation in their sport, providing equal opportunity for all.
What are the different ways that NGB’S try to provide equality of opportunity?
(PAMPER)
- P= Positive role models used to promote sport to target groups
- A= Accessible facilities provided & developed for groups with a particular need.
- M= Meet government policies on sport & recreation (e.g. in their whole sport plans)
- P= Policies put into place to target under-represented groups (e.g. ethnic minorities)
- E= Employment of sport-specific sport development officers (SDOs) to promote the sport to underrepresented- groups
- R= Resources invested in inner city areas
What is an NGB whole sport plan?
- A Whole Sport Plan is a lottery-funded, Sport England ‘approved’ outline of how an NGB intends to increase participation in the sport it is responsible for, as well as identify & develop talent for it.
What reasons are there for using talent identification programmes?
(advantages)
- All performers can be screened
- Performers can be directed to sports that suit their talents
- The development process can be accelerated
- Good use of funding for talent ID schemes
- Improves the chances of winning medals in the future
Girls 4 gold is an example of a talent ID programme
What are the possible disadvantages against Talent Identification programmes?
- Late developers may be missed
- High levels of funding needed
- Large numbers need to be tested to be of use
- There are no guarantees of success
What makes a talent ID programme effective?
(TALENT)
Whatever helps improve chances of success of talent programmes undertaken w national institutes of sport:
- Testing facilities are of a high standard- to support progression
- Analysis of performers via a clear database- simplicity of administration & record keeping
- Links between organisations involved in Talent ID ensure a coordinated approach
- Equal opportunities for all who feel like they meet initial criteria for a programme to apply to be apart of it
- National development squads provided at various levels apprporiate to ppts current level of performance, providing a strcutured route to elite level
- Talent spotting undertaken via high quality coaches & high quality talent scouts
What is a performance pathway team?
- A combination of EIS & UK sport expertise used to identify & develop world class talent
What 4 main areas of sport have been identified as important by PPT for the identification & talent of sport?
**Pathway Frontline Technical Soloutions: **
- Designed t meet specific needs of each sport when identifying & developing talent, e.g. UK athletics futures programme
Pathway Education
- Provides educational opportunties for development coaches covering a variety of topics linked to elite performer development
Pathway Analytics
- Gives sports ability to provide meaningful measurements of effectiveness of their performance pathways by using range of diagnostic tools
Performance Pathway Health Check (PCO)
- Diagnostic tool supporting winter olympic & paralympic sports
- Provides review of current systems & practices for supporting development of potential medal winners in any given sport
Pathway Strategy:
- Designed to assist sports to develop & put in place a clear progressive pathway from Podium foundations level to podium level in their sport
What is the world class performance programme?
- A UK Sport-funded programme that supports elite athletes who have the potential to win medals at the Olympic & Paralympic Games.
What are the two main levels that make up world class pathway for individuals on the world class performance programme?
- ** Podium:** Designed to support athletes w realistic medal winning capabilities at the next Olympics/Paralympics
i.e a maxium 4 yrs away from the podium
e.g. Uk athleteics like other NGB’S recieves funding from UK sport & National lottery which enables them to offer financial support to a selected group of performers in their sport via the WCPP
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Podium Potential:Designed to support athletes whose performance suggest they have realistic medal winning capabilities at subsequent Olympic/Paralympic games
i.e A maximum of 8yrs away from the podium
What is beneath the podium potential?
- The ‘talent’ level which provides funding & support to identify & confirm athletes who have potential to progress to world class pathway
