development of elite performers in sport

Question 1

What are the key personal factors that lead to the development of an an elite performer?

Answer 1

• Commitment and self discipline
• Determination
• Highly motivated
• Willing to self sacrifice
• High pain tolerance
• High levels of self confidence
• Highly skilled
• High level of physical fitness

Question 2

What are the key social and cultural factors that lead to the development of an elite performer?

Answer 2

• High socio-economic status
• Equal opportunities
• Educational provision
• Structured levels of competition to progress through
• High levels of media coverage

Question 3

What three organisations are considered particularly important for elite performer progression?

Answer 3

NGB’s, UK Sport and the English Insitute of Sport (EIS)

Question 4

What is the single focus of UK Sport?

Answer 4

Developing high performance sport in the UK by creating strategies to increase the sporting excellence in the UK

Question 5

What is UK sport’s primary role?

Answer 5

To invest and distribute National Lottery Funding for elite performer development.

Question 6

How does UK sport complete their objectives?

Answer 6

• Provide funding to NGB’s
• Provide funding through an Elite Performance Award
• Funds the EIS and Olympic preparation camps
• Runs Talent ID programmes

Question 7

What does the EIS do?

Answer 7

• Provide services to NGB’s such as performance analysis and sports science
• Team GB’s science, medicine and technology department

Question 8

What is the primary role of the EIS?

Answer 8

To increase the probability of an elite athlete being successful by providing services

Question 9

How do the EIS achieve their aims?

Answer 9

• High performance centres- Bisham Abbey
• Deliver training programmes to NGB’s
• Sports science
• Sports medicine
• Performance lifestyle support
• UK talent team

Question 10

Using the acronym SPORT what does the EIS provide?

Answer 10

Sports science, Performance lifestyle programmes, Organisations work in partnership, Research and innovation, Top quality facilities and coaches

Question 11

How do NGB’s provide equal opportunity for all? (PAMPER)

Answer 11

Positive role models, Accessible facilities, Meet government policies, Policies to for under represented groups, Employment of Sport Development Officers for under represented groups, Resources invested in inner city areas

Question 12

What is a whole sport plan?

Answer 12

A business plan submitted to Sport England outlining NGB strategies to increase participation and enhance talent

Question 13

What is the Talent Identification programme?

Answer 13

The multi-discipline screening of athletes in order to identify those with the potential to win medals and world titles.

Question 14

What are the reasons for using talent ID?

Answer 14

• all potential performers can be screened
• Performers can be directed to sports that suit their talents
• development process accelerated
• Chance of producing medals is increased
• They produce co-ordinated approach between organisations

Question 15

What makes a Talent ID programme effective? (TALENT)

Answer 15

Testing facilities of a high standard, Analysis of performance using database, Links between organisations meaning co-ordinated approach, Equal opportunities for people to apply, National development Programmes to develop through, Talent spotting through high quality coaching

Question 16

What is a performance pathway team?

Answer 16

A combination of EIS and UK sport expertise used to identify and develop world class talent

Question 17

What are the five main important areas of support for the identification and development of talent?

Answer 17

. Pathway Frontline Technical Solutions
. Pathway education
. Pathway analytics
. Performance pathway Health Check
. Pathway strategy

Question 18

What is the Pathway Frontline Technical solutions?

Answer 18

Designed to meet the specific needs of each sport when identifying and developing talent.

Question 19

What is pathway education?

Answer 19

Provides educational opportunities for development coaches covering topics linked to elite performer development.

Question 20

What is pathway analytics?

Answer 20

Gives sports the ability to measure the effectiveness of their performance pathways by using a range of diagnostic tools.

Question 21

What is the performance pathway health check?

Answer 21

An important diagnostic tool- provides review of current systems in each sport and the long term vision and strategy fro elite development.

Question 22

What is the Pathway strategy?

Answer 22

Designed to assist sports to develop and put in place a clear progressive pathway from Podium Foundation Level to Podium Level in sport.

Question 23

What are the two distinct levels which makes up the World Class Pathway for individuals on the World Class Performance Pathway?

Answer 23

Podium and Podium Potential

Question 24

Explain the level Podium in the WCPP?

Answer 24

Designed to support athletes with realistic medal winning capabilities at the next Olympics/Paralympics (Maximum 4 years away)

Question 25

Explain the level Podium Potential in the WCPP?

Answer 25

Designed to help athletes who have a realistic chance of winning medals at subsequent Olympic/Paralympic games. (maximum of 8 years away)

Question 26

What is beneath podium potential? and explain.

Answer 26

Talent Level- funding to athletes who have the potential to move into the world class pathway.

Question 27

What is the Gold event series?

Answer 27

Works hard to bring 100 targeted international sporting events to the UK in the 10 years it has been operating (2013-2023).

Question 28

What are the objectives UK sport hopes to achieve as a result of hosting major international sporting events?

Answer 28

.Supporting high performance success
. Creating high profile opportunities for people to engage in sport
. Using and demonstrating the legacy of London 2012 and Glasgow 2014
. Driving economic and social impacts for the UK