Development of elite performers

Question 1

What are the levels of a sports development continuum?

Answer 1

Excellence
Performance
Participation
Foundation

Question 2

What Personal factors help the development of elite performers in sport?

Answer 2

Goal orientated, short & long term goals established, Talented highly skill physically git, dedicated/determined, Good communication, listen to advice, hardworking, highly motivated, focused, patient, resilient, self-confident/self-efficacy, high pain tolerance

Question 3

What social and cultural factors help development of elite performers in sport?

Answer 3

Supportive friends and family, financial resources, Equipment travel specialist coaches entry frees, Socio-economic status, equal opportunities, school input, media/role models, structured competition to allow progression

Question 4

What are the 3 organisations provide support to elite athletes?

Answer 4

Uk Sport, ES (English institute of Sport), NGB’S (National Governing Bodies)

Question 5

What does UK sport do?

Answer 5

Has a single focus on developing high performance in the UK, Their work is aimed at developing sporting excellence In this country. Primary role is to strategically invest and distribute National Lottery funding for elite performer development in order to maximise the performance of UK athletes in the olympic and Paralympic Games.

Question 6

What channels do UK sport help distribute funding?

Answer 6

1. Provide funding to NGB’s which enables them to operate a World Class Programme covering all Olympic and Paralympic Summer and Winter sports.
2. Provide funding directly to athletes via an athlete personal award which contributes to their living and sporting costs once they have reached elite performance level.
   They also provide funding to the National institutes of sport

Question 7

What do UK Sport do?

Question 8

What are the three sections of the World class program?

Answer 8

World class podium, World class podium potential, Performance foundations

Question 9

What is world class podium?

Answer 9

This programme is designed to support sports and athletes with realistic medal capabilities at Olympic Games or realistic gold medal capabilities at Paralympic Games and are a maximum of four years from the podium

Question 10

What are world class podium potential programs?

Answer 10

This programme is designed to support the stage of the pathway immediately beneath podium. It supports sports and athletes that have demonstrated realistic medal winning capabilities for future Olympic or Paralympic Games. Athletes of PP level are typically four to six years away from the podium

Question 11

What is the Performance Foundations?

Answer 11

Home Nation Talent Pathways where highly talented athletes are first identified confirmed and prepared to meet the increasing demands of the world class environment athletes at PF level have the potential to graduate to Podium Potential within 1-4 years.