LO3 - measuring sports development.

Question 1

why is measuring the impact of sports development important?

Answer 1

• to demonstrate the success
• to justify funding
• to identify areas to further improve
• illustrate best practice

Question 2

how do you measure sports development?

Answer 2

• levels of participation
• levels of performance
• impact on society

Question 3

what are the methods of measuring impact of sports development on participation?

Answer 3

• surveys
• uptake of NGB schemes and programmes

Question 4

what are the methods of measuring impact of sports development on performance?

Answer 4

• benchmarks and quality schemes
• self-assessment
• external assessment

Question 5

what are the methods of measuring impact of sports development on society?

Answer 5

• levels of crime
• levels of obesity
• anything that the initiative was targeting, ie to reduce homelessness and whether this was achieved

Question 6

what are the advantages of surveys?

Answer 6

• cheap
• quick to administer and answer
• can reach a large group of people (quickly)
• are online and so they can be analysed
• reveals age, gender and location which are good for initiatives

Question 7

what are the disadvantages of surveys?

Answer 7

• people may not tell the truth
• people may feel uncomfortable answering questions that are related to physical activity
• people may not take the survey seriously
• people may miss the question out (mess with averages/result)
• people may misunderstand a question

Question 8

what is a benchmark?

Answer 8

• used to grade the success of sports clubs
• clubmark accreditation indicates that the sports club is run well and is awarded to local clubs
• clubmark accreditation allows a club to: have an increased membership, attract more funding, develop coaches, be an indicator to parents that the club is safe, be run effectively, have continued improvement, improve player performance
• to achieve a clubmark, clubs have to be graded against 4 key areas: activities, care, management and community

Question 9

what are the expected effects on participation due to a sports development event or initiative?

Answer 9

• overall increase in participation
• increased target group participation
• better regularity of participation
• more use of the activity offered in school
• increased demand for facilities
• increased NGB membership

Question 10

what are the expected effects on performance of a sports development event or initiative?

Answer 10

• increase in elite performers
• increased number of coaches
• increased standard of coaches
• increased number of people in performance programmes
• improved outcomes achieved in age-group levels