Flashcards in routes to sporting excellence Deck (8)
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East Germany 1970s
large political push for sporting excellence
strive for excellence - olympic disciplines
systematic doping of young athletes
forced to take performance enhancing drugs
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East Germany talent identification programme
1. rigorous testing for athletic potential at age 7
2. children with potential went through regular training those who failed attended normal school
3. at age 10 those selected went to boarding school
4. when leaving school attended national sports centres
5. fro 1972-1988 won 384 olympic gold medals
==== raise profile of East Germany
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routes to sporting excellence UK
UK sport and National institutes of sport focus on elite sport and winning medals in international competitions
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UK sport
an organisation aim to develop the country's sports people
funded by the government and national lottery
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English Institute Of Sport - EIS
organisation responsible for elite athletes
work with coaches and sports administrations to help improve sportspeople performance
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British Cycling and UK Athletics
are 2 national governing bodies who work with Uk sport to organise and develop their sports by encouraging participation, supporting coaching
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World Class Performance Pathway-- WCCP
talent - podium- potential
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