Elite Sport

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Elite Sport

• Talent Identification
• and
• Talent Development

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Elite Performers

• Sports men and women who reach a level of
  excellence in terms of National and International
  standards. This could be both amateur and
  professional performers.

Excellence
Participation Pyramid
Foundation
Participation
Foundation
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Elite Performers

• A country cannot rely on individual initiative
  and circumstance To produce champions a country
  must have an effective national sports policy.
• What issues do you think this policy should
  include?
• Which organisations might be involved?

Make notes on these slides and answers using
P173-4
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Why Achieve Excellence?

• Individual reasons
• List the reasons you can think of for an
  individual to work at achieving excellence

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• Self esteem
• Money
• Fame
• Rising to a challenge
• Ability to act as a role mode

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Why Achieve Excellence?

• Reasons benefiting society
• List the benefits to society of success at elite
  level

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• Boost national pride
• Reduce anti-social behaviour
• Financial benefits of big business
• Encourages the masses to participate thus
  developing a fitter nation and less reliance on
  the NHS
• Boost grass roots support

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Are there any negative aspect in pursuing
excellence?

• By definition it is elitist with large amounts
  of resources being directed at a few performers
  at the expense of the foundation and
  participation levels.
• Too much at stake encourages cheating drugs,
  diving in football, etc.
• Physical and mental burn-out of performers due to
  over training and demands of competition

Make notes on these slides from P174
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Qualities of Elite Performers

• Physical Qualities
• Natural ability
• High levels of fitness and health
• High pain threshold
• Preferred body type for a particular sport

Add these to your notes
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Qualities of Elite Performers

• Psychological Qualities
• Willingness to train
• High levels of competitiveness
• Commitment sacrifice
• Mental toughness

Add these to your notes
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Testing for Talent

• Use P 175-6 to make notes on testing for talent.
  Include notes on
• Why this takes place
• Identification screening
• Problems with identification screening
• Social factors
• H/W do Task 2 P 176

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Support for Elite Performers

• Money so they can train full time
• Training Facilities
• Coaching
• Equipment
• Medical support
• Dietary advice
• Transport to training/competitions

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Organisations

• Government- Department for Culture, Media and
  Sport DCMS
• UK Sport
• Sport England
• English Institute of Sport (EIS)
• Sports Coach UK
• National Governing Bodies
• British Olympic Association (BOA)