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Role of SportsCoachUK
Lead and develop the national standards of coaching
Also works alongside the award schemes of the NGBs, BOA
sport-specific knowledge (techniques/strategies)
Teaching/coaching methodology (communication skills)
Practical coaching experience.
Policies of SportsCoachUK
The UK Coaching Framework-
UK Coaching Certificate
Coach Education Workshops
UK Coaching Awards
Magazine - 'Coaching Edge'
Codes of practice
Coachwise1st4Sport
Enhance the quality of coaches at all levels.
Provide high quality education programmes, products and services such as coaching, videos, seminars and worksheets, factsheets and databases
Factors considered during Talent Identification
Physiology/Anthropometry
Psychology
Hereditary factors
Sociological factors
SPORT ENGLAND
Organisation responsible for the development of sport in the UK.
Aims to get more participants in sport.
Aims to create more locations in which to play sport.
Aims to set up a world-class community sports system.
The development of whole sport plans in order to meet "Grow, Sustain, and Excel policy.
Regional offices which work with local authorities.
funded by national lottery and the government.
Also work with other national organisations.
Whole sport plans
Aim to nurture/ develop talent.
Ensure real opportunities for communities.
Have a role protecting sports provisions.
19th Century Amateurism
Dominant force in sport in nineteenth-century
Established in Public schools
From elite social classes (Upper class)
Aims of the BOA
Encourage interest in the Olympic Games.
Foster the ideals of the Olympic movement.
Organise and coordinate British participation.
Assist the governing bodies in preparation for competitions.
Advise on public relations with the press.
Provide a forum for consultation among governing bodies.
Organise an Olympic day.
Raise funds through the British Olympic Appeal.
Programmes run by the BOA
Olympic Medal Centre: provides medical support and advice.
Olympic Training Centre: world class training venues, coaches, staff etc. are located in Austria.
Olympic and Paralympic Employment Network: assists athletes in establishing career paths.
Performance Lifestyle: programme to support all aspects of an athlete's life.
Olympic Passport Scheme: allows elite athletes access to national sport centres.
Athlete Medical Scheme- medical cover for Team GB
Planning for success workshops- advice from seasoned Olympians
Coral Beach Hotel - Cyprus- warm weather training venue
Positive impact of technology on the performer
Analysis of performance
Adapted equipment
Development of training aids
Control of stress(biofeedback)
Sports medicine= faster rehabilitation
More accurate feedback
Negative impact of technology on the performer
Pressure from analysis
Higher forces in contact sports
May be tied to certain brands
Positive impact of technology on the Spectator
More camera angles= better viewing
Interactive- share decision
Ticket security
Immediacy of coverage
Wider range of sports available
Negative impact of technology on the Spectator
Breaks in play
Boring of records not broken
World Class Performance Pathway
World Class Podium -
support realistic medal capabilities at next Olympics. 4 years max.
World Class Development-
Supports the stage of pathway immediately beneath the podium. 4-8 years
World Class Talent-
The identification and confirmation of athletes who have the potential to progress through the World Class Performance
Motto of the EIS
Making the best better
EIS
Nationwide network of world class support services.
Used for elite athletes
Nine regional multi-sport hub sites and satellite centres.
High Quality facilities
High Quality coaches
Sports Science
Sports Medicine
Performance Lifestyle Programme
Characteristics of World Games
International competition/elite level
Multi-sport (Olympics, football)
Global events
Media
Commercialisation (sponsorship, TV rights)
Amateur or Professional
Able bodied and disabled
Top facilities
Individual and team events
Reasons for hosting World Games
Nationalism/Patriotism
Economic growth
Social regeneration
improved infrastructure (transport)
employment opportunities
Qualities needed for Elite Performers
Natural ability
High level of fitness and health
High pain threshold
Abide by written and unwritten rules
Give 100% effort
Allow opponents to demonstrate their skill
Accept codes of behaviour
Follow etiquette
Contract to compete is broken when
Rules are not followed
Others denied equal opportunity
Sportsmanship-
Qualities in sport such as fair play, observance of written and particularly unwritten rules
Outside pirit of the game
Evidence that Sportsmanship has declined
Increaed sports related prosecutions
More emphasis on winning
Monetary rewards make it worth the risk
Spectator behaviour may encourage aggression
Methods to encourage Sportsmanship
Fair play schemes
Positive role models
Develop positive values in childhood
Punishment for negative behaviour
Codes of conduct
Popular Recreation
e.g. mob football:
no clear set rules (except no murder)/Physical force rather than skill/No set number of players
Mainly lower classes/No specialist equipment or facilities/
Violent, occasional due to lack of free time for workers
Rational Recreation
Regular participation/Complex written rules, highly structured/
Spectator and participation based, regionally and nationally based/
Skills rather than force/Upper and middle class development
Reasons for decline of Popular Recreation
Industrial revolution: technological advancement, more civilised lifestyle,
emergence of the middle class,
Urbanisation
Less Space
need for disciplined workforce
RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SPORT , RULES, COMPETITIONS, COACHING AWARDS, TALENT
DEVELOPMENT
WHOLE SPORT PLAN (WSP)
WRITEN BY NGB'S TARGETS= - DEVELOP PARTICIPATION - DEVELOP COACHES IN THEIR SPORT - DEVELOP
VOLUNTEERS +OFFICIALS
TALENTED ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME(TASS)
MONEY AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG TALENTED ATHLETES TO PREVENT DROP OUT WHILE IN
EDUCATION(GOVERNMENT FUNDED)
SPORT ENGLAND
RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT IN ENGLAND. AIMS= - MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN SPORT
+MORE PLACES TO PLAY +MORE MEDALS IN OLYMPICS
SPORTS COACH UK
RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING COACHES IN BRITAIN. PROVIDES RESOURCES AND ADVICE FOR COACHES
AND TEACHERS. DEVISED THE UK COACHING FRAMEWORK
BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION(BOA)
SUPPORT TEAM GB IN BUILD UP TO OLYMPIC GAMES ENCOURAGE INTEREST IN OLYMPICS AND
ORGANISED OLYPIC GAMES +DAY
NATIONAL LOTTERY
MONEY FOR INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES TO HELP FUND TRAINING, TRAVELLING AND OTHER EXPENSES
SPORTS AID
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR TALENTED ATHLETES (WHICH DONT RECIEVE LOTTERY FUNDING)
CHARACTERISTICS OF WORLD GAMES
ELITE LEVEL COMPETITION WHICH CAN BE SINGLE OF MULTI EVENT, INVOLVES COMMERCIALISATION
USING TOP FACILITIES
BENEFITS OF LONDON 2012
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SOCIAL REGENERATION
ELITE SPORT
REFERS TO PERFORMERS WHO HAVE REACHED A LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE- BOTH AMATEUR AND
PROFESSIONAL
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF PURSUING EXCELLENCE
ONLY THE EXCLUSIVE MINORITY WHO CAN REACH THIS LEVEL, MORAL VALUES CAN BECOME LOST AND
OVER SPECIALISATION AND EXCESSIVE TRAINING CAN LEAD TP PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
DAMAGE
These activities were characterised by being played occasionally by the lower classes, having few rules, relying on physical force rather than skill and with limited structure
CHANGES TO WORKING CONDITIONS
FACTORY ACTS SAW WORKING HOURS REDUCED, HALF DAY SATURDAY, BANK HOLIDAYS
RATIONAL RECREATION
the middle classes changed the recreations of the working classes, giving them rules and codes of conduct
PHILANTHROPISTS
people who carry out charitable or benevolent actions
TEMEPRANCE MOVEMENT
a movement practising restraint or moderation, especially abstinence from alcoholic drink
MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY
was an evangelical movement led by Charles Kingsley, who believed in the combination of the Christian and chivalric ideals of manliness.
AMATEURISM
based on the ideal that participation in sport should be for the love of it rather than for monetary gain
PROFESSIONAL SPORT
a sporting activity that is engaged in for fi nancial gain or as a means of livelihood
BROKEN TIME PAYMENTS
payments made to compensate working-class players for loss of earnings while playing sports such as soccer and rugby football
CODIFICATION
the systematic organisation of laws or rules into one recognised system or code
CONTRACT TO COMPETE
an unwritten mutual agreement to abide by the written and unwritten rules of the sport
SPORTSMANSHIP
qualities encouraged in sport such as fairness and especially the observance of the unwritten rules or 'spirit of the game'
FAIR PLAY
a concept balancing the mind and body which encourages effort, educational values and ethical behaviour
OLYMPIC OATH
'In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them in the true spirit of sportsmanship.'
6 OLYMPIC GOALS
- personal excellence
- sport as education
- cultural exchange
- mass participation
- fair play
- international understanding.
DEVIANCY
behaviour which goes against society's general norms and values
DYSFUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOUR
this occurs when a part of the social structure does not contribute positively to the maintenance of society, resulting in disharmony and conflict
NEGATIVE DEVIANCY
in sporting situations this can include violations such as deliverately fouling another player or taking performance enhancing drugs. The main motivation is to win at all costs.
POSITIVE DEVIANCY
athletes are encouraged to behave in ways that would be unacceptable in other spheres of life. This can be classed as over-conformity to the sport ethic.
AGGRESSION
the intention to harm another human being either verbally or mentally
BALANCED TENSION
a degree of stress can be productive if it is controlled and channelled
MASCULINITY
possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical or appropriate to a man. Example characteristics might be dominant, strong, forceful
SPORT LAW
The application of legal principles to all levels of competition of amateur and professional sport and to physical activity.'
