Role & structure of the world class performance pathway
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UK Sport Works in partnership with the home country sports council and other bodies to lead UK sport to world-class success Distributes exchequer funding & money from the National Lottery Has 3 major goals: World class performance Worldwide impact World class standards
Page 232 Write down the key points about the 3 UK Sport goals World class performance Worldwide impact World class standards
To gain success… A ‘no comprise’ approach is taken – targets resources to those sports/athletes capable of gaining medals Individual sports all allocated funding through the World Class Performance Pathway Programme World Class Performance Pathway – the template by which support is provided to elite performers, depending on how close they are to winning medals at international level WCPP - Amount determined by current level of failure or success
In 2006… UK Sport Sport Councils High performance pathway at UK & England level including: World Class Development Programmes TASS schemes Athlete Personal Awards English Institute of Sport Retained responsibility for the development of their own performers up to World Class Performance Pathway standard. Responsible for TASS – talented athlete scholarship scheme
UK HIGH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY World Class Podium World Class Development Talent Recruitment & Confirmation Home Country Talent Development Systems Directed by UK Sport & EIS – focused on olmp & para sports & on non-olympic sports in England PAGE 233 – TALK ABOUT COST BEING REDUCED AFTER ATHENS OLYMPIC FAIL
Funding Applied for & delivered by… NGB’s National Institutes of Sport British Olympic Association & the Paralympics Association
Section 1 – Milestone Characteristics of world games Impact of world games on individual, country & government Stages of Sport England's sport development continuum and the factors influencing progression from one stage to another Social & Cultural factors required to support progression from participant to performance and excellence Role & structure of world class performance pathway