Sports Development & Talent Identification.

Sports Development & Talent Identification.

AS/A Level PE

Early Bird Activity

What has to be broken before you can use it?

Aims & Objectives

• Introduce you to the sports development continuum

• Identify and explain the areas of the continuum

• What role does each stage play in Talent ID.

Task 1 - 5 minutes

• Using whiteboard fi

• draw, label and describe each stage of the continuum

• Take an image of the finished product and put it in your workbook.

Multiple Choice

There are how many stages to the sports development continuum?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Poll

Which stage do you think would be associated with Mass participation?

• Foundation

• Participation

• Performance

• Excellence

Poll

Which stage do you think would be associated with Elite participation?

• Foundation

• Participation

• Performance

• Excellence

Mass participation

• What is it?

• Everyone can participate regardless of...?

• Race, gender, ability, ethnicity, religion etc

• Concerned with lifelong participation

Task 2 - 5 Minutes

• Using whiteboard fi

• What are the physical, social, mental & society benefits of mass participation

• Try to think outside the box!

• Complete the table in your workbook with your classes findings.

Task 3 - 5 Minutes

• Using whiteboard fi

• What factors influence progression from one level to another

• Size of the base of the pyramid & Talent ID programmes

• Physique

• Psychological Factors

• Social & Cultural factors

Open Ended

List as many physical factors you think talent ID programmes would be looking for!

Open Ended

List as many psychological factors you think talent ID programmes would be looking for!

Open Ended

List as many social & cultural factors you think Talent ID programmes would have to consider when looking for talent!

Talent ID programmes

• Girls4Gold

• Tall & Talented

• Fighting Chance

• Pitch2Podium

• UK Sport - World Class Programme (WCP)

Research Task

• Research Each of the Talent ID programmes identified ...

• What does it do?

• Who is it aimed at - genders, sports, ages etc

• Identify specific performers who have used the programme

• Strengths of the programme

• Weaknesses of the programme