Sports Development

What level of coaching is required at the foundation stage of the Sports Development Continuum?

• UEFA C / PE Teachers

• Volunteers / PE Teachers / FA Level 1 Coaching Badge

• No qualifications required

• UEFA B upwards

Which of these statements best describes the participation stage?

• In this stage, participants are developing basic skills and may take part in a range of sports, purely for enjoyment.

• Participants compete nationally and internationally, whilst sacrificing many elements of their life to be the best at what they do.

• Participants at this stage are focusing on developing complex skills, such as tactical development, in a semi-professional environment.

• Participants usually take part for social or health reasons, with the main focus still being for enjoyment. However, some elements of competition are introduced at this stage.

The first stage of the continuum is the...

What facilities/equipment/staff would you expect to find at the elite stage?

• Local parks, playing fields / changing rooms / basic equipment (goals, bibs, cones, footballs) / Level 1 qualified coaches

• UEFA A licensed coaches, sports analysts, physiotherapists / high quality training grounds including hypoxic chambers for recovery and top of the range equipment such as GPS trackers

• UEFA C&B licensed coaches, sports therapist / academy based training facilities

• School sports halls, School playing fields / PE teachers & volunteers / basic equipment such as cones

Which is the third stage of the continuum?

Which of the following are purposes of sports development?

• Regeneration

• Increasing lifelong participation

• Skill development

• Anti Crime

The final stage of the sports development continuum is the...