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© Folens 2009FOR EDEXCEL 1.1.2 Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle

Opportunities in sport 1

Opportunities in sport


What you will learn about in this topic:

1. The opportunities available in sport

2. The performance pyramid

3. The PESSCL strategy

4. Other initiatives to increase participation



Learning objectives

By the end of this presentation you should be able to:

• Understand the different opportunities available in sport

• Describe the performance pyramid

• Explain how government initiatives and other organizations affect participation in sport



Opportunities

Many opportunities exist in sport. Becoming a performer is the obvious way, but there are also other roles:

•Performer

•Sports leader

•Volunteer

•Official

•Coach



Performer

The pathways a young performer can progress include:

•Learning fundamental skills at school

•Training at a club to compete in local and district events



•Gain regional and local participation status through a club

•Be selected to represent their country internationally.



Sports leader

Sports Leaders UK (www.sportsleaders.org) is a registered charity, providing opportunities to gain awards and qualifications in essential sports leadership skills.



The nationally recognized awards help develop core skills such as organization, motivation and communication, as well as giving candidates the opportunity to grow in confidence.

The practical aspect of the awards can equip the candidate with lifelong self-management and leadership skills.



The qualifications can act as a stepping stone to employment and volunteering, helping people to become healthier and active in their community.



Volunteer

For many sports clubs to be run efficiently they need volunteers. The jobs associated with running a club are wide and varied.

In most cases players double up their contribution to the club by taking on other roles, such as player and accountant.



Volunteers are often vital to keep a club in existence.

They often draw on their life skills to help with the role.




OfficialIn 2007/08 the Youth Sport Trust funded training for young people between the ages of 16 and 19 to officiate at sports such as athletics, volleyball, swimming and gymnastics.

The aim was to give young people skills to help at events alongside top officials.


Coach


sports coach UK is dedicated to guiding the development and implementation of a coaching system, recognized as a world leader, for all coaches at every level in the UK.



The UK Coaching Framework was launched in April 2007. In January 2009 31 sports were signed up to The Framework.


The UK Coaching Framework has been developed in cooperation with sports coach UK, governing bodies of sport, the four Home Country Sports Councils, SkillsActive, UK Sport, Youth Sport Trust, government departments and agencies, local authorities, British Olympic and Paralympic associations and the Association for Physical Education.



The vision of The UK Coaching Framework is to:

•Create a cohesive, ethical, inclusive and valued coaching system where skilled coaches support children, players and athletes at all stages of their development in sport.

•Become world number one by 2016



The performance pyramid

The performance pyramid shows the structure of progress in sport.



PESSCL

Through the Physical Education School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) strategy, the government has invested £978 million between 2003/04 and 2007/08, with the aim of increasing the number of 5–16 year olds taking up and continuing to play sport.



5. Step into Sport

1. Sports Colleges

2. School Sport Partnerships

3. Professional development

7. Club Links

6. Gifted and Talented

4. Sporting Playgrounds

8. Swimming9. QCA’s PE and

School Sport Links (PESSL)

The national strategy is being delivered through nine interlinked strands:



Sport England

Sport England launced a new strategy in June 2008, Grow Sustain Excel, which aims to help people of all ages and abilities to take part in sport in their community.



The initial aims to:

• Grow: increase the number of participants in physical activity.



• Sustain: keep people involved in physical activity once they have started.



• Excel: increase the number of talented performers through various opportunities provided by national governing bodies.



Task

1. Summarize the main points of what you have learnt about the opportunities to take part in sport.

2. Compare your list of main points with a partner.



Exam questions

1. Sport England has set up the Grow Sustain Excel initiative. What does it aim to do?



2.What does PESSCL stand for?

A. Physical Exercise and School Sport Club Links

B. Physical Education School Sport and Confidence Links

C. Physical Education Social Sport and Club Links

D. Physical Education School Sport and Club Links




What you have learntin this topic:

1. The opportunities available in sport

2. The performance pyramid

3. The PESSCL strategy

4. Other initiatives to increase participation



Learning objectives

You should now be able to:

•Understand the different opportunities available in sport

•Describe the performance pyramid

•Explain how government initiatives and other organizations affect participation in sport

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