Deck 5: High Performance Development Pathways Popi Sotiriadou, Jessie Brouwers, Veerle De Bosscher

Question 1

Discuss the shortcomings of the sport development pyramid; provide examples of where the model fails to capture a true picture of sport development.

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Question 2

Describe the different responsibilities surrounding sport development for governing bodies at state, national and international levels.

Answer 2

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Question 3

What is the residency high performance system? Describe a limitation and a benefit of the system.

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Question 4

National sport development systems can be reproduced in different countries with the same success. True or false? Give three reasons for your answer.

Question 5

Why do different sports need to adopt different strategies for high performance athlete development? Provide examples to support your argument.

Question 6

Why is it important to view elite athlete development in a non-linear way? Give three reasons for your answer.

Question 7

Explain high performance sport development within the context of systems theory - that is, a process of input-throughput-output.

Question 8

Discuss the role of a particular stakeholder - for example, a coach - at each stage of the ARTN process.

Question 9

What is the ARTN process?

Question 10

What are the benefits and limitations of a highly professionalised elite pathway for athletes in sports such as tennis, golf or cycling, for example?