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Higher Education’s role in Talent Development
and Performance Sport
Zena Wooldridge OBE Director of Sport, University of Birmingham, UK
Success in Performance Sport ? • Key characteristics of successful systems:
• professional coaching system • adequate and comprehensive funding for athletes • effective application of sport science • robust sport governance structures • talent identification and development • effective competition opportunities • appropriate facilities
2012 Olympics LONDON
Medal Table
Rank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA) 46 29 29 104 2 China (CHN) 38 27 23 88 3 Great Britain (GBR) 29 17 19 65 4 Russia (RUS) 24 26 32 82 5 South Korea (KOR) 13 8 7 28 6 Germany (GER) 11 19 14 44 7 France (FRA) 11 11 12 34 8 Italy (ITA) 8 9 11 28 9 Hungary (HUN) 8 4 6 18
10 Australia (AUS) 7 16 12 35 11 Japan (JPN) 7 14 17 38 12 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 7 1 5 13 13 Netherlands (NED) 6 6 8 20 14 Ukraine (UKR) 6 5 9 20 15 New Zealand (NZL) 6 2 5 13 16 Cuba (CUB) 5 3 6 14 17 Iran (IRI) 4 5 3 12 18 Jamaica (JAM) 4 4 4 12
Team GB Olympic Medals 1992-2012
Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Barcelona 1992 13th 5 3 12 20
Atlanta 1996 36th 1 8 6 15
Sydney 2000 10th 11 10 7 29
Athens 2004 10th 9 9 12 30
Beijing 2008 4th 19 13 15 47
London 2012 3rd 29 17 19 65
Brasil Olympic Medals 1992-2012
Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Barcelona 1992 25th 2 1 0 3
Atlanta 1996 25th 3 3 9 15
Sydney 2000 53rd 0 6 6 12
Athens 2004 16th 5 2 3 10
Beijing 2008 23rd 3 4 8 15
London 2012 29th 3 5 9 17
Rio 2016 10th ?
Team GB’s Journey to 3rd place INVESTMENT
Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Atlanta 1996 36th 1 8 6 15
Sydney 2000 10th 11 10 7 29
Athens 2004 10th 9 9 12 30
Beijing 2008 4th 19 13 15 47
London 2012 3rd 29 17 19 65
Rio 2016
£60m (180m BRL)
£70m (210m BRL)
£235m (705m BRL)
£264m (792m BRL)
£284m (852m BRL)
Financial Investment • UK Sport ~ government performance sport agency • Public Funding ~ NGB accountability • Heavily supported by Lottery funding
• Sport’s % of lottery funding • Economic recession: lottery income
• Measures / Outcomes: • Olympic & Paralympic medals • № performance athletes developed
• Reward success . . . and penalise failure • 24 sports (2012) to 20 sports (2016)
Performance Systems • NGB governance, leadership, financial management • 4 year investment cycles support an 8-year
performance development plans/pathways for sports • “No compromise” approach • Investment in the Institute of Sport:
• World class sports science & sports medicine services • Development of world class practitioners
• Other: e.g. research & innovation, coaching expertise, major events, international influence
Higher Education’s role in Team GB success
2012 Olympics LONDON
Medal Table with
‘Team HE’
Rank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA) 46 29 29 104
2 China (CHN) 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain (GBR) 29 17 19 65
4 Russia (RUS) 24 26 32 82
5 “Team HE” (GBR) 15 9 6 30
6 South Korea (KOR) 13 8 7 28
7 Germany (GER) 11 19 14 44
8 France (FRA) 11 11 12 34
9 Italy (ITA) 8 9 11 28
10 Hungary (HUN) 8 4 6 18
11 Australia (AUS) 7 16 12 35
12 Japan (JPN) 7 14 17 38
13 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 7 1 5 13
14 Netherlands (NED) 6 6 8 20
Team HE (GBR) Factsheet
• Over 60% of Team GB Olympic medallists have been to University (65% of gold medallists) • Just over 40% of UK 18 year olds go to University
• 56 members of Team GB in 2012 had
competed for GB at a World University Games
• Universiade as pre-Olympic experience
• Shenzhen 2011: 7,155 athletes from 151 countries
How does HE support talented student-athletes ?
• University Sports Scholarships (≈ 65) • Sports science & medicine support
• Strength & conditioning coaching
• Coaching
• Help with competition costs
• Lifestyle support (workshops)
• ‘clean sport’ education programme
• Academic flexibility for major competition
• Professional support rather than cash
• Regional/National Performance Centres
• TASS Regional Hub
Hannah England World Silver Medallist 1500m
Louise Hazel Commonwealth Heptathlon
Champion
Sports Scholarships
• Sports Science: physiology, biomechanics, psychology,
performance analysis, nutrition, body composition …
• Sports Medicine: musculoskeletal screen, podiatry,
physiotherapy, sports massage, sports medicine
• Strength & Conditioning
applying science to improve performance integrated team of applied practitioners collaboration with academic/research colleagues
High Performance Centre
• Government funded (£3m pa)
• 6,000 awards over 9 years
• Partnership between HE-FE & sport governing bodies
• Delivered through 8 regional university hubs
• Improved quality and consistency of HE delivery
• Major Games (TASS students / alumni): – Beijing 2008: 15 Olympic + 4 Paralympic medals – London 2012: 200 TASS athletes won 33 Olympic & 24
Paralympic medals
• TASS advising IOC on its Athlete Career Prog (education)
An HE-FE based sport scholarship
programme, to help talented student-athletes
successfully balance sport and education
Other HE impact • Research + applied disciplines of sport:
• Sports science • Sports medicine (physiotherapy & medicine)
• Links with Medical School • Coaching / sports psychology • Strength & conditioning coaches
Sports Science & Medicine
Physiology
Motor Control & Learning
Biomechanics / Movement
Analysis
Sport Psychology
Sports Nutrition
Coaching
Physiotherapy / Rehabilitation
Sports Medicine
research
applied
Other HE impact • Research + applied disciplines of sport:
• Sports science • Sports medicine (physiotherapy & medicine)
• Leading Medical School • Coaching / sports psychology • Strength & conditioning
• Development of sport practitioners and coaches • Innovation/design, e.g. UoB metallurgy & materials • Sport policy, governance & admin/management • World class facilities