A2 PE - Centres of Excellence - Funding and Support for Elite Athletes

Learning Objective:

To gain an understanding of the support roles in place and the types of funding available.

To utilise and develop ICT/ communicative skills by producing a presentation based on your findings.

Task:

You are the chief executive committee for UK Sport and you have been tasked with presenting to parliament and the department of culture the current funding and support available for elite athletes.

Your report/presentation should include the following key elements from a range of research sources:

Funding:

• The four different types of funding available
• An overview of centralised/decentralised funding
• How the National Lottery supports elite performance
• Evidence of a correlation between funding and success

Support

• Private Sector Academies with examples
• Requirements for preparation for global sports competition

Summary

• Summary of the benefits of support and funding

You must use a form of technology when presenting your findings

EXTENSION TASK:
Using the knowledge gained from today's lesson, devise an exam style question based on the current topic and a brief mark scheme to accompany it.