Development of sport course outline and sports development continium

1. DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT

2. Unit Overview
Learning Outcome 1
• Identify the factors that influence Sports
Development:
• Definition of Sport Development
• Sports Development Continuum,
* Foundation
* Participation
* Performance
* Excellence

3. Development of Sport
• Target groups that are under represented
• Participation Rates
• Barriers to participation
• Concept of inclusivity
• Development plans of Sport specific National
Governing Bodies
• Role of Sport Scotland,
• Scottish Institute of Sport

4. Development of Sport
Evidence requirements
To achieve this outcome, the student will be required
to produce written evidence of their knowledge and
understanding of the aspects listed. The assessment
will take the form of a short answer test paper. The
pass mark will be 70%.

5. Development of Sport
Assessment Guidelines
The test should be carried out under ‘examination
conditions’ and be appropriately supervised.
Candidates would be expected to provide written
responses that indicated both knowledge and
understanding of the factors listed identified above.

6. Development of Sport
Learning Outcome 2
• Investigate a current and local sports development
project.
• Target groups: community, facility, governing body,
school, coaching, club, health and fitness and events
• Delivery methods including direct delivery,
partnerships, facilitation
• Range of activities appropriate to different levels
depending on the client group and aim

7. Development of Sport
•Learning Outcome 2 continued
•Short and long term benefit of the activity,
sustainability and exit routes for the participants
•Sources of funding for Sports Development

8. Development of Sport
Evidence requirements
To achieve this outcome, candidates will be required to
produce written evidence of their understanding of the
items in the knowledge / skills section. The instrument
of assessment will be a written report of 750 words.
Within this assignment the student will be required to
identify a sports development programme that has
taken place in the locality.

9. Development of Sport
The student will investigate the type of programme
taking place, the officer(s) involved, the delivery
methods used and the source of funding to support the
activity. The student should evaluate the choice of
activity and its suitability to the client group, the short
and long-term benefits and the overall sustainability of
the activity.
This report will be marked out of 30.1 i.e. marks for
each key point. The pass mark will be 21.

10. Development of Sport
Candidates may collect the information required for
the assignment in small groups provided each
candidate produces their own report and adhere to
the above requirements.

11. Development Of Sport
Learning Outcome 3
• Plan, deliver and evaluate a sports development
programme
• Sports development theory and delivery methods
• Programme planning skills
• Analytical and evaluative skills

12. Development of Sport
• Group communication dynamics
• Ability to negotiate goals, roles and responsibilities in a
complex task
• Resource identification management
• Teamwork skills

13. Development of Sport
Q.) What is sports development?
• helps to promote interest
• Increases participation
• Improves performance for all the
community/area/country

14. Development of Sport
Q. What is the role of the sports development officer?
• Promote events
• Organise and Manage events
• Role model
• Recruiting
• Training (Coach education
• Equipment (source and
incorporate)
• Strategic Planning

15. Development of Sport
Q.) What are the qualities of a sports development
officer?
• Motivator
• Self Starter
• Good Communicator
• Organised
• Sense of humour
• Outgoing/confident personality
• Coaching ability

16. Development of Sport
Sports Development Continuum
For sports performers to attain the best of their abilities,
a generic model for progression through sporting
activities is continually used across many sports
organisations.
This is called – ‘The sports development continuum’
(see handout).

17. Development of Sport
• At the foundation level, as you would imagine, this is
the normal entry level for most beginners learning sport
for the first time. (Note that beginners applies to adults
as well as children)
• At the participation level, individuals will develop their
skill level by regular participation in the sporting activity.

18. Development of Sport
• For the performance level, individuals would normally
be competing against others at a county or regional
level.
• At the top level, excellence, the individual would
normally be representing their country at national level.

19. Development of Sport
Task
For each level, discuss with your partner, give examples
of how an individual may take part in sporting activity.
E.g. how would they learn the sport as a beginner? etc.

20. Development of Sport
Your answers should have included the following areas:
•Foundation level – during school i.e. PE / after school
activities, holiday programmes fun and recreationally
based.
•Participation level – school sports teams, local juvenile
clubs that play within a league structure.
•Performance level – regional squads, professional
youth club teams, academies at professional clubs.
•Excellence – Scottish schools youth squad,
International youth team.

21. Development of Sport
Barriers to Participation
Q.) What do you think a potential barrier to
participating in sport may be?
A.) Barriers are anything that prevents someone from
taking part in sport

22. Development of Sport
Q.) Give 3 examples of barriers that you believe
would prevent individuals from taking part?
A.) Barriers may be identified in 3 ways:
Physical – access for wheelchair athletes, lack of
transport in rural areas.
Financial – cost of equipment, sessions, transportation.
Social – being the only member of a particular group, i.e.
feeling socially excluded.

23. Development of Sport
Task
Select one of these areas and explain how a sports
development activity may help overcome the potential
barrier.
Ideas may include; reduced admission, i.e. free
swimming for kids during holiday time, provision of
buses to pickup and drop off school kids, equipment
provided free of charge, encompass ‘Sport for all’
philosophy to encourage participants from all walks of
life.

24. Development of Sport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QChhn-MYq0w
Watch this video link, 6 minutes – 12 minutes
Task
• Write down 3 things that this footage has made
you think about with regards to sport in this
country?