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UK Sport
- The organisation which has the overall responsibility for developing elite performers in the UK.
- DCMS - Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
- Invests Lottery and Government funding.
- Gold Event Series 2013-19 - International Development
- - NGB hosting International Events
- People Development - Various schemes designed to support athletes and coaches.
- Oversee and run the WCPP.
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The English Institute for Sport - EIS
- Works with UK Sport as part of the UK Talent Team.
- - Provides a network of centres and hub sites.
- - High-Class Facilities/Coaching.
- - Sports Science Support - e.g. Biofeedback.
- - Sports Medicine.
- - Performance Lifestyle - Management of athletes lives - Diet/Nutrition, Sponsors, Media etc.
- - Research and Innovation - Sports Equipment - Best Equipment
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The UK Talent Team
- A collaboration between UK Sport and EIS. They help to identify and support talented athletes.
- - Aim is to develop talent of athletes and coaches on the development and talent stage of the WCPP.
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Battle 4 Brazil
An initiative to search for potential athletes to go to the 2016 Olympics to compete in Taekwondo.
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Bring on Brazil
An initiative to search for potential paralympic athletes to go to the 2016 Olympics.
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Girls 4 Gold
An initiative designed to find competitive sportswomen with the potential to be Olympic champions.
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Tall & Talented - Talent 2016
An initiative which looked at finding the next Olympic gold medalists in rowing and basketball for the 2016 Olympics.
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Pitch 2 Podium
An initiative designed to provide football and rugby players who have been unsuccessful in signing a professional contract the opportunity to succeed in a new Olympic sport.
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Athlete Personal Award
- A contribution made by UK Sport to help support athletes towards living and sporting costs.
- - Designed for the WCPP.
- - Direct funding to the athlete is given via a NGB for living and sporting costs.
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World Class Performance Programme
A programme created by UK Sport which covers all summer Olympic and Paralympic sports and operates to support athletes at 3 different levels.
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Talent, Development, Podium
- The 3 different levels of support on the World Class Performance Programme.
- 1. Talent
- 2. Development - 6-8 Years - £7,500.
- 3. Podium - Elite - Next Games - Maximum 4 Years - £18,500.
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National Governing Bodies (NGB's)
- - Write the Whole Sport Plan to give to Sport England.
- - Talent Identification
- - Attract funding e.g. Barclay's Premier League
- - Distributes Athlete Personal Award funding.
- - Liaise with other organisations.
- - Support athletes on WCPP.
- - Provides structures levels of competition.
- - High standards of coaching.
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Sport England
- - Receives lottery funding and Government funding.
- - Distributed to NGB's.
- - Distributed to UK Sport.
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National Lottery
- - Funding into UK Sportn including WCPP, APA & NGB's.
- - Sport England
- - Improves Facilities
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The Link Between:
- Sport England
- NGB
- Whole Sport Plan
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