Routes to Sporting Excellence | OCR A-Level Physical Education (H555)
Routes to Sporting Excellence
- 49 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Component 03: Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport
- Component 03
Routes to Sporting Excellence is examined in Component 03, Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport.
It covers from talent identification to elite performance, schools, clubs and universities in elite success, UK Sport and the national institutes and drop-out from elite programmes.
Sample questions from Routes to Sporting Excellence
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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From talent identification to elite performance
How do talent transfer schemes find elite performers?
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Talent transfer moves athletes from one sport to another that suits their attributes. A tall rower might be recruited from basketball or netball. -
From talent identification to elite performance
How can a performer's socio-economic background affect their route to excellence?
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Some sports need expensive equipment, travel and coaching. Performers from poorer families may be excluded before reaching elite level. -
Schools, clubs and universities in elite success
What is a club academy?
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A club academy is a structured programme that develops young performers for the first team. Professional football and rugby clubs run academies. -
Schools, clubs and universities in elite success
What is a dual career?
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A dual career means combining elite sport with education or work. A dual career prepares a performer for life after sport. -
UK Sport and the national institutes
What is meant by UK Sport's no-compromise approach to funding?
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UK Sport targets money at the sports and athletes most likely to win medals. Sports that fail to meet targets can lose funding. -
UK Sport and the national institutes
What is performance lifestyle support?
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Performance lifestyle support helps athletes manage education, careers, money and wellbeing. The support helps performers balance sport with the rest of their lives. -
Drop-out from elite programmes
How can the loss of funding cause drop-out?
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Funding is often tied to results, so a poor season can end it. Without money, a performer may have to leave full-time training. -
Drop-out from elite programmes
How can mental health support reduce drop-out?
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Psychologists and welfare officers help performers cope with pressure and setbacks. Early help can stop problems forcing a performer out.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| From talent identification to elite performance | Talent identification and development routes, the relative age effect, talent transfer, the Sporting Giants rower, governing body pathways, support, socio-economic background, competition level and pathways against participation. | 12 |
| Schools, clubs and universities in elite success | Schools and the School Games, independent school over-representation, clubs and academies, school-club links, high-performance universities, dual careers and university competition. | 12 |
| UK Sport and the national institutes | UK Sport and its funding, Atlanta 1996, the World Class Programme, no-compromise funding and its critics, the four home nation institutes of sport, performance lifestyle support, governing bodies and Sport England. | 13 |
| Drop-out from elite programmes | Why performers drop out, burnout, early specialisation, cost and loss of funding, lifestyle pressures, injury management, dual-career and mental health support, the Duty of Care in Sport review of 2017, and trying a variety of sports. | 12 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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