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Sports Development Continuum: Rhea Henwood

The Sports Development Continuum model represents an individual's progression through different stages of involvement in sport, from beginners to elite performers. It is depicted as an inverted pyramid with the foundation stage at the base involving children first being introduced to basic skills, widening out to participation and performance stages focused on regular practice and competition, and narrowing to the excellence stage at the top comprising national and international athletes. The model highlights how developing a broad base can result in more people reaching higher levels of achievement in sport.

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Sports Development Continuum: Rhea Henwood

The Sports Development Continuum model represents an individual's progression through different stages of involvement in sport, from beginners to elite performers. It is depicted as an inverted pyramid with the foundation stage at the base involving children first being introduced to basic skills, widening out to participation and performance stages focused on regular practice and competition, and narrowing to the excellence stage at the top comprising national and international athletes. The model highlights how developing a broad base can result in more people reaching higher levels of achievement in sport.

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SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

CONTINUUM
RHEA HENWOOD
What is it?!
• The Sports Development Continuum is also known as
the performance pyramid

• It can also highlight the route a performer can take to


become an elite performer.

• A model that represents a persons’ involvement in sport


by what stage they are at.

• Widening the base of the pyramid at the foundation


stage, will result in more people getting to the excellence
stage.
Foundation Stage
• Primary school children

• Complete beginners

• Basic skill education

• Most emphasis on fun

• Aim for youngsters to enjoy and return


Participation Stage
• All ages and types

• Focus on community participation

• Want people to take part more regularly

• Aimed at people who don’t do regular


exercise or play sport at all
Performance Stage
• Improvement through regular practise

• Competition of skills training

• Selection of participants take part in trials

• Take up a place in the academy


Excellence Stage
• National and international level

• Preparation for competition at championship level

• Supports athletes building up to podium level

• Activities at the Excellence level usually have rewards


that motivate the individual, such as trophies or money
Sport England Model
Active communities Active Sports World class

Participating Performing Excelling

Active Sports
Sport England
• Focuses on all ages

• Focus in participation

• Encouraging Women and kids

• Offer funding and support to individuals, clubs, teams and local


authorities to create a more active England

• Number of funding schemes to increase levels of physical activity


and sports participation in Wales.
What is scheme
• Mainly in primary school

• Transform playing fields and sports halls into regular exercise place
for school children

• Target = 90% of children taking part in regular and frequent activity


by 2020.

• Extend extra curricular programme

• Set sights on encouraging non active members of schools to get


active

• Helps keeps children busy and away from drugs and crime

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