Sport development models designed by organisations are created to try and effectively identify the necessary frameworks and strategies implemented to achieve all round success at all levels. Athlete participation is the main focus of all sport development models and is concerned with activities experiences, pathways followed, obstacles overcome and how the sport can monitor its frameworks to achieve a sustainable future for the sport. In recent years there has been increased attention to establish and improve pathways and systems to maximize sport development.
This essay will discuss and critically analyse the different types of development structures and nature between Rugby League and ice hockey as recognised sports of Australia. Australia has, with its old and inherent football-culture of Rugby League/Union and Aussie Rules, been predominately focused on the domestic development and international competition while aiming at recognition of these sports. AIS has together with the majority of the Australian communities recognised Ice hockey as being a major-minor sport, which has made the possibilities of developing high-standard practises, mass-participation and national success a struggle for the involved compared to the football codes. This essay will therefore discuss the differences of how Australia choses to cope with the development between a major sport as ruby league, and a minor sport as ice hockey, and to establish development recommendations for the future of both sports.
The governance structure of rugby league in Australia is highly complicated, in which Australian Rugby League (ARL), the National Rugby League (NFL), and state organisations such as New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and Queensland Rugby League (Q...
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Pathways are evident in the ARL using an NRL pathway-elite-model. Players are identified through talent identification processes and are picked from Sport Academies across states. This allows for junior elite exposure and presents the opportunity to compete in the Under 18 and 20 National Youth Competition. The first stage is for U15-U18 to promote junior elite exposure; these athletes are then chosen to compete in the U18-U20 National Youth Competition. NRL teams can then select and engage with players from this competition to play professional rugby league.
Throughout this elite pathway, the league has structured programs to allow players to develop a career outside of the sport. These programs include ‘CareerWise’, ‘Characterwise’, and ‘Healthwise’. Careerwise helps players attain more opportunities
As stated in my thesis statement, the sport of hockey has been forced to compete with the growing mass popularity with other sports such as basketball and football. There once was a point in time where hockey had just as much popularity as those sports but because people are finding more interest in those sports, the National Hockey League found itself in a “drought” of unimportance with other sports. With not televising the sport as “commonly” as other sports.
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In the last ten years many young and talented high school basketball players have chosen to enter the NBA draft. These 17 and 18 year olds decide to skip college, and instead they choose to take a big risk and enter the NBA, hoping to become stars and earn millions of dollars. In many cases, these youngsters’ careers are a failure because they don’t turn out as talented as they thought to be. They end up spending only a few seasons in the NBA because they are not good enough to compete at that level. Many of them have to move on to doing other things, such as playing basketball overseas, doing everyday jobs, or going back to college to earn a degree.
When I think of what it means to be Canadian, one of the first things that come to mind is hockey. This is true for many Canadian’s as hockey was and is an integral piece of the formation of the national identity. However, when people think of playing hockey their attention usually turns to the men in the National Hockey League or other top men’s leagues and tournaments. Even so, Canada has come a long way from its beginnings, when women were not even considered persons under the law until 1929. While it has taken many decades for women to receive more recognition in the world of sport, today shows great improvements from the past. A key reason that women are not treated the same way as men in regards to hockey is due to how the game began;
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Today’s sports are no longer limited to team rivalries or as a gateway to further education in college, but now serve more as a catalyst for a greater population to become closer given a victory. In the “Miracle on Ice” Soviet Russia came into the Olympics as the heavy favorite and the USA being the underdogs. Although this was a highly touted matchup it was profoundly larger to each country than a team skating around and slapping a puck. These games were during a point of conflict between the Soviet...
Participating in a sport at an early age can be essential to the overall growth process during a child’s upbringing. Whether the participation is through some sort of organized league or just getting together amongst friends and playing, the lessons learned from this can help teach these kids and provide a positive message to them as they develop. There is a certain point, however, when organized sports can hinder progress, which is when adults get too involved and forget about the underlying reason to why they are helping. While adult involvement is necessary, adult involvement can sometimes send the wrong message to children when they try to make participation become more than just about fun and learning. According to Coakley (2009), “organized sports are worth the effort put forth by adults, as long as they do what is in the best interest of their children and put that thought ahead of their own agenda” (Coakley, p. 151). This is a valid argument because once adults put themselves in front of the children and their values, it needs to be re-evaluated as to why they first got involved in the beginning. Partaking in organized sport and activity from a young age can be beneficial to the overall development of children, as long as decisions actions are made in the best interest of the children and not stemming from ulterior motives of adults.
Alright, let’s break down this so called ‘super league’ to see the opportunities that are available for such a concept. Once an initial report of a ‘secret’ meeting about a super league was unveiled, reports of who else was involved and which teams would be included surfaced all
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of an athlete’s life. At its simplest level the process of setting goals and targets allows
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The first category of sports is individual sports, in which a person can play alone if he/she does not have any partner. For example, auto racing, tent pegging, golf, fishing, skating, skiing, swimming, martial arts and cycling. These are the sports that a person can play alone and maintain his/her fitness while enjoying the game. Unlike team sports, individual sports focus more on personal growth and accomplishment. In indivi...
The main goals behind Sport Education are to help students become knowledgeable about different sports and activities to the point where they can participate in these outside of the classroom to stay active. Also it teaches execution and strategies and encourages competitiveness. It is important for kids to be competitive because they will have to be in life and it will teach the importance of winning and losing the right way. “Sports offer kids a great chance to work cooperatively toward a common goal. And working coope...
The splendor of football is that it is open to everyone. That is why football is played by millions and that its strength in numbers. Grassroots is the basis of professional football. Professional football - just the tip of the iceberg. Without mass sector would never have blossomed football at the highest level that we love to watch. The main task of grassroots football: football afford to be accessible to as many people in their own environment, regardless of age, sex, physical condition, color, religion or ethnic origin. A key approach of the program: to string together the largest number of people through football. Grassroots covers a much larger number of categories of players than is commonly believed. The structure of grassroots football
The training and practices required to play professional football are intense. You have to wear uncomfortable pads and helmets and endure grueling practices in the heat of the summer and you have to lift weights every day (Green 174). You have to train no matter what position you play. What’s important about is how the position works and how it contributes to the game. Young boys must join high school football team, the road to football star begins in high school.