Preparing for 2012 Olympics
How one minority sport in Britain is rising to the challenge
30th October 2007 Budapest
A sporting nation
And perhaps our finest moment..
British Sport Background
•Football dominant •Influenced heavily by TV revenue •Schools only deliver core sports •32 Priority Sports are funded other minority sports receive no funding •Complex and political sports structure •Money does not automatically = medals or success
An example British sport structure
British Association
•Overall national governing body for the sport •Provides teams for International and Olympic competition •Responsible for the promotion of the sport •Ensures compliance with IF rules and regulations
Scotland Association
England Association
Wales Association
N. Ireland Association
•Responsible for the development and delivery of the sport •Licence players and officials •Provide national teams for European competition •Organise national leagues •Run courses
Regional Associations
Clubs
Schools
•Deliver handball in schools and clubs •Run regional and school competitions •Run introductory courses
London 2012 Games organisation
IOC
BOA
International Federation
GLA
GOVT
Olympic Board
(jointly chaired by Ken Livingston, Mayor of London, and Tessa Jowell, Olympics Minister)
LOCOG
Olympic Delivery Authority
Infrastructure Co-ordination Transport
Sports Governing Body (NGB)
LOCOG
Team GB structure/preparation
Department of Culture, Media & Sport UK SPORT
• World Class Performance • Olympic and Paralympic success • Drug-Free Sport • World Class Events • International Sporting Relations
IHF
NGB
British Olympic Association
Responsible for the management of Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games
British Handball
Creating a world class sport program from ground zero
Mission
‘Produce World Class Handball players that can perform on the world stage and achieve medal success in major competitions – Olympic Games, World and European Championships’.
Goals
• Produce creditable performances at the London 2012 Olympics in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Create a legacy for British handball beyond 2012, that will help British handball win medals in the future. As a by-product of the WCHP, increase the visibility and popularity of handball in the UK.
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Milestones
6 July 2005 October 2005
March 2006
London awarded 2012 Olympics. BHA submits development plan and funding request to UK Sport.
BHA awarded £3 million funding over three years.
August 2006 September 2006 October 2006
End 2006 April 2007 June 2007 October 2007
Allan Lund appointed Technical Adviser to BHA. First GB players arrive at Danish Handball academies. Lorraine Brown appointed WCHP Manager.
BHA/UK Sport Talent ID programme launched. Morten Arvidsson appointed WCHP Women’s Head coach. Carsten Albrektsen appointed WCHP Men’s Head coach. Chris Spice appointed as PMG chair
Organisational structure
BHA Board of Directors
Performance Management Group
Chris Spice) (PMG Chair) Paul Bray (BHA) Paul Goodwin (BHA) Allan Lund (BHA Technical Adviser) Scott Walker (UK Sport Observer) Neil Tunnicliff (UK Sport Advisor)
Programme Manager
Lorraine Brown
Men’s Head Coach
Carsten Albrektson
Women’s Head Coach
Morten Arvidsson
Administration
Sports Science and Medicine
English Institute of Sport: ■Lead Physiotherapist ■Performance Analyst ■Psychologist ■Nutritionist
GB Talent Programme
Performance Coaches: ■Bill Baillie (Men) ■Vigdis Holmeset (Women) ■Contracted WCHP coaches
Danish Academy
Aarhus Academy: ■Academy Coordinator ■Men’s Coach ■Women’s Coach
Aarhus clubs
Danish Academies
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Places for 15 men and 15 Women (currently 13) Aarhus Handball Academy. Programme agreed between BHA/WCHP staff and Aarhus Academy. Players also play with local Div. 2/3 clubs. WCHP staff work closely with programme. EIS in Sheffield provides medical, nutritional, psychological and lifestyle assistance. Players return to Sheffield Centre during Summer break. Strict selection criteria and intensive preparation and assessment prior to Danish assignment.
Talent Programme
• • • • • Based at Sheffield/EIS Players who are too young or not quite at right level for Danish programme. Supported by full time Performance Coaches and EIS staff. Attend regular training camps with Danish-based players. Successful talent ID programme, including ‘Sporting Giants’ – 4,000 applications, 260 invited for initial assessment, opf which 36 have so far ‘graduated’ to the final assessment programme. Fast track development programme devised for successful talent ID players.
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Support services & systems
Sport Science and Medicine
• English Institute of Sport co-located at WCHP Sheffield base. EIS has world leading sports science and medicine expertise. Full time professional EIS support for Life Style coaching, nutrition, medicine, psychology, physiotherapy, etc. EIS staff working closely with DHF counterparts to transfer handball-specific skills to BHA.
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Support services & systems contd.....
Administration
– – – – NGB provide governance and management support WCHP has own administration staff Finance function outsourced from BJA Support from UK Sport experts
IT Systems for
– – – – – – Performance analysis Coaching Sharing knowledge Finance Collaboration Communication
International Co-operation
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The BHA and the Danish Handball Federation have committed to signing a technical co-operation agreement. Areas covered include coach and referee training and educational materials. Exchange of research materials and study results. Agreement to make the Danish national teams available for exhibition matches in the UK. The BHA, together with the EIS, is planning to undertake research into Performance monitoring, the results of which it will share with the DHF. Offers of support for development in England from Hungarian Federation and Swedish Federation Scotland has signed a foster agreement for support with Portuguese Federation.
And finally
When the Olympics are all over
More than just medals
2012 will bring Britain and in particular London
•New sports facilities
•Investment in sport
•Investment in sport people •National Pride
•Many young people into sport who would otherwise not have taken any interest
Not just for 2012 but for many years to come A SPORTING LEGACY