Medal Success a Team Effort a Sportscotland Special for Beijing

Medal Success A Team Effort A sportscotland special for Beijing

But behind every winner is a great Medals are won team helping them to perform on the world stage. Scotland’s athletes are better supported than they have ever been. by individuals. On top of the outstanding contribution of coaches, parents, friends, family and volunteers, all athletes competing in Beijing have benefited from the dedication and commitment of organisations whose work is designed to help them perform on the world stage. Key Scottish Organisations Scottish Governing Body Key UK Organisations

As the national agency for sport, sportscotland helps to co-ordinate Several sports have a UK Governing Body in addition to the the work of all agencies involved in performance sport in Scotland. UK Governing Scottish Governing Body. The UK Governing Bodies are supported sportscotland invests National Lottery and Scottish Government Sporting Pathway Bodies of Sport by UK Sport to run programmes for the best British athletes in resources into the development and delivery of SGB performance preparation for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. plans. Part of this support is through the Institute Network (made up of the Scottish Institute of Sport and the Area Institutes of Sport). There are around 75 recognised governing bodies of sport in Scotland. They plan and manage the development www.sportscotland.org.uk of their sport and each Scottish Governing Body (SGB) is responsible for performance in its sport, with other agencies investing and supporting against common targets identified within the plan for their sport. Taking swimming as an example, The Scottish Institute of Sport provides high-performance expertise below is a demonstration of how some key organisations complement each other in helping athletes UK Sport operates the World-Class Pathway designed to support to athletes and sports. Helping to prepare Scotland’s best athletes to at different stages of a sporting pathway. those sports and athletes that have the capability to deliver medal perform on the world stage includes providing services in performance winning performances. The World-Class Pathway consists of planning, coaching, technical support, sports medicine, strength and three programmes: Talent, Development and Podium. The Talent conditioning and performance lifestyle guidance. The Scottish Institute Learn to Swim programme supports the identification and confirmation of of Sport is the high-performance arm of sportscotland. Supported by the local authority, Edinburgh Leisure follows the Scottish athletes who have the potential to progress through the www.sisport.com Swimming Learn to Swim Programme and offers a range of sessions World-Class Pathway, while the Podium and Development level athletes can receive coaching, training and competition support, med- at swimming pools throughout the city, from pre-school (31/2 – 5 years) to classes specifically for the older child (for example the 12+ class). ical and scientific services and access to the UK’s best Six Area Institutes of Sport in Scotland form an integral part of the Club facilities. UK Sport also makes a contribution towards living Institute Network. They offer potential world-class talent access to Arbroath St. Thomas ASC and sporting costs via a means tested Athlete Personal Award. essential local support services to help improve athletes’ performance The Club is affiliated to and supported by Scottish Swimming, www.uksport.gov.uk on their road to the world stage. The Area Institutes of Sport establish uses local authority facilities, and is SwiMark accredited. SwiMark regional partnerships to strengthen Scotland’s high-performance is Scottish Swimming’s club development tool, devised to provide Scottish Swimming District Regional Programme sports network. Area Institutes of Sport are predominantly Lottery clubs with a framework and the tools to grow their club. Mark Szaranek funded through sportscotland. Club: Carnegie ASC www.csisport.co.uk (Central) Coach: Gilbert Kirkwood Working with the Olympic Governing Bodies, the British Olympic www.esisport.org.uk (East) Mark benefits from support from his club, his coach, being part of Scottish Swimming’s Scottish Swimming Youth Development Squad Association selects Team GB from the best sportsmen and www.gisport.org.uk (Grampian) District Regional Programme and sportscotland’s Regional Academy Programme. women who will go on to compete in the 28 summer and seven Sam George www.tfis.org.uk (Tayside & Fife) winter Olympic sports at the Olympic Games. Self-funded and inde- www.hisport.org.uk (Highland) Club: South Aberdeenshire Swimming pendent, the BOA leads and prepares our nation’s finest athletes at www.wsis.org.uk (West) Coach: Gary Paterson the Olympic Games and has the responsibility for developing Sam benefits from support from his club, his coach, being part of Scottish Swimming Youth Squad the Olympic Movement throughout the UK. Scottish Swimming’s Youth Development Squad and sportscotland’s Douglas Scott www.olympics.org.uk Regional Academy Programme. The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland enters a Club: East Kilbride ASC Scottish Team in the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Coach: Andy Figgins Youth Games every two years. The Games Council selects, Douglas benefits from his club, his coach, being part of Scottish Swimming’s Youth Squad, organises, outfits and transports the team for each Games support from the West of Scotland Area Institute of Sport and UK Sport’s World-Class Development and receives investment from sportscotland. Programme. He is part of British Swimming’s Target Squad for the 2012 Games. www.cgcs.org.uk The British Paralympic Association is a registered charity responsi- British Swimming Squad Scottish Swimming Senior Squad ble for selecting, organising, entering, funding Jim Anderson Kirsty Balfour and managing Britain’s teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games. Local authorities and leisure trusts are key providers of grassroots Five-time Paralympian, with six Gold and seven Silver medals. Olympian, 2004 and 2008 Local authorities www.paralympics.org.uk sports opportunities, and of facilities for athletes at all stages of the Paralympic World Cup Gold medallist, 2005, 2006 and 2008 World Championships Silver medallist, 2007 and leisure trusts sporting pathway. Club: Broxburn ASC / Stirling Swim Commonwealth Games Silver and Bronze medallist, 2006 Coach: Anthony Stickland European Championships double Gold and Silver medallist, 2006 Jim benefits from support from his club, his coach, being part of British Club: City of Edinburgh Swimming Swimming’s Squad, Scottish Institute of Sport’s high-performance expertise, Coach: Frederic Vergnoux UK Sport’s World-Class Podium Programme and the British Paralympic Association, Kirsty benefits from support from her club, her coach, being part of Scottish Swimming’s Senior Squad, who manage Britain’s teams prior to and during the Paralympic Games. Scottish Institute of Sport’s high-performance expertise, British Swimming, UK Sport’s World-Class Podium Programme and the British Olympic Association, who manage Team GB prior to and during the Olympic Games.

For all you need to know about Scots competing as part of Team GB, visit www.sisport.com or see the pre-Beijing edition of Goldzone.

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