Compare How Schools and Colleges in the Usa Help Prepare Young People for Participation in Professional Sport to Those in the Uk
Compare how schools and colleges in the USA help prepare young people for participation in professional sport to those in the UK.
Evaluate the effectiveness of both systems.
In the USA the main aim in sport, even from a young age, is winning and they heavily adopt the ‘Lombardian’ ethic, meaning in general they strive much more greatly for excellence rather than mass participation. This is dissimilar to the UK, who is in general much more concentrated on mass participation than they are on elitism. In both the USA and the UK there are sponsorship schemes and bursaries to allow potential athletes to develop their talent at top schools and universities regardless of their economic background, however the USA offer a larger range of scholarships to support their young athletes.
The USA college system helps to prepare young athletes in particular. College games generally have very high spectator rates and are often covered by the media. This can help to prepare the athletes for professionalism as they are used to playing under the pressure of an audience and in big stadiums. The UK schools and universities tend to lack spectators and media coverage; only the big events are covered by the media for example, the Oxford v Cambridge boat race. The UK’s athletes may be less prepared for the extra pressure caused by large crowds and media coverage at a professional level. The facilities provided by US universities and colleges are usually much better than the facilities in the UK and this helps the young athletes in America to train at a higher level. The coaching and medical support also tends to be much better in the USA than it is in the US.
The UK has no official draft system where graduates from Universities or school leavers can go directly into professional sport. There are a series of club links to schools, which may have connections to county and international scouts. In the UK it is harder to get scouted and recognised as talent as there is significantly
Evaluate the effectiveness of both systems.
In the USA the main aim in sport, even from a young age, is winning and they heavily adopt the ‘Lombardian’ ethic, meaning in general they strive much more greatly for excellence rather than mass participation. This is dissimilar to the UK, who is in general much more concentrated on mass participation than they are on elitism. In both the USA and the UK there are sponsorship schemes and bursaries to allow potential athletes to develop their talent at top schools and universities regardless of their economic background, however the USA offer a larger range of scholarships to support their young athletes.
The USA college system helps to prepare young athletes in particular. College games generally have very high spectator rates and are often covered by the media. This can help to prepare the athletes for professionalism as they are used to playing under the pressure of an audience and in big stadiums. The UK schools and universities tend to lack spectators and media coverage; only the big events are covered by the media for example, the Oxford v Cambridge boat race. The UK’s athletes may be less prepared for the extra pressure caused by large crowds and media coverage at a professional level. The facilities provided by US universities and colleges are usually much better than the facilities in the UK and this helps the young athletes in America to train at a higher level. The coaching and medical support also tends to be much better in the USA than it is in the US.
The UK has no official draft system where graduates from Universities or school leavers can go directly into professional sport. There are a series of club links to schools, which may have connections to county and international scouts. In the UK it is harder to get scouted and recognised as talent as there is significantly