Report 1: A REVIEW OF IRELAND 'S PREPARATION FOR AND PERFORMANCES IN THE ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES
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The purpose of this report is to assess the performance of the Irish teams at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Athens in 2004. In addition, it reviews the extent to which the recommendations from the Sydney Review were implemented and assesses the role and performance of the relevant sporting bodies and agencies. Finally, a series of recommendations are proposed based upon these assessments and taking into account a review of international best practice. Download [Microsoft Word, 1MB]
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Report 2: PROPOSALS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN IRISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT
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The need for an Irish Institute of Sport has been expressed in a number of reports in recent years. This report was commissioned by the Irish Sports Council to research the options, to formulate proposals and to recommend a strategy. The project was guided by an Advisory Group and the detailed analysis was undertaken by a broadly based Strategic Technical Group. This latter Group was chaired by Brian Miller and was supported by Wharton Consulting. Download [Microsoft Word 1.2MB] top::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Report 3: A REVIEW OF THE NEED FOR A CHANGE IN ATHLETICS IN THE UK
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Athletics is one of ten UK-wide sports asked by Sport England and UK Sport to produce a ‘One Stop Plan’. The Plan willprovide an overall strategic vision for athletics in the UK, from grassroots to international level, and set the context for future funding decisions. The two sports councils undertook to provide athletics with some additional external support to help with the Plan and invited me to make independent recommendations about the future direction of the sport. I have been helped by Michael Johns and David Whitaker and have greatly appreciated their wisdom and support. The three of us have enjoyed excellent technical help from our support team. Dr David Martin has worked directly with me throughout the review and made an outstanding contribution to researching and preparing our report.
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Report 4: Elite Sport and Higher Education: A Review and Policy Statement
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Higher education institutions have a long, rich and distinguished tradition of producing and supporting talented athletes. Indeed, it is fair to say that universities have pioneered many of the modern day advances and approaches in performance sport. This has come from a quarter of a century's involvement in managing sports bursary programmes, leading the understanding and application of sports medicine and sports science, appreciating the need to balance work (study) and sporting priorities and by taking (long before it was fashionable) a genuine interest in the long-term development of the individual.
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