Session objective

To understand the initiatives

and agencies that influence
participation in sport and
physical activity

Initiatives in sport
1. Increase participation in sport
2. Retain people in sport
3. Create opportunities for talented performers
to achieve success at the highest level, e.g.
Tom Daley

The key thing to remember is that initiatives

aim to get MORE PEOPLE ACTIVE and therefore
leading a HEALTHY LIFESTYLE!!

Why?
Delivered through agencies with common aims:
0 Increase participation
0 Retain people in sport
0 Create opportunities for talented performers

in sport

Who?
Target priority groups where participation is
low:
0 Lower social-economic groups
0 Adults with a limiting disability or illness
0 Women and girls
0 Minority ethnic groups

How do initiatives work?

AIM: Increase participation get more people
involved in sport
WHY? To improve health (physical, mental and social
wellbeing) and fitness
LEADING TO? A healthier nation and more
entertainment from better performers

How do initiatives work?

AIM: Retain people keeps them involved
WHY?
0 Maintain/ improve fitness & health
0 To take on other roles
0 Improve success rate
HOW/ WHAT DO THEY NEED TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN?
0 Effective networks of clubs
0 A route to progress with good facilities
0 The opportunity for competition

How do initiatives work?

AIM: Create opportunities
WHY?
0 For talented performers to achieve success
HOW/ WHAT DO THEY NEED TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN?
0 Progression from foundation to elite stages of
participation pyramid
0 Agency involvement to provide better facilities,
coaching and education

Who is responsible for

these initiatives?
0Sport England
0Youth Sports Trust
0National Governing Bodies

(NGBs)

Agencies
Agencies deliver initiatives:
0 NGBs
i.e. The Football Association (The FA)
http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/WhatWeDo
0 Sport England

http://www.sportengland.org/about_us/what_we_d
o.aspx

0 Youth Sports Trust

http://www.youthsporttrust.org/page/home-welco
me/index.html

Sport England
WORKING TO: Create a community sport system
BY?
0 Investing national lottery funding
0 Working with UK sport
0 Delivering mass participation sporting legacy from
2012 London Olympics

Youth Sports Trust

WORKING TO: Create a PE and Sport system that
engages all young people
BY?
0 Working with schools and NGBs to start new clubs at
schools
0 Creating next generation of volunteers as coaches/
officials/ team managers
0 Delivering mass participation sporting legacy from 2012
London Olympics

Session objective
To understand the initiatives
and agencies that influence
participation in sport and
physical activity

National Governing
Bodies
The Football Association (FA)
Badminton Association
Netball

England

Rugby Football Union (RFU)

England Hockey
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
UK Athletics
English Cricket
Board (ECB)

National Governing
Bodies
WORKING TO: Increase the numbers and skill
level of those participating in their sport
BY?
0 Increasing quality & quantity of coaches, officials 7
volunteers
0 Organising more competitions at all levels
0 Assisting with facility development

For Example..
The Football Association (The FA), has
a coaching programme endorsed by the
United Kingdom Coaching Certificate
(UKCC), which offers training in a variety
of roles, starting with the 1st 4 Sport
Level 1 certificate in coaching
football
Level 1

Level 5

National Governing
Bodies
WORKING TO: Increase the numbers and skill
level of those participating in their sport
BY?
0 Increasing quality & quantity of coaches, officials 7
volunteers
0 Organising more competitions at all levels
0 Assisting with facility development

Example exam question

Identify three agencies involved in the
provisions of opportunity for becoming or
remaining involved in physical activity.
0 Sport England
0 Youth Sports Trust
0 National Governing bodies