1.1 organisations involved in sport in the uk Flashcards
what does DCMS stand for?
department of cultural, media and sport
how is sport in the UK organised?
UK Gov
dept. of Edu/ Health/ CMS
Sport England/ UK sport
role of DCMS
work with dept. of education and health
distribute funding for UK sport and Sport England
increase participation and lifelong involvement (14-25 yr. olds)
provide opportunities to play competitively
promote major sporting events
support initiatives such as school games
role of department of education
fund school PE
determine PE curriculum and how much is in it
work with Sport England to help teach
support initiatives such as school games
protect school playing fields
encourage health and lifelong participation
what’s the difference in who UK sport and Sport England focus on?
UK sport- elite athletes in the Olympic path
sport England- grassroot athletes
role of UK sport
provide high quality coaching/ facilities/ healthcare and knowledge
support athletic performance to maximise gold medal yield
run the world class programme
bid for major events
invest national lottery and government funding into Olympic sports
role of Sport England
increase participation
distribute NL and government funding
support target groups- tackle discrimination
launch campaigns
protect public facilities and playing fields
encourage volunteers and coaches
support gov targets to reduce pressure on healthcare
fund some elite sports e.g England squash
work with organisations
provide info and expertise
what are national governing bodies?
different organisations that specialise in specific sports on national basis
NGB’s examples
the football association
British Blind Sport
England Athletics
British ice skating
British cycling
British Gymnastics
Swim England
Badminton England
role of NGB’s
set rules and regulations
organise comps and initivates
increase participation
provide education- drugs, diets
train coaches
involved in talent development ( blue areas of wcp )
target focus groups
advertise their sport
distribute funding
develop grassroots
what is the Olympic pathway?
A programme ran by UK sport to help get athletes to the Olympics
Which stages of the world class programme podium is for the Olympics?
podium
podium potential
performance foundations
what does podium mean?
the athlete has realistic medal capabilities of a max of 4 years away
what does podium potential mean?
athlete has demonstrated realistic medal capabilities for the future Olympics 4 to 6 years away
what does performance foundations mean?
where high talents are identified from the home nation pathway. they have potential to graduate to performance foundations in 1 to 4 years.
