Organisations Flashcards
Describe how the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is involved with the
organisation of sport in the UK.
- Works with the Department of Education and/or Department of
Health - Increases participation/get people involved
- Funds Sport England/UK sport
- Promotes lifelong involvement amongst 14-25 year olds
- Contributes to the ‘school games programme’
- Provides more opportunities to play (competitive) sport
- Promotes major sporting events throughout the UK
In the UK various organisations are involved with sport and physical activity; one such organisation is Sport England.
Describe the work of Sport England.
- Increases participation/gets more people involved/try to reduce
dropout/more involved at grass roots level/foundation level
2.Launches campaigns/initiatives - Supports the government targets
- Provides or distributes lottery or government funding
5.Promotes or encourages volunteers/coaches/leadership/officials
6.Targets priority groups (e.g. Disabled) - Works with other organisations (e.g. NGB/YST/UK Sport/SP/School Games/National Lottery)
- Responsible for funding some elite sports. e.g. squash/netball)
- Provides information and expertise (Active Lives/people survey)
10.Protects community playing fields/provides community facilities
(Sub Max 1 mark)
1. E.g. of IGB such as FIFA/IOC/FINA/IAAF/IRF
(Sub Max 4 marks)
2. Promotes the game/event/increases participation
3. Organises tournaments/events/decide on host nation
4. Creates and amends the laws of the game (FIFA)
5. Uses the game/event to unite people/remove barriers
6. Uses the game/event to improve education
7. Uses the game/event to improve ethics and fair play
8. Tackles drug problems
9. Promotes equality in sport and the participation of women
(Sub Max 1 mark)
1. E.g. of IGB such as FIFA/IOC/FINA/IAAF/IRF
(Sub Max 4 marks)
2. Promotes the game/event/increases participation
3. Organises tournaments/events/decide on host nation
4. Creates and amends the laws of the game (FIFA)
5. Uses the game/event to unite people/remove barriers
6. Uses the game/event to improve education
7. Uses the game/event to improve ethics and fair play
8. Tackles drug problems
9. Promotes equality in sport and the participation of women
Sport England is responsible for bidding to host major sporting events
TRUE/FALSE?
FALSE
UK Sports main role is to provide funding for Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes
TRUE/FALSE?
TRUE
National governing bodies have a number of roles and responsibilities to fulfil within their
sport; one of these is sports development.
Describe other roles and responsibilities of a national governing body (NGB) of sport.
- Setting of rules and regulations
- Organising competitions/tournaments/initiatives/events
- Increasing participation rates
- Involvement with target groups
- Talent development
- Raising awareness/increased publicity/promote sport
- Develop grassroots (e.g. Just Play)
- Providing education to athletes and performers Eg Anti-
doping/nutrition/equality - Training coaches/officials providing the framework for
coaches (e.g. FA Level 1) - Providing/distribute funding
Sporting organisations within the UK work together. One such relationship is between a national governing body (NGB) and Sport England.
Describe how a national governing body (NGB) and Sport England work together.
- Improve provision/opportunity/increase participation/eg set
up competitions/events - Meet government recommendations for physical activity
for 14-25 year olds - Reducing barriers for under-represented groups (e.g.
Female) /more accessible for target groups - Develop projects aimed at disabled people to increase
participation - Provides funding for NGB elite development programmes
- Improves coaching standards (through The Coaching
Plan) - Help support the delivery of Whole Sport Plans
- Provides safeguarding and support resources to the
NGB’s - Deliver ‘The High Performing NGB programme.
- Develop grass roots provision to identify and develop
talent.
UK Sport has responsibility to bid for major sporting events.
True/False
True
Describe two ways in which National Disability Sports Organisations develops and promote sporting opportunities.
1 Support NGB’s to deliver a more inclusive programme /work with
NGB’s
2 Work with the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) to
ensure all disabled people can be active for life
3 Organizes sports events and competitions from juniors to adults
4 Supports gifted and talented athletes to train and compete in
national and international competitions
5 Provides opportunities to learn new skills and meet
others/provide opportunities to participate
6 Provide funding for facilities and/or equipment
Explain the role of UK Sport.
1 works with excellence/elite/medal hopefuls
2 Manages or distributes lottery funding
3 Manages the World Class Programme
4 Promotes ethical behaviour or drug free sport
5 Attracts major events
6 Enhances the organisation and administration of sport
7 Supports and works with NGBs
8 TASS Talented Athlete Scholarship system
9 Provides Performance Lifestyle Advice (PLA)
10 Launches Talent ID campaigns, looking for future
Olympians/Paralympians/high performance athletes
Describe how County Sports Partnerships attempt to increase participation in sport.
1 Implementation of promotional campaigns to raise awareness
2 Organise networking groups and conferences
3 Share good practice and case histories
4 Help to implement the School Games Programme /competitions
5 Implements the community games
6 Create a legacy from London 2012
7 Support young workers to volunteer
9 Work with target groups
Which one of the following is a National Governing Body?
Put a tick () in the box next to the correct answer.
(a) Sport England
(b) English Federation for Disability Sport
(c) Lawn Tennis Association
(d) Youth Sport Trust
(c) Lawn Tennis Association
Coaches play an important role in the delivery of sports development.
Give four other examples of roles in sports development.
- (PE) Teachers
- Officials
- Volunteers
- Sports Development officers
- (Sports) Leaders
- Trainees
Sports Development can be delivered through various initiatives.
(a) Name two national initiatives aimed at delivering sports development.
- This Girl Can
- Great British Tennis Weekend
- Chance to Shine
- 1 Million kids
- Kickz programme
- Swim 21
(b) Name two organisations involved in delivering sports development initiatives and events
- International federations e.g. IAAF
- National Governing Bodies/NGB’s e.g. The FA
- Sport England
- Local authority/local council eg Nottinghamshire
- Voluntary sports clubs eg Newark hockey club
- Partnerships eg Yorkshire sport foundation
- Youth Sports Trust
- National Disability Sports Organisation/NDSO eg
wheelpower
(c) Mo Farah has been a successful athlete for Team GB, participating in the 5000m and 10000m athletic events at the highest level. Describe how the success of Mo Farah at the Olympics and World Championships could help the development of the sport of athletics.
- Increases the profile of the sport
- Increases participation / memberships
- Acts as a role model to inspire/motivate
- Creates a bigger talent pool of athletes
- Increase attendances at athletic meets/events
- Develops links between clubs and the England Athletics
- Helps promotion of future athletic events
- Attract sponsorship/ increased funding to other athletic events
Name three national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport in the UK.
- The FA
- The RFU
- England Athletics
- The ASA
- England Netball
The success of sport depends upon the interactions of different organisations.
Give four reasons why interaction between sporting organisations might sometimes be negative.
1. Disagreement over players – e.g. Transfers/contracts/ eligibility Club vs Country 2. Disagreement over use of facilities 3. Financial reasons 4. Hosting / Political / differences 6. Different agendas/aims/goals
County Sports Partnerships (CSPs) are only found in England.
True
False
False
One of the target groups identified for sports development is those over 50 years and retired.
Describe a suitable warm up for someone in this target group who has not been
participating in regular physical activity.
- Pulse Raiser of suitable intensity and type – e.g. walk on
the spot; march on the spot; knee lifts - Appropriate Static stretches – e.g. seated hamstring
stretch; calf stretch against a wall for support; seated
shoulder stretch - Mobility exercises/ sport specific exercises/ Dynamic
stretching – e.g. bending and straightening arm and
legs/knees can be done in a chair or holding on to
something as support A passing drill
Explain why it is beneficial for a club to have a benchmark or quality scheme status like
Clubmark.
- Attract funding
- Investment in new equipment/facilities/allows the club to
grow - Increase membership/amount of people in the club
- Parents aware that it is a safe club/safeguarding is in
place/will take their child there - Develop coaches
- Leading to better quality provision/ success/ improved
player performance - Helps the club run more effectively/more organized
systems/allows for continued improvement
Other than measuring levels of performance, identify two other possible measures used
to determine the success of a sports development initiative.
- Participation rate/level / numbers participating
2. Impact on society
Explain why it might be important to use several different methods to promote sports
development initiatives and events.
- Some methods very widespread / catch more people – e.g.
TV advert or billboard poster Using a range gives most
access to widest variety of people/increases participation - Different methods reach different audiences (e.g. social
media = young people; local paper = older people) - Social media platforms allow people to forward/share the
message to others - Costs vary – e.g. social media relatively cheap/free to do;
TV advertising is expensive - Depends on scale of event – e.g. probably wouldn’t use TV
adverts for a local sports event
Identify four disadvantages of hosting a major sporting event.
- Cost
- Increased house prices
- Increased taxes
- People have to move house to build stadia
- Elitist
- Benefits restricted to the host city rather than the country
as a whole (e.g.) limited benefit of London 2012 in
Manchester - Potential for scandal (e.g.) drug use
- Wasted facilities
- Increased risk of terrorism
- Poor reputation if event is unsuccessful
- Long preparation and planning time
- Environmental impact / congestion
- Anti-social behavior e.g. crime rates / hooliganism
Volunteers are an important part of sports development initiatives and events.
Describe three benefits an individual may gain by volunteering.
- Improves confidence / self-esteem/ mental well being
- Meet new people
- Able to watch major sporting events
- Pride of being involved/sense of achievement
- Gain training/ Learn new skills
- New experience / provides opportunities
Describe how the work of an international sporting organisation impacts on sport in the UK.
1 Provide administrative and promotional support 2 Co-ordinate events 3 Agree and amend the rules of the game 4 remove barriers to participation 5 to improve education 6 to improve health and quality of life 7 Provides financial support
Define sports development.
1 The development of performance and participation
2 The use of sport for social benefit
3 The marketing or publicising of sports activities for a particular
community
Describe the leadership attributes needed to coach that can be generated through participation in sport.
1 Problem solving / tactics to beat opponents
2 Leadership / motivation / be a positive role model
3 Communication / good voice projection / control of the group /
clear instructions
4 Organisational skills / planning to organise equipment and or people
5 Empathy / respectful of participants
6 Knowledge of the activity / sport / rules and regulations
7 Able to establish and maintain relationships / group rapport / can
build confidence in others
Three methods used to measure the impact of sports dev and what measure.
1 (Method) Benchmarks and quality schemes/Self-assessment/External assessment
2 (What it measures) Measuring performance
3 (Method) Surveys/Uptake of NGB schemes scheme (Swim 21)
4 (What it measures) Measuring participation levels
5 (Method) Against local policy or targets
6 (What it measures) Measures impact on society
Outline the purpose of measuring the impact of sports dev.
1 Demonstrate success
2 Justify funding
3 Identify areas to improve
4 Illustrate best practice
How international sporting events support the aims of sports dev
1 media coverage heightens the profile of the sport/raises the public’s awareness
2 increased participation feeding into clubs/teams
3 education on the rules/regulations
4 role models generated inspires people to get involved
5 More participation will give bigger pool to find talent /
increase the standard of performance
Two national sport events
1 FA Cup / Football League Cup
2 Rugby League Challenge Cup
3 Twenty20 Cricket
4 British Swimming Championships
