sports organisation and development

Question 1

What does the Department for culture, media and sport (DCMS) do?

Answer 1

• Promotes Great Britain as highly creative
• funds sport England to promote lifelong participation between 14-25 year olds
  -Expanding school games programme to provide more opportunities for school children to play competitive sport.

Question 2

What does the Department for health do?

Answer 2

• Aims to help people live an enhanced quality of life for longer.

Question 3

What does the Department for education do?

Answer 3

• Responsible for English education
  -Involved in the initiatives the DCMS participates in

Question 4

What do National governing bodies of sport do?

Answer 4

• Take responsibility for managing a particular sport
  -Independent and self-appointed

Question 5

Four examples of NGB’s

Answer 5

• Rugby football union
• badminton England
• lawn tennis association
• football association

Question 6

What are NDSO’s

Answer 6

• Responsible for the expansion und marketing of sporting opportunities for specific disability groups.

Question 7

Three examples of NDSO’s

Answer 7

• UK sports association for people with learning disability
• wheel power
• Mencap sport England

Question 8

What does the National lottery do?

Answer 8

• engages with 12 finders who independently decide which projects recieve funding
• also funds Olympic and Paralympic sport