LO1: Understand how sport is organised in the UK

Department for culture, media and sport (DCMS)

Funds sport to improve opportunity, participation and economical growth in sport, all with the aim of enhancing British culture.

Department of health

Interested and involved in the health benefits of exercise to help people live a better quality of life for longer.

Department for education

Primarily responsible for the development of sport within schools and education setting

How does Department for Culture, Media and Sport do to help promote sport?

• Secure and distributes funding to sports organisation

• Encourages life-long participation in sport

• Provides more opportunities for competitive sport

• Promotes major sporting events in the UK

• Funds Sport England the encourage participation in 14-15 year olds

• Promote initiative to increase participation

• Contributes to the school games programme

What does the Department of Health do to help promote sport?

• Trains staff in sport and exercise, medicine

• Encourages life-long participation in sport

• Works alongside the other government departments

• Promotes exercise and health related campaigns (couch to 5K)

What does the Department for Education do to promote sport?

• Promotes PE as a vital part of the curriculum

• Promotes careers in sport through education

• Support initiatives such as school games programme

• Encourages life-long participation in sport

• Works alongside the other gov departments

• Supports development of schools sport and PE through funding school sport premium

• Protects school playing fields

What are the roles and responsibilities of NGBs?

• Setting / enforcing of rules and regulations

• Increasing participation rates in their sport

• Development of grassroots sport and initiatives

• Providing education to athletes and performers

• Training coaches / officials providing the framework for coaches

• Providing funding for a specific reason

• Promotes ethics

• Working with international governing bodies

• Talent ID and pathway progression

• Promote / recognise the role of volunteers

What is the National Lottery ?

• Huge contributor to elite and grassroots sport

• Supports:

  • Facilities

  • Athlete developmefunds sport organisations such as UK Sport and Sport England and the Olympics and Paralympics