2. Learning Objectives
• To develop an understanding of the role
that UK sport agencies play in the
organisation of sport at different levels
• To understand how UK Sport, Sport
England and the youth Sport trust effect
the performance pyramid
3. • The development and organisation of
sport in the UK has not followed a
regular pattern, with individuals, groups
and clubs free to develop their sport as
they like.
• The government has never directly
involved itself in the organisation of
sport at local or national level.
5. UK Sport
• Established by Royal
Charter in 1996, UK Sport
works in partnership with the
home country sports
councils and other agencies
to lead sport in the UK to
world-class success.
• UK Sport is responsible for
managing and distributing
public investment and is a
statutory distributor of funds
raised by the National
Lottery.
• Accountable to Parliament through the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, UK Sport's work is
directed by the Board, which meets every two months.
• Elite Performance – regional centres of excellence
6. Two main aims:
1. To support and deliver
success at the Olympic
and Paralympic Games –
a ‘no compromise’
approach to target
resources at athletes
capable of winning
medals.
2. World Class Performance
Programme: funds
performance and
subsistence costs of elite
UK athletes (money from
the National Lottery)
7. • Sport England is the government
agency responsible for developing a
world-class community sports system.
• On Tuesday 10 June 2008 we
published a radical new strategy to get
more people playing and enjoying sport
and to help those with talent get to the
very top.
• The new approach is designed to
capitalise on the once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity presented by the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,
and to use its power to inspire more
people to take part in and succeed in
sport.
8. • Promoting community sport to create an
active nation
• 2 million people more active before 2012
• Distribute lottery funding
• Parallel agencies (Sport Scotland/ Sports
Council for Wales (Sport Cymru)/Sports
Council Northern Ireland)
• County Sports Partnership
9. • Reverse decline in sports participation
• Programmes to encourage young people to
get involved in sport after they leave school:
– Help club development
– Supporting community sports provision
– Help NGB’s to develop effective competition
frameworks for young people
– Develop volunteering opportunities to get involved
in leadership and coaching
10. • The Youth Sport Trust is a registered charity, established in 1994.
• Their mission is to build a
brighter future for young
people by enhancing the
quality of their physical
education (PE) and sporting
opportunities.
• To increase young people’s
participation and enjoyment
of PE and school sport.
• For young people to have
the chance to experience
and enjoy different types of
activity at whatever level is
right for them.
• To ensure youngsters receive the best teaching, coaching and resources
possible and have the chance to progress if they show talent.
• To help our young people to live healthy and active lives and to be the best
they can be.
11. The YST has introduced the
following Initiatives:
• TOP Programmes –
provide a sporting
pathway for children
• Specialist Sports
Colleges - more
funding, community
use
12. • National Competitions
Framework
• Physical Education
School Sport and Club
Links (PESSCL) strategy
– aim to have 85% of
school children accessing
4 hours of high quality PE
and Sport a week by
2010
– Step into Sport – YST,
Sport England sports
leaders
– Gifted and Talented
13. • School Sport
Partnership – groups of
schools working
together to develop
opportunities for young
people
– 1 Partnership
Development Manager
(PDM)
– 8 School Sport Co-
ordinators (SSCO’s)
– 45 Primary and Special
School Link Teachers
(PLT)
