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1. Sport Englandfundingandhowdoesitwork?
“To be eligiblefor2013-17 wholesport planfunding,NGBshadto fulfil at least one ofthese two
criteria:
They are governingbodiesof sportswith more than 75,000 people inEnglandtakingpart once a
week (asmeasured by Active PeopleSurvey 5, (October 2010 to October 2011). These sports have
the biggest impacton our aimto increase regular andsustainedparticipation.
How did we assess each application?Eachapplicationwasassessedagainstsixinvestment
principles,whichare:
Sport Englandinvestmentin NGBwhole sport plansfor2013-17 is a privilege,notan entitlement
Fundingwill be awardedon a competitivebasisto thoseNGBs puttingforwardthe strongestplans
and whichhave a goodtrack record of deliveryWholesport planinvestment mustdeliver one or
more of Sport England’stalentandparticipationoutcomesOf the total investmentavailablefor
participation,SportEnglandexpects 60% to benefityoungpeople aged 14-25 and 40 per cent to
benefit the rest of the adultpopulationNGBswhosesportis playedin schoolsmustdeliver a
robust transitionprogrammecreatinglinksbetween school sport andclub andcommunitysport
Whattargets do the funded sportsneed to meet?
We have set all of our fundedsports targets that they need to meet, you canfind detailsofthe
targets here.
Whatare the key prioritiesof fundedsports andhow do partners supportwith delivery?
Youcan view a more detailed breakdownof what key prioritiesand programmesNGBsare
planningtodeliver by viewingthe NGB National PrioritiesSummarysheet. Thissummary is
specificallyaimedatour national andlocal partners to gain a greater insightandup to date
picture of NGBdelivery plans.For CountySportsPartnershipsthis alsooutlinesthe specificsupport
each NGB mayrequire to support with the landingoftheir plans.”
Thiswas takenfromthe Sport Englandwebsite it’ssimplyabreakdownof how moneyisallocated
and howtheydecide howmuchisgiventoa particularsport, now rugbyleague isone sportthat the
RFL says desperatelyneedextrafundinghoweveraccordingtosportEnglandguidelinestheyare
strugglingtomake up participantnumbersthisisone the mainthingsIwill be coveringinmy
documentary.Isitunfairfor sportEnglandto say theyare thinkingaboutcuttingoff rugbyleague
financial assistance orisitup to the RFL to do more withthe moneytheyhave andinvestitmore
wiselyintograssrootsdevelopmentof sportwhetheritismale orfemale.
A lotof myresearchis secondaryresearchbecause of the limitedresearchIcando as a student
howeverIdidtake a surveywithinmylocal rugbyclubto see whethertheyfeltthatsportEngland
shouldinvestmore moneyintothe sportorwhetherthe RFLshouldbe spendingthe moneymore
wisely.

2. Justover60% saidthat theyfeltthatsport Englandshouldhelpoutmore butthere wasalso
a lot of criticismforthe RFL notspendingthe moneywellenoughandploughingintounwise
projects.
should sport england put more money into
rugby ?
yes
no