Understanding Sporting Organizations for Informed Decision Making

1. Influences Sporting Organisations Making informed decisions about getting involved in a lifetime of physical activity

2. Session Outcomes: • By the end of this session we should be able to: • Explain the main roles of Sport England, NGB’s, Youth Sport Trust and Dame Kelly Holmes organisations. • Describe 2 examples from each organisation and relate how they affect participation in physical activity.

3. Exam question • Schools can promote and influence participation in physical education. • (a) Describe how teachers can influence participation. (2 marks) • (b) What is meant by ‘extra-curricular’ activities? Include one example in your answer

4. Answers! • Award up to two marks for a correct response. • - General staff attitude can influence, either positively or negatively. • - The experience of staff in various activities, or a range of activities, can be influential. • - The playing ability and level of staff expertise can be influential. • - Specific staff interest in particular activities will usually lead to a rise in participation in that particular activity. • 8b ) Award up to two marks: one mark for stating what extra curricular activities are and • one further mark for a suitable example. • Extra-curricular: provision made in addition to the normal school timetable, over and • above the statutory provision. • Examples include: •  lunchtime and after school practices •  clubs •  teams •  societies •  trips. • NB Just naming a sport/ activity without relating it to the above is not acceptable.

5. Sport England What is it? • Government agency that provides funding and facilities, measures participation and identifies priority groups • Ambition is to increase the number of people who play sports regularly and reduce the number of young people who stop playing when they finish school • Question- How do they aim to increase participation? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJD7HL2MwEQ

6. How Sport England aims to increase participation Funding • Distributes lottery funding and government funding to help: • County sports partnerships • National governing body work (NGB) • Facility development • Schools • Community sports development

7. Sport England continued Facilities • Iconic facilities http://www.sportengland.org/funding/our-different-funds/iconic-facilities/ • Inspired facilities (making it easier for local community to refurbish sports clubs) • Protecting playing fields Active people survey- measures how many people participate in sport

8. National Governing Bodies How many can you think of? • Aim to increase participation/performance in sport through providing and supporting: • Coaching (qualifications, leadership courses) • Officiating qualifications • Talent development (from grass roots to elite) • Competition

9. Youth Sport Trust • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHQQaM72Up0 • Manages national school sport competitions, leadership and volunteering programmes to engage young people in PE and school sport

10. How they change lives through sport… • Managing school sport competitions • Leadership and volunteering e.g. young ambassadors, learning leaders • Programmes to engage people e.g. bikeability, fit for girls, change for life sports clubs. Home learning you must know at least 2 in detail!!!

11. Take notes… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKxFIiTRS9c • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3p1QX_j2Yk • What are they?

12. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust • The DKH trust aims to utilise elite sport role models to: • Inspire participation • Mentor young people • You must know 2 projects in detail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ1sGJdoMss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOdPSqpodC0

13. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust Get on Tack • All about personal development • Learning how to become more employable • All about carrying on with life • Hard work & determination • Working as a team, communication 'Get on Track' is a three stage sport and personal development programme where young disadvantaged people are mentored by a team of Olympians, Paralympians, World and Commonwealth champions.

The programme helps the young participants to develop their confidence, self-belief and employability skills.

14. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust Unlocking Potential • Elite athletes mentor young people to unlock their potential • 14 world class athletes • Young people and mentors spend a lot of time together • All about finding the young persons talent/spark • Programme shows nothing is impossible Unlocking Potential is a programme run by the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust and AQA, to help bring out the best in young people so that they can be the best they can be

15. Exam questions • Name one of the Dame Kelly Holmes charity projects and explain how it may help to mentor young people. (4 marks) • Name one of the Youth Sport Trust programmes and explain how they encourage people in PE and sport. (4 marks)

16. Throw back Thursday! 1. What is leisure time and why has it increased? (4marks) 2. Describe a way in which science technology has helped to improve performances in a sport or activity. (3 marks)

17. Progress check: • Can you do the following? • Explain the main roles of Sport England, NGB’s, Youth Sport Trust and Dame Kelly Holmes organisations. • Describe 2 examples from each organisation and relate how they affect participation in physical activity.