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Huw G Jones Chief Executive Sports Council for Wales

NATIONS AND REGIONS: From Participation to Excellence. Huw G Jones Chief Executive Sports Council for Wales.

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Huw G Jones Chief Executive Sports Council for Wales

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  1. NATIONS AND REGIONS: From Participation to Excellence Huw G JonesChief ExecutiveSports Council for Wales

  2. ‘Sport has the power to unite people in a way that little else can. Sport can create hope where there was once despair. It breaks down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of discrimination. Sport speaks to people in a language they can understand’Nelson Mandela

  3. SCW’s - Key Priorities • To create more opportunities for children and young people to participate in sport • To advocate to our partners the importance of adult sport and physical activity and disseminate good practise • To build on success of Beijing Olympics and Paralympics to maintain success in Delhi, London and beyond

  4. Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth Games, World, European, Commonwealth Championships, International competition EXCELLENCE Regional, Local coaching & Training. Regional, Local competition, Sports specific clubs, interclub PERFORMANCE School sport, leisure centre activities, fitness clubs PARTICIPATION Active recreation, Dragon sport, Physical education FOUNDATION Diversification Active lifestyles, walking and cycling, work place challenge, doorstep activities, Free swimming. THE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PYRAMID

  5. " One never notices what has been done; one only sees what remains to be done".Marie Curie, Scientist

  6. Where are we now? • Wales achieves significant success at British, Commonwealth and Wales levels • Disability sport • Individuals • Teams • Punches above its weight • Absolute terms • Per capita basis

  7. Recent International Successes • Most successful Olympic Games in 100 years • Over 25% of Team GB Paralympic Golds • Nicole Cooke – Olympic and World Champion • Joe Calzaghe – best British boxer of all time • Ryan Giggs – Most successful Brit. Footballer • David Roberts – 11 Paralympic Golds • Helen Tucker – World Triathlon Champ. • WRU – Grand Slam • Shane Williams – Rugby World Player of Year

  8. Recent Participation Successes • 94% of primary schools offering Dragon sport and 148,000 children involved • 96% secondary schools offering 5 x 60 • Over 80% of secondary school aged children taking part in club based activities • ¾ schools taking part in PESS (6th Year) • Quality of PE improving; Estyn Reports • More extracurricular and club activity than ever • Junior membership of NGBs is at record high

  9. 3 Principles of Management • Structure - Regionalisation • Operation - Decentralisation • Decision Making - Subsidiarity

  10. ‘I’ve spent 30 years going around factories. When you know something’s wrong, nine times out of ten it’s the management – in truth, because people aren’t being led right.’Sir John Harvey-Jones

  11. CREDIBLE GOVERNANCE SOUND MANAGEMENT A STRONG RESPECTED INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR A STRONG DOMESTIC STRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL GOVERNING BODY

  12. GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT Direction and Leadership INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION DOMESTIC STRUCTURE Good results sustained in international competition Healthy club network More + better coaches Appropriate competition GOVERNING BODY OUTCOMES

  13. GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT Self assessment Income generation SCW grant % income Staff costs % expenditure INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION DOMESTIC STRUCTURE Medals Results UK representation UK funded athletes Membership Clubs Coaches Officials Volunteers NGB PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

  14. SUCCESS FORMULA SUCCESS APPROPRIATE COMPETITION TALENTED INDIVIDUAL GIFTED COACH SUPPORT SERVICES + = + +

  15. SUCCESS FORMULA SUCCESS APPROPRIATE COMPETITION TALENTED INDIVIDUAL GIFTED COACH SUPPORT SERVICES + = + + Innate ability Technique Skill Physiological Psychological Commitment Determination Focus

  16. SUCCESS FORMULA SUCCESS APPROPRIATE COMPETITION TALENTED INDIVIDUAL GIFTED COACH SUPPORT SERVICES + = + + Knowledge Communication Skills Experience Management Skills Innate ability Technique Skill Physiological Psychological Commitment Determination Focus

  17. SUCCESS FORMULA SUCCESS APPROPRIATE COMPETITION TALENTED INDIVIDUAL GIFTED COACH SUPPORT SERVICES + = + + Knowledge Communication Skills Experience Management Skills Demanding Regular Frequent Innate ability Technique Skill Physiological Psychological Commitment Determination Focus

  18. SUCCESS FORMULA SUCCESS APPROPRIATE COMPETITION TALENTED INDIVIDUAL GIFTED COACH SUPPORT SERVICES + = + + Facility Access Sports Science Sports Medicine Knowledge Communication Skills Experience Management Skills Demanding Regular Frequent Innate ability Technique Skill Physiological Psychological Commitment Determination Focus

  19. Competing Internationally – Developing Talent • Player Pathway should be competitor centred • Competition structures should be sport-led not politics • Clarity of structure essential • Buy-in by sport and politicians

  20. Varying Regional/National Models

  21. ‘The young people who box, fence, swim, run and shoot and do all those things for the next 15 days have given up four years of their lives to win a gold medal. Hardly any of them will actually win anything, but that doesn’t matter. When they go home to their hamlets, villages and towns, they can all say one thing with great pride: “I broke bread with the rest of the world”.’Jesse Owens, speaking to a journalist at the Montreal Olympics 1976

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