World Class Community Sports Development

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World Class Community Sports Development

• The New Sporting Agenda
• A National Governing Body Perspective
• Paul Clark
• Chief Executive, England Netball

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Content

• England Netball
• Context Background
• Emerging Key Messages
• Implications Opportunities
• Questions

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The All England Netball Association

• Governing Body for the sport in England not UK
• Non Olympic Elite Sport
• HQ in Hitchin 9 Regional Offices
• 55 permanent staff 200 sessional
• 38 County Development Officers jointly
  funded/hosted
• Turnover of 5m 60 sourced from public funds

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The All England Netball Association

• 65,000 affiliated members
• 164,000 said they played Active People
• 12th Sport 25th Activity
• 3,200 coaches
• 230 accredited Clubs
• Local, regional National competition
• Cooperative National Super League
• National Team ranked 3 in world u21 Silver in WYC

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Context

• 05 - 09 WSP Start Stay Succeed
• 09 -13 WSP m1 Participation Participation -
  Participation
• - Active People Survey
• - SE funds split between Sport Physical
  Activity
• - Grey areas around Delivery System Roles
  Remit
• - NGB perspective financially squeezed
• - Netball Performance funding threatened
• 09- 13 WSP m2 A change of direction

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Emerging Messages

• Secretary of State Sports for Sports sake SE
  new Strategy
• World Class Community Sports Development
• Grow participation Sustain retain Excel
  Talent Pathways
• Target Groups women girls disabled YP
• Cross Govt Dept development of Physical Activity
  Strategy funding from DoH ??
• Review of the Single System for Sport

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Emerging Messages

• Profile of the 5 hour offer extending
  activities
• New Strategy will be launched in May 08 with
  funding criteria process but likely to be
  single pot funding and outcomes based.
• Implementation 1 April 2009
• We are told that NGBs will have a pivotal role
  in delivering the agenda

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Implications Opportunities

• Real focus on sport
• Real focus on quality rather than quantity
• The will be a quid pro quo empowered but must
  deliver
• NGBs are in much stronger position
• Continuity of funding 4 years in principle
• Partnership approach will be important
• Timescales are tight
• Risk of Change change of Govt, SoS Change of
  Direction?
• SPORT WILL BENEFIT

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• Questions