FUNDING IN SPORT

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FUNDING IN SPORT

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DEFINITIONS

• THE PUBLIC SECTOR funding from the govt and
  local authorities
• THE PRIVATE SECTOR companies whose aim is to
  make money, but who also often help to fund sport
• THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR NGBs and local private
  clubs which exist for their members
• Have a look at the diagram funding pie

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The Funding Pie

• The funding pie is made up of public, private and
  voluntary sectors
• They all receive money and pay out money in
  various ways
• Look at the funding pie information sheet

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FUNDING FOR SPORT

• Sport makes money and costs money
• Sport has been regarded as a low status activity
• Therefore, receiving insufficient state funding
  (public sector)
• Funding has been received from private and
  voluntary sources

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Funding for sport

• However, the attitude of politicians toward sport
  has changed
• They want to provide quality facilities for all
• They want to achieve international success

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SPORTS FUNDING IN THE UK

• GOOD FEATURES
• National Lottery money available for excellence
• Some clubs are very wealthy
• Some games can now compete on even terms with the
  rest of the world
• Bring back our playing fields scheme set up
  by the govt in 1999

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SPORTS FUNDING IN THE UK

• BAD FEATURES
• A balance should be sought between public and
  private funding
• The complexity of funding in British sport has
  led to an imbalance between activities and
  provision on levels of the performance pyramid

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SPORTS FUNDING IN THE UK

• BAD FEATURES
• Lottery money not evenly distributed
• Lack of equality amongst clubs e.g.
• Ambition can outweigh financial resources,
  resulting in clubs going bankrupt e.g.
• NGBs can lose their control when they sell their
  sport for commercial reasons
• Commercialism has a massive role to play in
  British sport, this has come from a lack of govt
  aid, resulting in some clubs losing their control

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SPORTS AID

• A charity, set up in 1998
• Funded by
• Foundation for sport and the arts
• Sponsorship from companies
• Donations from individuals and companies

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SPORTS AID

• It gives grants to talented able bodied and
  disabled performers who are outside of the World
  Class Programme
• See handouts

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SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR ELITE PERFORMERS
TRUST CHARITIES
NATIONAL LOTTERY (WCP)
NGB
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PART TIME WORK
PARENTS AND FAMILIES
SPORTS AID SPONSORSHIP
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NATIONAL LOTTERY

• Has a huge impact on British sport
• Now the main source of sports funding in the UK
• The Lottery was originally set up to raise money
  for 5 good causes
• A 6th cause was added in 1998 New Opportunities
  fund for health and education projects

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GOODS CAUSES
NEW OPPS
CHARITIES
MILLENNIUM
SPORT
HERITAGE
THE ARTS
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WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?

• The Lottery sports fund provides grants of more
  than 200 million annually
• This is distributed by the sports councils to
  support and encourage sporting excellence and
  mass participation
• The councils make their own decisions about where
  the funding goes

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NATIONAL LOTTERY MONEY
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NATIONAL LOTTERY AND EXCELLENCE

• UK sport distributes 25 million of lottery
  funding to
• NGBs World Class Performance Programmes (WCPP)
• UKSI and its coaches
• Sports science back up
• Warm weather and acclimatisation training
• Travel and accommodation for competition
• Athlete development programmes and training
  facilities

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NATIONAL LOTTERY AND EXCELLENCE

• Each project is co-ordinated by a performance
  director
• Performers are set targets that correspond with
  success
• If performers do not achieve their targets, they
  lose their funding
• we have the talented athletes who can be
  winners on the world stage and we must give them
  the best services and facilities in the world so
  they have the best possible chance to succeed
• Sir Steve Redgrave (UKSI board member)

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NATIONAL LOTTERY AND MASS PARTICIPATION

• The Sports Councils not only aim for excellence,
  but also encourage sports development and the
  provision of facilities
• They provide funding for
• Individuals
• Sports clubs
• Local Government
• NGBs

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NATIONAL LOTTERY AND MASS PARTICIPATION

• Over 1 billion of lottery money has been awarded
  to over 3,000 community sports projects
• Sport England has focused on increasing
  participation by young people and improving
  sports provision in schools

• The Sports Council for Wales has done the same
  Dragon Sport and PESS (see notes)
• Other priorities include
• Supporting deprived areas
• Ethnic minorities
• People with disabilities
• Women