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 – NGB’s and local private clubs which exist for their members

Have a look at the diagram ‘funding pie’

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

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

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

SPORTS FUNDING IN THE UK

GOOD FEATURESNational Lottery money available for

excellenceSome clubs are very wealthySome 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

SPORTS FUNDING IN THE UK

BAD FEATURESA balance should be sought between

public and private fundingThe complexity of funding in British

sport has led to an imbalance between activities and provision on levels of the performance pyramid

SPORTS FUNDING IN THE UKBAD 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. NGB’s 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

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

SPORTS AID

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

• See handouts

SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR ELITE PERFORMERS

TRUST & CHARITIES

NATIONAL LOTTERY (WCP)

PART TIME WORK

NGB

PRIVATE COMPANIES

PARENTS AND FAMILIES

SPORTS AID SPONSORSHIP

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

GOODS CAUSES

CHARITIES

MILLENNIUMFUND HERITAGE

THE ARTS

SPORT

NEWOPPORTUNITIES

NEW OPPSCHARITIES

MILLENNIUM

HERITAGETHE ARTS

SPORT

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

NATIONAL LOTTERY MONEY

NATIONAL LOTTERY AND EXCELLENCEUK sport distributes £25 million of lottery

funding to:• NGB’s 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

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)

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•NGB’s

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