Foundation Degree in Sports Coaching

Structure of the UK’s Sport Industry SPO0026-1 Employment Client Focus

Carl Page (1008889) University of Bedfordshire

Mr. D Burns

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How the Sport Industry is currently organised in the UK (BREO FD Employability Ass 1 710)

Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 2

The Difference between the ‘Performance’ and the ‘Participation’ Strands and the Implications of

This for the Sport Industry............................................................................................................. 2

The Differences and Interdependencies of the Three Main Sectoral Components of the Sport

Industry (Public; Private; Voluntary)............................................................................................... 3

Significant Recent And / Or Proposed Changes (Such As Funding or Strategic Thinking about the Place

of Sport in Society) To the Sport Industry ....................................................................................... 8

Relevant Legal and Regulatory Frameworks ................................................................................... 9

Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 10

References ................................................................................................................................. 11

Introduction

In this task I will be explaining how the Sport Industry is currently organised in the United Kingdom.

This will be done by researching and demonstrating my understanding of firstly the differences

between the ‘performance’ and the ‘participation’ strands and the implications of this for the Sport

Industry. Secondary I will be describing the differences and interdependencies of the three main

sectoral components of the Sport Industry, the public, private and voluntary sector. Finally I will be

giving detail explanations of the significant recent and / or proposed changes for example funding or

strategic thinking about the place of sport in society towards the Sport Industry.

The Difference between the ‘Performance’ and the ‘Participation’ Strands and the

Implications of This for the Sport Industry

Firstly in structure of the UK’s Sport

Industry it is split into two strands the

‘Performance’ and the ‘Participation’

strand. ‘Performance’ strand is where all

the elite level athletes function with other

organisations which make up the complex

structure of the UK’s Sport Industry.

Whereas ‘Participation’ strand works with

the other side of the sports development

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Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson aims set out for the DCMS (2010)

continuum which is the foundation/grass roots level of performers.

Therefore the implications between the ‘performance’ and the ‘participation’ strands are that

funding is presented differently all over UK’s sports industry. Since the funding of the sport indus try

is done in two ways either primary or joint. Primary funding is obtained directly in the sequence

first, while by being joint funded it’s done by two or more organisations concerned with since being

in combination of other associations in the sport industry.

The Differences and Interdependencies of the Three Main Sectoral Components of the

Sport Industry (Public; Private; Voluntary)

The public sector is defined as one of the parts of the economy or the business organisation of a

country made up of the government and local authorities, nationalised industries and public

services. Also it’s known as the government sector. Whereas the private sector is known as one of

the parts of the economy of a country, which itself is made up of the corporate sector ( firms owned

by private shareholders), the personal sector (individuals and their income and expenditure), and

the financial sector (banks and other institutions dealing in money). Finally the voluntary sector is

described as not part of statutory provision such as that of social services, and usually maintained at

least in part by private charitable donations rather than by government or other official support.

Therefore the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is a major division of government

responsible for dealing with Culture, Media and Sport within the United Kingdom. DCMS is joined

with the Government Olympic Executive (GOE) in which they manage the complete London 2012

Olympic Games & Paralympics Games. Additionally within the creative industries the Department

for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) want to carry on running directly with the extra Government

departments and other organizations.

Nonetheless the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) with their Non Departmental

Public Bodies (NDPBs) do posse numerous accepted associates in which they work overseas. Though

with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) presents advice to the Ministers on how

to help sport. As they support provision of the sport in the UK, by aspiring to assist to bring the three

important preferences that the Minister for Sport has established:

1. Support the bid to bring the 2018 World Cup to England

2. Deliver a safe and successful Olympic Games in 2012

3. Achieve a real and sustainable legacy for the 2012 Olympics

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Additionally direct the department’s connections with the sports provision in Non-Departmental

Public Bodies (NDPBs) such as Sport England, UK Sport and UK Anti-Doping. While with Sport

England their primary dependable for the increase great levels of participation sport in the UK. Plus

UK Sport produces main sporting competition to the UK through their World Class Events

Programme. As well the DCMS even aids projects which support equal opportunities in all the

sports.

UK Anti-Doping, they are the national body who are in charge for the execution and running of the

UK’s anti-doping strategy. As their role is to make sure the sports bodies in the United Kingdom obey

to the World Anti-Doping Code. The UK Anti-Doping runs with a range of stakeholders, plus

participants, to sustain pure sport. Plus by functioning with participants and sports which increase,

showcase tutoring and the record plans. Along with the testing of further than 40 sports, UK Anti -

Doping carries out management and be accountable for the controlling of anti -doping law

infringements. Since their affiliation with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Association of

National Anti-Doping Organisations, the Council of Europe and the International Anti-Doping

Agreement being important to UK Anti-Doping’s worldwide actions.

Though with the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), employment is supported through six

precedence subjects: accessibility, employment, equality and inclusion, health, safety and security,

sustainability, and legacy. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

(LOCOG) are dependable for arranging and showing London 2012 Games. The International Olympic

Committee (IOC) is the highest influence for Olympic Movement.

UK Sport is the country’s elite functioning sports agency; accountable for spending above £100

million per year in Britain's greatest Olympic and Paralympic athletes through the Exchequer and

National Lottery. Yet for London and ahead of a third run of private sector support - Team 2012 -

supplements this public spending. Therefore UK Sport is responsible to the Government because of

the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. UK Sport have a incredibly understandable remit at

the performance strand of Britain’s sport framework, as they have no aim interest in participation

strand of sport. Although the UK Sport operates with the National Governing Bodies and other

connected establishments which assist them, to create encouraging effective dealings with the

International Federations along with further worldwide organisations.

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British Olympic Association role within sport in the UK through to 2012

Whereas the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs), these are the fundamental

communications establishment for district sport. As their role is to arrange, control and persuade the

nation to get into their sport. However Sport and Recreation Alliance (formerly CCPR) is a company

for the leading and ambassador body of sport and recreation within the United Kingdom. Local

authority is defined as an administrative unit of local government. Therefore the local government is

a great help source for sport which promotes the neighboring area.

Yet the British Olympic Association is

effective, self-governing influence for British

Olympic Sport. BOA’s responsibility is to train

and direct the countries best athletes’ for the

Olympic Games. Plus BOA has the duty for

increasing the Olympic Movement all over

the United Kingdom. Furthermore BOA

provides widespread assistance provisions to

Britain’s Olympic participants and their

National Governing Bodies during every

Olympic phase which helps them in their

training for and execution at the Games.

Whereas the English Institute of Sport (EIS) runs in collaboration within sport, developing execution

via the method of great excellence in sport science and medical maintenance for elite performers.

Since a contribution supported organisation by UK Sport, Olympic and Paralympics Sports they’re

capable to connect with the EIS throughout their World Class Programme. For instance the EIS

encourages the competitors of forty nine National Governing Bodies (NGB's) of sports, these be

professional sports Sport England funded Paralympic and Olympic games. The EIS’s numerous

connections which help to increase elite sport in England, through the public funders, sport partners

and product partners. Thus creating advantages for athletes to reach their optimum performance for

competition through use of sports medicine, physiotherapy, sports massage, applied physiology,

strength and conditioning, nutrition, psychology and performance lifestyle support.

Additionally Sport England, government’s agency in charge for bringing a world class neighborhood

sport structure. They function strongly with the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB’s) to

provide the policy, plus operate in affil iation with the local authorities. For example the Sport

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SSCo Partnership (Youth

Sport Trust 2010)

England Strategy 2009-2013 concentrates on sport not sport and active recreation. Sport England

will even offer world domination of community level sport. The ir funding comes from the National

Lottery and Exchequer.

Also previously recognised as the English Sports Council, they perform in company with UK Sport

who is dependable for elite victory. Plus with the Youth Sport Trust they concentrate on PE and

school sport. All accountable to Parliament through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport;

includes a position of looking after sports as a legal discussion on development requests these

influence playing fields. Consequently produce sport prospects in each neighborhood through

centering on increasing and supporting involvement with sport and developing ability progress.

Nevertheless they just finance sports or governing bodies which are familiar by every one of the

United Kingdom's sport councils.

While the County Sports Partnerships (CSP’s) are devoted to functioning jointly to enhance

involvement in sport/physical movement. There are forty nine County Sports Partnerships in the

network that are dependable for coordinating sport over England. Since the CSP’s local networks

consists of;

Local Authorities

National Governing Bodies

Clubs

Schools And School Sport Partnerships

Primary Care Trusts

Other Neighboring Agencies

The School Sport Partnerships (SSPs) is a set of schools that run jointly which increases Physical

Education and the sporting chances for every youthful group.

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Whereas Primary Care Trust (PCT), there’s presently one hundred fifty one Primary Care Trusts in

England. A PCT will operate with local authorities and further agencies which offer healthiness and

social care nearby making certain the neighborhood's requirements are being reached. As with

Clubmark accreditation this is assisted through the forty nine County Sports Partnerships (CSPs) over

the country. Simply clubs which are joined to a Sport England known NGB’s are able to achieve

Clubmark certification.

Still Youth Sport Trust is a self-governing charity amid an operation to make a positive prospect for

youngsters throughout sport and PE. Since paying attention on creating a dominate world PE and

sport structure which motivates and connects every youth no matter their age or skill. Youth Sport

Trust encourages five hundred and one Sports Colleges and Academies covering England. These

schools employ their program interest in sport which increases values, accomplishments and success

over each topic. Various Sports Colleges and Academies as well work as center locations for an

arrangement of four hundred and fifty School Sport Partnerships. Therefore with sport it begins

innovative behaviors for youngsters to direct and volunteer within sport.

Whereas English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS), a charity who is dependable for the support

and improvement of sport chances for every disabled individual in England. For example running

directly with the National Disability Sports Organisations (NDSOs) familiar with Sport England

increasing sport openings for the eleven million disabled people in England:

BALASA

British Blind Sport

CP Sport

Dwarf Sports Association UK

Mencap Sport

Special Olympics

UK Deaf Sport

WheelPower - British Wheelchair Sport

SportscoachUK; are a UK-registered charity which back forty six sport National Governing Bodies and

the forty nine County Sports Partnerships. Their work is vital for the Youth Sport Trust for rising

experienced coaching in schools, Sport England to reach their participation aims in societies and UK

Sport for development of great performing participants and London 2012 Games legacy. This is done

by sustaining and facing their associates to progress their coaching schemes and develop their

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involvement to a consistent UK coaching structure. Increasing coach knowledge and backing which

matches sports particular plans and supports with community guidelines. Finally offer

studies and fine performance which promotes coaching.

Significant Recent And / Or Proposed Changes (Such As Funding or Strategic Thinking

about the Place of Sport in Society) To the Sport Industry

Within the Conservative’s before voting strategy their file pledged to be the cause of Sport England,

UK Sport and Youth Sports Trust will be all together, yet to keep their own split selves. Although

after the 2010 General Election formed a Conservative-Liberal coalition in which they made available

an assessment of the Non-Departmental Public Body’s (NDPB’s). An example of this is a recent

proposed changes happening to the Sport Industry is the merging of UK Sport and Sport England.

This is supposedly going to create a more successful structure which provides elite sport

achievement along with a further sporting legacy from the London 2012 Games.

For instance on 26th July 2010 "Today's statement builds upon the Minister's previous

announcement of the location of UK Sport and Sport England under a single roof," said Sport

England's Chairman Richard Lewis. The Conservatives' pre-election policy document promised to

bring Sport England, UK Sport and the Youth Sports Trust under a single roof but to retain their

separate identities. "The news that the Department is planning to merge UK Sport with Sport

England goes further than we had previously expected," said UK Sport Chair, Baroness Sue Campbell.

Consequently UK Sport and Sport England starting to merge together the government published;

The two sporting organisations become one so that it slices away the administration.

The combination wish to 'create a more effective structure to deliver success'

A quango is basically a business that is capable of operating autonomously of the government which

invests into it. Yet the United Kingdom’s government explanation in 1997 of a Non -Departmental

Public Body (NDPB) or quango was; “A body which has a role in the processes of national

government, but is not a government department or part of one, and which accordingly operates to

a greater or lesser extent at arm's length from Ministers.” Therefore in the United Kingdom a Non-

Departmental Public Body (NDPB) this is frequently known as a quango.

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Relevant Legal and Regulatory Frameworks

The National framework for Sport, achieve England an Active and Successful Sporting Nation. The

idea for 2020 was announced by Sport England during 2004. The preparation of nationwide policy

states: ‘…improvements should be made to planning frameworks to ensure that provision for sport is

included ’. The must for principles of sport organisations existed firstly recognised during the 2000

National Action Plan for Child Protection in Sport. Early efforts were done by Sport England

Governing Body Services, with discussion with stakeholder sets. Afterwards it was advanced and

assembled on through the Sport Task Force on Policy and Standards.

Since original editions of the principles were accepted by NSPCC, Sport England and the Sports

Minister in September 2002 was announced February 2003. Additionally standard ten reveals the

alterations in sport and increasing responsibility various sport organisations which control the

provision of regional sport. During this sport organisations include the prospect to support and

endorse the approval and execution of procedures of safeguarding youngsters with partner

organisations.

Furthermore Sport England has completed functioning regarding reaching the principles a provision

of funding support moreover they’re compulsory for National Governing Bodies and County Sport

Partnerships. Besides Sport England extensively been employed amid policy progression this

encourages the benefit of sport and leisure at regional, sub-regional and local stages. Sport

England's thirty guidelines aims for sport and leisure involving: resource provision and safety, sport

in the built-up borders, broad countryside, authorised points plus the running of sport services.

Although the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) involves protection the health safety and

welfare of individuals at work and ones influenced by work performances. Relevance to Private

Members Clubs: control subjected through the Health and Safety Commission under Section 18 of

the Health and Safety at Work. While sports equity it’s concerns shifting the culture and structure of

sport to guarantee that it develops similarly available to each participants of civilisation whatever

their age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality or socio-economic status.

Likewise safeguarding of children in sport and protecting vulnerable adults through the Every Child

Matters Agenda certifies every youngster is protected and clubs include legal obligation. Plus they’re

dependable to safeguarding and caring the children. Consequently when employing its required a

Criminal Records Bureau check. Preceding to 2002 the entry to police checks was mostly limited to

organisations in the legal division for staff which included considerable unverified entrance to

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children. The CRB check allows numerous extra groups to enter the checks as component of fine

employment way.

Yet organisations have lawful requirements whenever it reaches to the gathering and utilising of

individual information offer by anyone undertaking in actions through the Data Protection Act. The

DPA has eight principles which are;

1) Fairly and lawfully processed

2) Processed for limited purposes

3) Adequate, relevant and not excessive

4) Accurate and up to date

5) Not kept for longer than is necessary

6) Processed in line with your rights

7) Secure

8) Not transferred to other countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) without

adequate protection.

Also as SportscoachUK and National Governing Bodies for participant sports is the major position

spot for Level 2 qualifications. Since coaching it reaches the UK Coaching Framework with familiar

known levels for every sport. Furthermore when possessing an emergency first aid certificate can

offer emergency medical treatment for somebody who is ill or injured, given before more thorough

medical attention can be obtained.

Conclusion

Through this assignment I was able to see how intricate the Sport Industry is currently organised in

the United Kingdom. Consequently increase my understanding of the hierarchy arrangement of the

sport sector in the UK. From the managing to the developing side of sport to all the different

organisations involved which all link together helping to sustain sport. Since thi s is done currently

efficiently and effectively through the government’s rules, regulations, laws and their political

structures which update and encourage the approach of offering sport to different ages and abilities

across the country. Although with the some planned major current transformations to sport with

the funding and the operation of sport may possibly change the face of sport in society towards the

in the coming years of UK’s sport industry after the London 2012 Games for better or worse I’m no t

too sure.

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BBC (2010) Government to merge work of UK Sport and Sport England . Available at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/8855543.stm (Accessed: 03 December 2010).

Guardian Press Association (26 July 2010) UK Sport and Sport England to be merged, government

announces. 26 July [Online] Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jul/26/uk-sport-

england-merger (Accessed: 03 December 2010).

Department for Culture Media and Sport (2010) DCMS improves efficiency and cuts costs with review

of arm’s length bodies. Available at: http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7297.aspx

(Accessed: 03 December 2010).

Sport England (2010) Sport England statement on proposed merger with UK Sport. Available at:

http://www.sportengland.org/media_centre/press_releases/arms_length_bodies_review.aspx

(Accessed: 03 December 2010).

UK Sport (2010) UK Sport statement on proposed merger announcement. Available at:

http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/UK-Sport-comments-on-merger-announcement-260710

(Accessed: 03 December 2010).