LEARNING OUTCOME 4: know about the role of national governing bodies in sport

Promotion:

Development:

Infrastructure:

Promoting participation (e.g. equal opportunities policies)

Increasing the popularity of the sport (e.g. schemes for schools)

Exposure in the media (e.g. press releases, public relations)

Competitions and tournaments (e.g. England Basketball organise national competitions for over 500 teams from senior to under-13 level)

Elite training and development (e.g. national performance squads and national teams in many sports)

Coaching awards (e.g. England Netball UK Coaching Certificate coaching awards from Level 1 upwards)

Training of officials (e.g. the Rugby Football Union has a young officials award which can be used as a starting point to becoming an official)

Rule-making and disciplinary procedures (e.g. the Football Association has a disciplinary procedure for any individual or team connected with the sport)

Providing a national directive and vision

Providing guidelines, support and insurance to members – assist with facility developments

Policies and Initiatives:

Anti-doping policies (e.g. the England and Wales Cricket Board has an anti-doping policy and has a list of all substances which are permitted and those that are banned)

Benefits of being an official-

Career path

Development to an Elite level

Personal development

Fitness and health

Social interaction

Opportunity to travel

Opportunities for parents or partners to be involved in the sport

How Officials get trained.

They work on

Decision making

Knowledge of the rules

RESPECT

FITNESS

EMPATHY

EVALUATION

RELIABILITY

EDUCATION

EXCELLENCE

Having achieved a certificate and becoming 1 step closer makes it all worth while

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School outings and having guests in to talk about sport

Making people feel welcome when trying out a new sport or club

advertising it out there that they're welcoming to new comers

Funding:

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Support:

promoting etiquette and fair play (e.g. The Football Association’s ‘Respect’ campaign)

community programmes (e.g. Amateur Swimming Association’s ‘Swimfit’)