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’)