LO4 National Governing Bodies (NGBs)

Suggest two ways that national governing bodies such as England Netball can increase participation within the local community.

• Provide funding to clubs

• Provide free tea and coffee

• Use media coverage

• Pay grass roots players to play

Give two ways that national governing bodies provide support for local community sport.

• Organise competitions and tournaments

• Provide a handbook

• Provide alternative provision

• Provide funding nationally

Sports clubs need to have money and there are a number of ways that they can get funding.

Give four examples of sources of funding for sports clubs which National Governing Bodies are involved in.

• Memberships fees

• Grants from local authorities

• Designing the sports clubs logo's

• NGB initiatives (e.g. Football Foundation)

• Fund raising events

Identify two sources of funding available to a national governing body to help fund new sports facilities.

• Lottery funding

• Personal savings

• Charities

• Sport England funding

Identify three ways a national governing body can promote a sport.

• Coverage in the media

• Increases popularity

• Promoting participation

• Targeted initiatives

Which one of the following is an example of a national governing body policy?

• Issuing coaching awards

• Training officials

• Providing insurance for players

• Rules on performance enhancing substances

A village cricket team is planning to build a new clubhouse and install an artificial cricket pitch.

Identify one way in which a national governing body can help the club.

• Providing funding

• Giving them verbal encouragement

Identify two other ways a governing body builds the infrastructure of a sport.

• Make rules

• Gives money

• Provides a national directive and vision

• Provide referees

• Creates/ organises competitions

Providing elite training is one way a governing body such as the Football Association develops a sport.

Identify two other ways in which a governing body develops a sport.

• Provide support for grass roots

• Provide elite coaching

• Providing national performance squads

• Provides funding for school sport

Give two types of advice that a national governing body can give to a local sports club.

• Technical advice

• Advice on disciplinary action

• How to make it to the elite standard

• Advice about school sport