OCR Cambridge Technical Sport Unit 3.1

Which departments does the DCMS work with

• Department for Health

• Department for Education

• UK Sport

• Sport England

What is the role of the Department for Education

• Protect playing fields

• Encourage healthy lifelong participation.

• Provides more opportunities to play (competitive) sport

• Promotes major sporting events throughout the UK

Another role of the department for education is to support initiatives such as

UK Sport focus is

• Elite Performers

• Grass Root Performers

Sport England's Focus is

• Elite Performers

• Grass Root Performers

UK Sports runs a ..................... ....................... programme through NGB's

UK Sport helps elite performers by providing

• High quality/world class coaching

• High quality/world class facilities

• Sports Medicine

• Sport science services

Which one of the following is not a role of Sport England

• To target under represented groups in sport

• To bid for major sporting events

• Distributes National Lottery funding

• To work with other organisations such as NGBs, YST etc

Which is not an NGB

• British Athletics

• British Gymnastics

• British Netball

• British Cycling

Which is not a role of a National Governing Body.

• Talent Development

• Setting rules and regulations

• Organising leagues and competitions

• Protect playing fields