Sports Administration

LOCAL ORGANISATIONS

• run by members for members 
• organise the facilities and competitions
• have committees to administer the paper work of the club
• control the membership of the club

NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

• every sport has its own national governing body
• an example is the Lawn Tennis Association
• NGB's need to: train referees/umpires, distribute funds to clubs, select and prepare national squads, provide facilities to develop excellence, setting down rules, developing talent

SPORT ENGLAND

• Is a sport council
• wants to reduce drop out rate of 16-year olds
• improve talent development  

• An initiatibe is Youth Sport Trust which aims to get young people involved in sport and to encourage them to maintain this involvement from school age onwards

• An olympic association is British Olympic Association. They: select and manage the british team, be a voice for the British team, raise money and promote participation at all levels

• Providers of sports are: private and commercial facilities, public and local facilities, and voluntary facilities 

• The sports participation pyramid:

• Promotion of sports includes: compulsory lessons, extra-curricular sports and awards/courses
• There are lots of opportunities in school including: facilities, experience of teachers, access to specialist coaching and school's specialisation

Finance and funding of sports comes from these sources:

• central government
• local authorities
• private sector
• gambling levies
• wealthy people investing
• sponsorship
• earned income
• grants
• money raised
• public facilities