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Describe the aims of 3

national organisations

By Dylan Harris
Today, I’m going to talk about 3 different national bodies in
the United Kingdom which are as follows…

1.

2.

3.
UK SPORT
 Information
• Established by Royal Charter in 1997, UK Sport is
responsible for investing around £100 million of public
funds each year – from both the National Lottery and the
Exchequer – in high performance sport.
• UK Sport is currently supporting around 1,200 athletes
across 47 Olympic and Paralympic sports, to maximise
medal success at World and European Championships
and ultimately the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• http://www.uksport.gov.uk/docLib/MISC/UKSOverview.p
df
 Additional info.
• The Government responded in March 2006, by
announcing an additional 2012 performance funding
package of £300 million, That has enabled UK Sport to
start to work towards the 'ultimate goal’ – top four in the
2012 Olympic medal table, and second in the
Paralympics medal table
• http://www.uksport.gov.uk/pages/london-2012/
• UK Sport has developed Mission 2012 – a project
designed to keep eyes firmly focused on every element
of the performance system, help sports to identify the
issues and challenges they face in hitting their respective
performance ambitions
• http://www.uksport.gov.uk/pages/mission-2012/
Investment in sport
Sport Council
(of Wales)
 Information
The Council was set up by Royal Charter in 1972
and is the main adviser to the Welsh Assembly.
The Council receives around £8.4 million per
annum from the Welsh Assembly, and generates
about £3 million from the national sports centres.
The Council's aims are:
• Increasing participation
• Raising standards
• Improving facilities
• Providing information and advice
 Aims
A Strategy for Welsh Sport - Young People First
was published in 1999. The main thrusts are:
• Creation of sporting opportunities for school-
aged children, particularly in the community
• Raising standards of performance and achieving
excellence
• The effective distribution of Lottery Funds
(SPORTLOT) for capital and revenue purposes.
Football
Association of
Wales
 Information
• The Football Association of Wales is the third oldest
association in the world, having come into existence in
1876. The association has governed football in Wales
continually since that date.
• The FAW is one of the five associations (together with
FIFA, The FA, SFA and IFA) that make up the
International Football Association Board.
• http://www.faw.org.uk/about-us
 Aims for FAW
• Work will continue towards gradual, constant, and significant
improvements for all Wales International teams. The FAW will
continue to control the management and playing programme of all
representative and national squads and the FAW are also hoping
that the following targets are met:
• Wales ‘A’ to qualify for the Final Tournament at EURO 2012;
• Wales to qualify for the Under-21 Final Tournament by 2012:
• Wales to qualify for the final stages of the Under-19 Tournament by
2012 and;
• Wales to qualify for the final stages of the Under 17 tournament by
2012
 Aims for FAW (cont…)
• The Women’s National Team to maintain its place in the European
first tier of nations;
• The Under-19s and U-17s teams to qualify for a Final Tournament
by 2011/2012;
• Develop a recognised support network in each region for women s
football by 2010/2011;
• The successful commencement of a Wales National Ladies League
for the 2009/2010 season.
 Bibliography
Pictures
• http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/uploads/Image/UK%20Sport.jpg
• http://www.welsh-hockey.co.uk/shared/SportWales.gif
• http://www.first-sports.com/CMS/portals/FirstSports/Media/Image/C
ustomer%20Images/The%20FAW%20Logo.png
• http://www.uksport.gov.uk/sport/summer/