The Board Skills for Sport course is the only course designed specifically to help train board members in sport and recreation organisations. Find out more by visiting: http://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/programmes-initiatives/boardroom/board-skills-sport

1. Board Skills for Sport
Session 3

2. Sports Development

4. Aims
• What is meant by “sports development”
• Link between grass roots and elite
performance
• Talent pathways

5. “Sport is increasingly recognized as an important tool in
helping the United Nations achieve its objectives, in
particular the Millennium Development Goals. By
including sport in development and peace programmes
in a more systematic way, the United nations can make
full use of this cost-efficient tool to help us create a
better world.”
Ban Ki-moon
United Nations Secretary-General

6. What is sports development?
• The development of sport for sports sake and
equally the use of sport and physical activity
opportunities for the development of society
– sport as a social instrument
• Degree courses
• Local authority departments
• NGB development directors

7. Role of the board
• Decide purpose
• Determine goals
• Adopt unified approach
• Understand Government policy

8. Topics to consider
Teaching
Performance
Health
Clubs
Volunteers &
Officials
Diversity Clubs
Coaching
Schools
Participation
Regeneration
Social
Inclusion
AgeInnovation

9. Growth
Keep the Passion alive
Become a Strategist
Know where you’re going
Stick to the knitting
Know your competition

10. Growth
Know your numbers
Grow up!
Develop a great team
Learn to balance
Love your customer

11. Initiatives: Past, Present & Future
• UK School Games
• Hockey
– Rush Hockey
• Swimming
– Mixed relays
• Women’s Sport & Fitness Foundation
• Gay Games 2018