National Governing Bodies of Sport

"Building relationships should come before meeting targets" {County NGB development officer, commenting on the importance of local implementation of plans through CSPs}

The increased focus on National Governing Bodies, arising from the new Sport England strategy, means that NGBs are now central to many programmes and development initiatives.  The challenge now is implementation - ensuring that national funding filters through the NGB to regional, sub regional and local level.

Prospects4Sport have recently completed a major study in the East Midlands looking at how NGBs can best engage and work effectively with the full range of organisations at regional, sub regional and local level.

We can assist NGBs with a range of projects and programmes including:

• Planning the regional and local implementation of whole sport plans and developing the right relationships with county sports partnerships, local authorities, school sport partnerships and other partners at a county and local level
• Helping NGBs maximise the opportunities within national programmes such as Sport Unlimited, School Sport Coaching Programme and Recruit to Coaching
• Coach development and support
• Training and Continuous Professional Development for NGB staff and volunteers
• Links to FE and the 16 to 19 agenda
• Working with women and girls
• Safeguarding policies and practices.
• Club and Coach Development programmes and the creation of effective club and coach databases.
• Sports specific local plans - involving all partners within the sport
• Introduction of accreditation schemes
• Establishing and maintaining club forums and support services to clubs

Clients include: