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National Governing
Body CEO Forum has
been launched in the
UK to act as an independent
voice to influence national
and local policy making on
sport in England. The forum
is Chaired by Adrian Christy,
chief executive of Badminton
England and includes chief
executives from 39 National
Governing Bodies (NGBs),
including Olympic, non-
Olympic and Paralympic
sports.
To promote the work of NGBs
the Forum have released a
report entitled the “State of
Play”, which highlights their impact in 2014.
The research was compiled by Professor Simon Shibli, Head
of Sheffield Hallam University Sport Industry Research Centre,
and aims to present a well-rounded view of governing bodies
influence on sport, rather than focusing solely on their medal
tallies.
Each NGB provided information ranging from the number
of members their organisation has, to the number of
volunteers and tally of medals won at major international
championships.
The report points to there being 1.8 million people registered
as members of sport clubs run by the NGBs.
The 39 NGBs receive roughly 78 per cent of Sport England
funding across a four-year period, which is around £300
million, while they are awarded £196 million only for Olympic
and Paralympic sports through the four-year Rio 2016 cycle
from UK Sport.
As the report aims to
highlight the importance
of sport to the future
government, over 1.9
million volunteers were
calculated to have been
linked to NGBs, a greater
number than the entire
National Health Service,
while their financial
contribution estimated
to have been worth
around £5 billion ($7.5
billion/€7 billion) for the
year.
The value of the
volunteers and the
increased number of
participants in sport, with 9.3 million people across the
country claiming to take part in at least 30 minutes of
exercise a week, are seen as examples of the NGBs having an
impact on sport in communities.
Professor Shibli explained that his research had also shown
the influence that the NGBs had on both grassroots level and
on the international stage.
“CEO Forum NGBs also helped to deliver almost three million
sports competitions last year and an increasing number
within schools, as well as a growing number of British officials
holding positions in international sports administration,” he
said.
“Our research demonstrates the impact of NGBs in
supporting some significant social and economic agendas
crucial to whichever administration holds office at 10
Downing Street from May.”
The Forum are set to meet every six weeks.
Sports
CEOForum
launched in UK
PROFESSOR SIMON SHIBLI
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