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1. Sport Englandfundingandhowdoesitwork?
To be eligible for2013-17 whole sportplanfunding,NGBshadtofulfil atleastone of these two
criteria:
Theyare governingbodiesof sportswithmore than75,000 people inEnglandtakingpartonce a
week (asmeasuredbyActive People Survey5,(October2010 to October2011). These sportshave
the biggestimpactonour aim to increase regularandsustainedparticipation.
How didwe assesseachapplication?Eachapplicationwasassessedagainstsix investment
principles,whichare:
Sport EnglandinvestmentinNGBwhole sportplansfor2013-17 isa privilege,notanentitlement
Fundingwill be awardedonacompetitive basistothose NGBsputtingforwardthe strongestplans
and whichhave a goodtrack recordof deliveryWhole sportplaninvestmentmustdeliverone or
more of SportEngland’stalentandparticipationoutcomesOf the total investmentavailable for
participation,SportEnglandexpects60%to benefityoungpeople aged14-25and 40 per centto
benefitthe restof the adultpopulationNGBswhose sportisplayedinschoolsmustdeliverarobust
transitionprogramme creatinglinksbetweenschoolsportandcluband communitysport
What targetsdo the fundedsportsneedtomeet?
We have setall of ourfundedsportstargetsthat theyneedtomeet,youcan finddetailsof the
targetshere.
What are the keyprioritiesof fundedsportsandhow do partnerssupportwithdelivery?
You can viewa more detailedbreakdownof whatkeyprioritiesandprogrammesNGBsare planning
to deliverbyviewingthe NGBNational PrioritiesSummarysheet.Thissummaryisspecificallyaimed
at our national andlocal partnersto gaina greaterinsightandupto date picture of NGB delivery
plans.ForCountySports Partnershipsthisalsooutlinesthe specificsupporteachNGBmay require to
supportwiththe landingof theirplans.
Thiswas takenfromthe Sport Englandwebsite it’ssimplyabreakdownof how moneyisallocated
and howtheydecide howmuchisgiventoa particularsport,now rugbyleague isone sportthat the
RFL says desperatelyneedextrafundinghoweveraccordingtosportEnglandguidelinestheyare
strugglingtomake up participantnumbersthisisone the mainthingsIwill be coveringinmy
documentary.Isitunfairfor sportEnglandto say theyare thinkingaboutcuttingoff rugbyleague
financial assistance orisitup to the RFL to do more withthe moneytheyhave andinvestitmore
wiselyintograssrootsdevelopmentof sportwhetheritismale orfemale.
A lotof myresearchis secondaryresearchbecause of the limitedresearchIcando as a student
howeverIdidtake a surveywithinmylocal rugbyclubto see whethertheyfeltthatsportEngland
shouldinvestmore moneyintothe sportorwhetherthe RFLshouldbe spendingthe moneymore
wisely.

2. Justover60% saidthat theyfeltthatsport Englandshouldhelpoutmore butthere wasalso
a lot of criticismforthe RFL notspendingthe moneywellenoughandploughingintounwise
projects.
should sport england put more money into
rugby ?
yes
no