The document discusses various funding sources for local sports clubs in England and the impact of funding cuts. It mentions that funding comes from local professional clubs and Sport England. Recent cuts to Sport England funding have possibly affected new clubs' ability to purchase equipment. It also discusses new schemes by England's Rugby Football League to establish a summer competition framework and expand touch rugby programs to mitigate the effects of funding reductions and youth recruitment by professional clubs.

1. Questionpreparation. Justinfox-rothwell
What kindsof fundingdoyoureceive fromlocal professionalclubs,whatkindof fundingif anydo
youget fromsport England?
(Paul) (Marwan)
These will be satdownina typical interview style (shotreverseshot)
I will alsotryto incorporate a passive participantrole intomyinterviewingIwill be runningsome
basicball skillsandhavinga chat with(Rosie andPaul C)
Alsotalkingaboutthe newrugbyleague sportEnglandcutsand whetherthe new amateurclubled
schemeswill workand hopefullyincreaseparticipants.
I will alsobe talkingaboutthe waythat low level fundingcutshave possibly affectednew clubsin
the way of buyingequipment
“The RFL’sbolddecisiontocreate a competitionframeworkforthe communitygame basedonthe
summerwill deliverbothbetterintegrationof competitionstructuresandagreaterflexibilityfor
those wishingtoparticipate atall levelsof the game. Ourdiscussionswiththe RFLhave givenus
confidence thatthe verysignificantinvestmentwe are still makinginrugbyleague willdelivervalue
for money.”
In additiontothe creationof a summerbasedcompetitionframework,the RFLplansto buildonthe
successful workithasbeguninexpandingtouchrugby.Stepsare alsobeingtakentomitigate the
impactof youthrecruitmentbyprofessional clubsthroughanew duel registrationbetweenboth
communityandprofessional clubs.
http://archive.sportengland.org/about_us/our_news/rfl_and_egp_funding.aspx
The EGP’s maximumfundingawardfor2009 – 2013 was £12,851,500. As a resultof SportEngland’s
decisionandthe reductionstoSportEngland’sExchequerfundinginthe Comprehensive Spending
Review,the total SportEnglandinvestmentforthe periodwill be £12,538,477.
£550 a month tobe divertedtoamateurinsteadof the rfl,how will the clubsbe spendingthis
money?
Furtherresearch
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