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Jan
2012 |
Sport
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Creating
sporting
opportunities
in
every
community
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Sport Makers hits 10,000 as sporting legacy gathers pace
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| Seventeen-year-old Tamara Radford has become the 10,000th person inspired by London 2012 to sign up as a Sport Maker and get others playing sport. |
| It comes just three months after Sport England launched its search for 40,000 Sport Makers who will make sport happen for their friends, neighbours or colleagues. |
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“I’d like to work as a fitness trainer and get young people doing sport,” said Tamara, who lives in Binnington, South Yorkshire. “When I heard about Sport Makers, I thought it be a great way to pick up some new skills and get some experience while having some fun.
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Sport Makers ambassador Sir Steve Redgrave sees the programme in action
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“It’s
really
exciting
to
be
part
of
something
linked
to
the
Olympics
and
I’m
looking
forward
to
going
to
the
workshop
next
week
to
find
out
more.”
Every
Sport
Maker
who’s
signed
up
is
invited
to
an
informal
and
interactive
workshop
where
they’ll
gain
the
skills
and
opportunities
to
get
involved
in
sport
in
their
area.
“I’ve
been
really
impressed
with
the
early
stages
of
the
project
and
it’s
great
news
that
10,000
people
have
already
signed
up
as
Sport
Makers,”
said
Sir
Steve
Redgrave,
our
greatest
Olympian
and
Sport
Makers
ambassador.
“It
goes
to
show
you
don’t
need
medals
to
become
a
sporting
hero.
The
people
I’ve
met
so
far
who’ve
become
Sport
Makers
have
shown
that
by
helping
people
you
know
to
get
involved
in
sport
you
can
do
something
amazing
for
them
as
well
as
having
fun
at
the
same
time.”
Sport
England
Chair,
Richard
Lewis,
also
welcomed
the
news.
“This
is a
fantastic
result
and
I am
really
pleased
to
see
people
signing
up
to
make
sport
happen
in
their
local
community.
While
this
is a
great
start,
I
want
even
more
people
following
Tamara’s
lead
and
signing
up.
“So
if
you
think
you
could
help,
or
have
your
own
ideas
for
getting
others
involved
in
sport,
please
join
in
as a
Sport
Maker
and
become
part
of
the
legacy
of
the
London
2012
Games.”
Last
week
also
saw
another
first
for
Sport
Makers
with
500
new
recruits
attending
the
biggest
Sport
Maker
workshop
to
date
in
Leeds.
With
Sport
Maker
ambassadors
Adam
Whitehead,
Daniel
Caines
and
Oliver
Dingley
on
hand
to
inspire
them,
they
met
representatives
from
clubs
and
national
governing
bodies
of
sport,
and
tested
their
newly
acquired
skills
by
running
a
range
of
sports
sessions
on
the
day.
Backed
by
the
British
Olympic
Association
and
£4
million
of
National
Lottery
funding,
Sport
Makers
is
part
of
the
Places
People
Play
legacy
programme
that
is
bringing
the
magic
of a
home
Olympic
and
Paralympic
Games
into
communities
across
the
country.
To
find
out
more
about
Sport
Makers,
which
is
open
to
anyone
aged
16
and
over,
and
to
sign
up,
visit
www.sportmakers.co.uk
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Creating a sporting habit for life
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| Sport England and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt today gave details of a new five-year youth and community sport strategy that will deliver on Lord Coe’s 2012 Games bid promise to inspire a generation to get involved in sport. |
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Between 2012 and 2017 over £1 billion of National Lottery and Exchequer funding will be invested to create a meaningful and lasting community sport legacy by growing sports participation at the grassroots level.
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New strategy will deliver on promise to inspire a generation to get involved in sport
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Under
the
new
strategy,
every
secondary
school
in
England
is
set
to
host
a
community
sports
club,
and
£10
million
will
be
made
available
to
open
up
school
sport
facilities
for
wider
public
use.
In
2017,
five
years
after
the
London
Olympic
and
Paralympic
Games,
we
want
to
have
transformed
sport
in
England
so
that
playing
sport
becomes
a
lifelong
habit
for
more
people
and
a
regular
choice
for
the
majority.
In
particular,
we
want
to
raise
the
number
of
14-
to
25-year-olds
playing
sport.
National
governing
bodies
(NGBs)
will
continue
to
play
a
pivotal
role
in
increasing
participation,
particularly
among
young
people.
And,
as
the
Secretary
of
State
has
outlined
today,
a
tougher
regime
of
payment-by-results
will
be a
fundamental
feature
of
our
performance
management
system.
This
will
be
coupled
with
a
new
incentive
fund
to
enable
those
doing
exceptionally
well
to
achieve
more.
County
sports
partnerships
will
support
NGBs,
foster
local
links
and
help
transition
young
people
into
clubs.
We
will
support
and
work
with
local
authorities
through
our
advocacy
tools
and
investment
including
a
new
community
activation
fund.
Partners
including
the
National
Partners,
StreetGames,
the
Dame
Kelly
Holmes
Legacy
Trust,
the
Youth
Sport
Trust
and
others
will
add
value
and
support
our
work.
“Changing
the
sporting
behaviour
of a
generation
is a
major
challenge
which
has
not
been
achieved
by
any
other
Olympic
host
nation,”
said
Sport
England
Chief
Executive
Jennie
Price.
“With
a
new
focus
on
young
people
and
an
even
tougher,
Government-backed,
regime
of
payment
by
results,
Sport
England
and
its
partners
are
determined
to
deliver.”
Under
the
strategy: |
- Every one of the 4,000 secondary schools in England, will be offered a community sport club on its site with a direct link to one or more NGBs, depending on the local clubs in its area
- County sports partnerships will be given new resources to create effective links locally between schools and sport in the community
- All secondary schools who wish to do so will be supported to open up, or keep open, their sports facilities for local community use and at least a third of these will receive additional funding to make this happen
- 150 College Sports Makers working across most of the 347 general FE colleges
- Three-quarters of the university student population (aged 16-24) – that’s over 900,000 young people - will get a chance to take up a new sport or continue playing a sport they enjoyed in school or college
- A thousand of our most disadvantaged local communities will get a Door Step Club
- Two thousand young people on the margins of society will be supported into sport and to gain new life skills by the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust
- There will be a new £40 million local sport fund to help local authorities improve sport provision
- Building on the early success of Places People Play, a further £100m will be invested in new facilities for the most popular sports, for example new artificial pitches and upgrading local swimming pools
- A minimum of 30 sports will have enhanced England Talent Pathways to ensure young people and others fulfil their potential.
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In
future,
NGB
investment
will
start
at
age
14
to
ensure
a
better
transition
from
school
sport
and
create
a
sporting
habit
for
life
through
increasing
participation
overall.
Alex
Horne,
General
Secretary
of
the
FA,
said:
“Football
welcomes
the
Sport
England
strategy
and
the
increased
focus
on
youth.
A
priority
will
be
taking
2,000
local
football
clubs
into
secondary
schools
across
the
country,
offering
expert
coaching
and
creating
the
strong
ties
that
will
help
young
people
make
the
move
from
school
sport
to
community
sport.”
Ian
Drake,
Chief
Executive
of
British
Cycling,
said:
“Looking
ahead
to
the
next
funding
cycle,
we
have
ambitious
plans
to
build
further
on
the
success
we’ve
achieved
over
the
past
few
years,
and
to
capitalise
on
the
inspirational
impact
of
London
2012
to
increase
participation.
We
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
closely
with
Sport
England
on
turning
these
plans
into
reality
under
the
new
strategy
outlined
today.
We
take
our
responsibilities
seriously
in
terms
of
maximising
the
impact
of
the
public
money
we
receive.
We
fully
appreciate
the
fact
this
funding
is a
privilege
and
not
a
right,
and
with
that
in
mind
it
makes
sense
to
tie-in
continued
funding
to
the
achievement
of
agreed
goals
and
objectives
to
help
ensure
the
best
return
on
investment
across
all
sports.”
David
Collier,
Chief
Executive
of
the
ECB,
said:
“The
ECB
welcomes
the
new
Sport
England
strategy
and
the
reach
down
to
14
year
olds.
This
very
much
mirrors
cricket’s
own
strategy
to
get
more
young
people
playing
at
school
and
in
clubs
and
keep
them
involved
in
the
game
throughout
their
lives.”
Paul
Clark,
Chief
Executive
of
England
Netball,
said:
“The
success
we’ve
had
in
growing
adult
netball
participation
through
our
Back2Netball
programme
has
clearly
demonstrated
that
the
participant-focused
approach
we
take
at
England
Netball
is
the
right
one.
Our
key
challenge
over
the
next
four
years
will
be
to
apply
that
approach
and
learning
to
drive
increased
participation
in
netball
amongst
young
people
aged
between
14
and
25
years
of
age.
This
age
group
is
critical
to
our
ambition
of
encouraging
and
enabling
engagement
in
Netball
for
Life.”
The
sporting
legacy
was
given
a
further
boost
today
when
Sainsbury’s
pledged
a
£10
million
package
to
support
the
new
School
Games
Competition
over
the
next
four
years,
alongside
other
additional
funding
including
£8
million
from
Sport
England.
Jeremy
Hunt
said:
“We
are
absolutely
determined
to
leave
a
real
and
lasting
legacy
for
young
people
from
London’s
Olympic
and
Paralympic
Games,
and
the
Sainsbury’s
School
Games
will
help
do
just
that.
The
fantastic
funding
package
announced
today
–
from
Sainsbury’s,
adidas
and
the
Department
of
Health
-
shows
the
commitment
to
completely
transform
competitive
sport
in
schools.
I
want
to
thank
Sainsbury’s
and
adidas
for
their
generosity
in
helping
to
secure
the
future
of
the
School
Games
beyond
2012.”
Sport
England
is
investing
up
to
£35.5
million
of
National
Lottery
funding
in
the
School
Games.
To
find
out
more
about
today's
School
Games
announcement
click
here
To
download
a
copy
of
our
new
Youth
and
Communities
Strategy
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