Ten national
governing bodies (NGBs) have been given more support to help people keep or
develop their sporting habit.
More than £16
million will be spent on the 10 sports over the next two years to help work Towards anActive Nation.
The 10 NGBs will use
their awards across everything from tackling inactivity to developing talented
athletes.
While many NGBs were
awarded full funding for the 2017-21 period two years ago, these 10 were
awarded initial funds but also given another two years to develop business
cases or illustrate positive results before applying for further funding in the
2019-21 period to continue to help people get, or remain, active.
Angling Trust,
Baseball Softball UK, the British Equestrian Federation, the England and Wales
Cricket Board, England Netball and Volleyball England will focus their
resources on maintaining and building their existing base of participants.
While British
Cycling and Exercise Movement and Dance UK will prioritise recruiting those
people who regularly dip in and out of exercise and Swim England will look to
engage the quarter of the adult population who do fewer than 30 minutes of
physical activity a week.
The final
investments will see Volleyball England, British Fencing and England Netball
focus on supporting their talented or high performance athletes.
“Millions of people
love sport and take part regularly and we don’t take their commitment for
granted," said our executive director of sport Phil Smith. "Even the
most enthusiastic people can sometimes find it hard to maintain the habit,
especially when life gets in the way.
“This funding of
national governing bodies is to help increase the number of people engaged in
sport, through investing in clubs, coaches, facilities, equipment and new ways
to play.
“Alongside this,
some of our investment will support talented athletes to fulfil their
potential, such as the England Netball team, who are heading in to a home World
Cup this year with high hopes.”
