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The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will invest £26m in developing the sport’s grass- roots as part of a strategy to create a lasting legacy from the 2015 World Cup in England. The RFU predicts an
increase in interest in rugby both during the run up to and aſter the World Cup and is keen to capitalise on it. Announcing the plans, RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie outlined seven areas of focus for the RFU in the lead up to 2015 and beyond. Te seven areas include a
Culture secretary Miller: school sport is “vital”
Culture secretary Maria Miller has under- lined the government’s support for school sport by describing it as a “vital” part of efforts to encourage children to get more involved in sport. Speaking at the School Sport Conference in Kettering, Miller said: “Te people who teach children sport know what a positive influence it can be in a child’s development and how it can stay with them throughout their lives. “We want to inspire children to partici-
pate; great school sport is key in achieving this. We’re more determined than ever to leave a lasting legacy from 2012.” Details:
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Plans include encouraging young players to return to the sport
£10m facility fund to improve club equipment and facilities at more than 500 clubs across the country and a new £1m training fund which will deliver more than 6,500 newly qualified refer- ees and coaches. Elsewhere, RFU’s All Schools programme will ensure that more schools offer rugby while a target has been set to encourage
15,000 new players to take up touch rugby. Tere will also be increased efforts to work with colleges, universities and employers to encour- age ‘returning players’ – people aged between 16-24 who might have played rugby at school but aren’t currently active – back into the game. Details:
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Game changing plans for women’s football
Te Football Association (FA) has launched plans to trans- form the future of women’s football in England. Entitled Game Changer,
the strategy looks to harness the momentum of the 2012 Olympics and drive the game forward at every level. The plans are based on
four key elements - creat- ing an Elite Performance Unit (EPU); delivering a new commercial strategy for wom- en’s football; expanding the FA Women’s Super League (WSL); and to grow partici- pation at grassroot level. Te EPU will be tasked with developing
One in six disabled adults take part in sport
New £1m inclusive sports initiative launched
Sport England has launched a new £1m initiative designed to improve access to community sports facilities for disabled people. Te scheme will fund free training courses to help coaches, leaders, assis- tants and parents to develop the skills and confidence to include disabled people in sporting activity. Te courses will be run by the English Federation of Disability Sport and sports coach UK. Clubs across the UK where disabled peo-
EPU will be tasked with developing young players via a talent pathway For the first time in FA history, a distinct com-
the best young players via the talent develop- ment pathway of 31 Centres of Excellence, 29 player development centres and elite perfor- mance camps.
mercial programme for women’s football will be created to help the game have a clear iden- tity and become financially more sustainable. Details:
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£2m lottery grant brings School Games to Sheffield
Sport England has earmarked £2m of National Lottery funding to bring the Sainsbury’s School Games finals to the city of Sheffield in September 2013. Te four-day multi-sport event will take place between 12-15 September
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2013 and will be organised by the Youth Sport Trust, which Sport England has commissioned to provide development support across all elements of the Sainsbury’s School Games. Details:
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ple play sport will also be able to join in the Sainsbury’s Active Kids scheme, benefit- ing from free equipment and experiences through voucher collection. Te number of disabled people playing sport at least once a week has increased by 160,000 over the past year and Sport England has been tasked with increasing participation levels fur- ther. One in six disabled adults play sport regularly, compared with one in three non- disabled adults. Culture secretary Maria Miller said:
“Tis is exactly the kind of legacy we want to see from the 2012 Paralympic Games. “The Paralympics made the UK
think about disability differently and I hope that it is the first of many public / private partnerships aimed at develop- ing disability sport at the grassroots.” Details:
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