NEWS UPDATE ‘Shared vision’ for high performance
UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport (EIS) have announced a number of changes to the UK’s high performance system as part of a “shared vision” for building a stronger, more sustainable Team GB. The changes include a new, evidence-
An artist’s impression of the new stadium
Franklin Gardens stadium set for £5.5m revamp
Northampton Saints rugby club has sub- mitted plans to Northampton Borough Council (NBC) for a £5.5m redevelopment of its Franklin’s Gardens stadium. Plans include replacing the age-
ing Sturtridge Pavilion with a new, 2,000-capacity North Stand which will increase capacity at the ground to just short of 16,000. It is the last phase of a 12-year redevelopment of the stadium. Te planned works have already received
initial backing from the council. Council leader David Mackintosh said:
“If approved, the larger stadium would see more rugby fans brought into our town. “This can only be good for our local
economy and give more Saints sup- porters the chance to cheer on the players in black, green and gold.” Details:
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Extension of CASC to help grassroots sports clubs
An extension to the Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) relief could bring financial assistance to more than 40,000 grassroots sport clubs in the UK. Te new additions to CASC announced
this week include an increase in the amount that can be earned tax free from club bars, cafes and venue hire - and clubs who gen- erate income this way will be able to donate more of their profits back into the sports club tax free. Clubs will be able to generate up to £50,000 from trading (increased from £30,000) and £30,000 from rental income (increased from £20,000) from non-mem- bers before paying corporation tax. To encourage local – and larger – dona-
tions to clubs, corporations and local businesses who donate to sports clubs will be able to offset their donation against their corporation tax bill. • To read more about the changes to the CASC, see p. 6 for a thought leaders col- umn from John Goodbody.
based Mission 2016 tracking tool to support the on-going development of all World Class Performance Programmes, as well as a renewed focus on centralising data and analysis on athletes and World Class Programmes’ performance pathways. A Project Para Impact Group will also be
established, in partnership with the British Paralympics Association and Home Country Sports Institutes. Te group will be made up of multidisciplinary experts in high perfor- mance paralympic sport with a shared aim of accelerating the development of the Paralympic high performance system. Meanwhile the EIS, UK Sport’s science,
medicine and technology arm, has made a number of refinements to its working rela- tionships with sports. The changes have been designed to maximise the impact of the services it offers and provide athletes and coaches with access to world leading expertise. One of the key measures includes the
creation of a Performance Solutions team to manage relationships with sports and work with
It is hoped the changes to the high performance system will deliver further Olympic success
them to develop a Performance Partnership Plan. Tis will allow EIS to deliver a holistic range of science, medicine, technology and research services designed to increase the prob- ability of success. Simon Timson, director of performance at
UK Sport, said: “Past success is no guaran- tee of future medals, and we must not assume replicating what we did for Beijing and London, because it produced incredible results, will work for Rio. Details:
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Premier League secures China football deal
The UK government has helped the English Premier League (EPL) secure an agree- ment with the Chinese Super League (CSL) to build up football at an elite, youth and community level in China. The new partnership
was signed on 2 December in Beijing by culture sec- retary Maria Miller and former England and Chelsea footballer Graeme Le Saux. Te deal will be announced
as part of the UK govern- ment’s trade mission to China, led by Prime Minister David Cameron, which took place in early December. Te deal will see EPL working with CSL
Te deal will see English football gain a foothold in the Chinese market Te Chinese market has been targeted by
and the China Football Association on pro- grammes and projects to promote and develop football in China. CSL will also provide support and advice
in the promotion and marketing of EPL and its clubs in China.
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many of the European elite football leagues due to its potential growth prospects. According to EPL figures, the East Asian
market already is currently worth around £200m a year to the league and to UK trade. Details:
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