Produce a report for the sports development officer that explains both local and national sport development
initiatives. Initially the report should focus on two initiatives that have been implemented in the local area, such as
those introduced by the local authority or at a grass roots sports club. You should then look on a wider scale and
research national initiatives such as those introduced by the National Lottery funding. For each initiative you should
look to consider:
i. Aims & Objectives
ii. Strengths and weaknesses
iii. Overall effectiveness
You will need to demonstrate that you understand other stakeholders or funding sources involved in such initiatives.
Finally, you should look to explain how these organisations can assist with funding, sponsorship or providing
volunteers to support with the events and research.
PART B – Project Planning
Having successfully researched actual sports development initiatives you now need to create a project plan for your
own initiative. Initially you will need to select a specific target group for your project and identify which level of the
sport development continuum it is aimed at. You will then need to justify the choice of the activities within your
project and consider the advantages or disadvantages that it has, planning for any alternative actions that you may
have to take.
Comparing your own project to those covered in Task 1 will allow you to analyse its effectiveness. In order to do this
you will need to look at the key similarities and differences when compared to both local and national initiatives.
Focusing on the following areas of the different initiatives will allow you to complete this element of the task:
i. Aims and objectives
ii. Link to a specific target group
iii. Level of sport development continuum the project is aimed at
iv. Funding source
v. Sport specific versus non-sport specific
vi. Session plans
vii. Series of activities
viii. Equipment
ix. Staffing requirements
x. Facility Needs
As with any project, measuring the success of it is vital. You need to carefully consider realistic and effective methods
that could be taken from the following:
i. Participation numbers
ii. Enjoyment
iii. Exit route engagementiv. Repeat attendance
v. Life-long participation
Selecting the most appropriate methods is essential to allow you to make informed judgements as to whether you
have achieved the overall aims and objectives of the project. On completion of this you must evaluate the activities in
your project plan to justify their inclusion.
