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24-645: British Equestrian (previously the British Equestrian Federation), founded 1972 is the national governing body of equestrian sport in Great Britain and represents the country at the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). The Queen is the organisation's patron. As an umbrella body, the purpose of the federation is the steering of equestrianism in Britain. Together with

48-559: A certain group, such as the Catholic or Jewish sports groups. General sports organizations and multi-sport events also exist for other groups such as the Invictus Games for military veterans. Professional sports leagues are usually the highest level of play in sport, specifically if they consist of the best players around the world in a certain sport. Because of this, they usually work with national or international federations, but there

72-499: A congress or general assembly of the international federation and is responsible for defining its sports policies. It consists of all of the national federations, each of which receives one vote. On the other hand, the executive branch, which is often referred to as the council or executive committee, consists of elected members by the legislative branch and is responsible for directing, managing, and representing their federation. Trusts are organizations or groups that have control over

96-547: A given sport (or a group of similar sport disciplines, such as aquatics or skiing ) and administers its sport at the highest level. These federations work to create a common set of rules, promote their sport, and organize international competitions. International sports federations represent their sport at the Olympic level where applicable. About 30 international sport federations are located in Switzerland , with about 20 or so in

120-560: A particular sport, as evident in the example of the Northern Ireland Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs . Multi-sport event organizers are responsible for the organization of an event that includes more than one sport. The best-known example is the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the organizer of the modern Olympic Games . General sports organizations are responsible for sports-related topics, usually for

144-559: A team in the minor leagues . This enables them to shuffle players who are not doing well to the minor leagues, which will inspire them to contribute more to the team by playing better. A 2014 study by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) criticized major international sports governing bodies including the International Olympic Committee and FIFA for not having sufficient provisions for human and labor rights. Youth Sport Trust School sport provision had been reduced in

168-516: A type of national federation, as they are responsible for a country's participation in the Olympic Games and in the Paralympic Games respectively. However, a national governing body (NGB) can be different from a national federation due to government recognition requirements. Also, national governing bodies can be a supraorganization representing a range of unrelated organizations operating in

192-481: A week, for sport training, and pay teachers £500 more, for any extra work. The Prime Minister had a personal interest to improve school sport provision. The Central Council of Physical Education (now the Sport and Recreation Alliance was much in favour of these new proposals. The Trust would run the network of the first trance of, around twelve, Sports Colleges. The Sports Colleges would develop elite athletes. The government

216-437: Is formed of nineteen (fourteen full, five associate) independent member bodies who represent the various equestrian sports. Sports governing body A sports governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions, including disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in

240-494: Is usually a separation between the different federations. Most North American professional leagues usually do not have amateur divisions, as the amateur divisions are mostly run in separate leagues. Also, most professional leagues are related to other leagues, as players usually attempt to play in the league with the highest level of play. Because of this, promotion and relegation can occur; or, in league systems without promotion and relegation, clubs in professional leagues can have

264-694: The British Horseracing Authority and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association , the federation forms the British Horse Industry Confederation . As of 2024, the body has 829 officials, 2081 registered athletes and 4572 registered horses. The leaderships stands for a period of four years, with a maximum of two terms. The chairman is Malcom Wharton as of 2020, with previous chairmen including Badminton Horse Trials organiser Hugh Thomas . British Equestrian

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288-598: The Lausanne area, where the International Olympic Committee is located. International federations for sports that do not participate in the Olympic Games are managed by equivalent organizations to the International Olympic Committee , such as the SportAccord . International federations are typically organized with legislative and executive branches at the top. The legislative body is usually referred to as

312-601: The sport that they govern. Governing bodies have different scopes. They may cover a range of sport at an internationally acceptable level, such as the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee , or only a single sport at a national level, such as the Rugby Football League . National bodies will largely have to be affiliated with international bodies for the same sport. The first international federations were formed at

336-633: The 1980s, due to disputes about teachers' hours in the 1980s. The Department of National Heritage was formed in 1992. The Trust was formed in September 1994, to get children taking part in competitive sport. In 1994 the Prime Minister had originally wanted to introduce new Sport Colleges, as part of the Specialist Schools programme. The sports minister Iain Sproat wanted schools to open ten hours more

360-677: The Education department was against most of the Culture department's proposals. The government launched the Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) in 2002, which the trust supported. In late 2010, its funding was significantly cut. Schools would have to fund their own sport. In February 2012, John Steele, former chief executive of the RFU , took over. The trust was officially established around April 1995 at Loughborough University . It

384-775: The Norwich Union company, it ran the GirlsActive scheme. It held an annual conference. At the February 2007 conference in Telford, the Prime Minister gave a speech. It ran a supportive scheme for children who were talented at sport. In January 2009 it held a four day National Talent Orientation Camp at Loughborough University, with eighty children from six sports were trained by sprinter Jason Gardener , rower Miriam Batten , cyclist James McCallum , hockey player Jon Bleby , canoeist Ian Wynne , and sailor Jonathan Glanfield . Also taking part

408-413: The choice of sports clothing, such as typical short skirts for outdoor sport. The trust found that the females participating in sport had greater self-esteem and self-confidence. Women were getting heavier every year. In 1950 a typical British woman weighed 8.5 Stone, was a size 12 and measured 36-24-36. By 2000, a typical British woman weighed over 10 stone, was a size 16, and measured 40-33-42. With

432-471: The end of the 19th century. Every sport has a different governing body that can define the way that the sport operates through its affiliated clubs and societies. This is because sports have different levels of difficulty and skill, so they can try to organize the people playing their sport by ability and by age. The different types of sport governing bodies are all shown below: International sports federations are non-governmental non-profit organizations for

456-469: The money that will be used to help someone else, such as the Youth Sport Trust . National governing bodies have the same objectives as those of an international federation, but within the scope of one country, or even part of a country, as the name implies. They support local clubs and are often responsible for national teams . National Olympic Committees and National Paralympic Committees are both

480-602: The trust was involved with the setting up of the first six Sports Colleges , with a seminar in Crowborough in East Sussex on Monday 23 June 1997. The Sports Colleges were often a success, with schools producing many more elite athletes, with some joining national sports teams. In early 1998 the trust set up the Institute of Youth Sport at Loughborough University. The Institute of Youth Sport provided advice on coaching and nutrition for national under-18 sports teams, and there

504-563: Was fitness testing, which provided aerobic and stamina data for medical researchers at the institute. From January 2002 it recruited 250 undergraduates to go into schools to be involved with school sport, to coincide with the 2002 Commonwealth Games . It was sponsored by Nestlé UK, and was called Team Nestlé. In January 2000 the trust found that football was popular amongst secondary school girls, and basketball. Only few secondary schools allowed girls to play football. Most girls played netball and hockey, and females were deterred from sport by

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528-618: Was formed by Loughborough University, the National Coaching Council ( UK Coaching ), and the Sports Council ( UK Sport since 1997), in cooperation with Sir John Beckwith , who formed the trust in 1993. The trust was housed in the Rutland Building, on the university. On Wednesday 12 March 1997 education minister Cheryl Gillan added three Arts Colleges and six Sports Colleges to the specialist schools programme. In 1997,

552-454: Was looking at improving provision for university sport, and to train possible elite athletes, but it was decided that this plan would not affect a wide enough group of school children, and the government chose instead to try to get more children participating in any sport, whether elite or not. There were plans, by the Department of Culture, to include sports results in school league tables, but

576-548: Was mountaineer Jake Meyer , and sports psychiatrist Steve Peters . It set up the UK School Games , first taking place in Glasgow from 7-10 September 2006. From Monday 28 June 2010, it ran a national week for school sport. Cyclist Chris Hoy visited schools taking part. In June 1996 the trust launched a national programme, or strategy, to fund local county councils to provide sports development officers for children. It ran

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