Whole Sport Plan Growing the Sport

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Whole Sport Plan Growing the Sport

• Paul King, Chief Executive Officer
• Rebecca Black, National Womens Boxing
  Development Manager
• Matthew Williams, National Club and Coach Manager

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Programme

• Review of Current Whole Sport Plan
• Your Views
• Plans for Future Growth and Development
• Your input into the Whole Sport Plan 2009 2013
• What Next?

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Whole Sport Plan 2005 - 2009

• The aim of the plan was to deliver on
  performance, health-related fitness and social
  inclusion through
• A radical change in governance
• The appointment of 4 Development Officers based
  on Boxing hot spots
• The appointment of 4 World Class Performance
  Coaches, working with coaches of our top boxers
  and influencing all aspects of coach development
  and education

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2005 2009Key Objectives

• Bring more people into the sport men and women
• Work in margins of society
• Create an attractive, robust club structure well
  resourced with competent staff / equipment
• Compete successfully in the international arena
• Provide effective communication, PR and marketing
  for the sport
• Create new sources of income
• Ensure effective corporate governance and
  operations

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Highlights of OUR Achievements

• Increase in participation from 7,000 registered
  boxers to 14,000
• Increase the number of registered womens boxers
  from 50 to 508
• Increase the number of qualified and active
  coaches and teachers from 1,717 to 2,100
• Appointment of 8 development officers and 9
  regional coaches

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Highlights of OUR Achievements

• Board and Council established with 9 commissions
• Grant generated into the sport - 5m
• 8 English Boxers qualified for the Olympic Games
• 3 million hits on the website
• ISO 9001 accreditation

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Your Views
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Future Growth and Development

• GROW
• Participants
• Recreational Boxers
• Coaches, Officials and Volunteers
• Boxing Development Officers
• Regional Coaches
• Outlets e.g. schools

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Future Growth and Development

• RETAIN
• Measurement of retention
• Initiatives
• Quality experience e.g. Club Mark
• CCDP
• Boxing Development Officers
• Regional Coaches
• Recognition and reward

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Future Growth and Development

• EXCEL
• Regional Coaches Activity
• Regional Squads all ages and both genders
• Regional Coaching Centres
• National Talent Identification Programmes
• International Events home and abroad
• GB Boxing

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Your Views
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Club Coach Development

• Matthew Williams
• National Club Coach Manager

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Clubmark

• Whats in it for clubs?
• Increased membership
• Developing coaches and volunteers
• Raised profile
• Improved standards
• Access to funding opportunities
• Registration open to all clubs

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Coach Development

• UK Coaching Framework (sports coach UK)
• Development of ABAE UKCC Qualifications
• Ongoing Continuous Professional Development of
  Coaches i.e. workshops, clinics, mentoring..

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Womens Boxing

• Rebecca Black
• National Womens Boxing Development Manager

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Current Position

• Rapid Growth 29 overall increase in
  participation in the last 12 months
• The BIG question is the sport ready?
• Research study nearing completion
• 4 Women in Womens European Rankings
• Womens EU Championships August 2008
• Many good practice examples e.g. Regional Squads
  (Western Counties)
• 101 entries in the female championships
• Opportunities
• Inclusion in Olympic Programme
• Further growth in participation

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Where are we now?
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National Womens Boxing Strategy

• Based on research and consultation
• To be launched June 2008
• To include
• Increasing participation Boxers, Coaches
• Raising the profile
• Club and coach development
• Competitive infrastructure
• Talent development

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Current WSP Outcomes

• Modernised and created a successful Board,
  Council and Commissions structure
• Increased the number of ABAE affiliated clubs
  from 619 (March 2005) to 750 (March 2008) a
  total increase of 20.
• Increased the number of registered members from
  7000 (March 2005) to over 15000 (April 2007) a
  total increase of 100
• Developed and launched a successful website,
  which has risen from 90000 per year (2005/6) to
  visits of over 3 million for the year
  (2006/2007).
• ABAE have increased income by over 200 in one
  year, trebling the former income streams of 2005
  to these new levels of 2007.

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Current WSP Outcomes

• Developed and launched the most contemporary
  membership database in British sport through an
  agreement and contract with BT (LDL), delivered
  through a robust, modern ICT network supported by
  regional registrars.
• Secured 1.2 million of CCDP funding from the
  Department of Culture, Media and Sport/ Sport
  England for 180 ABAE club projects throughout
  England, to be completed by August 2007.
• Secured a BBC TV contract for four events a year,
  profiling the sport at an international level on
  terrestrial television potentially until 2012.
• Shortly to appoint and re-establish the Regional
  coaches Structure throughout the sport in
  England.
• Created a National Development Managers post and
  National Womens Development Managers post.

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Current WSP Outcomes

• Negotiated and delivered the appointment of seven
  Boxing Development Officers with major local
  authorities and other partners in Sheffield, Tyne
  Tees, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol
  and London with Bolton, Portsmouth and London
  (potentially two) to be further implemented
  shortly, offering a total of eleven posts by July
  2007, compared to one in 2005.
• Developed and produced a new Boxing skills award.
• Launched and registered over 1000 boxing tutors
  in the past year.
• Funded regional development equally across the
  regions of ABAE
• Created and developed an ABAE quarterly magazine,
  Cornertalk.

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Current WSP Outcomes

• Developed and gained Sport England accreditation
  for the ABAE Club Mark Programme.
• Negotiated and secured a substantial package of
  sponsorship with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines
  for the Golden Gloves and Junior ABAE
  Championships for 4 years.
• Negotiated and delivered lead Home Nation status
  for UK Sport funding of the GB Boxing Programme
  through to Beijing 2008.
• Commenced the establishment of an ABAE Archive
  which will be launched for the London Olympics
  2012.
• ABAE launched a re-written Medical Aspects
  Booklet, which has been supported by the World
  governing body, AIBA

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Final Views / Your Wish List
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What Next?