Benchmarks and Quality Schemes
Using benchmarks within sports development is to measure the quality of an initiative or sports club. Benchmarking is a process that all clubs and initiatives have to follow to ensure they meet the correct requirements to achieve a benchmark. To get these benchmarks they must undergo inspections and to have all data records looked upon to ensure they are covered in all kinds of insurances documents, safeguarding, and emergency procedures. Etc. National governing bodies and sports organisations such as Sport England and UK SPORT recognise these clubs that have achieved these benchmarks. Benchmarks are also used in comparisons with other sports clubs to produce a comparative and competitive …show more content…
The score boundaries are;
Minimum 60% to be registered
To achieve a higher category it has to be between 75% and 84%
To achieve a excellent score they must score 85% and above
So overall this measurement is effect to show the quality of the club in making sure that the legal and formal parts of the club are at a high standard. The quality of a club is only shown if the club score 60% or more.
Sport England Clubmark
A example of this is the Sport England Clubmark, this clubmark is issued one a club or leisure has passed the necessary procedure of approval. The clubmark shows members, spectators and the general public that this club is of good quality and Sport England are in a way recommending this club that shows good standards and procedures within sport. The procedure of getting a clubmark is set within guidelines for with an examiner will come in and ensure the club has all the necessary paperwork, safety procedures/action plans to ensure the participants are safe at all times. The criteria of the procedure is filled in and then a copy of certificates, policies and qualifications. The criteria is checked every 2 years to ensure the standards are met and that none of the paperwork used as evidence is not out-dated, if it …show more content…
This because it is easy to show the strengths and weaknesses and show that in the current state the opportunities from the strengths and the threats the sporting club/initiative may face if they do not improve. When evaluating from the results of a SWOT Analysis a development plan must be created to work on the areas of development and how to improve or better the strengths. This is a on-going procedure which in time will improve the quality of a sports