What are Sport Englands objectives in direct funding of Wrestling?
Sport England is the government agency responsible for developing a world-class community sport system. Sport England’s current funding for wrestling is directed to the 16+ year-old population as part of the Government initiative to get 500,000 more people participating in sport. It has set targets around (a) Growing the numbers of people taking part in wrestling, (b) Sustaining participation in wrestling through enhancing the experiences of those taking part so that they do not “drop-off,” and (c) Improving the talent development system such that participants with talent are able to Excel and with the potential of joining the world class performance programme funded by UK Sport. Sport England funds cannot be used by BWA to fund school –based activity. It is Youth Sport Trust that funds school-based activity directly into schools. County Sports Partnerships (CSPs) can support delivery of wrestling activity at a local level, including brokering relationships between the BWA and schools.
