| A4A |
Awards For All |
| AAA |
Amateur Athletics Association of England |
| ABI |
Area Based Initiative |
| ACDF |
Active Community Development Fund |
| ACU |
Active Communities Unit |
| AOC |
Association of Colleges |
| AOTTs |
Adults Other Than Teachers |
| APA |
Association of Police Authorities |
| ASA |
Amateur Swimming Association |
| ASTC |
Active Sports Talent Camps |
| AWP |
All Weather Pitch |
| BAALPE |
British Association of Advisors and Lecturers in
Physical Education |
| BAEM |
Black, Asian or other Ethnic Minorities |
| BALASA |
British Amputee and Les Autres Sports
Association |
| BASES |
British Association of Sport and Exercise
Sciences |
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BBS |
British Blind Sport |
| BCSA |
British Colleges Sports Association |
| BESF |
British Wheelchair Sports Foundation |
| BHF |
British Heart Foundation |
| BLF |
Big Lottery Fund |
| BOA |
British Olympic Association |
| BPA |
British Paralympic Association |
| BUSA |
British Universities Sports Association |
| CAPS |
Club Action Planning Scheme |
| CASC |
Community Amateur Sports Club |
| CBE |
Chamber Business Enterprises |
| CCDF |
Community Club Development Fund |
| CCDP |
Community Club Development Programme |
| CCPR |
Centre Council of Physical Recreation |
| CDF |
Community Development Foundation |
| CDO |
Coach Development Officer |
| CEF |
Community Empowerment Fund |
| CFT |
Coaching For Teachers |
| CIF |
Community Investment Fund |
| CLOA |
Chief Leisure Officers Association |
| CLOG |
Chief Leisure Officers Group |
| CMO |
Chief Medical Officer |
| COVE |
Centre of Vocational Excellence |
| CP Sport |
Cerebral Palsy Sport |
| CPD |
Continued Professional Development |
| CP-ISRA |
Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation
Association |
| CPSU |
Child Protection Sport Unit |
| CRB |
Criminal Records Bureau |
| CRE |
Commission for Racial Equality |
| CSCS |
Community Sport Coach Scheme |
| CSP |
County Sports Partnership |
| CSR |
Comprehensive Spending Review |
| CYPU |
Children and Young People's Unit |
| DAT |
Drug Action Team |
| DCMS |
Department of Culture, Media and Sport |
| DDA |
Disability Discrimination Act |
| DEFRA |
Department for Environment, Food & Rural
Affairs |
| DfES |
Department for Education and Skills |
| DfT |
Department for Transport |
| DoH |
Department of Health |
| DRC |
Disability Rights Commission |
| DSE |
Disability Sport England |
| DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
| DWP |
Department for Work and Pednsions |
| EAZ |
Education Action Zone |
| EDP |
Education Development Plan |
| EFDS |
English Federation for Disability Sport |
| EIS |
English Institute of Sport |
| EOC |
Equal Opportunities Commission |
| ERDF |
European Regional Development Fund |
| ESF |
European Social Fund |
| ESFO |
Education Sports Facilities Officer |
| ETA |
Education and Training Advisors |
| EYDCP |
Early Years Development & Childcare
Partnerships |
| F&R |
Facilities and Resources |
| FANS |
Free Access to National Sports |
| FENA |
Federation of European Netball
Associations |
| FSA |
Foundation for Sports and Arts |
| FSH |
Faster, Stronger, Higher |
| GB |
Governing Body |
| GHS |
General Household Survey |
| GIS |
Geographic Information |
| HAD |
Health Development Agency |
| HAZ |
Health Action Zone |
| HE/FE |
Higher Education / Further Education |
| HLC |
Healthy Living Centre |
| HLF |
Heritage Lottery Fund |
| HPA |
Health Protection Agency |
| IBSA |
International Blind Sports Association |
| ICC |
International Co-ordinating Committee of Sports for the
Disabled in the World |
| IFI |
Inclusive Fitness Initiative |
| IFNA |
The International Netball Federation LTD |
| ILAM |
Insitute of Leisure and Amenity
Management |
| IMD |
Index of Multiple Deprivation |
| INAS-FID |
International Association of Sports for Persons with an
Intellectual Disability |
| INAS-FMH |
International Association of Sports for Persons with a
Mental Handicap |
| IOC |
International Olympic Committee |
| IPC |
International Paralympic Committee |
| ISMGF |
International Stoke Mandeville Games
Federation |
| ISMWSF |
International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports
Federation |
| ISOD |
International Sports Organisation for the
Disabled |
| ISRM |
Institute for Sport & Recreation
Management |
| ISS |
Institute of Sports Sponsorship |
| JDs |
Job Descriptions |
| LA |
Local Authority |
| LAAs |
Local Area Agreements |
| LEA |
Local Education Authority |
| LEAP |
Local Exercise Action Pilots |
| LGA |
Local Government Association |
| LLPN |
Life Long Participation in Netball |
| LPSA |
Local Public Service Agreements |
| LSC |
Learning and Skills Council |
| LSPs |
Local Strategic Partnerships |
| LTA |
Lawn Tennis Association |
| LTAD |
Long Term Athlete Development |
| MLD |
Mild/Moderate Learning Difficulties |
| MUGA |
Multi Use Games Area |
| NAO |
National Audit Office |
| NASD |
National Assocation for Sports
Development |
| NCC |
National Coaching Certificate |
| NCF |
National Coaching Foundation |
| NCSS |
National Council for School Sport |
| NDC |
Netball Development Coordinators |
| NDC |
New Deal for Communities |
| NDPB |
Non-Departmental Public Bodies |
| NDSO |
National Disability Sport Organisation |
| NGB |
National Governing Body |
| NNC |
National Netball Centres |
| NOC |
National Olympic Committee |
| NOF |
New Opportunities Fund |
| NPFA |
National Playing Fields Association |
| NRF |
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund |
| NRU |
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit |
| NSMI |
National Sports Medicine Institute |
| NSO |
National Sports Organisations |
| NWAA |
National Wheelchair Athletics Association |
| NWRA |
North West Regional Assembly |
| NWUA |
North West Universities Association |
| ODPM |
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister |
| OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
| OHN |
Our Healthier Nation |
| ONS |
Office for National Statistics |
| OSHL |
Out of School Hours Learning |
| PA's |
Priority Areas |
| PAT |
Policy Action Team |
| PAYP |
Positive Activites for Young People |
| PCT |
Primary Care Trust |
| PDM |
Partnership Development Manager |
| PDP |
Personal Development Plan |
| PEAUK |
PE Association of the UK |
| PESSCL |
P.E. School Club Links |
| PFI |
Private Finance Initiative |
| PFI |
Young Peoples Fund |
| PLT |
Primary Link Teacher |
| PSAs |
Public Service Agreements |
| QCA |
Qualification Curriculum Authority |
| RCU |
Regional Co-ordination Unit |
| RDM |
Regional Development Manager |
| RFU |
Rugby Football Union |
| RPO |
Regional Project Officers |
| RSB |
Regional Sports Boards |
| RTU |
Regional Training Unit |
| RU |
Regional Unit |
| SAG |
Sport Action Groups |
| SALSSPA |
Sport and Leisure Sector Skills and Productivity
Alliance |
| SAPCA |
Sports and Play Contractors |
| SAZ |
Sports Action Zone |
| scUK |
Sports Coach UK |
| SDO |
Sports Development Officer |
| SE |
Sport England |
| SEN |
Special Educational Needs |
| SEU |
Social Exclusion Unit |
| SHA |
Strategic Health Authority |
| SIS |
Specialising in Sport |
| SIS |
Step Into Sport |
| SKAD |
Skill Award Days |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreements |
| SLN |
Severe Learning Difficulties |
| SMG |
Sport Management Group |
| SMT |
Senior Management Team |
| SPOC |
Sydney Paralympic Organishing Committee |
| spUK |
Sports Coach UK |
| SRB |
Single Regeneration Budget |
| SSA |
School Sport Association |
| SSC |
Specialist Sports College |
| SSC |
Sector Skills Council |
| SSCO |
School Sports Co-ordinator |
| SSP |
School Sports Partnership |
| TASS |
Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme |
| TL |
TOP Link |
| TNA |
Training Needs Analysis |
| TPP |
Talented Player Program |
| TSG |
Technical Support Groups |
| UKSAPLD |
United Kingdom Sports Association for People with
Learning Difficulties |
| UKSI |
United Kingdom Sports Institute |
| USOC |
United States Olympic Committee |
| VCS |
Voluntary and Community Sector |
| VIP |
Volunteer Investment Programme |
| WCPP |
World Class Performance Plan |
| WHI |
Walking the way to Health Initiative |
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |
| WSF |
Women's Sports Foundation |
| WSPs |
Whole Sport Plans |
| YJB |
Youth Justice Board |
| YNO |
Youth Netball Organiser Course |
| YOT |
Youth Offending Team |
| YST |
Youth Sports Trust |