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Do you know what DfT and FSH is or TNA and YOT, below you will find a number of commonly used acronyms within the sport and leisure industry and their associated meanings.

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
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