Making an Impact Annual Review 200607

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ISBN: 978 1 85060 519 5 AR07 10 07 2M Thanks to David McIntyre for his great photography www.davidmcintyrephotography.com. And thanks to all the people who helped organise the shoots: Sheila Begbie, Fiona Cameron, Campbell Gerrard, Richard Gordon, Susan Hughes, Ryan Kelly, Marjorie MacFarlane, Mark Mateer, Roy McCubbin, Marisa Meier, Nancy Murdoch, Jonathan Shaw, Gary Smith, Andy Smyth, Andy Tennant, Maggie Wilson. Chair’s Review 4/5 Chief Executive’s Introduction 6/7 Active Schools 8/9 Club Development 10/11 Coaching 12/13 Volunteering 14/15 Player Improvement 16/17 We passionately believe in the benefits of sport, from the Organisational Development 18/19 enjoyment and sense of achievement that participation Medal Success 20/21 brings, to the shared pride that national success generates. Facilities 22/23 National Centres 24/25 Our mission is to encourage everyone in Scotland to discover Equity 26 and develop their own sporting experience, helping to increase Environment 27 participation and improve performances in Scottish sport. Financial Summary 28/29 We aim to achieve our mission by leading and supporting Our Board 30/31 our partners, investing National Lottery and Scottish Government funding where it counts and advising on policy and strategy for the future. In all that we do, we strive to add value and act in the best interests of Scottish sport. Sport can have a profound effect on people’s lives. Whether it’s our future athletes being inspired by world class performances or school children becoming more active through our Active Schools Network, we know it has a massive impact and plays a crucial role in improving the nation’s health, education and confidence.

We’re proud of our continuing efforts to increase participation and achievements at the highest level will encourage others to get improve performances. Our role as an organisation is to work with involved in sport. Another rising star who impressed this year is our partners to support individuals along every step of the pathway Charlotte Dobson, an Olympic yachting medal prospect already from taking part in sport, to developing talent, to winning medals. making waves in the GBR Olympic Development Squad in the Laser It takes from eight to 12 years to excel at a sport and along that Radial class. She’s been identified to benefit from the athlete support sporting journey many people get involved. Coaching, lifestyle programme and I hope we can help her along the way to medal support, medical services and conditioning training all contribute. success for Scotland. And watching Jamie Murray competing at But perhaps most importantly, it’s joining all these services together Wimbledon was a real pleasure – his genuine love of the sport in a seamless ‘performance pathway’ that really counts. And that’s and the hard work and effort he’s put into training were more than where we come in. We know what points of the journey are most evident, and we should all be proud of his success. challenging and we know which partners are best placed to offer support. As an organisation, we are behind people like Libby, Charlotte and Jamie all the way, supporting them through their Scottish Governing Our aim is simple – we want to help anyone who wants to take part Body and the Institute Network, who provide high performance in sport, or excel at it, to do so. And this is true not just for athletes, expertise. We should all take pride in these athletes and what but for those who support them too. I was particularly pleased by they’ve achieved, knowing we’ve all been a part of their success. our Board’s decision this year to allocate £5 million in funding to And we must remember that behind every individual, alongside support our coaches in gaining the UK Coaching Certificate and to their talent and commitment, is a dedicated team of people who’ve employ more performance coaches. We need to make this a viable helped them along the way. Everyone from the person who opens career option and to help athletes make the transition from talented up the hall for practice sessions, to their coach and their governing JULIA BRACEWELL, OBE competitor to skilled coach. Rhona Martin and Graeme Randall, body, has had a part to play – one we recognise and appreciate. Chair two of our finest athletes, are great examples of this. As Stewart mentions in his introduction, we find ourselves at a We’ve worked very hard to continue to integrate Lottery and significant point for Scottish sport. With opportunities such as the Exchequer funding and it’s now paying dividends. This streamlined 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London and the prospect approach means that key partners in sport, such as local authorities of a home Commonwealth Games there to be grasped, properly and Scottish Governing Bodies only need apply to us once for resourced and supported sport is more important than ever. With funding, using one set of criteria, enabling us to work with partners that in mind, I am pleased to hear that any reviews conducted by across their strategy. This lessening of bureaucracy has been the Scottish Government will be driven by the needs of sport. welcomed, and it’s a drive we continue to make year on year. So many people work hard to make things happen in Scottish World class performances are important to Scotland and this sport – coaches, volunteers, officials, teachers, athletes, participants – year has seen Scots perform exceptionally well on the world and I’d like to thank them all for their continued enthusiasm and stage. I’m sure that we have all been proud of our country’s dedication. Increasing participation and improving performance recent performances in both football and rugby and delighted is always going to be a team effort. On that note, I’d like to make in the success of athletes such as Chris Hoy MBE, Katherine special mention of the Commonwealth Games 2014 team, especially Grainger MBE and, more recently, Jamie Murray. It’s also great Steven Purcell, Louise Martin CBE and Derek Casey, for the superb to know the next generation of athletes are on their way. For work they’ve done and the strong technical bid that’s put Scotland example, Libby Clegg, at just seventeen, is already a double in the best place to win the Commonwealth Games. Like athletes, athletics Paralympic World Cup medal winner and is an inspiration this takes a huge amount of preparation, commitment and sheer to so many athletes, able bodied or disabled. I’m sure her hard work. We’re behind them all the way.

4 5 This Annual Review marks the end of a four year corporate plan. Whilst it heralds the close of a chapter, the story is not yet over. We’re confident that the progress made over the past four years has laid a solid foundation for our work with partners during this exciting time for sport.

The past four years have seen some real success stories. The the SIS work as one team. I believe the best organisations are those Active Schools Network grew from a pilot project to an established that are willing to learn and grow, and we’ll continue to do so; and effective work force impacting on school children throughout looking at what works and what doesn’t and responding accordingly. Scotland. We invested over £50 million to improve Scotland’s sports Our development will always be in response to that of our partners’ facilities as part of our drive to build a better sporting infrastructure. needs: we’ll tailor our services according to what will help them most. We also invested in Scottish Governing Bodies to help them become ever more professional and, as a result, they have been able to We strongly believe that everyone should have the chance to take deepen their involvement in the development of sport. And the part in sport if they choose, and we have worked hard to develop Scottish Institute of Sport (SIS) and the six Area Institutes of Sport our equity strategy this year. We’ve also seen the first results of our have established their role in delivering high performance expertise environmental management strategy, with big reductions in energy to our athletes as they strive to perform on the world stage. usage in several key areas.

There has also been another significant development for us as an The launch of this Annual Review comes at an interesting time for organisation. I am determined to build the role of sportscotland to Scottish sport. We have a new national strategy for sport, Reaching be much more than an investor, into an organisation that adds value Higher, and a clearly defined role for sportscotland, and for our key to the work of key partners. Local authorities and governing bodies partners in Scottish sport. As the key government agency in the are increasingly recognising that in addition to investment, we can Scottish sporting landscape, we continue to be committed to what offer expert guidance, advice and support to help them in their is best for Scottish sport and we look forward to continually improving development and delivery of sport – and we’re dedicated to our contribution to the new strategy in the exciting years ahead. continuing and evolving this aspect of our organisation. Our new corporate plan continues to recognise that partnership working I’d like to thank Scottish local authorities, Scottish Governing will deliver the best results for Scottish sport and is the best way to Bodies of sport and our other key partners in sport for their STEWART HARRIS achieve our shared goals of increasing participation and improving continued passion and commitment. And I’d also like to thank the Chief Executive performances. sportscotland staff, staff at the national centres and at the SIS for their continued hard work and professionalism over the past year. In order to improve our own performance, we’ve focused on aligning We have exciting times ahead of us, which I look forward to sharing our aims and efforts, so that sportscotland, our national centres and with you all.

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find out more 26 www.sportscotland.org.uk 27 The following are details of amounts (£) invested in individual sports for sportscotland’s financial year ending FINANCIAL 31 March 2007. Sport Investment direct Other investment Total to the Scottish to the sport 2006/07 SUMMARY Governing Body 2006/07 2006/07* American Football 0 9,995 9,995 Angling 31,500 500 32,000 Archery 7,000 7,916 14,916 sportscotland group income 2006/07 Athletics 584,545 73,247 657,792 Badminton 364,500 29,585 394,085 Basketball 274,825 25,369 300,194 £ million Bowling 61,500 50,704 112,204 Boxing*** 365,000 0 365,000 Scottish Government Funding 29.689 Canoeing 194,752 1,200 195,952 Cricket*** 408,272 23,447 431,719 Lottery Funding 18.494 Croquet 2,000 0 2,000 BIG Lottery Fund 0.879 Curling 351,356 0 351,356 Cycling 318,512 342,390 660,902 Dance & Fitness 9,000 0 9,000 Equestrian 86,820 6,550 93,370 Total 49.062 Fencing 26,000 3,621 29,621 Football 1,310,121 827,372 2,137,493 Gaelic Football 0 5,467 5,467 Golf 520,000 367,623 887,623 Gymnastics 351,287 8,811 360,098 sportscotland distribution of resources and awards made 2006/07 Handball 10,000 0 10,000 Hang/Paragliding 1,000 0 1,000 Hockey 646,441 28,561 675,002 £ million Judo*** 292,500 113,204 405,704 Ju-Jitsu*** 6,000 0 6,000 Active Schools 16.334 Karate*** 85,483 0 85,483 Lacrosse 11,000 0 11,000 Club Development 1.461 Modern Pentathlon 4,500 0 4,500 Mountaineering/Climbing 96,000 0 96,000 Netball 93,923 1,000 94,923 Coaching 1.565 Orienteering 56,000 906 56,906 Rowing 61,182 12,562 73,744 Volunteers 0.360 Rugby League 30,000 804 30,804 Rugby Union 795,000 221,631 1,016,631 Sailing 332,280 71,500 403,780 Player Improvement 4.860 Shinty 105,000 3,075 108,075 Shooting 96,175 0 96,175 Medal Success 10.187 Ice Sport/Skating 0 10,000 10,000 Snowsport 210,000 20,400 230,400 Organisational Development 4.129 Squash 207,500 14,585 222,085 Sub Aqua 18,175 3,000 21,175 Swimming 889,750 1,262,395 2,152,145 Corporate and Support Services 3.320 Table Tennis 58,000 1,434 59,434 Tennis 306,094 84,070 390,164 SIP/Community Regeneration 1.265 Triathlon 154,500 11,500 166,000 Tug of War 3,529 0 3,529 sportscotland National Centres 2.104 Volleyball*** 345,000 3,500 348,500 Waterskiing 44,500 0 44,500 Windsurfing 0 4,150 4,150 Wrestling*** 38,000 1,500 39,500 Scottish Disability Sports 215,250 17,000 232,250 Total investment 45.585 Scottish Sports Association*** 103,500 0 103,500 Multisport** 0 18,009,198 18,009,198 10,583,272 21,679,772 32,263,044

The summary information above may not contain sufficient information to allow a full understanding of the results * e.g. facility awards, athlete support, coaching awards, Awards for All, SPORTSMATCH etc. and state of affairs of the sportscotland Group. A copy of the audited accounts containing the detailed information ** e.g. Active Schools Network investment, sports and community facilities, investment in sportscotland National Centres. required by law and under best practice guidelines can be obtained from www.sportscotland.org.uk/accounts. *** More than one year investment. 28 29 sportscotland’s board offer strategic direction and advice across all areas of our organisation.

sportscotland board members 2006/07 (photographed from left to right)

Julia Bracewell, OBE Carolan Dobson 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (CIMA), she is also Secretary for Paisley Partnership. He is an Steven Grimmond Dental Education, Scottish Council Fraser Wishart Chair of sportscotland, Competition Commissioner for Scottish schools; the establishment the Dundee branch of CIMA. Kim honours graduate in social sciences, Head of Community Services, for Research in Education, is a former Chief Executive, Professional Legal Consultant. and Independent Investment of a Sports Academy for Edinburgh is currently studying for an MBA with an MBA from the University Fife Council. Assistant Director of Leisure Services Footballers’ Association of Scotland. Julia was a corporate lawyer in the Advisor to the London Borough Schools, and in the development of the in Public Service Management at of Strathclyde and an MSc (with Steven’s current responsibilities with East Lothian District Council and Formerly a professional footballer, City of London for 15 years and a of Enfield and the Environment use of sports facilities for community Stirling University. She has been distinction) in Local Economic span sports and leisure provision, has lectured at Dunfermline College Fraser first joined Motherwell FC partner in the American law firm Agency’s Pension Scheme, groups. He is a former international heavily involved in local community Development. He is a Member of museums and heritage, arts and of Physical Education (now University in 1984. After five years, he moved Brobeck Hale and Dorr, and Morrison and Non-Executive Director, shinty player. He now plays golf with groups and enjoys walking in the the Chartered Institute of Marketing cultural development, and community of Edinburgh). to St Mirren, then on to Falkirk, and Foerster. She was a member Shires Smaller Companies plc, a scratch handicap and was recently Angus glens in her spare time. and a Member of the Institution of learning and development. He Rangers, Heart of Midlothian and, of the Sports Council of Great Britain an investment trust. selected to represent Scotland in the Economic Development. Stephen previously held posts at Aberdeenshire Linda enjoys regular badminton, in 1996, returned to Motherwell for and its successor body, Sport England Carolan brings an astute financial eye Seniors Home Internationals. David Sole, OBE is Director of Fair Play Ltd, an Council, before becoming Director running and walking. one more season. In 1997, he joined (1993-2001). to the Board, with past achievements Management consultant, economic development, social of Arts and Heritage and then Director Clydebank FC, where he was player/ including time as Head of Abbey Asset Wai-yin Hatton Whitehead Mann inclusion and arts consultancy; and of Leisure and Arts at Dundee Graeme Marchbank coach until this year, when he moved Julia represented Scotland in fencing Managers’ Investment Floor in Glasgow Chief Executive, (commenced 22/01/07). has a number of business interests City Council. Head of Corporate Sponsorship to Airdrie United. He is now committed at international level, winning bronze with funds under management of £30 NHS Ayrshire & Arran. David’s current role sees him advise in educational software and property. and Events, Diageo, Global full-time to the PFAS. medals in the 1986 and 1990 billion. She has also worked for British Wai-yin was appointed Chief Executive senior executives across a diverse He is a Fellow of the RSA; a COSLA Corporate Relations Commonwealth Championships. Waterways as Non-Executive Director of Ayrshire & Arran Health Board in range of industries. He has also Board members not photographed Adviser on Sport and the Arts; a (commenced 22/01/07). He also enjoys running and plays She also represented Great Britain where she worked closely with local 1995 and became the Chief Executive worked for Diageo in a number Council member of The Scottish Following a career in golf cricket and golf. at the Barcelona Olympics (1992), authorities and helped establish private of the unified NHS Ayrshire & Arran in of strategic roles. Atholl Duncan Arts Council; Executive Member administration, including a spell World Championships (1990) and public partnerships. 2004. She joined the NHS in 1974, and Executive Editor, and previous Chair of VOCAL as Director of Tour Operations Ritchie Campbell European Championships (1991). has worked in a variety of challenging David will be remembered as captain BBC News Scotland. (Voice of Chief Officers for Cultural, with the Ladies European Tour Chartered Accountant John Fraser posts in different sectors in the of Scotland’s 1990 Grand Slam- Atholl was Director of Corporate Community and Leisure Services and ultimately Director of Golf at (term ended 13/12/06). Ian Beattie Neighbourhood Manager, healthcare field in Wales, London, winning rugby side. David appeared Affairs at Scottish Water before in Scotland; as well as having served the famous Gleneagles Hotel (venue Chartered Accountant and Finance Children & Families Department, Essex, Suffolk and Birmingham. 44 times for his country, including returning to continue a long career as a board member on a wide range for the 2014 Ryder Cup), Graeme Ian Mason OBE Director, Brodies LLP. City of Edinburgh Council a record 25 as captain. In 1989, he at the BBC where he was previously of cultural and sports bodies. was appointed to his current role Director of World Class Operations, Ian’s career spans the worlds of finance (commenced 22/01/07). She is a former World and European toured Australia with the British Lions Managing Editor of News and with Diageo. British Swimming and athletics, with stints as Finance John was appointed Neighbourhood gold and silver medallist in karate. and, at the last World Cup, brought Current Affairs. He was responsible He is a practising artist. (term ended 13/12/06). Director of the Royal Bank Private Equity Manager in 2005. His responsibilities She is also an internationally qualified his articulate views to the rugby- for running a department which Globally responsible for Diageo’s Group, Head of Finance at Murray cover education (all sectors) and referee in karate. watching world, co-commentating produced news on television, radio Dr Linda Leighton-Beck corporate sponsorship strategy, Johnstone, and as Non-Executive social work. Previously, he was Head on television. and online. Social Inclusion Manager, Graeme’s remit also includes the Director for Scottish Athletics for teacher of Craigmount High School Kim McAully NHS Grampian. direction of major sponsorships in four years. in Edinburgh and Mearns Academy Accountant, Angus Council’s Stephen Wright He was a schoolboy rowing Linda is also an Honorary Senior the name of Diageo and the focus in Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire. Education Department. Director, Fair Play Ltd. international and is a keen rugby Lecturer in the Department of General on brand sponsorships in terms He is an experienced long-distance With 25 years experience in finance, Stephen has 15 years experience player. He is also an enthusiastic Practice and Primary Care at Aberdeen of social responsibility, in particular runner, having completed more than He is currently involved in a number Kim brings a wealth of knowledge to in economic development, mostly fun runner and competes in University. Previously, she has held responsible drinking. When not 50 marathons, and is treasurer of of developments in sport which include the Board. A member of the Chartered in senior management posts and 10km, half marathons, duathlons posts at Aberdeen University, Scottish travelling, his interests include, tennis, Central Athletic Club. exploring the potential benefits of the Institute of Management Accountants was previously Chief Executive of and long-distance running events. Council for Postgraduate Medical & golf and particularly road cycling.

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