Better Competition

BETTER COMPETITION

London's successful Olympic bid for 2012 has brought into sharp focus the importance of competition structures and our volunteer and young leader networks.

The aim of this document is to provide structure to the development of Better Competition in Surrey. The Framework aims to help provide greater opportunities to increase the numbers of people taking part in high quality competitive opportunities. It encourages enhanced competition through club sport, the delivery of major events such as the Youth Games, as well as providing a strategic direction to the evolving picture around National School competition framework, roll out of Competition managers and the delivery of key targets in Sport England's Regional Plan for Sport, Mission:Possible.

The framework recognises the current good practice that is being delivered by existing partners in the county but challenges them to define their roles and what they have to do to achieve Surrey's vision.

This Framework outlines where Surrey aims to be with regards to Competition by 2009. It has the following underlying aspirations:

To promote high quality competitive environments as being a standard in Surrey sport
To increase the number of people participating in competitive opportunities
To increase the number and quality of competitions
To increase the number of competitive opportunities for under-represented groups
To increase the number of people participating in sports and physical activity by 1% year on year.

The Framework gives examples of how this can be achieved to assist partners to write implementation plans, which will be a key part in delivering Surrey's strategic objectives. It acknowledges the need for the improved co-ordination of competition across Surrey and more effective communication and commitment to partnership working.