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The core functions of a CSP

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WHAT IS A CSP? |

CORE FUNCTIONS | KEY WORK AREAS

All county sport partnerships actively contribute to increasing participation and widening access to sport and physical activity and the achievement of sporting success.

CSPs are pivotal in delivering the 1% per year participation target set by government particularly with a focus on:

• Developing more community sports opportunities for young people by supporting the delivery of the PESSCL strategy
  
• Helping developing more opportunities for hard to reach groups and those not already engaged in community sport.

There are three core functions that every CSP must fulfil:

Strategic co-ordination and planning
Performance management
Marketing and communications

Strategic co-ordination and planning
Interpreting and shaping national, regional and local policy to best-fit future community needs.

CSPs will:

• Advocate – as the ‘one voice for sport’ – leading and communicating the product and influencing public, political and organisational opinion
  
• Enable – supporting medium and long-term planning through the production of sub-regional strategies
  
• Deliver outcomes – co-ordinating delivery to avoid duplication

Outcomes include:

• Alignment and optimum use of existing and potential resources
  
• Local delivery meeting local needs cost-effectively through community sports networks
  

Performance measurement
Developing a single system to support effective decision-making for sport.

CSPs will work collaboratively to:

• Gather, interpret and disseminate information
  
• Develop mechanisms for sharing data and quantifying results.

Outcomes include:

• The ability to make intelligent decisions and exploit opportunities
  
• A powerful system to make the case for investment
  

Marketing and communications
Marketing the CSP as a single point of contact for sport and sharing information and innovation to ensure effective delivery on the ground.

Outcomes include:

• Maximum benefit derived from national and regional opportunities
  
• Best use of limited resources
  
• People feeling valued

Communications

• Information filters
  
• Single point of contact
  
• Website and relevant links
  
• Database of clubs, coaches, volunteers
  
• Building and maintaining relationships
  
• Networks, forums, conferences, updates, bulletins
  
• Sharing and celebrating sport
  
• Developing and sharing case studies and good practice
  

Outcomes include:

• People feeling part of a system and knowing where to go for information
  
• Good practice becoming standard practice
  
• Effective networks at every level
  
• onfidence in the CSP and the system

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