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We understand that the sports industry uses a lot of acrynms so we thought we would help out by creating a glossary so you can understand what we are on about!

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A

Adults Other Than Teachers (AOTT’s)
Awards for All (Funding) (A4A)
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B

British Heart Foundation (BHF)
British Paralympics Association (BPA)
British Sports Trust (BST)
British University Sports Association (BUSA)
Building On Overlooked Sporting Talent (BOOST)
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C

C4L (Change For Life)
Central Council for Physical Recreation (CCPR)
Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU)
Child Welfare Manager (CWM)
Child Welfare Officer (CWO)
Club & Coach Development Officer (CCDO)
Club Coaching Coordinator (CCC)
Club Development Plan (CDP )
Club Volunteer Coordinator (CVC)
Coach Development Manager (CDM)
Coach Development Officer (CDO)
Coaching For Teachers (CFT)
Community Club Development Programme (CCDP)
Community Interest Company (CIC)
Community Interest Company (CIC): More information
Community Investment Fund (CIF)
Community Sports Coach (CSC)
Community Sports Leader Award (CSLA)
Community Sports Networks (CSN)
Continuous Personal Development (CPD)
County Schools Union (CSU)
County Sport & Physical Activity Partnership (CSPAP)
County Sport Partnership (CSP)
County Youth Games (CYG)
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)
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D

Department for Education and Skills (DfEs)
Department Of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
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E

Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership (EYDCP)
English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS)
English institute of sport (EIS)
Entry Level Referee Award (ELRA)
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F

Football Association (FA)
Funding & Facilities (F & F)
Further Education (FE)
Further Education Sports Co Ordinator (FESCO)
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G

Gifted & Talented (G & T)
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H

Higher Education (HE)
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J

Junior Sports Leader Award (JSLA)
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L

Local Authority (LA)
Local Education Authority (LEA)
Local School Sports Associations (LSSA)
Local Sports Network (LSN)
Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
LTA (Lawn Tennis Association)
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N

National Governing Body (of Sport) (NGB)
National School Sport Strategy (NSSS)
National School Sports Association (NSSA)
New Opportunities Fund (NOF)
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O

Office For Standards In Education (OFSTED)
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P

Partnership Development Manager (PDM)
PE & Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP)
PE and Youth Sport Development Officer (PE/YSDO)
Personal Development Plan (PDP)
Physical Education (PE)
Player Development Committee (PDC)
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R

Regional Sports Board (RSB)
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S

School Games Organiser (SGO)
School Sports Co-ordinator (SSCO)
School Sports Partnership (SSP)
semi-sporty (semi-sporty)
The semi sporty group is defined to include anyone who does sport at a frequency between once a month and 2 days per week. By this definition about a third of the total population in the relevant age group is defined as semi-sporty.
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Specialist Sports College (SSC)
Sport England (SE)
Sport England Lottery Fund (SELF)
Sports Coach UK (scUK)
Sports Development Officer (SDO)
Step into Sport (SIS)
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U

United Kingdom Coaching Certificate (UKCC)
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W

Whole Sport Plan (WSP)
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Y

Young People’s Fund (YPF)
Youth Sports Trust (YST)
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