1. By James Lavis

2. Their Role  They are responsible for organising their own sport in the UK  They are in charge of issuing fines and punishments to players who break rules  They are in charge of running competitions within the sport

3. NGB’s and Sport England  In 2003 sport England identified 30 priority sports  Each of these 30 sports have to produce a whole sport plan  The whole sport plan outlines how the NGB is going to develop their sport from grass roots through to elite level  How they will contribute to sport England's start, stay, succeed programme

4. Who They Help  NGB’s are responsible for developing their sport from grass roots, this can be done through developing coaches and facilities through giving funding.