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03/05/2007

Our Progress So Far

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There's no denying the ABAE is going from strength to strength, as the ABAE Mid-term Whole Sport Plan Status Report and Outcomes proves. 

The ABAE in 2005 received Whole Sport Plan funding from Sport England to set out and achieve specific targets and outcomes by April 2009. 

This extensive list identifies the massive changes the sport has achieved over the last 2 years. 

  • Modernised and created a successful Board, Council, and Commissions structure. 
  • Increased the number of ABAE affiliated clubs from 619 (March 2005) to 712 (April 2007) - a total increase of 15%. 
  • Increased the number of registered members from 7800 (March 2005) to over 13000 (April 2007) - a total increase of 66%. 
  • Developed and launched a successful website, which has risen from 90000 per year (2005/6) to visits of over 2million for the year (2006/2007). 
  • ABAE have increased income by over 200% in one year, trebling the former income streams of 2005 to these new levels of 2007. 
  • Developed and launched the most contemporary membership database in British sport through an agreement and contract with BT (LDL), delivered through a robust, modern ICT network supported by regional registrars. 
  • Secured £1.2 million of CCDP funding from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport /Sport England for 180 ABAE club projects throughout England, to be completed by August 2007. 
  • Secured a BBC TV contract for five events a year, profiling the sport at an international level on terrestrial television until 2008. 
  • Negotiated and delivered the appointment of seven Boxing Development Officers with major local authorities and other partners in Sheffield, Tyne Tees, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, and London; with Bolton, Portsmouth and London (potentially two) to be further implemented shortly, offering a total of eleven posts by July 2007, compared to one in 2005. 
  • Funded regional development equally across the regions of ABAE. 
  • Shortly to appoint and re-establish the Regional Coaches Structure throughout the sport in England. 
  • Created and developed an ABAE quarterly newsletter. 
  • Developed and gained Sport England accreditation for the ABAE Club Mark Programme 
  • Negotiated and secured a substantial package of sponsorship with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines for the Golden Gloves and Junior ABAE Championships for 4 years. 
  • Negotiated and delivered lead Home Nation status for UK Sport funding of the GB Boxing Programme through to Beijing 2008. 
  • Commenced the establishment of an ABAE Archive which will be launched for the London Olympics - 2012. 
  • ABAE launched a re-written Medical Aspects Booklet, which has been supported by the World governing body, AIBA.    

THE BOARD, COUNCIL AND COMISSIONS OF ABAE ARE PROUD TO SUBMIT ALL OF THE ABOVE POSITIVE INDICATORS AND REAL DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES, MOVING THE SPORT OF AMATEUR BOXING FIRMLY INTO THE FUTURE.

Paul King - CEO          Keith Walters - Chairman 



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