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There are some Home Country governing bodies of sport which are not in membership of a UK (British) organisation - e.g. rugby union, football, cricket, and in the case of Northern Ireland about 35 activities cover the whole island of Ireland.
These sports bodies are independent and mostly voluntary, and - with their clubs - make the major contribution to UK opportunities for participation, competition and training at grass roots, and progressively upwards to international level for organised sport.
British Confederation of Sport (BCS)
The many UK independent voluntary sports and appropriate interested organisations come together within five independent co-ordinating bodies, and these form the British Confederation of Sport (BCS). The BCS works with UK Sport.
The member organisations of BCS are:
For UK and England - the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR) which has in membership several other national co-ordinating bodies.
For Scotland - Scottish Sports Association
For Wales - Welsh Sports Association
For Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Sports Forum
For UK for participation in the Olympic Games - British Olympic Association (BOA)