Annual Report

2002–2003

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCES

• To promote fundamental and applied research in the sport & exercise sciences

• To encourage the development of evidence-based practice in the sport & exercise sciences

• To disseminate knowledge about the sport & exercise sciences

• To establish and maintain high professional standards for all sport & exercise scientists

• To represent the interests of sport & exercise scientists nationally and internationally

• To promote the relevance of sport & exercise science to society

• To facilitate communication amongst those actively engaged in research and scientific support in the sport & exercise sciences

• Represents UK sport & exercise science interests nationally and internationally

• Promotes sport & exercise science careers and consultancy

• Organises conferences, seminars and workshops

• Publishes the Journal of Sports Sciences

• Produces a members’ newsletter four times a year

• Maintains professional standards

Elected Officers of the Association

Chair Prof Clyde Williams c.williams@lboro.ac.uk

Treasurer Dr Valerie Cox v.cox@coventry.ac.uk

Section Representatives Elected Officers

Chair of Biomechanics Section Dr Mike Lauder m.lauder@ucc.ac.uk

Chair of Interdisciplinary Section Matt Jevon matt.jevon@meridiansports.co.uk

Chair of Physiology Section Prof Ed Winter e.m.winter@shu.ac.uk

Chair of Psychology Section Prof Ian Maynard i.w.maynard@shu.ac.uk

Bases Office

Chief Executive Jeremy Cooper jcooper@bases.org.uk

Senior Administration Officer Jane Bairstow jbairstow@bases.org.uk

Junior Administration Officer Sobia Rafiq srafiq@bases.org.uk

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BASES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2002-2003

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It has been another busy andsuccessful year for theAssociation. Much of the year

has been spent implementing theplans, and bringing to fruition theprojects, initiated by the ExecutiveCommittee under the outstandingleadership of Neil Spurway. Neil'smodus operandi was very muchabout collaboration as reflected inhis discussions with colleagues insports medicine. At theCommonwealth GamesConference in Manchester in July,we witnessed the signing of theMemorandum of Collaborationwith the British Association ofSport and Exercise Medicine(BASEM) and the Association ofChartered Physiotherapists inSports Medicine (ACPSM). As astrong association with a clearexternal identity and purpose, weare able to actively seekcollaboration with otherorganisations and agencies in orderto promote and progress, mutualaims and objectives. For example,

we have a strong workingrelationship with UKSI and indifferent areas and levels,collaborations with the SportsCouncils of England, Scotland,Wales and Ireland. In the yearahead we look forward toextending these collaborations, forexample, working more closelywith the National Institute ofSports Medicine, particularly onpromoting the adoption of trainingin Sports First Aid. As a matureAssociation there was a growingneed for a chief executive officerwho could take more of theresponsibility for implementing thepolicies and plans of the ExecutiveCommittee on a day-by-day basis.Promoting Jeremy Cooper to CEOreceived unanimous support.Thiswas not a surprise becauseJeremy's professional and personalcontributions, as DevelopmentOfficer, have had an enormousimpact on the rapid progress andprofessionalisation of theAssociation. Sponsored by the

Association, Jeremy successfullycompleted an MBA as a part-timestudent. Equipped with new skillsJeremy enabled us to build moreconfidently on the 'businessculture' as a way of serving clientsmore effectively and as a means ofattracting more 'clients' to theAssociation. Clearly his skills andsuccesses had not gone unnoticedby other organisations and so afteralmost a year as the Association'sfirst CEO, Jeremy has moved on tobecome the World ClassPerformance Manager for theRugby Football League. To say'thank-you' to Jeremy for hiscontributions to the Associationover the last seven years is clearlyan inadequate expression of ourgratitude. However, suffice to saythat this sentiment is echoed by allthe members and supported byhundreds of friendships and so it isno hollow expression ofappreciation.

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Chairing the working partyon 'Registration in Sportand Exercise Nutrition' it

has been interesting to listen tothe views expressed about us byother organisations that have noformal links with sport andexercise.The Registrar of theNutrition Society, Dr JackieLandman, views our accreditationprocess, within which supervisedexperience is a core element, asthe exemplar for the supervisedexperience that will be an essentialpart of the route to registration asa sport and exercise nutritionprofessional. Progress towards theformal launch of the Registercontinues with the tireless supportand commitment of Dr Landmanand colleagues on the workingparty – soon to hand over to anadvisory panel.The aim is to launchthe Register, which will be jointlyowned with the Nutrition Society,towards the end of the year.

One of the many ways in whichthe world learns more about theAssociation is through the pages ofour magazine BASES World. Itcontinues to go from strength tostrength under the guidance of anEditorial Board that is composedof the Section Secretaries andGreg Rhodes.The Chair of theBoard rotates amongst the SectionSecretaries and is linked to thetheme of the edition of BASESWorld in preparation. Although thisis yet another demand on SectionSecretaries it does give them amore public role in shaping theimage of BASES.The proposal tointroduce a new publication thatfocused almost entirely on appliedsport and exercise sciences – thatwould have the title The AppliedSport and Exercise Scientist (ASES)– was explored with themembership of the Association.While there was much support forthe concept of ASES, this waslacking when the full cost tomembers was outlined.

Nevertheless, we hope to be ableto nurture the concept byintroducing more applied articles in

BASES World while continuing toexplore the most cost effectiveway of delivering 'ready to use'applied information to members.Of course, we will also try toassess the quality of the 'applied'information that is currentlyavailable but is not accessible tomembers via other routes.

On the theme of the delivery ofquality information to ourmembers, our Education andTraining Committee has continuedto examine what 'Graduateness' insport and exercise sciences means.They have deliberated long andhard on this question whileensuring that the 'bread andbutter' tasks of organising anddelivering our high qualityworkshops and seminars continuesas usual.They have produced adraft document that broadlyoutlines what an undergraduatedegree should contain in order toproduce what is expected of agraduate in sport and exercisesciences.This consultationdocument has the potential for farreaching consequences for thedesign and delivery of curricula ofdegree programmes in sport andexercise sciences. Influencingpolicy and practice in sport andexercise sciences is one of theresponsibilities of the Associationwe take very seriously. A currentexample is the 'child protectionpolicy' document that is beingprepared by Dr Zoe Knowles andher working party colleagues. Againwe envisage that this will be of asmuch help to those outside theAssociation as it will be to those ofus working with young people insport and exercise.

Over the last year the strategyworking group produced the finaldraft of the Association'sCorporate Plan for the nextquinquennium. It is an ambitiousplan that should lead us towardssome exciting new projects. Onerecommendation is that threecommittees should take on moreresponsibility for guiding theAssociation's policy and progress in

sports science, exercise scienceand education.We are lookingforward to interesting and robustdiscussions at the AGM in Sheffieldin order to help us shape the finalversion of the Corporate Plan.

Our annual conference last yearwas held as part of theCommonwealth GamesConference in Manchester. It wasanother successful collaborationand provided members with theoption of attending an internationalconference virtually on theirdoorsteps.This year our annualconference will be held at Sheffieldin partnership with BASEM, andthe Programme Committee haveworked extremely hard toproduce what looks like anotherinteresting programme.We willcontinue to explore a variety ofways of holding and hosting theAssociation's annual conference.Collaborations in hostingconferences elsewhere, help shapeour understanding of our field ofstudy by stimulating us to re-examine much of the dogmathat guides our professionalpractice. It is through a thoroughknowledge of our subject that webecome more competent atidentifying what can be applied andwhat cannot, and maybe shouldnot, be applied. So one of theconference themes we mightrevisit is ‘From Principles toPractice'. Nevertheless, our plansand aspirations for the year aheadwill never become reality withoutthe continued commitment of ourmembers.Therefore, a sincerethanks to all our members, ourpartnership colleagues and friendswho helped make the year sosuccessful. As for the year(s) ahead'the best is yet to come'.

Prof Clyde WilliamsChair of BASES

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This report covers the periodfrom June 2002 to the start ofJuly 2003, when this report

was required for inclusion in theAnnual Report. This 12-monthperiod has seen a great deal ofpositive activity, predominantlyassociated with the partnershipbetween BASES and the UKSI. Themajority of this work has beenfocused on specific projects fundedby the UKSI and delivered by BASESmembers. The projects haveaddressed the three priorities agreedby BASES and the BOA when theBASES/BOA Memorandum ofCollaboration was signed in 2000.These were quality assurance,education and professionaldevelopment and the developmentand dissemination of performanceenhancing knowledge. From aBASES perspective, a great deal hasbeen learned through theexperience of managing theseprojects and excellent relationshipshave been established with keypeople in the UKSI who havereported increased confidence inBASES’ ability to deliver projectedoutcomes on time and withinbudget.

Quality Assurance – Followingan encouraging open meeting atthe 2002 AGM within theCommonwealth and InternationalSport Conference, the BASESExecutive Committee confirmedthat the Association wished to seethe proposed World ClassGuarantee AccreditationSystem (WCGAS) progressinto a pilot project that would beformally evaluated. Andy Jones(BASES Consultant),TomCollingridge (UKSI) and JeremyCooper have worked as one toprogress this initiative that isdesigned to provide a separatelyfunded, purpose-built accreditationsystem for sport scientists workingwith World Class athletes andcoaches. After producing draft

guidelines and proposedprocedures, a structured and verypositive WCGAS workshop wasorganised for selected sportscientists, NGB and Sport Institute(SI) representatives on 27/28February 2003. The procedureswere refined after that workshopand up to 15 sport scientistsworking in the World Classenvironment agreed to make aBASES accreditation applicationthrough the WCGAS.Observation visits and interviewsare ongoing and the intention is tothoroughly review the pilot projectprior to proposals being made tothe BASES membership at the2003 AGM.

Education and ProfessionalDevelopment – The first phaseof the Buddy Scheme that MattJevon (BASES Consultant) andDavid Lasini/Scott Drawer (UKSI)established is nearing completion.The final reports from theSupervisees, BASES Supervisorsand NGB/SI Supervisors willprovide information that willinform the next phase of thescheme. Jeremy Cooper andDavid Lasini have also agreed thata budget should be allocated tocontinue the scheme in someformat for 2003/4. A small numberof members from the BASES SSSCwere invited to the World ClassCoaching Conference(WCCC) in 2002 after BASESturned down a late invitation toorganise a one-day symposium forsport scientists, coaches andathletes as part of the final day ofthe WCCC. Clive Brewer hastaken over the BASES ‘key person’role from Andy Borrie at WCCCmeetings and he is pursuing thepossibility of an ‘end-on’ sportscience day or alternatively, a free-standing sport science symposiumdevoted to enhancing the qualityof sport science delivery services.Neil Fowler, as the BASES keyperson on the UKSI PartnerGroup, has offered the UKSIBASES expertise relating tointegration and interdisciplinary

work and he has discussed withDarlene Harrison (UKSI) thepossibility of obtaining UKSIsupport for developing one ormore e-learning projects.

Development andDissemination of Performance EnhancingKnowledge – In order to ‘changethe culture’ in which sport scienceis delivered to WC athletes andcoaches, Sarah Rowell and ChrisShambrook were contracted byBASES to produce a Consumers’and Practitioners’ Guide toSport Science SupportServices. The UKSI appeared tobe very happy with the Guide andalso BASES’ lead role in managingthe project. It is envisaged that theUKSI will disseminate theinformation contained in the Guidethrough workshops, BASES World,the BASES website and the UKSport Media department. BASESwon a UKSI Strength andConditioning Project tender andMatt Jevon was selected as theappropriate consultant to lead theproject that was designed to makerecommendations aboutsupporting the establishment ofthis specialist group, includingreference to quality assurance andeducation and professionaldevelopment. Matt has submitteda final report to the UKSI andBASES is preparing a response tofeedback that it has received fromthe UKSI. UK Sport agreed toseek additional resources tosupport research leading to thedevelopment and dissemination ofrelevant knowledge that wouldmake a performance impact.Given the current financial situationof UK Sport and the restructuringof the UKSI, this topic area isunfortunately not seen by UKSport as a high priority relative toother areas. Greg Whyte, from theBOMC, is leading some of thiswork and he has indicated awillingness to act as the ‘keyperson’ in any future partnershipbetween BASES and the UKSI.

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UK Sport provided BASESwith exchequer funding of£20,000 for 2002–03.This

was in the form of a grant used byBASES to support a workprogramme that had a broad focuson enhancing high performancesport in the UK through directscientific support services and thedevelopment of underpinningknowledge.The programme hadfive key objectives:

• To assist in the dissemination ofperformance-impact researchinformation to world-class sport.

• To strategically assist with sportscience support and researchquestions posed by world-classsports.

• To continue to work to ensurethe undergraduate provision islinked to vocational andprofessional competencies insport science.

• To continue to promote,review and quality assure theservices of sport sciencepractitioners through theaccreditation and supervisedexperience programmes.

• To continue to promote andquality assure the sport sciencesupport and research servicesdelivered through physiologylaboratories via theaccreditation scheme.

The Executive Committeesubmitted a performance report toUK Sport earlier this year, whichdetailed the association’s successesin achieving these five keyobjectives.The report alsodemonstrated BASES’ continuedcommitment to aligning its commonwork areas in education, trainingand quality assuring with its partneragencies, the UKSI, BOA and UKSport so that the benefits toperformance sport are maximised.

As a result of the successesidentified in this report, UK Sporthas again recognised the significantvalue it receives for its investmentin BASES and has guaranteed afurther £20,000 for the associationfor 2003-04.This exchequerfunding will be used to focus workactivities in three key areas:

• To establish with our partnersin world-class sport a clearlong term strategic vision for

UK sport science and in doingso establish a structured andappropriately funded world-class sport sciencesupport programme.

• To access a funding mechanismto sustain the existingperformance-focused projectsthat have originated from theBASES-UKSI partnershipagreement.

• To seek enhancedinfrastructure funding for theprofessional body for Britishsport science as this is essentialif support structures ineducation, training, qualityassuring, research developmentand dissemination are to beavailable to take on the tasksrequested by individualgoverning bodies of sport.

BASES is grateful for the support itreceives from UK Sport and willcontinue to provide services toperformance sport in the UK thatare fit for purpose and value formoney.

Jeremy Cooper

BASES Chief Executive

Reflecting back on the last year andindeed on the previous two years,the SSSC has certainly achieved agreat deal. The progress on theWCGAS arguably provides astimulus for more fundamentalchanges to the BASESaccreditation and SE process. Theexperience of running the BuddyScheme and a free-standing sportscience symposium (‘WinningMedals’ in July 2001) andcontributing to the development oftwo WCCCs, provides informationthat feeds in to best practice that isdirectly relevant to the work of theBASES Education and TrainingCommittee. Managing such arange of funded projects hasinformed BASES policies andprocedures relating to any futureproject work and, generally, it hasreinforced the view held by the

UKSI that the Association is thelead professional body for sportscience in the UK.This successwould not have been gainedwithout the contribution of a smallgroup of committed people. Mostof these individuals have beenreferred to by name above and, onbehalf of BASES, I wish to formallythank them. In particular, I wouldlike to acknowledge the significantcontribution of those who areunlikely to be involved in extendingthe BASES/UKSI partnership in thefuture. These individuals includeDeirdre Anderson, David Lasini andTom Collingridge, who have left orare about to leave the UKSI, andJeremy Cooper, the outgoingBASES Chief Executive Officer.Jeremy’s contribution to strategicthinking and project managementhas been immense. I intend tostep down as Chair of the SSSC atthe 2003 AGM. I hope to continue

to make a contribution to thework of the SSSC and I leave theposition of Chair full of confidencethat the person who will indicateto the BASES ExecutiveCommittee that he is willing totake up the role will provide bothcontinuity and insight. It is alsointeresting that others haveindicated a strong desire to beconsidered for this lead rolebeyond 2003/4. Despite theturmoil in the World Class sportsector, BASES remains strong,stable and committed to making afull contribution to theachievement of realisticperformance targets by UK athletesat future competitions.

Prof Les Burwitz

Chair of Sport Science SpecialCommittee

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BASES has an importantpolitical role to play in:raising public awareness

about the benefits of a physicallyactive lifestyle (for primary andsecondary prevention), andproducing and disseminatingknowledge about evidence-based interventions. OurExercise Science strategyarticulates (www.bases.org.uk)the need for collaboration andthis report identifies a numberof ways in which this hashappened this year and willcontinue to do so, with links tothe National Heart Forum, theBritish Association of CardiacRehabilitation, and the fitnessindustry.With contributions fromDiane Crone and John Buckley Ireport on a range of ways inwhich BASES has maintainedand advanced its profile inExercise Science and physicalactivity promotion.

BASES (Exercise Science) hasbeen well represented(formally and informally) atnumerous events since August2002.These include:

1 A significant organisationalcontribution and presence atthe BHF/BASESLoughborough conferenceon Medical Conditions and Physical Activity on 18 September 2002. Over250 delegates attended froma range of professional andacademic backgrounds.Thisgenerated £2000 for BASES,but more significantly,highlighted the links betweenresearch and practice in anevidence-based world. Onbehalf of BASES, I thank LenAlmond (Director of theBHF National Centre forPhysical Activity and Health)and his team, and JaniceMeakin (Diabetes UK) fortaking a lead to ensure amost successful conference,and inviting BASES tocontribute.

2 Prof Ken Fox took the leadin ensuring that BASES waswell represented at the UKPublic Health Conference inCardiff (19/3/03), byorganising a symposium onphysical activity. Surprisingly,this was the first time thatExercise Science had had sucha presence at this annualevent, and provides furthersupport for the ESSC strategyto collaborate with a range oforganisations in the healthfield.The event, withpresentations by Biddle,Riddoch, Mutrie, Grimshaw(SUSTRAN) and Taylor,attracted over 100 delegateswith standing room only.

3 I have represented BASES atfour meetings of theNational Heart Forum(NHF) over the past year,and a further event at theHouse of Commons tohighlight the promotion ofphysical activity for youngpeople.The NHF(www.heartforum.org.uk), asa registered charity, hasalmost 50 memberorganisations (including allleading medical and healthgroups, associations andbodies). As an independentbody it has the potential todirectly influencegovernment policy which cansignificantly impact oncareers for our futureexercise professionals andscientists. It is critical that weare part of this movement,to share expertise (I wasinvited at one session torespond to a presentation bythe Chief Exec of SUSTRAN– the largest physical activitypromotion organisation inthe UK).

4 I have also representedBASES at the biannualmeeting of the NationalAlliance for Physical Activity

and Health, which is anawareness raising event forthe Dept of Health, andinformal swap shop ofideas/news for attendeesfrom various professionaland academic backgrounds.Minutes from these meetingshave been posted on theBASES website.

5 BASES played a majorcollaborative role inorganising the BritishAssociation of CardiacRehabilitation (BACR)-Exercise Professionals Group(EPG) 2nd AnnualConference, at KeeleUniversity, 11/12 July, 2003.John Buckley has investedenormous effort in ensuringBASES is seen to be a keypartner in the EPG inaddition to leading theconference organisation withDiane Crone. Once againover 200 delegatesattended, with multi-disciplinarypresentationsfrom bothacademics and leadingpractitioners.The presentations andsessions coveredclinical issues,inter-professionalissues, social factors,motivation andpsychological well-being,case studies, andexercise programmingfor co-morbidities (eg, diabetes,depression).

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Developments with SPRITOand the Register of ExerciseProfessionals (REPS)

The National Quality AssuranceFramework Document for ExerciseReferral Schemes (Department ofHealth 2001) clearly outlines therecommendations for referralschemes within England. Followingthe publication of this document,Professors Adrian Taylor and AndySmith have continued to workclosely with SPRITO (who areresponsible for the nationaloccupational standards within thehealth and fitness industry) topursue professional standardswithin specialist areas of physicalactivity promotion. Earlier in theyear SPRITO were given a contractto develop National OccupationalStandards at Level 3 and above,specific to the exercise and fitnessindustry. Professional andeducational qualifications involvedin the delivery of physical activity ineither specialist settings, such asexercise referral schemes, mentalhealth services or with specificclient groups; such people with HIVare all included within this remit.

To develop these standardsSPRITO has formed an Exerciseand Fitness Level 3 and aboveStandards Development SteeringGroup. Dr Diane Crone representsthe Exercise Science SpecialCommittee on this group whichhas a remit to develop newstandards that will replace theexisting ones which are now fiveyears old.The aim of the multi-professional, multi agencygroup is to review, revise and re-develop the NationalOccupational Standards forExercise and Fitness and toconsider suitable qualificationstructures from Level 3 upwards.This is important to ensure thatthe exercise and fitness industry

has coaching standards and fitnesstechnical definitions that take intoaccount current thinking and bestpractice in advanced instruction,personal training and work withspecial populations.The group hasrecently been formed and has a lifespan of 12 months. It is estimatedthat by 31 March 2004 the revisednational occupational standards andqualification structures will besubmitted to the Projects andStandards Approvals Group forapproval.This is clearly an excitingarea of work and further helps toset high standards that arerequested for those specialistexercise professionals, some ofwhom are exercise scientists. It mayalso help to provide recognitionand a more defined career routefor exercise science graduates whopursue a career in the Fitness andHealth industry, both of which havebeen significantly lacking in the pastdecade. Further information will beprovided in BASES Worldthroughout the next year.

JSS Special Edition

Many people have been workinghard to produce a Special Editionon Exercise Science for the Journalof Sports Sciences. As editor, ProfAndy Smith has used his energy tocoordinate this multi-disciplinaryedition. At the time of this report,almost all commissioned papershave been reviewed and revised,which means the edition mayappear in 2003.This would befitting, as it is 50 years since JerryMorris’ 1953 Lancet paper,highlighting the link betweenphysical activity among London busdrivers and conductors, andcoronary heart disease. ExerciseScience has come a long way sincethen and the Special Editionadmirably reinforces this fact.

Final thanks

I would like to thank all those whohave put themselves forward tohelp BASES achieve its aims withrespect to Exercise Science. If youwant to support your professionalassociation, then please visit ourwebsite, consider our ExerciseScience Strategy (seewww.bases.org.uk), and put forwardsome ideas.This doesn't have to bedone formally but I guarantee thatyou and your organisation/institution will be credited with theideas and assisted in taking themforwards, whether it be withdeveloping new training/education,a research network, a politicalopportunity to increase resourcesinto an initiative, or raising theprofile of BASES nationally orinternationally.

I would also like to thank JeremyCooper for his support throughoutthe past five years. His support hasbeen highly valued and beyond thecall of duty on many occasions, andno doubt others have expressedsimilar sentiments elsewhere in thisreport. I wish him well in the rugbyworld.

Finally, I feel that with a new post atthe University of Exeter, I can notcommit to Chairing the ExerciseScience Special Committee, andgive it the full drive that the postdeserves. I remain committed toBASES, hopefully as BASES rep onthe Managing Council of FEPSAC,but after five years as Chair of theESSC new energy is required.

Professor Adrian Taylor

Chair of the Exercise ScienceSpecial Committee

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The introduction of the Inter-Professional Forum wasformally announced at the

Commonwealth GamesConference with the public signingof a Memorandum ofCollaboration by BASES, BASEMand ACPSM. Informal meetings anddiscussions about establishing theForum had been conducted for atleast a year before the formalannouncement and were led byProfessor Neil Spurway.The ForumCommittee agreed to meet atleast twice a year to consideractivities of mutual interest and toexplore ways in which the threecollaborating Associations couldsupport each other's aims andobjectives. It should be quicklynoted that the Forum was not

established as an exclusive groupbut rather the opposite, in that itwishes to be open to associationsand agencies that promote similaraims and goals. Collaboration oneducational projects that includeseminars, workshops andconferences to promote greaterknowledge about participation insport and exercise is one of thekey aims of the Forum. One of theattractions of the Forum is thatmember associations are able tofocus on providing collectivesolutions to problems withoutconcerns about roles or positionson the metaphorical 'totem pole'.Sharing knowledge about ourrespective areas in the pursuit ofanswers to commonly askedquestions must be a successful

formula for advancing widerunderstanding about participationin sport and exercise. So it isrefreshing that three respected andexperienced Associations shouldagree to meet regularly to discusshow to solve problems that eachsee as a hindrance to safer andmore successful participation insport and exercise.We have highexpectations and many challengesahead. Fortunately the Forum hasalready attracted the professionaltalent that is up to the challengebut of course, it will alwayswelcome more of the same.

Prof Neil Spurway

Chair of the Inter-ProfessionalForum

This Forum, of leadorganisations providingscientific and medical

support to UK Sport and health-related exercise, is anaffiliation of three autonomousprofessional associations:TheAssociation of CharteredPhysiotherapists in Sports Medicine(ACPSM), the British Association forSport and Exercise Medicine(BASEM) and the BritishAssociation of Sport and ExerciseSciences (BASES).

It exists in recognition of the factthat optimal promotion of exercisefor health and rehabilitation, ofrecreational sport, and of elitecompetitive performance, requiresa multi-disciplinary approach.Co-ordination of activity betweenthe three founding organisationswill be enhanced by a clearlyrecognised interface organisation, asrepresented by this Forum.This willfacilitate their co-operation andmutual strategic planning.

The Forum will meet not less thantwice a year, and maintain interimcommunication electronically. It willplan and facilitate joint educationaland continuing professionaldevelopment activities, publications,conferences

and research projects, on bothregional and national bases. It will alsoseek to present a co-ordinated view,on behalf of the three organisations,upon public matters of mutual interest.

INTER-PROFESSIONAL FORUM

Nicola PhillipsMSc, MCSP

Chair,ACPSM

Dr Evan LloydChair,

BASEM

Prof NeilSpurway

Chair,BASES

MEMO OF COLLABORATION

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The BASES 2002 AnnualConference was held inpartnership with the

International Society forAdvancement ofKinanthropometry’s (ISAK)Conference within the 12thCommonwealth InternationalSport Conference in Manchesterbetween 19 and 23 July 2002.

The programme included a multi-disciplinary theme thataddressed a quality enhancementtopic each day with a plenarysession containing keynotepresentations from internationallyrenowned invited speakers. Inorder to promote discussion anddebate, each keynote was followedwith a response by a UK-basedinternationally respected authorityin the field. Other sessionsthroughout the day contained freecommunications including oral,workshop and poster presentationsin parallel sessions.

The Opening Ceremony, held lateon the Friday afternoon 19 July,was attended by a long list ofdignitaries including Sir RogerBannister, Councillor Roy Walters,the Lord Mayor of the City ofManchester, Richard Leese, theleader of Manchester City Council,and Professor Michael Gibbons,Secretary General of theAssociation of CommonwealthUniversities.This was followed bythe Opening Plenary keynotepresentation, given by ProfessorTimothy Noakes (South Africa),who set a high standard ofacademic debate in theConference by discussing ‘Qualityissues in the exercise sciences’.

Quality enhancement was featuredon Saturday 20 July in the plenarykeynote presentation, given byKarel J van Deventer (SouthAfrica), who spoke about ‘Qualityphysical education throughpartnerships’.The presentation wasfollowed by a response fromProfessor David Kirk(Loughborough).The Conferencecontinued to promote the needfor partnerships with its theme forSunday being ‘Health and physicalactivity: developing partnershipsbetween health and sport’.ThePlenary keynote presentation, givenby Henny Oldenhove (Australia),discussed ‘The challenge of sport

and health working together: anAustralian experience’. ProfessorNeil Armstrong (Exeter)responded to the talk with furtherdebate on the theme entitled‘Promoting physical activity andhealth in youth: the active schooland physical education’.

The themes of the Conference onMonday and Tuesday also focusedon quality. On Monday, AlexBaumann (Australia) spoke about‘Developing sustained highperformance services and systemsthat have quality outcomes’, with aresponse from Wilma Shakespear(National Director, English Instituteof Sport).The final day’s themepromoted ‘Sport as a business;sport in a global era: quality, ethicsand access’, with Ralph Wilcox(USA) being invited to discuss‘From microforms to multinationals– survival and ethics in the globalsport marketplace’.This wasfollowed with a response by ChrisGratton (Sheffield Hallam) whocontinued with the theme byspeaking about ‘Sport as a business:from ethics to economics’.

The conference was clearly a greatsuccess with over 550 delegatesfrom 35 countries and a widerange of multi-disciplinarycommunications and presentationsthat were successfully broughttogether in a lively and entertainingprogramme. Princess Anne’spresence and presentation on thefinal day also added spice to theevent. Thanks go to all those onthe management and programmecommittees that led this successfulevent and to all the plenary, oraland poster presenters, theexhibitors and the multinationaldelegates.

Prof Les Burwitz

Manchester MetropolitanUniversity

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Prizes for excellent researchare awarded each year at theBASES annual conference

and we would like to thankSportesse,Taylor & Francis, andSportspages for their continuedgenerous financial support.Thefollowing members receivedawards at the 12thCommonwealth InternationalSport Conference at Manchester.

Sport science sectionGreg White, BOMC

Duration dependent presentationof exercise induced cardiacdamage (oral)

Exercise science sectionMichael O’Brien, UWIC

Individual differences, perceivedcontrol and competitive traitanxiety (oral)

Louise Wood, University ofExeter

Elbow flexor torque, crosssectional area and moment arms in9/10 year old boys and girls (oral)

Michael Caulfield, BrunelUniversity

Weight loss, mood responses,eating attitudes and behaviouralregulation among professionaljockeys (oral)

Anna Waters, University ofWales, Bangor

The effect of kinaesthetic imageryon the sport confidence ofprofessional flat-race horse jockeys(poster)

Jatin Burniston, LiverpoolJohn Moores University

Is the anabolic adrenergic agonistclenbuterol safe ? (oral)

OralMaggie Allen – Luton

Investigation into the validity ofadapted Conconi method for non-invasive determination of thelactate threshold in cyclists

PosterAimee Fenn – Hertfordshire

The effect of menstrual cyclephase on leg strength and jumpheight in female basketball

OralMagdalena Katomeri – De Montfort

Effects of a single session ofwalking on affect and desire tosmoke, during smoking deprivation

PosterStuart Carrington –Gloucestershire

Mind over matter? A study of theplacebo effect of caffeine on 200msprinters

OralAlana Hart – Hertfordshire

The effects of acute stretching onrunning economy, and thesignificance of the stretch-shortening cycle

PosterPenelope Darwall –Postsmouth

The effect of fire serviceequipment loading on gait

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Over the last two years theEducation and TrainingCommittee have been

working to create a workshopprogramme based around anotional core series of workshopswith additional workshops tosupport particular interests andneeds.This has now been achievedand the workshop plan will roll outon an 18 month cycle such thateach core workshop will run atleast twice in a three year period.The core programme should makeforward planning of futureworkshops easier for reps as theywill know in advance whichworkshops are due to run eachyear and allow planning over 18rather than 12 month cycles.

The Education and TrainingCommittee were anxious to avoidthe delays that occurred inproducing last year’s workshopprogramme and thanks to thegood offices of the section reps,Jeremy and the BASES office, thiswas achieved.The 2003–4programme includes 14 workshopsacross the sections with a mix oftechnique-based sessions, ethicaland professional practice issues andresearch skills. As in previous yearsthese will be centrally administered.Proposals for additional workshopsto add to this list will beconsidered as they arise.

Another issue into which theEducation and Training Committee

have invested time and effort hasbeen that of undergraduate degreeendorsement. A set of draft criteriahave been produced and reviewedby the executive and a number ofHeads of Department. It is hopedthat a second draft of the proposalwill shortly be available forcirculation to the membership forbroader discussion.

I would like to express my thanksto all of the section reps andworkshop hosts who havecontributed to thesedevelopments.

Dr Neil Fowler

Chair of the Education and Training Committee

High PerformancePhysiologyBritish Olympic Medical Centre –11 February

The use (and abuse) ofadvance three-dimensionalmotion captureequipment inBiomechanicsSheffield Hallam University – 29 March

The Sport Psychologiston tour – delivering onsite supportSheffield Hallam University – 7 April

Do your athletes followyour interventionrecommendations? –Ways to improveadherenceManchester MetropolitanUniversity – 30 April

Counselling SkillsUniversity College Northampton –10 June

Supervised ExperienceLoughborough University – 12 June

CardiopulmonaryTestingBritish Olympic Medical Centre –TBC September

Research Skills andStatisticsUniversity of Wolverhampton – 11 October

Body CompositionLiverpool John Moores University– 17/18 October

Working with YoungPerformersLoughborough University – TBC October

EMG – SurfaceElectromyographyManchester MetropolitanUniversity – 8 November

ScalingSheffield Hallam University – 9 November

Field Assessments – The FundamentalsBritish Olympic Medical Centre –TBC September

Evidence Based andReflective PracticeLiverpool John Moores University– TBC Sept/Oct

Counselling SkillsUniversity College Northampton –16 December

PROGRAMME OF WORKSHOPS FOR 2002–3

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Over the past 12 months,the Journal of SportsSciences (JSS) has made

excellent progress as one of theleading academic journals of sportscience both in this country andthe world.The Journal has justreceived (June 2003) the latestimpact factor (for the calendaryear, 2002) as 1.082, which is amodest improvement on its impactfactor for 2001, which was 0.928.However, the relative standing ofJSS has made impressive progressfrom being 31st out of 68 journalsin 2001, to 22nd out of 69 journalsin 2002, a jump of nine places.

After seven years as GeneralEditor and 13 years as the SectionEditor of Biomechanics, ProfessorRoger Bartlett retired fromeditorial duties with JSS (note thevote of thanks in the Editorial,Nevill, 2001;Vol 19, part 12).Professor Alan Nevill agreed totake over this important role,although upon his appointment thename of ‘General Editor’ wasreplaced with the more traditionalname of ‘Editor in Chief ’.TheJournal of Sports Sciences has madea number of changes to itseditorial policy over the past year.With the introduction of newSection Editors of SportsPerformance (Dr GregoryAtkinson), Kinanthropometry(Professor Roger Eston) andPsychology (Professor NanetteMutrie), a number of AdvisoryBoard members were retired andreplaced with new Advisory Boardmembers who were thoughtbetter able to support the newSection Editors. A more importantchange of Editorial Board Policywas the decision to invite allmembers of the Advisory Board tosee the minutes of, and suggestagenda items for, future EditorialBoard Meetings.This has proved tobe a welcome and populardecision for the dissemination of knowledge to all Advisory Board Members.

The Journal continues to publish12 issues per year, with one issueconsisting entirely of the abstractsfrom the BASES annualconference, this year being theApril (2003) issue held jointly withthe 12th Commonwealth GamesInternational Sports Conferenceheld in Manchester 2002. Anotherspecial issue, likely to be publishedin September, will be made up ofarticles taken from the WorldCongress in Sports SciencesConference also held inManchester 2002. Other specialissues planned for the futureinclude an ‘Exercise’,‘Environmental’, ‘Triathlon’, ‘HomeAdvantage’, ‘Nutrition’ and a ‘Sailing’special issue.

The publishers (Taylor Francis),report a number of welcomedevelopments.They are evaluatinga manuscript tracking softwaresystem that is currently anticipatedto be available to ‘go live’ by theend of 2003 or early in 2004.Theyhave also introduced an electronicoffprint service to authors.Theauthors are now given a pdf filefrom which they can make 50 printcopies, or circulate to up to 50colleagues by e-mail. A print copyof the issue in which the articleappears will be mailed as is thecase currently. Finally, the publishersreport that institutionalsubscriptions for 2002 were at97.5% compared with the previousyear.This attrition rate ofapproximately 2.5% compares veryfavourably with the industryaverage attrition of 5–8%.Furthermore, the increase usage ofthe Journal online in 2002–3indicates that articles are beingwidely used by the sports sciencecommunity both nationally andinternationally.

Prof Alan Nevill

Editor in Chief

JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE

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The BASES Accreditation andSupervised ExperienceCommittees met twice in the yearto review a total of 57 applicationsfor support accreditation/re-accreditation and a total of 86 newapplications for the BASESsupervised experience (April2002–Jan 2003).

These figures represent a 20%increase in new applications forsupervised experience from theprevious year and a 7% increase inthe number of applications forsupport accreditation/re-accreditation from the previousyear. Table 1 illustrates the numberof members accredited orundergoing supervised experienceby disciplines in 2002-03.

In total, eight laboratoryaccreditation visits also took placein 2002–03.There were two newapplications for accreditation fromthe Universities of Luton andSouthbank. The re-accreditationscame from the Universities ofBirmingham, De Montfort, Bedford,Loughborough, Sheffield Hallam,Surrey and the Welsh Institute ofSport, Sophia Gardens.

BASES and the UKSI workedtogether this year on a projectdesigned to review the currentBASES accreditation system. Aproposal was made to the July2002 BASES AGM to modify thecurrent BASES accreditationsystem for those sport scientistswanting to provide scientificsupport services for World Classathletes and coaches. Theproposal required a UKSI–BASESteam to collectively interview awide range of people (e.g.performance directors, nationalcoaches, and scientists workingwith World Class athletes) and todevelop a specialist scheme foraccrediting World Class sportscientists. The proposed ‘WorldClass Guaranteed AccreditationScheme’ is currently being pilotedwith selected scientists currentlyworking in the World Classenvironment. Formalrecommendations on the suitabilityof this scheme will be made to theBASES membership following theevaluation of the pilot scheme laterthis year.

Jeremy Cooper

BASES Chief Executive

DisciplineRegistered R and SAccredited 2002–3

Registered on SE2002–3

Biomechanics 26 24

Interdisciplinary 21 8

Physiology 165 110

Psychology 143 166

Total 355 308

Table 1: Total number of members accredited or undergoingsupervised experience by disciplines in 2002–03.

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Not wanting to depart fromtradition, I would like to begin thisannual report by thanking andacknowledging the sectionmembers whose contributions keepthe section working efficiently.Thebiomechanics section continues togrow and remains ahead of the IDsection with 21 accreditedmembers and a massive 24 onsupervised experience (sorryMatt!). Congratulations to all thosenewly accredited or re-accredited, thank you to all thosesupervising and thank you to CarlPayton, Adrian Burden and SimonColeman for sitting on the SectionAccreditation and SupervisedExperience Committee.Thanks alsoto Roger Bartlett for his continuedsection representation on theAccreditation and FellowshipsCommittee. I must also thank RogerBartlett and Carl Payton for theirefforts in leading the project topublish the biomechanics guidelineswith Routledge. I am sure you willall agree that this will be a valuableaddition to bookshelves in the UKand overseas.

Education and Training continues tobe a major part of BASES keymembership services and NeilFowler has ably led the Educationand Training committee throughsome key initiatives.Thank you toNeil for his time and efforts in thisvaluable role.Thank also to ClaireMilner and associates forcontributing to the workshopprogramme and to those whoattended.The student conferencecontinues to be a major feature ofthe BASES calendar and this yearwas no exception! Congratulationsagain to the biomechanics sectionprize winners, Alana Hart andPenelope Darwall and thank youto all those who presented andattended.

The SSSC and ESSC continue tobe supported by Ross Sanders andLance Doggart, respectively.Thanksto you both for your valuablecontributions.

A big thank you to Ceri Diss whohas represented the section on theBASES World Editorial Committeeas Secretary of the section andcongratulations on her leadership

of the recent BASES World specialfeature on research in the elderly.I must also thank Ceri for herdevelopment of the section equityplan, which is posted on oursection website.

This leads nicely to my final thankyou.The section website has beena major development over the lastyear. A huge thank you to MarkGoss-Sampson for designing andmaintaining the site. Please visit thesite, if you have not already doneso, and you will see what a greatjob Mark has done(http://www.gre.ac.uk/~gm03/biomech/lmain).

Finally, I take this opportunity tothank colleagues on the Executivefor an enjoyable term as SectionChair. I have gained a great deal,personally and professionally, frommy experiences and look forwardto continuing my contribution toour profession through BASES inwhatever role I find myself‘volunteering’ for next!

Dr Mike Lauder

Chair of the BiomechanicsSection

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It is with pride that I write whatwill be my final report in theInterdisciplinary Section. Not pridein any personal achievement overthe last two years, but in theachievements that have beendriven by and for the section.

At a recent supervised experienceworkshop I was able to present aset of core competences for allsport and exercise scientists.Thiswas based on all sections, butincluded interdisciplinary skills, nowbroadly recognised as beingfundamental to all accredited sportand exercise scientists.

The interdisciplinary skillsthemselves have been defined forthe purposes of supervisedexperience in the sectionguidelines produced. My thanks toAndy Smith for the use of his IDskills grid.Thanks also to DianeCrone for producing thesupervised experience guidancedocumentation. I have written aguidance document foraccreditation in the ID section, andbetween all of these documents Ifeel we have achieved real clarityof purpose for ID practitioners,existing and aspirant.

The section has increased thenumbers of accredited membersto 15, and we have another eighton SE. Not quite the headynumbers of Psychology, but theydo say good things come in smallpackages! We are also goingthrough considerable change, bothwithin the proposals to restructureBASES, through the new corporateplan and in the shape of theenvironments in which we work. Inmany cases uncertainty overstructures and funding createdoubts for the future directions insport and exercise science,whether we work in health orsport. However, BASES and the IDsection in support, has striven toset and maintain the highest

professional principles andstandards.This approach, above allothers, will carry us through.

I would like to thank all those onthe ID section committees whohave contributed so much, many ifnot all under substantial pressuresof work. I’m sure that next year’sID executive will continue thiswork, and help move towardscompletion of the ID sectionstrategy.

Finally thank you to all of you foryour support. I very much hope tocontinue a significant (P < 0.05)involvement in BASES over thecoming years.

Matt Jevon

Chair of the InterdisciplinarySection

It is hard to believe that it is morethan a year since I produced mylast Annual Report; the pace ofprogress in sport and exercisescience continues seeminglyunabated. Recruitment toundergraduate courses continuesto rise and is matched onlyperhaps by the growth inpostgraduate programmes. Mediainterest in sport and exercise hasreached astonishing heights andthe role of exercise in the contextof health and social factors has alsocontinued its upward trajectory.Set against these largely positiveinfluences are challenges thatBASES in general and thephysiology section in particularhave to face.

The UK and home countries'Sport Institutes plus nationalgoverning bodies are wrestling withreductions in funding as a result ofcontinuing falls in income from theNational Lottery. Plans forintegrated services that coordinatesport science support through theinstitutes, universities and otherproviders of higher education, and

governing bodies of sport seemnot to be melding. This isunsettling for athletes anddeliverers of services. The UnitedKingdom has scientific expertisethat is world-class both forresearch and support. Harnessingthis expertise so that it is availablefor athletes and for that matter,recreative exercisers as well, isclearly one of the reasons forBASES' accreditation and indeed,the Association continues to forgeahead. Even so, there is still amismatch between the number ofproviders and those who areaccredited. This is an ongoingchallenge.

On a brighter note, the year hasseen the introduction of the WorldClass Guaranteed Accreditationscheme. This is a specialist routeto accreditation and is inpartnership with UK Sport. It istailored to those who providesport science services to WorldClass and other elite sportprogrammes. The scheme will bepiloted over the coming months.Considerable progress has beenmade in the accreditation of sportnutritionists. The Nutrition Society,the British Dietetic Association andBASES have worked particularlyhard and produced draft guidelinesthat go a long way to aligning theinterests of each of these threebodies. Similarly, guidelines for theaccreditation of strength andconditioning specialists have beendrafted and are being refined bythe United Kingdom SportsInstitute. Moreover, the fourthedition of our Physiological TestingGuidelines is well under way andmany section members arechapter authors. Doctor Val Coxand her team at Coventryorganised a successful studentconference that amplydemonstrated the talent in ouryoung scientists.

As my period of office draws to aclose I am confident that the

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section will make a markedcontribution to the continueddevelopment of BASES and whilethere are challenges to face, thereare personnel who are clearlyequipped to meet these challenges.There are some excellent peoplein the Association but I payparticular tribute to the officers ofthe Physiology Section whose hardwork and support they have givento me is matched only by theirtalents and cheerfulness: theAccreditation Sub-committee,Professors Jo Doust and RogerEston, Doctors Andy Jones, AlisonMcConnell, Kevin Thompson andJohn Buckley; our Accreditation andFellowship Committeerepresentative John Brewer;Education and Training Committeerepresentative Doctor RichardGodfrey; and stalwart SecretaryDoctor Keith Tolfrey. I also extendmy thanks to our outstandingadministrative staff, Jane Bairstow,Jeremy Cooper and Sobia Rafiq forall their help. Finally, thank you tosection members, many of whom Ihave met at conferences,workshops and accreditation visitsor who have contacted me bytelephone or e-mail, for yoursupport. The section, like theAssociation in general, is in goodshape to ensure that BASES goesfrom strength to strength.

Prof Edward Winter

Chair of the Physiology Section

It is good to be able to reportprogress on most of the goals thatI set for myself and the Sectionsince taking up post in September2002. As you may remember Iwas keen to update theSupervisory Experience (SE)guidelines and try to moreobviously integrate the SE,Accreditation, Education andTraining and Workshopsprogrammes, on our 'internal'systems front and via partnerships

and collaborations step-up ournational and international profile.

The BASES Executive backed myproposal to have the SE guidelinesand procedures updated within aninternally funded project, whichChris Harwood and SandyWolfson duly agreed to staff. Theirremit was to make the systemmore transparent, incorporate a 1–5 scoring/evaluation proceduresimilar to the other sections withinBASES, and ensure the content putus in a good position to align withthe British Psychological Society(BPS) and the Association for theAdvancement of Applied SportPsychology (AAASP). Early draftsof the documentation look veryencouraging and I would hope thatwith the support of the Sectionwe can implement the new systemfrom January 2004.

We have recently also had someexciting news from the BPS. Afterlong and sometimes arduousdeliberations that have been on-going for at least six years theExecutives of the BPS and BASEShave agreed the principle andcontent of a Memorandum ofCollaboration (M of C) betweenthe two organisations. As well as acloser alignment on qualityassurance systems the M of Cshould progress joint CPDopportunities, joint pursuit ofresearch funding and enhancedbenefits for members of bothassociations. We were hoping tosign the M of C at this year'sAnnual Conference, however, the'Sport Section' is currently movingtowards 'Division' status within theBPS and we are aware that theevent will be that much moresignificant if we wait until thatstatus is gained. We expect thatprogression to have beencompleted in the next 12 monthsor so.

After initial meetings with JoanDuda and representatives of theAAASP Executive Board we wereasked to submit a document thatoutlined the equivalence of BASESAccreditation and AAASPCertification. The paper puttogether at our end by DanWeigand has been positivelyreceived on the other side of ‘thepond'. Damon Burton has nowworked the document into a fullproposal that will go before theAAASP Executive Board in Juneand if supported, before theAAASP Fellows at the OctoberConference. I would hope thatthese developments would notonly be an important first steptowards more global qualityassurance systems in SportPsychology but also a much closerand more comprehensive workingrelationship between AAASP andBASES.

Once again my thanks go to allthose members of the Sectionserving in some capacity and hopemore will step forward at theAGM (or elsewhere) to ensure thecontinued success and vibrancy ofour work. As the load gets greaterfrom year to year we need moremembers to make the necessarycommitment to underpin theSection's and the Association'slong-term livelihood.

Prof Ian Maynard

Chair of the Psychology Section

The period April 2002–March2003 has been another period ofconsistent expansion for theAssociation in terms of itsmembership base.This growth isillustrated in Table 2.The increase inmembership reflects the growingprofile of BASES as the leadprofessional body for sport andexercise scientists in the UK.

The Executive Committee hascontinued to work hard to ensurethat the services provided to themembership have real value andmeet the members’ needs.Consequently the membershipnumbers continue to grow at ahealthy rate. In the coming year weintend to provide the membershipwith new testing guidelines in

physiology and biomechanics and anew publication entitled‘Performance’ which will have afocus on news and applicationstories about products and servicesused by sport and exercisescientists in their everyday work.

Jeremy Cooper

BASES Chief Executive

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Year ending 31 March Membership totals

1997 1158

1998 1452

1999 1831

2000 2326

2001 2619

2002 2925

Table 2: BASES Membership during the period 1997–2003

12%

13%

27%

26%

25%

17%

% Increase from previous year

2003 3300 13%

INCOME CHANGE 31/03/2003 31/03/2002

Membership £9,310 £72,350 £63,040

Sports Council Grant £0 £20,000 £20,000

Adverts/mailshots £3,793 £30,246 £26,453

Workshop income £1,773 £12,915 £11,142

JSS royalties £193 £9,184 £8,991

Accreditation fees £3,705 £8,675 £4,970

Annual conference -£7,423 £5,464 £12,887

Other conferences £2,463 £2,463 £0

Publications -£523 £1,938 £2,461

Contracts

WCGAS £11,960 £11,960

Consumer/provider guide £6,000 £6,000

Buddy scheme £42,975 £42,975

S & C project £11,500 £11,500

HEA aged/BOA -£19,598 £124 £19,722

Bank interest £22 £650 £628

Total contracts £52,859 £73,209 £20,350

Total income £66,150 £236,444 £170,294

EXPENDITURE CHANGE 31/03/2003 31/03/2002

Contracts

WCGAS £8,328 £8,328.00

Consumer/provider guide £4,000 £4,000.00

Buddy scheme £27,862 £27,862.00

S & C project £9,981 £9,981.00

HEA aged/BOA -£14,962 -£5,000.00 £9,962.00

Total contracts £35,209 £45,171 £9,962

Salaries/pension etc. £2,393 £56,697 £54,304

Office expenses/IT -£6,816 £41,409 £48,225

Newsletter and brochures £5,545 £41,920 £36,375

Meeting expenses and travel £864 £12,971 £12,107

Workshop expenses -£120 £9,775 £9,895

Conference expenses £160 £2,631 £2,471

Accreditation costs £2,121 £3,880 £1,759

Sundry expenses -£501 £730 £1,231

Audit/legal fees etc. £3,423 £5,750 £2,327

Staff training and development £2,802 £4,260 £1,458

PR exercise -£4,157 £4,157

Bad debt £65 £65

Irrecoverable VAT £7,292 £7,292 N/A

Bank charges -£119 £709 £828

Depreciation £316 £2,976 £2,660

Total expenditure £48,477 £236,236 £187,759

NETT PROFIT/ LOSS £17,673 £208.00 -£17,465.00

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This year we have made a small profit of £208.00, which mayseem disappointing. However, it must be remembered thatthis compares with a £17,465 loss last year so in real terms

we have ‘made’ £17,500! Our financial planning has therefore beensuccessful and we have maintained our reserves at around £30,000.As a ‘not for profit’ organisation we will aim to break even or makea modest profit next year. One major change is that we haveundertaken voluntary VAT registration to facilitate contract basedfunding.This has led to increases in accountancy costs (andworkload for the BASES office staff) but a net financial benefit tothe organisation.

We have seen an increase in our income from membership fees andalso from specific contracts. UK Sport continued to offer financialsupport of £20,000 to the organisation and confirmed they will alsodo so for 2003–2004.The total of £66,000 increase in income hasallowed us to expand the core work of the Association ineducation, professional training and the provision of strategic andexpert advice in the sport and exercise science areas. As alwaysmuch of the hard work has been done by volunteers and BASES isindebted to all who have helped with fundraising this year.Theturnover of the organisation has increased by an average of 20%each year since 1999.We hope to see a similar pattern next yearwith the Executive proactively seeking ways to increase funding fromexisting and new revenue sources.

Dr Valerie CoxBASES Honorary Treasurer

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