... disciplines to the advantage of the general public in addition to the specialised need of the elite performer. In particular, a knowledgeable, well qualified, professional workforce in the field of sport, exercise, health and fitness is essential in achieving the targets the government has set for improving the nation's health into the 21st century. Until approximately three decades ago, there was almost no input from the government in Sports Coaching and Exercise Science (SCES) into developing strategies to encourage active and non-active members of the community to take part in and continue to take part in physical exercise. This was the case until about 1992, when the government launched a document that was aimed at assessing the levels of physical activity and setting achievable targets for 2002. This was "The Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey", (1992). It assessed the physical activity patterns and fitness levels of the English population (16 years ...

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