The Role of NGBs: Which is NOT a function?

• A. Funding
• B. Infrastructure
• C. Marketing
• D. Development

Answer: (C)

The key idea here is understanding what National Governing Bodies (NGBs) are primarily responsible for at a national level. They focus on organizing and supporting the sport—allocating funds to development programs, ensuring the sport has the necessary facilities and structures (infrastructure) like leagues, venues, and national competitions, and creating pathways for players, coaches, and officials (development).

Marketing, while important for promoting the sport and boosting participation, isn’t typically listed as a core function of the NGB itself. That role is usually handled by the sport’s commercial arm or external marketing partners, with the NGB supporting promotional efforts rather than running them as a primary duty.

So, funding, infrastructure, and development are central duties of the NGB, whereas marketing is not considered a primary function in this context.