Sportivate

Sportivate is a £32 million Lottery programme that gives 14-25 year olds access to six-week courses in a range of sports including judo, golf, tennis, wakeboarding, athletics, and parkour or free running.     

Not only is it a chance for them to learn a new sport or improve on existing skills, but if they keep taking part after the course is finished, they could find themsleves on their way to watch the London 2012 Olympic or Paralympics Games. All participants who complete their course, missing no more than one session, and keep playing the sport for at least another three months will be entered into a ballot for free London 2012 tickets.

Watch this video to find out why our Sporting Champions think you should get involved in Sportivate. 

The programme is aimed at those who are not currently choosing to take part in sport in their own time, or are doing so for a very limited amount of time, and will support them to continue playing sport in their community after the six weeks is up. During the six weeks a participant may work towards an event or personal challenge.

Sportivate is fully inclusive and targets participants across this group, including young people who have a disability, males and females and people from people BME groups.

Ticketshare - your chance to be eligible for London 2012 tickets

If you take part in Sportivate you could be eligible for London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic tickets. The London 2012 Ticketshare scheme is funded by the London 2012 Prestige Ticketing programme. London 2012 Ticketshare will enable many young people and young adults to attend the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. For more information please see the FAQs. 

Get involved 

Sportivate is being delivered by the network of 49 county sports partnerships (CSPs), working with local clubs and providers. To find out more about Sportivate in your area, click on the relevant CSP link in the table below:

East	East Midlands	London
Active Norfolk	Derbyshire Sport	Pro Active Central London
Herts Sports Partnership	Leicestershire & Rutland Sport	Pro Active East London
Living Sport (Cambridge)	Lincolnshire Sports Partnership	Pro Active North London
Sport Essex	Northamptonshire Sport	Pro Active South London
Suffolk Sport	Sport Nottinghamshire	Pro Active West London
Team Beds and Luton

North East	North West	South East
County Durham Sport	Cheshire and Warrington Sports Partnership	Active Surrey
Northumberland Sport	Active Cumbria, The Sport & Physical Activity Partnership	Berkshire Sport
Tees Valley Sport	Greater Sport (Manchester)	Bucks & Milton Keynes Sports Partnership
Tyne and Wear Sport	Lancashire Sports Partnership	Kent Sport
	Merseyside Sports Partnership	Oxfordshire Sports Partnership
		Sport Hampshire & Isle Of Wight
		Active Sussex

South West	West Midlands	Yorkshire
Active Devon	Birmingham Sport & Physical Activity Partnership	Humber Sports Partnership
Cornwall Sports Partnership	Black Country Be Active Partnership	North Yorkshire Sport
Active Dorset	Coventry Solihull & Warwickshire Sport	South Yorkshire Sport
Active Gloucestershire	Energise Shropshire Telford and Wrekin	West Yorkshire Sport
Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership	Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent
The West of England Sport Trust (Wesport)	Sports Partnership Herefordshire & Worcestershire
Wiltshire and Swindon Activity and Sports Partnership

Find out more

To find out more about how Sportivate fits in with Sport England's Places People Play London 2012 mass-particiaption legacy, read our background briefing page