Sportivate background briefing

Sportivate gives participants aged between 14 and 25 the chance to receive six to eight weeks of coaching in a sport of their choice. The programme will be delivered through the network of 49 CSPs working with a range of local partners.

The programme is aimed at those who are not currently choosing to participate 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 will be fully inclusive and target participants across this group, including young people who have a disability, both males and females and participants from BME groups

Budget

Sportivate will run from April 2011 until March 2015. Over this period, Sport England will invest £32 million of National Lottery funding into the programme (£8 million per annum).

Outcomes

Sportivate will ensure that up to 300,000 participants in the 14-25 age range complete coaching courses over the four years, with at least two in five of them (120,000 participants) continuing to play sport regularly. Other outcomes will be:

• The provision of a supply chain of sporting activities that will match as well as generate demand
• To get more 14-25 year-olds regularly participating in sports activities in the community by responding to their needs and working closely with a range of relevant providers to provide a framework of activities
• A focus on high quality sports providers all operating within robust Safeguarding Standards
• The creation of more opportunities for the growth and deployment of coaches and volunteers
• Increased take up in leisure centres and other facility stock
• Close links with clubs to drive more participants to take part and volunteer in NGB community sports clubs.

Sportivate will also contribute to wider agenda outcomes including impacting upon under-represented groups, breaking down social and cultural barriers, attracting a range of additional funding/advocacy partners, tackling obesity and providing settings for skills development in education and community life (both through participating and volunteering).

Key partners include:

• National Governing Bodies
• Schools
• Colleges
• Higher education institutions
• County Sports Partnership coaching lead
• Local Authority sports development teams
• Other local government partners
• Other national and county/sub-regional partners.