Academic Portal
On these pages we aim to bring the best and latest academic work to the attention of policy makers in Westminster and Whitehall. We are linking with the leading Sport and Physical Activity Universities to bridge the gap between academia and front line policy makers.
Changing the Game for Girls
A report from the WSFF identifies that girls in the UK are not getting enough exercise – and that schools hold the key to encouraging girls to get active. The report, based on research carried out by the Institute of Youth Sport at Loughborough University, shows that half of all girls (51%) are put off physical activity by their experiences of school sport and PE.
Official figures show that just 12% of 14 year old girls are reaching the recommended levels of physical activity – half the number of boys at the same age. This is despite three quarters (74%) of girls saying they would like to be more active.
- Changing the Game for Girls (PDF, 778 Kb)
Wed, 02 May 2012 22:50
Global low-cost Gym Sector report 2011
The purpose of this report by Ray Algar (of Oxygen Consulting) is to illustrate how the low-cost gym sector is emerging internationally. The report captures data on the leading international low-cost gym brands, data that can be independently verified.
- Global low-cost Gym Sector report 2011 (PDF, 4.5 Mb)
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:56
Learning Disability Sport And Legacy
An Evaluation Report into the Leicester Special Olympics in 2009 by De Montfort University.
- Learning Disability Sport And Legacy (PDF, 1.6 Mb)
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:09
The Role of the Board in UK National Governing Bodies of Sport
September 2011, Birkbeck University, Birkbeck Sports Business Centre
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:07
Good Governance in Sport: A Survey of UK National Governing Bodies in Sport
April 2010, Birkbeck University, Birkbeck Sports Business Centre
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:06