A research library of key reports on the sports and physical activity sector from a variety of sources.
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Youth Sport Trust National PE, School Sport And Physical Activity Survey Report
Sat, 10 Jan 2015
Youth Sport Trust
This report sets out the findings from the inaugural Youth Sport Trust National PE, School Sport and Physical Activity Survey carried out over a six week period in June and July 2014.
Workplace Policies And Practices Promoting Physical Activity Across England
Sat, 16 Sep 2017
International Journal of Workplace Health Management
This paper seeks to understand how workplaces most effectively promote physical activity for the benefit of public health.
We've developed a plan to give the more than 400,000 people who work in the sport and physical activity sector in England – and the people they help get active – the best possible support.
Working in an Active Nation has two main objectives.
Objective 1
Support the workforce to become more customer...
This is an inquiry into the barriers to women's participation in sport and how to overcome these. The Committee collected evidence from the key organisations and individuals who are involved in women's sport to promote this issue.
Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and breast and colon cancer. It also helps to prevent hypertension, overweight and obesity and can improve mental health, quality of life and well-being.
This report sets out the findings from the inaugural WheelPower sport and physical activity survey Talk About Taking Part.
A briefing for head teachers, college principals, staff working in education settings, directors of public health and wider partners.
Most people who went to school in the UK will have played Rounders at school. However both elite and grassroots Rounders has a much lower profile among adults. It is a sport with a curious combination of high and low awareness.
Using economic development to improve health and reduce health inequalities
Fri, 08 Jan 2021
Health Foundation
This report sets out how economic development can be used to improve people's health
and reduce health inequalities in the UK. Its lessons are timely and relevant, with the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic showing us that people's health and the economy
cannot be viewed independently. Both are necessary...
Uniting the Movement is our 10-year vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.
As we adapt and rebuild from the huge disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we need to collectively reimagine how we keep movement, sport and activity central to the lives of everyone....
Uniting the Movement is our 10-year vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.
As we adapt and rebuild from the huge disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we need to collectively reimagine how we keep movement, sport and activity central to the lives of everyone....
Sport England has commissioned a series of robust quantitative models aimed at better understanding the factors which account for variations in sports participation, and thereby identify the levers most amenable to public policy intervention.
Ukactive Partners With Alliance Leisure To Release Active Families Report
Mon, 22 Nov 2021
Alliance Leisure
Alliance Leisure is proud to announce the launch of Active Families, an exploration of the vital role that family life plays in a child's exposure to physical activity and the positive contribution purpose built facilities can play on the journey. The report has been compiled in partnership with ukactive...
A joint response from Sport England and UK Sport to the Whyte Review and actions taken to address the issues
Triennial reviews are part of the government's public bodies reform programme providing a robust challenge to the continuing need for non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and reviewing their functions, performance, control and governance arrangements. This is the first triennial review of UK Sport...
This report presents the findings of a programme of research undertaken to confirm the value of sport and active recreation to New Zealand and New Zealanders
This strategy seeks to harness the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of all those individuals and organisations who wish to play their part in raising our game and building an even brighter future for golf in England.
This report highlights the central and varied role that Rugby League clubs and charitable foundations play at the heart of their communities in providing vital social hubs and outreach activities which extend far beyond the provision of regular sporting opportunities for children, young people, women...
The Role Of Psychological Factors In Recreational Sport Participation
Wed, 27 Nov 2013
Sports Coach UK
A research report produced for Sports Coach UK by Loughborough University.
100 ideas for the 2024 election from 29 sport, physical activity and Wellbeing organisations.
The Power of Sport: Guidance on strengthening cohesion and integration through sport
Wed, 30 Dec 2020
Belong
The Power of Sport: Guidance on strengthening cohesion and integration through sport
The aim of the physical activity strand of the legacy is to have a much more physically active nation.
This research explores the extent to which major sporting events have the potential to inspire people – whether spectators or TV viewers ‐ to participate in sport or recreational activity more frequently than they do normally.
The Impact Of Engagement In Sport On Graduate Employability
Fri, 28 Jun 2013
Sheffield Hallam University
The purpose of this research is to provide evidence of the value of sport on graduate employability.
The impact of COVID-19 on disabled people
Summary of secondary research Updated October 2020
The Future Of Local Authority Sport And Leisure Services: Sport And/Or Health?
Wed, 26 Nov 2014
Martyn Allison
The sport and leisure sector has itself undergone radical change and downsizing but continues to aspire to be a key player in the life of communities and individuals. This paper gives Martyn Allison's personal perspective on what this future could look like.
The Economic Importance Of Olympic And Paralympic Sport
Thu, 09 Nov 2017
Sheffield Hallam University
A 'Satellite Account' for Olympic and Paralympic sports, quantifying their economic importance to the UK economy.
This summary report by EY presents the estimated economic contribution of the Premier League in the 2013/14 season.
This report by EY assesses and predicts the wider economic implications to hosting the Rugby World Cup in England and Cardiff this year.
- A growing proportion of clubs are in severe financial difficulty, operating with low reserves following COVID-19 – this is currently the case for a quarter of clubs and is expected to rise to a third in the coming year
The latest Taking Part survey in England, looking at participation in the cultural and sporting sectors, showed that 57% of 11-15 year olds said the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games had encouraged them to take part in sport.
This report presents the latest headline child estimates for the year up to and including March 2013.
The Community Pulse is a longitudinal study of Sported members on the sustainability, needs, and ambitions of grassroot groups throughout the UK. It ensures the voices of small community organisations are heard
This paper argues that the Government must develop a comprehensive national strategy to make sport a vehicle for social good and use it to help improve people's lives and communities.
Sport for Development and Peace and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Wed, 30 Dec 2020
Commonwealth Secretariat
Sport for Development and Peace and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This agenda outlines a new plan for global development with the ambition to 'transform our world by 2030'.1 Central...
The Sport for Development sector is broad; not only in the organisations working within it, but in the potential changes it can bring about for young people, communities and society. This document aims to empower providers and funders of Sport for Development programmes to define a collective and sector-led...
Sport For All And Major Sporting Events: Trends In Sport Participation And The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, The 2003 Rugby World Cup And The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
Thu, 26 Feb 2009
University of Technology Sydney
This paper summarises trends in sport participation in the community in relation to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the 2003 Rugby World Cup and the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Sport England: Understanding Variations In Participation Between Sports
Thu, 26 Aug 2010
Sport England
Sport England has commissioned a series of robust quantitative models aimed at better understanding the factors which account for variations in sports participation, and thereby identify the levers most amenable to public policy intervention.
The new strategy aims to address the fundamental challenges facing sport, and particularly community sport, in England. As such it features a significant shift in focus and direction.
Sport for All? Why Ethnicity and Culture Matters in Sport and Physical Activity
Sat, 01 Feb 2020
Sport England
Welcome to Sport for All? Why ethnicity and culture matters in sport and physical activity. This report looks at the sport and physical activity participation of children and adults from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in England. By combining two years of data from the Active Lives...