Sportivate

 Background

Sport England recently anounced the new Places People Play strategy and one of the major programme within this strategy is 'Sportivate'

Sportivate is the new programme which has been spoken about as the replacement for Sport Unlimited. Indeed it has similarities to Sport Unlimited in the structure of the programme, but there are also some significant differences.

• The Sportivate offer will start with participants, aged 14-25 years, accessing and completing a 6 week course of high quality coaching sessions. At the end of the coaching sessions they will be supported into a local club or alternative sports provision to continue participation. During the 6 weeks the participant may also work towards an event or personal challenge.

Sportivate

Sportivate is a 4-year programme, starting in 2011 and is worth £8m nationally per year.

There are two main targets:

1. The number of people that attend 5 of the 6 sessions provided. The national target is 300,000. County targets are determined by the number of 14-25's living in that area. Northamptonshire Sport's target is 3,615 over the 4 years of the programme.
2. The number of participants that continue doing sport regularly following their involvement in the programme. The target for this is 2 in 5.

Sportivate sesssions and projects will...

• target those aged 14-25 who are either not choosing to participate in sport during their own time, or are doing so for a very limited amount of time'.      (semi-sporty)
• be run in community settings
• target participants: disability, both genders, BME groups
• have an emphasis on providers offering high-quality and compelling activities
• match as well as generate demand
• have robust safeguarding standards
• enable NGBs to provide structured and managed pathways, supporting the delivery of sessions
• increase the  take up in leisure centres and other facilitiy stock
• support social intergration and community cohesion
• engage young people and young adults in sport outside of the school environment
• be affordable, accessable, appropriate and attractive
• be driven by 14-25 year olds' own voice and empowerment

Northamptonshire Sport is now looking to support and develop projects that will engage and stimulate 14-25 year olds. We are expecting to fund a wide range of activities across the county.

To download an application form and guidelines please click on the links below.

Sportivate guidelines

Sportivate delivery application form

For further details contact Joanna Danvers

Tel: 01604 236254

Email: jdanvers@northamptonshire.gov.uk