About Sportivate

BACKGROUND

Sportivate is a nationwide campaign that aims to capture the enjoyment of sport, providing opportunities for teenagers and young adults (including disability sport) to receive 6 -8 weeks of coaching or led sessions.

Sportivate is a £32 million National Lottery funded programme and is part of the Play strand of Sport England’s London 2012 mass participation legacy programme ‘Places People Play’. The overall aim of this project is for 300,000 participants aged 14-25 years to complete weekly coaching sessions over four years with 120,000 (2 in 5), carrying on playing sport regularly. Sportivate will try to change habits and get more young people doing activity regularly.

Sportivate is a four year project that will commence in April 2011 and run until March 2015.

WHO SHOULD APPLY FOR SPORTIVATE FUNDING?

• National Governing Bodies
• Sport Clubs
• Youth Clubs
• Secondary Schools/Colleges/Universities
• Groups/Workplaces representing 14-25 year olds