Sport For Life 2020

#SportForLife20 is our annual review, covering the first year of the Sport For Life corporate strategy which was launched in May 2019.

The aim of this annual review is to demonstrate our progress against the outcomes in Sport For Life between 1 April, 2019 and 31 March, 2020.

Through personal stories we have highlighted the impact of our collaborative work with partners across the system in the last year before the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Annual review

Summary of progress April 2019 – March 2020

Geàrr-iomradh adhartais – Gearran 2019 – Màrt 2020

Summary of progress April 2019 – March 2020

Infographics

Our progress against the Active Scotland Outcomes is illustrated in the graphics below.

940,169 people taking part in the programmes we invest in 89% feel they are achieving their goal in sport and physical activity 159 Scottish athletes supported by UK Sport World Class Podium and Podium Potential funded programmes 55% male 45% female

Participate, progress and achieve

94% of adults and children feel healthier of adults feel close to other people 88% of children have made friends 76% of adults feel close to other people 69% of adults feel more involved in their community

Wellbeing and resilience

54% of all club members have been a member of their club for more than 5 years 35% of those aged under 18 have been a member of their club for more than 5 years 74% of those aged over 55 have been a member of their club for more than 5 years Age of club members 36% Under-18 38% 18-55 26% Over-55

Stay active

8,301 people accessing sportscotland learning and development opportunities across 27 external projects 24 facilities awards in 2019-20, investing £1.23 million and enabling investment of £7.72m

People and places

10% of people who took part in programmes have gone from being inactive to active Before: Active 56% | Some activity 31% | Inactive 13% After: Active 86% | Some activity 11% | Inactive 3% Child physical activity: Active – average 60+ mins per day Some activity – average 30-59 mins per day Inactive – average <30 mins per day Adult physical activity: Active – average 150 mins per week Some activity – average 30-149 mins per week Inactive – average <30 mins per week

Inactive to more active

67% feel they have become better at sport or other activities 55% feel they have learned a new skill 59% feel more con¬fident in sport or physical activity

Physical confidence and competence

Inclusion

This data refers to the people taking part in the programmes we invest in: Sex 65% Male 35% Female Age 44% Adult 56% Junior or Youth Disability 11% of under 18s said they were disabled 10% of adults said they were disabled Sexual orientation (specific to adults) 5% of adult club members described themselves as bisexual, gay or preferred to use another term 90% identi¬fied as heterosexual 5% preferred not to say

Inclusion infographic 1

Religion and belief (specific to adults) 43% of adult participants identi¬fied as Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic or other Christian 2% had another religion 51% said they had no religion 4% preferred not to say

Inclusion infographic 2

People

Discover the full story behind each of our case studies at Sport First:

Nasreen Choudhry

‘I think the best part of being active is that you feel good about yourself’

Carolynn Leslie

Kirkwall Grammar strikes Gold with support from Active Schools

Callum Hawkins

Marathon star feeling ‘more robust’ after physical preparation support

More case studies at Sport First

Social media

Join the conversation about #SportForLife20 on Twitter from 10 September.

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Date published: 07 September 2020

Date updated: 14 September 2021

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