Coronavirus (COVID-19) information and resources

Staff across the sportscotland team are working remotely to continue to support our partners across the network of sport and physical activity organisations in Scotland. We will use our website, twitter and facebook to provide information to our partners. Thank you to everyone who is working hard to keep people in Scotland as active as possible at this challenging time.

Updates and announcements

• Joint statement (21 August 2020)
• sportscotland return to delivery
• Letter from the Minister for Public Health Sport and Wellbeing (30 July 2020)
• Joint statement from sportscotland and Active Scotland (30 June 2020)
• sportscotland statement on Phase 2 and early Phase 3 route map (24 June 2020)
• Joint statement from sportscotland and Active Scotland (12 June 2020)
• Mel Young and Joe FitzPatrick joint statement on travel restrictions (5 June 2020)
• sportscotland statement on safe return of sport
• Statement from Head of Active Scotland, Andy Sinclair (24 April 2020)
• Joint statement from sportscotland and Active Scotland (25 March 2020)

Resources

• SAMH Wellbeing assessment tool
• SAMH Coronavirus mental health information hub
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) short term action plan 2020-21
• Scottish Government route map: sport, culture, leisure (21 August 2020)
• Scottish Government infographic: physical activity for people who are shielding (19 June 2020)
• Children and young people return to sport after COVID-19
• Principles for Participants with Disabilities Returning to Physical Activity and Sport in Scotland (Phase 3 and beyond)
• Harper Macleod guidance for clubs - useful information and guidance for sports clubs in Scotland
• Phase 3: Getting coaches ready for a return to sport and physical exercise (1 September 2020)
• Communications themes
• Health and wellbeing tips
• Mindfulness guide
• Vitamin D advice

Further Coronavirus (COVID-19) information

• NHS Inform (NHS Scotland website) 
• Scottish Government
• Scottish Outdoor Access Code 
• Dept of Health (UK Government) will be updated at 2pm daily 
• World Health Organisation situation report (updates) 
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office