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Sports Development

North East Lincolnshire Council's Sports Development Unit works in partnership with Local and National Organisation's in order to improve the quality and quantity of Sporting opportunities across North East Lincolnshire. These pages will give you information on the range of sporting activities we support and show you how you can get involved.

The Sports Development Team consists of a number of Sports Development officers who work in the following areas:

  • Community Sports Coaching Scheme
  • Volunteering in Sport
  • Sports Coaching
  • Sports Clubs
  • Positive Futures/Sport Lincs
  • Equality in Sport

The Sports Development Unit aims to:

  • Ensure that people within North East Lincolnshire have the opportunity to participate in high quality Sport and Physical Activity through upskilling sports coaches, teachers and volunteers who deliver/coach/instruct sports and physical activity
  • Increase participation in Sport by 1 per cent year on year
  • Increase the number and quality of volunteers involved in sport and active recreation in North East Lincolnshire
  • Work with voluntary sports clubs and community groups to improve their structures and practices to provide high quality services
  • Develop opportunities to increase participation levels in sport and active recreation
  • Ensure that sport is equitable by developing opportunities to ensure that priority groups can access sport and active recreation
  • Support groups in accessing external funding to deliver sporting projects and activities
  • Engage "at risk" and "hard to reach" young people in Sport as a means of preventing Anti Social Behaviour and increasing social well being.
     

Find out more about Sports Development:

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The Sports Development Unit has a commitment to ensuring sport is equally accessible to all individuals in the area irrespective of age, ability, ethnicity, gender, race, culture or social status. Work is undertaken to ensure that a number of targ...

Please note: North East Lincolnshire Council is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Sport England is the brand name of the English Sports Council, which is a distributor of Lottery funds to sport. Youth Sport Trust ...

Here is a brief introduction to the staff who work in the Sports Development Service, providing assistance, advice, guidance and practical support for sports within the area.

This page will display the latest information about North East Lincolnshire Council's sports development. Please continue to check for regular updates. Sport Lincs Dance On Saturday November 8th 2008, 6pm - 9pm, the first dance off took place an...

Positive Futures   This is a national social inclusion programme using sport and leisure activities to engage young people who are at risk of becoming involved with Anti-Social Behaviour, Drug Misuse and Youth Crime.   The aim To ...

Coaching Sports coaches are crucial to the development of sport. They work with groups or individuals to improve their skills and abilities in a given sport or task. There are a wide range of coaches in North East Lincolnshire both paid and v...

Information on the volunteering schemes available for people within North East Lincolnshire and details on how to get involved.

Voluntary sports clubs that offer opportunities for people to take part in sport contribute significantly to the health and well-being of the population. In addition they provide a social forum for people to learn and develop by participating in ...

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