Who we are

Our organisation

As the national agency for sport, we are a non-departmental public body, responsible through ministers to the Scottish Parliament. We are also a National Lottery Fund distributor and we are governed by National Lottery distribution rules. We invest Scottish Government and National Lottery resources to support people in Scotland to participate, develop and achieve in sport. We continually strive to ensure these resources are invested wisely so as to achieve best value and maximum impact.

sportscotland incorporates the sportscotland head office in Glasgow and our high performance arm, the sportscotland institute of sport, in Stirling. We are also developing the regional infrastructure which will include the Area Institutes of Sport. Visit our latest structure chart (pdf) to find out more about how sportscotland is organised.

sportscotland Trust Company operates our three national training centres, Glenmore Lodge, Inverclyde, and Cumbrae. These centres provide quality, affordable and appropriate residential and sporting facilities for people to develop in sport.

The sportscotland Institute of Sport

The sportscotland institute of sport is the high performance arm of sportscotland, preparing Scotland’s best athletes to perform on the world stage. The Institute provides high performance expertise to sport and athletes in Scotland with the vision of Scotland consistently winning on the world stage.

For more information visit www.sisport.com

sportscotland National Centres

Through our trust company we operate three National Centres.

They deliver quality, affordable, residential and sporting facilities and services for the development of people in sport.

Glenmore Lodge

sportscotland National Centre Glenmore Lodge, located in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, is set among some of the most challenging and beautiful scenery in Europe.

Glenmore Lodge inspires adventure by teaching beginners, coaching intermediate and advanced participants and delivering training and assessment courses for leaders and instructors. 

For more information visit www.glenmorelodge.org.uk

Inverclyde

sportscotland National Centre Inverclyde is set on the hillside behind the Ayrshire seaside town of Largs.

With facilities developed for elite sportspeople, Inverclyde offers the best multi-sports environment available not only to top athletes but also to community sport.

For more information visit www.nationalcentreinverclyde.org.uk

Cumbrae

sportscotland National Centre Cumbrae, Scotland’s premiere watersports centre and instructor training facility, is located on an island of the same name in the Firth of Clyde.  It’s surrounded by some of the most exhilarating yet safe sailing waters in Britain and offers exceptional facilities for watersports enthusiasts and instructors of all levels.

For more information visit www.nationalcentrecumbrae.org.uk