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This booklet is about trying to make sure your project has a good chance of succeeding. If you want to maximise your chances, please take time to read it before you apply. Taking your application seriously – something that needs preparation and long-term planning – is a key to success.
This Guide provides a recommended methodology for local authorities to assess the need for pitches in their area. It sets out the policy context, briefly considers trends in participation in the pitch sports and considers the value of sports pitch strategies. It then describes the five basic stages in preparing a pitch strategy.
Scotland must be able to use a full range of accessible local sports facilities of an appropriate standard at affordable prices. The recent introduction of Lottery funding has created welcome opportunities for sports clubs, local authorities, educational institutions and other agencies to fill some of the many gaps in local provision. At the same time, however, the thought of new facilities has perhaps diverted attention from the need to make the best possible use of those which already exist. The greatest potential to make positive changes to the use of existing facilities probably exists in secondary schools