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This document presents sportscotland's Corporate Update for 2003/4, 'A Running Commentary'. It details progress made in key areas of sportscotland's work, such as Active Schools, Medal Success and Volunteering during 2003/4.
The Academic Review was commissioned to help evaluate sportscotland's pilot Talent Identification and Development Programme which operated from early 2000 to the end of 2001. The Review highlights that the actual resources required for talent identification in the UK are concentrated on anthropometrical measures whereas the required resources should concentrate primarily on the psychological dimensions supported by the development of fundamental motor skills.
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.
The Action Plan represents our commitment to work together across Scotland to ensure that all organisations, offering sporting opportunities to children, do so in a manner that supports and protects children. It is based on the basic principles that children of all ages should be protected from harm and their rights and interests promoted.
This research was undertaken to ascertain the spending on sport each year by local authorities in Scotland. The development of progressive plans for sport locally and nationally – including the national strategy, Sport 21 – requires accurate financial information.
The research in this report provides an update on the 2004 report and includes the performance of the Scottish team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. The report is best printed in colour as there is a large number of graphs.
Sport 21 Background Report no. 17: this is no. 17 in a series of background reports that was prepared during 2002/03 to inform the revision of Sport 21; the national strategy for sport in Scotland.
A quick guide to child protection in your organisation.
In 2004, sportscotland appointed Vaga Associates to undertake a retrospective evaluation of the Junior Club Development Pilot Programme (JCDPP). This report summarises the findings of the study, which was completed in August 2004.
This research was undertaken to provide information on the current position of women in sports leadership and to provide baseline information for future reference.
The main aim was to establish the annual cost of participating in golf as a junior golfer in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
A list of the past Scottish [summer] Olympic medal winners from 1900 to 2004.
Describes the development and implementation of Scotland’s Junior Golf Strategy. The strategy puts in place a single plan and a coordinated structure that will deliver the Scottish Executive’s and Scottish Golf’s commitment to the people of Scotland by 2009.
Forms and Policies for Job Seekers.
This report draws together the findings from a three-year evaluation of the Active Primary School Pilot Programme (APSPP). It assesses the progress of the Programme against its original aims, provides insights into the factors influencing its operation, and makes recommendations for the continuing development of the Programme. The research digest presents the main findings, and highlights the impact of the Programme and key factors influencing its implementation and development.
sportscotland has published a series of design guides which aims to help local authorities provide quality school sports facilities suitable for both school and wider community use.
sportscotland has published a series of design guides which aims to help local authorities provide quality school sports facilities suitable for both school and wider community use. £25 + £5 postage
This summary report provides key findings of a a short study of several aspects of outdoor activity participation and the role of the school experience that was commissioned by sportscotland and carried out by Sports Recreational Services in September 1999.
This guide examines the most common and most important sporting ethical issues. It’s not a philosophical textbook, more of a practical introduction, but the issues it raises can be difficult and will require some serious thought. An hour considering the issues raised here could have real benefits for your organisation and even your sport as a whole.
The Scottish Executive in partnership with sportscotland have recognised that significant investment is required in Scotland’s national and regional sports facilities.
Annually from 1995 the Council has commissioned survey questions to determine public awareness of and attitudes towards Lottery funding of sport. This digest reports on the results of the survey over the last four years.
The economic benefits of sport have been of interest to policy makers and those involved with the development of sport and its infrastructure for a good many years.
At sportscotland, we have responsibility for distributing a share of National Lottery funds for the benefit of sport in Scotland. This responsibility, which we welcome, places a requirement on us to produce a strategy setting out our priorities for the distribution of the Lottery Sports Fund. Our first response was to produce ‘Levelling The Playing Field’ – the strategic plan for the distribution of Lottery monies during 1999-2003.
This consultation document is about the way sportscotland distributes national lottery funds to sport in Scotland.
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
The broad aim of the research was to examine whether the success of the women’s Olympic and World Championship curling teams in 2002 had any effect on participation in curling in Scotland.
sportscotland has developed a Facilities Planning Model (FPM) as a planning tool to inform decisions about the provision of community sports facilities. Indeed a number of authorities have commissioned sportscotland to run the model to assist with facility planning for their areas. The Government’s planning advice for sport, physical recreation and open space (National Planning Policy Guideline 11) advises councils to take account of the FPM in assessing levels of provision of sports facilities appropriate for their area.
This advisory booklet has been prepared in response to frequent requests received by sportscotland for advice on how groups of individuals can form a properly constituted Club.
This report presents the findings of an economic impact study of the Mountain Bike World Cup 2002 held at the Nevis Range mountain bike course near Fort William, on 1-2 June 2002.
The principle objectives of the study were: to develop a property strategy for sportscotland involving location, ownership and management issues related to its headquarters; a review of the national centres, with options for future ownership and management; and to develop a strategy for the provision of indoor and outdoor facilities that will be a focus for the development of selected sports.
The evaluation by Professor Celia Brackenridge of sportscotland's children protection in sport programme with governing bodies includes a range of recommendations that will be addressed during 2005.