Resources by year

Arena magazine Winter 2006

Find out more read the Arena bumper issue - why ethics is a mainstream sporting issue. Ethics in sport is about having principles, procedures and systems in place that allow everyone involved to act and to be treated fairly and equitably, with respect and integrity - ensuring that sport is fun, fair, safe and accessible for all.

Single Equity Scheme

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, from 4 December 2006, sportscotland has a general duty to promote equality of opportunity between people with a disability and other people. As part of this Act, we are also required to produce a Disability Equality Scheme. Our Disability Equality Scheme is incorporated within our Single Equity Scheme, which sets out how we will promote disability, gender and race equality.

This document is available in a range of formats and languages. Please contact sportscotland’s communications team for more information. Tel: 0131 317 7200 or Fax: 0131 317 7202.

This document was last updated on 23/05/2007.

An analysis of regional variations in sports participation in Scotland

In 2003/04 additional funding from the Scottish Executive allowed sportscotland to commission a boosted sample in its continuous sports participation survey large enough to identify for the first time patterns of adult participation at local authority level. This report by Professor Fred Coalter of Stirling University and Steve Dowers of Edinburgh University explores the differences in levels of participation across local authority populations. It relates these variations to a range of socio-demographic profiles of the populations and also examines different levels of participation by women.

Population and participation profiles: Key equity figures

The latest sports participation statistics for equity groups are now available. They include both population and sports participation figures by age, gender, disability, multiple deprivation and ethnicity.

Child Protection in Sport Accord 2006

This 2006 Accord for the Protection of Children in Scottish Sport presents a support framework to help organisations work towards recommended good practice in protecting children and to fulfil responsibilities introduced as part of the Reform Programme.

Mountain bike training facility report: Development, design and construction

This report details the design and construction of a mountain bike training facility developed at sportscotland's national centre Glenmore Lodge. In addition to providing development details, the report highlights lessons and best practice learned from the project.

Coaching Scotland

This report provides findings from qualitative and quantitative research on coaching in Scotland. The report summarises the findings of desk research, focus groups with coaching development officers and a survey of active coaches.

Factors influencing the motivations of coaches

The purpose of the research is to inform policy decisions on coach recruitment, education, services and promotion. The approach adopted is to identify the factors which influence motivations, to demonstrate the relationships involved and to highlight policy directions.

Arena magazine: Summer 2006

The latest on sport; in your back garden; in the park; at your local school; at the regional meet; on the world stage. Information, comment, insight and opinion from the national body for sport in Scotland.

Creating a safe environment for children in sport

It is the intention of this document to provide a model example of a child protection policy and procedures to protect children and vulnerable adults in sport.

An analysis of Scotland’s performance in the Commonwealth Games 1950-2006

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.

Equity policy

sportscotland's equity policy.

National audit of Scotland's sports facilities

The main purposes of the audit were to establish the general condition of Scotland’s sports facilities, to estimate where necessary the capital cost of bringing them up to an acceptable standard and to estimate the costs of maintaining them in an acceptable condition.

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Increasing demand for sport and physical activity for adolescent girls in Scotland

This document highlights the practical implications of the research and is designed to offer Active Schools managers, managers of leisure centres, sports development officers, policymakers and others with guidance on effective strategies for developing programmes to increase the participation of girls in sport and physical activity.

National Lottery investment and Scottish sport

This report summarises key achievements of National Lottery funding in Scottish sport, and outlines how sportscotland ensures the allocation of funding brings the greatest and most long-term benefits for all Scots.