WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SPORTS CLUBS?
There are a multitude of benefits to sports clubs within communities. The social interaction among diverse demographics encourage community participation and desire to work together for the benefit of the community as a whole. The sense of belonging to a group of like-minded people develops the individual’s sense of worth.
The health benefits of sports participation are only the most obvious way that clubs can improve social outcomes. Social acceptance reduces feelings of isolation and benefits mental health. Young people who’s energy is channeled into sport activity are less at risk of being recruited into gangs which thrive on crime and violence. As well as being inherently place-based, sports clubs have unique characteristics when it comes to appealing to a cross-section of a population and the things they can achieve.
Sports clubs enable children to develop skills which will help them in school, their personal lives and in their future careers. Key skills such as leadership, problem-solving, responsibility and a sense of initiative are all developed through sporting activities with peers.
For some, joining a Sports Clubs team is a natural way to make new friends in a new and unknown environment. For others, it’s a way to de-stress, socialize, and buoy their mental health. Others still come on board to develop as a leader and athlete — and grow as a person.
Club membership for many is the source of a strong social network that shares similar interests and whilst thriving on both camaraderie and rivalry.
Sports clubs can play a significant role in improving the social outcomes for their area and it’s people of all ages.
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THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S STRATEGY FOR SUPPORTING SPORTS TO IMPROVE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
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The government wants to help build a healthier nation by tackling high levels of inactivity, and by making sure that the sport and physical activity sector thrives for future generations. This strategy sets out how the government will work with the sector to achieve these aims by ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to be active. Central to this will be a focus on establishing a lifetime habit of being physically active amongst children and young people, including playing sport, supporting the sector to be welcoming to all, and ensuring the sector is prepared for both future challenges and opportunities. Whoever you are, or wherever you live there should be good facilities, a strong network of sports clubs that are open to you, great sport and physical activity opportunities in schools, and confidence in sport and the sector. This strategy sets out a blueprint to make that a reality.
The Chances Programme in the UK
The Chances Programme social impact bond (SIB) is funded under the UK Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Life Chances Fund (LCF). The SIB aims to use sport and physical activity to provide new opportunities and alternative life pathways for children and young people in disadvantaged areas whilst improving their health and wellbeing.
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THE HISTORY MAKERS: HOW TEAM GB STORMED TO A FIRST EVER GOLD MEDAL IN OLYMPIC WOMEN’S HOCKEY
THE STORY OF HOW A CHANGE OF CULTURE AND ATTITUDE WITHIN A TEAM CAN LEAD TO SUCCESS.
The triumph of Great Britain’s women’s hockey team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The History Makers is more than an account of a famous victory. It is the story of how a team changed its culture and its attitude and transformed a sport barely worth a mention in the press into the provider of an Olympic moment that gripped the nation.
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When Great Britain failed to qualify for the women’s hockey competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the sport was at its lowest point. Sliding down the world rankings, in-fighting and discord within the squad, no funding and very little prospect of a bright future. Three players – Crista Cullen, Helen Richardson and Kate Walsh – were junior members of that team, and would have been forgiven for walking away at that point.
Fast forward 12 years and the same three players were at the heart of the greatest moment in Great Britain women’s hockey, standing on the podium in Rio de Janeiro with Olympic gold medals proudly hanging around their necks. During those intervening years, the team had undergone a transformation. It was no easy journey, but a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows, triumphs and disasters – with casualties along the way. The History Makers is more than an account of a famous victory. It is the story of how a team changed its culture and its attitude and transformed a sport barely worth a mention in the press into the provider of an Olympic moment that gripped the nation.
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