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Sport Unlimited was an innovative youth sports programme funded by Sport England. It targeted youngsters aged 5 to 19 who may have had some interest in sport, but weren’t particularly engaged with community or club sport.
The first step in the programme was to establish what sports young people actually wanted to do. Popular alternative sports included trampolining, climbing, free running (also known as parkour), BMX, street dance, and skiing. These sat alongside more traditional sports such as football, badminton and tennis, often repackaged or adapted to be more relevant to a younger audience.
GreaterSport worked with Local Authorities, School Sport Partnerships, National Governing Bodies of Sport and local delivery organisations to plan and implement high quality and sustainable activities for 5 to 19 year olds.
Local providers organised 10-week, Sport Unlimited taster sessions designed to inspire youngsters to sign up for longer-term participation. In Greater Manchester, over 52,000 young people took part in these taster sessions.
The Sport Unlimited programme ran from April 2008 until March 2011 and has now finished. Find out more about some of the successful Sport Unlimited projects below.
Contact Information
Jane O’Brien
Project Manager (Sport Unlimited)
T: 0161 223 1002
Downloads & Links
Sport Unlimited Case Studies
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