After the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games this September, attention will turn to the future and policy directions of sport and physical activity.
Evidence from previous Games suggests that most host nations have experienced significant reductions in government funding and political support for sport.
Figures suggest that promises the London 2012 bid team made about inspiring a generation of young people to choose sport will be only partially fulfilled. How will the Government respond to this? And what support will the Government give to sport and physical activity after the Games?
This challenging policy environment provides both opportunities and threats for sport and physical activity professionals.
The aims of this event were to;
- To bring academics and industry professionals together to address the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for sport and physical activity in the UK.
- To learn from existing academic and sport and physical activity sector collaborations, stimulating knowledge transfer and improvements in professional practice.
- To provide a catalyst for further collaborations between academics and industry professionals.
- To identify specific breakthrough actions which deliver sustainable improvements and positive change.
Editor's comments - [ The ESDN was founded in October 2008 in an attempt to bring practitioners and academics, alongside policy makers in sports development closer together through a collaborative network of individuals and institutions. The ESDN is linked to the PE and Sports Development (PESD) research unit at Nottingham Trent University, England.
We provide here copies of presentations made in the event at Sheffield Hallam University on September 5th 2012, some of course are better than others........ ] Reference this?Cryer, J. (2012). This page title in italics. Retrieved date, from In the text: Cryer (2012)
Reference : ESDN (2012). European Sports Development Network: Symposium presentations 2012. Sheffield: ESDN
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
 BarrieHoulihan.pdf | Beyond 2012: What next for sport and physical activity? |
| WilliamBird.pdf | Making the case for sport in health |
| SeanHolt.pdf | What will be the legacy of 2012 and beyond? |
| LeeMason.pdf | Inspired people: the real legacy of London 2012 |
| JohnDaniels.pdf | An approach for evaluating a community sport and physical activity strategy in South Cheshire |
| CaronWalpole.pdf | The Cooperative Street Games Young Volunteer Programme – from participant to young volunteer |
| KevinHarris.pdf | To what extent can higher education orientated coaching innovation programmes contribute evidence for sport and social change? |
| AliKaratas.pdf | Development of youth through connection: sports in the community |
| PeterMurphy.pdf | Sport, physical activity and the establishment of Health and Wellbeing Boards in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire |
| NeilKing.pdf | Making the case for sport and recreation services: the value of social return on investment |
| CerisAnderson.pdf | Doorstep Sports Clubs – Street Games findings |
| MickTotten.pdf | Football, community and empowerment: A case study of the fans of Sank Pauli |
| Crowley-Keohane.pdf | Evaluation of US girls: young women aged 16 to 25 years in 60 areas of high deprivation |
| StewartLucas.pdf | London Interactive, A strategic approach to the promotion of sport for people with disabilities |
| ChrisMackintosh.pdf | An evaluation of outdoor table tennis initiatives in England – National Governing Body and University collaboration |
| NickRobb.pdf | Programme design to develop and enhance undergraduate experience and knowledge of coaching and delivering physical activity by placing the students in working situations |
| Shirfield-Elliot.pdf | Physical Activity and Sport Enterprise (PhASE) student enterprise at the University of Gloucestershire |
| MartynAllison.pdf | Sustaining the legacy - the challenge of inertia, the need for leadership and the role of CIMSPA (PDF 124KB) |
| Darko-Wilkins.pdf | A social and health legacy of the 2012 Olympics: A qualitative study of community sport and physical activity in the East Midlands |
| Grix-Nichols-Ferguson.pdf | Interim evaluation findings of volunteering within the Sportmakers programme |
| SarahClarke.pdf | Partnership working and collaboration to promote physical activity across the county of Lincolnshire |
| JohnByrne.pdf | Leicestershire commissioning of sport and physical activity |
| AndySmith.pdf | Youth sport and evidence-based policy in England: The case of School Sport Partnerships and School Games |
| SteveWood.pdf | Interim findings of the English Cricket Board / County Cricket Board Capacity Building Improvement Project |
| StewartLucas2.pdf | A strategic approach to the promotion of disability sport in London |
| Jerwood-Howard-Roscoe.pdf | Be Active partnership between Birmingham City Council and the NHS – tackling health inequalities |
| ZoeRutherford.pdf | Working in partnership: 'Motivate', a 12 week weight management intervention aimed at obese men over 40 years |
