Sportscotland
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Sportscotland formerly the Scottish Sports Council, is the national agency
for sport in Scotland
. Their stated aim is to help everyone in Scotland
enjoy sport's many benefits.
The Scottish Sports Council was established in 1972 by royal charter
. The body works in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations. As a non-departmental public body, sportscotland also works closely with the Scottish Government, advising Scottish Ministers and implementing Scottish Government policy for sport and physical recreation. In 2002/03 sportscotland invested approximately £48 million of government grants and lottery
funds.
Together with partners, Sportscotland play a leading role in driving forward Reaching Higher, the National Strategy for Sport. A key element of its role is overseeing the Active Schools project and the related Fit For Girls initiative. It is also a major partner in Active Nation, a campaign aimed at increasing public participation in sport with the 2014 Commonwealth Games
as its focal point.
The organisation runs three national sport centres:
In 1998 Sportscotland set up the sportscotland institute of sport at the University of Stirling
.
Sportscotland is the main sponsor for scottishathletics
.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
for sport in Scotland
Sport in Scotland
Sport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of sport in Scotland, with all-weather sports like association football, rugby union and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness...
. Their stated aim is to help everyone in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
enjoy sport's many benefits.
The Scottish Sports Council was established in 1972 by royal charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
. The body works in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations. As a non-departmental public body, sportscotland also works closely with the Scottish Government, advising Scottish Ministers and implementing Scottish Government policy for sport and physical recreation. In 2002/03 sportscotland invested approximately £48 million of government grants and lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
funds.
Together with partners, Sportscotland play a leading role in driving forward Reaching Higher, the National Strategy for Sport. A key element of its role is overseeing the Active Schools project and the related Fit For Girls initiative. It is also a major partner in Active Nation, a campaign aimed at increasing public participation in sport with the 2014 Commonwealth Games
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The winning city was announced by the Commonwealth Games Federation on 9 November 2007 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Games will run over 11 days of competition from 24 July to 3 August 2014...
as its focal point.
The organisation runs three national sport centres:
- National Centre Inverclyde, near LargsLargsLargs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic....
, North AyrshireNorth AyrshireNorth Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland with a population of roughly 136,000 people. It is located in the south-west region of Scotland, and borders the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north-east and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the East and South...
, for the training of national squads, hosting championships and facilities for golfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, fly fishingFly fishingFly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial 'fly' is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or 'lure' requires casting techniques significantly different from other forms of casting...
, badmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, squashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
etc - National Centre Glenmore Lodge, near AviemoreAviemoreAviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm...
, facilities for skiingSkiingSkiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
, rock climbingRock climbingRock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
, mountaineeringMountaineeringMountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
, hill walking, kayakingKayakingKayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking and canoeing are also known as paddling. Kayaking is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle...
, canoeingCanoeingCanoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
etc - National Centre Cumbrae, Isle of Cumbrae, watersports centre
In 1998 Sportscotland set up the sportscotland institute of sport at the University of Stirling
University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...
.
Sportscotland is the main sponsor for scottishathletics
Scottishathletics
Scottishathletics is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Scotland. Established as a limited company on 1 April 2001, it succeeded the Scottish Athletics Federation . scottishathletics is a member of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland.The organisation is built up of 22...
.
External links
- Official website
- Official website of National Centre Cumbrae
- sportscotland inverclyde national sports training centre
- sportscotland glenmore lodge national outdoor training centre
- sportscotland institute of sport website
- "Ministers ignored transfer warnings", The ScotsmanThe ScotsmanThe Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....