Surviving a Pandemic: Community sports groups and COVID-19
- Date Published
- Mar 2021
- Publisher(s)
- Sported
- Document Type
- Report
- More Info
- https://sported.org.uk/our-work/
- Themes
- COVID-19 Recovery, Economic Impact, Health & Wellbeing*, Physical Activity
- Sub Themes
- Mental Health, Physical Health
- Geographic Area
- National
- Lifestages
- Children & Young People, Adults
Sported launched a series of surveys and focus groups to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community sports groups.
Sported launched a series of surveys and focus groups to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community sports groups. Over 900 responses were completed along with focus groups with 18 community sports groups. The findings reported that groups experienced 3 key phases during the restrictions: Emergency, Refocus and New Normal. On the back of this research, Sported calls for more essential support for community sport groups as they face new challenges surrounding financial support, re-engaging their young participants and support with mental health for the group and young people.
