Welcome to the Street Sport website
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Biker photograph, courtesy of Scunthorpe telegraph
What is Street Sport?
Street Sport is about getting young people who hang out with ‘nothing to do’ involved in sport. A mobile team of sports leaders will provide street sport on evenings and weekends directly into local communities.
Anyone between eight and 18 years old can attend, activities include:
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Street Sport aims to get more young people participating in sport, having fun, learning new skills and getting active. Reducing youth crime and anti-social behaviour.
New Upcoming Summer Programme!
There shortly will be a new summer programme for young people to get involved in! This will include a variety of different sports including some new ideas that are not mentioned above.
Keep checking the website for more information
What’s in it for young people?
- Something to do
- Sport and activities of their choice
- Hanging out with friends
- Learning new skills
- Access to local clubs
- The opportunity to become sports leaders, coaches or volunteers
- But most importantly to have fun
Community benefits
Street Sport gives young people the chance to get involved in sport in an informal atmosphere. Not only will they participate in sport, they will also learn new skills and have the opportunity to gain sport and leadership qualifications. All this will help to reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviour.
How to get involved
Download a consent form - click on the link at the bottom of this page.
Or just turn up at a session and get a consent form from a sports leader and bring it along to the following session.
You can ring 01724 297270 for more information.
Click here to download a consent form (PDF 656kb)
Photograph courtesy of Scunthorpe Telegraph
One of the young people who took park at the launch of Street Sport at Baysgarth School, Barton Upon Humber on 12th December 06.
