National Overview
Sport Unlimited is an innovative youth sports programme which cascades funding to local communities via the county sports partnerships network.
It’s targeted at youngsters who may have some interest in sport, but aren’t particularly engaged with community or club sport.
The first step in the programme is to establish what sports young people actually want to do.
Popular alternative sports include trampolining, climbing, free running (also known as parkour), BMX, street dance, skiing and horse riding. These sit alongside more traditional sports such as football, badminton and tennis, often repackaged or adapted to be more relevant to a younger audience.
Local providers organise 10-week, high-quality Sport Unlimited taster sessions designed to inspire youngsters to sign up for longer-term participation in local clubs and in the community. Sport England aim to get 900,000 young people along to these taster sessions, and want at least a third (300,000) to commit to their chosen sport once the 10 weeks are up.
For queries regarding Sport Unlimited activity in Dorset, please contact Gary Head at ghead@activedorset.org.
Dorset Overview
Sport Unlimited has been running in Dorset for two years, and we are currently in year three of the funding stream.
Thousands of 'semi-sporty' young people between the ages of 5-19 have benefitted from SU funds to participate in sports and physical activity from mainstream sports such as tennis, badminton, football and rugby, to alternative activities including Skating, Skiing, Free-Running and Kabbadi.
