David Ferguson

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COVID-19 impact falls heavily on community sport but opportunities emerge to shape brighter and better future

THE OSS hosted a series of six fortnightly webinars in response to the lockdown imposed across Scotland to deal with the spread of the coronavirus…

David Ferguson26 June 2020

COVID-19 Events OSS News OSS News Posts Sport Participation

Scotland coaches join OSS Supporters to discuss sport post-lockdown

GREGOR Townsend and Shelley Kerr, the Scotland rugby and women's football head coaches respectively, will share their thinking on the impact on Scottish sport of…

David Ferguson23 June 2020

Research Library Sport & Community Sport & Environment Sport & Health

1.3 million people have bought bikes during lockdown

Almost 5% of UK consumers have bought a bike since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, encouraged by good weather, a desire to get outdoors…

David Ferguson23 June 2020

OSS News Posts Research

Defenders are most popular coaches in pro football

Former defenders make up the highest percentage of coaches in professional football, and goalkeepers provide the lowest, according to the latest CIES Football Observatory Report. The CIES…

David Ferguson22 June 2020

COVID-19 Events OSS News Posts Sport Participation

Investment, joined-up thinking and friends are keys to building on cycling boom

SCOTLAND fell well short of government targets to have 10% of the population cycling to work and 10% of children cycling to school by 2020.…

David Ferguson17 June 2020

Community Sport Delivery COVID-19 Events OSS News OSS News Posts Research Sport Participation

Time to think about ‘feelings’ if we are to grow sport’s volunteer base

What is the emotional culture at your club - fun-loving or apathy? Are there too many paid 'professionals' in Scottish sport? How do sports cope…

David Ferguson10 June 2020

Girls and Women in Sport Research Library

Scottish sport still in starting blocks on gender challenge

The lockdown enforced by COVID-19 has proved a perfect opportunity for sport to rethink gender bias, according to researcher Jane Dennehy of the Gender Hub.…

David Ferguson4 June 2020

COVID-19 OSS News Posts Research Sport Participation

Families are running through lockdown

On Global Running Day, appropriately, OSS has discovered research that suggests that more people have spent lockdown running and more youngsters across the UK are…

David Ferguson3 June 2020

Community Sport Delivery COVID-19 Events Sport Participation

How to bring volunteers back to community sport: Webinar

Community Sport's Recovery: Growing Your Volunteers Wednesday 10 June 10am-11am SPORT relies heavily on volunteers, so it is no wonder that there is widespread concern…

David Ferguson2 June 2020