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

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

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 Events OSS News Research

‘Schools, PE and sport key to COVID-19 recovery’

Nearly 1,000 people from across Scotland and further afield joined the latest OSS webinar, on 'School Sport and PE', and many took confidence from hearing…

David Ferguson27 May 2020

Community Sport Delivery COVID-19 Events OSS News Research

The ‘new normal’ for school sport & PE

The Scottish Government has brought clarity to the return of schools across Scotland with an August 11, 2020 return date, and in the next OSS…

David Ferguson20 May 2020

Community Sport Delivery OSS News Research Research Papers

Scottish sport encouraged to grasp opportunity to engage older people

Scotland is facing a boom in the ageing population over the next 30 years and new sport strategies targeting older people could hold the key…

David Ferguson12 May 2020

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

Judy Murray joins OSS webinar panel

OSS WEBINAR COVID-19 and Sport for Older People: Challenges & Opportunities Wednesday 13 May (1pm-2pm) SCOTLAND tennis champion and coach Judy Murray is showing…

David Ferguson5 May 2020

Comment Community Sport Delivery COVID-19 OSS News Research

Impact of COVID-19 on sport – webinar replay

The Observatory for Sport in Scotland (OSS) has launched the first in a series of monthly surveys investigating the impact of COVID-19 on Scottish community…

David Ferguson16 April 2020

Comment Research

Online tech the saviour of our sport?

Fears are growing across traditional clubs around what the future holds post-coronavirus, but the answer to sport's recovery from this global pandemic may be staring…

David Ferguson2 April 2020

Comment OSS News Research

OSS to investigate impact of Coronavirus on sport

The cancellation of televised sporting events and closure of sports clubs, gyms and leisure centres are trivial concerns as the number of deaths claimed by…

David Ferguson30 March 2020