Sport Participation

Events OSS News Posts Sport Participation

Dementia and sport in the spotlight

DEMENTIA has attracted global headlines in 2020 with famous sports people such as Sir Bobby Charlton and Roy Laidlaw revealing diagnoses, and a number of…

David Ferguson23 November 2020

Community Sport Delivery OSS News Posts Sport Participation

New inclusive sport of ‘Cibleball’ goes global

Boccia has become one of the most popular games in the UK with its ability to enable people of all abilities to enjoy sporting competition,…

David Ferguson20 November 2020

OSS News Posts School & Community Access Sport Participation

Closure of facilities poised to increase sporting divide

By RYAN BROWN (OSS Research Assistant) So after a week when Scotland celebrated winning a football match that took the country's men's team to a…

David Ferguson18 November 2020

Comment OSS News Posts School & Community Access Sport Participation

School sport helps children to reach potential in classroom

TAKING part in school sport can improve a child's educational attainment, but Scotland appears to be failing to grasp this as it continues to leave…

David Ferguson29 September 2020

Community Sport Delivery COVID-19 OSS News Posts Sport Participation

Community sport can prevent virus spread

ONE OF Scottish rugby's leading club coaches has called for the Scottish Government to grasp the ability of community sport to help stop the spread…

David Ferguson25 September 2020

Comment Community Sport Delivery OSS News Posts Research Sport Participation

Sport activity remains a matter of wealth

By DAVID FERGUSON Sport activity in Scotland is continuing to become the preserve of more affluent people and more distant from those living in deprived…

David Ferguson18 September 2020

Comment OSS News Posts Policy Sport Participation

Scottish Sport and Civic Society (Pt4)

Towards a manifesto for sport in civic Scotland By CHARLIE RAEBURN (OSS Founder & Chairman) In this final article in my recent series, which seeks…

David Ferguson11 September 2020

Community Sport Delivery COVID-19 OSS News School & Community Access Sport Participation

Funding brought forward for Scottish sport

SPORTS across Scotland have welcomed extra funding announced by sportscotland to help sport recover from the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, and urged all to help…

David Ferguson4 September 2020