LibGuides: Sport: Professional bodies

Professional and government websites

Sport England
The organisation responsible for developing and maintaining the infrastructure of sport in England and distributing National Lottery funds for sport.
Active Lives Survey
Sport England's series of surveys of physical activity and sports in England
Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)
The government department in the UK with responsibility for sport
Youth Sport Trust
An independent charity devoted to changing young people's lives through sport.
UK Sport
The strategic lead body for performance sport in the UK. The website includes information on individual sports, a news and media section and information on International projects.
English Institute of Sport
An organisation providing a range of performance-impacting solutions to Olympic and Paralympic sports along with a select number of non-Olympic sports through a nationwide network of expertise and facilities.
British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES)
The professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK

Association for Physical Education (afPE) This link opens in a new window
The afPE is the physical education and school sport association for the UK. The website has news, leadership development resources and Physical Education Matters journal archives
Sports Development This link opens in a new window
Sports Development - sport & physical activity academic resources - is a collection of resources for students about sports development in the United Kingdom.
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One of the main facilities on the site is the document library where there are 100s of sports development documents to read online or download, spanning 50 years.
There is also a series of Ruff Guides which are designed to introduce a sport development topic and provide you with links to useful resources in this research area.