In February 2016 the Sport and Recreation Alliance ran a social value of sport themed month, as part of its Fit for the Future work.

The social value of sport can be any way that sport and recreation can be used in order to help an individual improve their physical or mental health, their individual development – whether at school or as a vehicle for young people to develop skills to help them get a job. Or as a way of helping people from disadvantaged communities steer clear from crime and as a way of fostering social cohesion and community development.

The Government’s recent sports strategy announced a “new focus on social outcomes” and that in future funding decisions will now be based on how well each sport delivers social good work. Therefore understanding the social value of sport and using this in your research to support your funidng applications will be very important moving forwards.

To read the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Uncovering the Social Value of Sport report report click here; Undecovering the Social Value of Sport

To read more of their articles click here; Sport and Recreation Alliance Articles