Professionals

Is your club interested in creating new partnerships with sports professionals who could help you grow your club? If you answered yes to this question, then this page will provide you with information about some of the sports professionals in Scotland that you could create a new working relationship with. Professionals who would be able to help and support your club could include Active Schools Coordinators, Local Authority Sports Development Officers and Community Sports Hubs.

• Active Schools

  • Active Schools aims to provide more and higher quality opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity before school, during lunchtime and after school, and to develop effective pathways between schools and sports clubs in the local community.

  • For more information and to contact your local Active Schools Co-ordinator, please visit https://sportscotland.org.uk/schools/active-schools/

• Community Sports Hubs

  • Community sport hubs provide a home for sport. They bring together sport clubs and key local partners who want to develop and grow the sporting offering in the community. They focus on sustainable, community-led approaches that get clubs working together to develop welcoming, safe and fun environments for sport.

  • For further details about Community Sports Hubs, please visit https://sportscotland.org.uk/clubs/what-is-a-community-sport-hub/

  • To find your clubs closest Community Sports Hub, please visit https://sportscotland.org.uk/clubs/community-sport-hubs/

• Local Authorities

  • Some local authorities have sport development teams who are able to offer extra support and guidance to clubs in their area.

  • For further information about local authority sport, please visit your local authority website or contact your local RDM.