A snap shot of Volunteering in Sport
- 5,821,400 sport volunteers in England or 14% of adult
population
- 26% of all volunteers cite sport as their main area of
interest meaning the sports sector is the biggest contribution to
total volunteering in England
- 44% of young volunteers are engaged in sport and
exercise
- Sports volunteers contribute one billion hours each year
to sport - equivalent to 720,000 paid workers
- Sport and ICT have been found to be effective in egaging
young men and disaffected young people
- Value of time contributed by sports volunteers in England
is estimated at over £14 billion
Source: Sport England
Further information
Volunteering England is leading on engagement between sport and
volunteering and have a sports volunteering project. For more
information see their
sports volunteering pages or contact
Laura Ferguson, Strategic Development Manager - Sport at
Volunteering
England. Laura is working closely with Carrie
McKenzie (NAVCA's Sports Partnership Strategic Adviser) to
bring community sport and the wider
third sector closer together.
In most areas there is a
volunteer centre. They support organisations that already have
or are looking for volunteers and help potential volunteers to find
organisations to work with.