Issue 5/2024 has a focus on football and features an in-depth look at the plans in place to grow the game across the UK. The participation strategies of all four home nation football associations are explored, while there is also a look at the most recent developments in the grassroots game.
In the main interview, Forbes Dunlop, CEO of sportscotland, outlines how the national agency plans to use a systems-based approach to get more Scots physically active and playing sports.
“The data tells us that physical activity levels have been pretty static for more than 10 years,” Dunlop says. “Our strategy is to tackle that with a systems-based approach which recognises the importance of all three main areas of sport – schools and further/higher education, clubs and communities and elite sport.”
Other articles include a review of the recent FreeFlow swimming event at the London Aquatics Center, a look ahead at the SAPCA Technical Meeting and the latest insight into sustainability in sport. There is also an interview with Olympic medallist Leon Taylor, highlighting an initiative called Beyond Gold, which helps former elite athletes find new careers after they retire from high-performance sport.