Track to Tokyo – Find out who our Olympic and Paralympic athletes are at Tokyo 2020

Sport NI are pleased to announce that so far there has been over 30 athletes announced by Team GB and Team Ireland as Olympians and Paralympians for Tokyo 2020 that have been associated with Sport NI at some point during their career. Please see the list of athletes we’ll be cheering for success below: Olympic Sports,…Continue reading this article →

Covid-19 Survey – One Year On

Covid-19 Survey – One Year On Sporting System Survey to Consider COVID-19 Related Need  Opened on Wednesday 21st July 2021 Closes at Midnight on Wednesday 18th August 2021   What is the purpose of the new COVID-19 Survey that Sport NI is undertaking? Just over a year ago, Sport NI completed a survey of the sports sector to help understand…Continue reading this article →

Covid, Lockdowns And Outdoor Adventure Sports – Tollymore National Outdoor Centre

  In March 2019, when the first inklings of a pandemic were reported in the news, who could have imagined the impact that this would have on all of us, on how we work and on where we work? Tollymore, like most workplaces, was massively impacted by the lockdowns. Throughout the pandemic, we continued to…Continue reading this article →

Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport Report

In 2020, the murder of George Floyd was a catalyst for the five Sports Councils responsible for investing in and growing sport across the UK, to come together to explore racial inequalities in sport and to look at how reflective our sporting system is of UK society. Led by the five *CEOs of each organisation,…Continue reading this article →

Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport Report

In 2020, the murder of George Floyd was a catalyst for the five Sports Councils responsible for investing in and growing sport across the UK, to come together to explore racial inequalities in sport and to look at how reflective our sporting system is of UK society. Led by the five *CEOs of each organisation,…Continue reading this article →

Mental Health Awareness e-learning module

Sports join together to develop Mental Health Awareness e-learning course Now more than ever having an awareness of mental health problems is vital. Sport NI have been working with the Irish FA, Irish Athletic Boxing Association, Netball NI, Ulster GAA and Ulster Rugby to develop a Mental Health Awareness e-learning course. The course is available to…Continue reading this article →

ICOACHKIDS and Sport Northern Ireland are excited to launch a partnership to provide FREE online courses for coaches of children and young people

As part of Sport Northern Ireland’s Supporting Sport to Build Back Better Programme, this People Development themed initiative is called ‘The Club Experience Project’, and is supported by the National Lottery.  This will strengthening our relationship with ICOACHKIDS, the global movement for youth sport. This partnership project will see the creation of three customised e-learning courses to…Continue reading this article →

The Club Experience Project

The Club Experience Project Sport Northern Ireland recognises the importance of positive club sport experiences, for participants, parents and Sport Makers alike, and as such has included a multi-faceted people development project into its National Lottery Funded – Supporting Sport to Build Back Better programme. This is entitled ‘The Club Experience Project’. The video below…Continue reading this article →

SGSA Safe Capacity Using Social Distancing at 2m Contact Distance Video

For all those that missed the webinar session on calculating safe spectator capacity at sports events or for those that want a refresh of the content you can watch the session below: For all the latest Return to Sport updates please visit: Return To Sport | Sport NI or if you have any Return to Sport questions please…Continue reading this article →

Supporting Sport to Build Back Better: Business Capability Support – Business planning training session

Supporting Sport to Build Back Better: Business Capability Support Free training for sports clubs and organisations in Northern Ireland. Sport NI is committed to supporting national governing bodies of sport (NGBs), sports clubs and other bodies (funded and unfunded). It understands that many clubs and organisations will require support re-starting after the pandemic and wants to make…Continue reading this article →