Knowledge Hub: Covid Support
Explore our Knowledge Hub for guidance and advice to help you facilitate and maintain the return to play for everyone following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Funding
There are multiple pots of funding clubs, community groups and activity providers and still apply for to help recover post Covid.
From Tackling Inequalities funding, which helps fund projects that support groups of people across Lincolnshire whose levels of activity have been most negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic, to Sport England's Return To Play funding- follow the link below to see which funding best suits your needs.
Government Guidance
The latest government guidance for grassroots sports and physical activity.
Return to Play Guidance
Sport England has a range of guidance and resources to support grassroots sport and physical activity providers, including information on how to support and encourage people to return to activity .
Cimspa ReOpen Guidance
Funded by Sport England and commissioned by CIMSPA, ReActivate is a new, free, online training platform designed to equip anyone working or volunteering in the sport, fitness, leisure and physical activity sector with the knowledge and skills they need to confidently return to work or restart their coaching activity,
Club Matters
Resources to support sports clubs and organisations to prepare for return to play.
UK Coaching
The #Return2Coach reopening roadmap – provides expert advice from coaches from a range of different sports to help you safely navigate the phased return to face-to-face coaching.
Mental Health Support
Mind, supported by Sport England have created a mental health guide to support the return of sport & physical activity.
Inclusive Guidelines
Reopening Activity: An inclusive Response
Activity Alliance has published Reopening Activity: An inclusive response, in consultation with partners across sport, leisure and disability equality. The report provides guidance to providers to help them make their facilities as inclusive as possible going forward.
Activity Alliance have also published a new engagement Factsheet – Supporting disabled people from low income households to be active. View the fact sheet.
Guidance for leisure operators to support the return of blind and partially sighted people
In preparation for the reopening of leisure and sport facilities, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), British Blind Sport (BBS), Metro Blind Sport and Visionary have been working together to provide practical guidance to support the return of blind and partially sighted people to physical activity.
Advice and Guidance from Sport National Governing Bodies
A number of National Governing Bodies have advice aimed at sport specific clubs and coaches regarding the issues faced in the current Covid-19 pandemic, and phased return of sport. A number have online resources and training to support clubs during this time. We’ve listed some below, but for more information from other NGBs visit our A – Z of Sports pages, and follow the links through to the appropriate sports Governing Body page.
England and Wales Cricket Board
Lincolnshire FA Corona virus advice for Grassroots Football Clubs
Hygiene Guidance
Sport England have gathered together the latest government advice on how we can help stop the spread of coronavirus, including measures such as social distancing and best practice for cleaning equipment. The page includes free hygiene messaging and resources such as stickers and posters which can be downloaded for printing
