Lloyds Initiative Sees Participation Grow

Sport participation numbers in schools has taken a jump due to the Lloyds TSB’s National School Sport Week ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.??

2010 saw over 14,000 schools and nearly five million pupils try their hand at taster sessions of new Olympic and Paralympic sports and take part in inter and intra-school competitions and Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Of the five million young people who participated in National School Sport Week in 2010, an event run in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, nearly three quarters (71%) of primary school and over a third (35%) of secondary school pupils have been inspired to take part in more sport.??

This positive impact has continued long after the end of the week with 45% of primary school and 26% of secondary school pupils joining a club either inside or outside of school in the weeks that followed.

Overall, regular participation in sport has increased from 76% to 82%, with a noticeable impact on participation levels in lesser known sports.??

Boccia and goalball reported a 200% increase in the two months between May and July 2010 with handball (129%) and canoeing (35%) demonstrating significant increases during the same period.

??Lloyds TSB was the first top-tier partner to sign up as a sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.