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As a national partner of Sport England StreetGames works with 16 national governing bodies (NGB) of sport to help them bring their sport to young people in deprived areas.

Introduction to the volunteering pathway for young volunteers – Top tips for NGB staff on how to support young players to become volunteer and qualified coaches in your club

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StreetGames briefing paper

This briefing paper draws on the learning from StreetGames doorstep sport projects to highlight the benefits that NGB sports clubs can gain from creating a volunteering pathway for young volunteers. The paper provides eight ‘top tips’ on how clubs can develop their young volunteers.

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How to support your clubs to develop young players into volunteers and fully qualified sports coaches so that you can meet your NGBs’ aim - Guidance for NGB policymakers on supporting your clubs to develop their young players into volunteers

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StreetGames briefing paper 

This briefing paper draws on the learning from StreetGames doorstep sport projects to show how national governing bodies (NGB) of sport can support their clubs to create young volunteers. An increase in volunteering can lead to increases in participation in both those under and over the age of 16.

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Sport volunteering among young people - How race, gender and income affect volunteering rate

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StreetGames research

With Sport England’s permission, StreetGames used its Sports Equity Index (Active People Survey 2) as a model for a StreetGames Volunteering Equity Index. The Volunteering Equity Index breaks down young people aged 16-24 into different groups, including by race and gender, and shows whether those groups volunteer more or less than the national average of 17.15% - marked by 100 on the Index.

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