Supporters
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Send to friendStreetGames has been endorsed by well-known figures from the worlds of sport, business and politics, as well as those that bring doorstep sport to young people on a daily basis.
Sporting supporters of StreetGames
Sir Clive Woodward »
England rugby union World Cup-winning coach and British Olympic Association’s Director of Elite Performance
"Champions lay undiscovered in disadvantaged communities. There are too few sports opportunities in disadvantaged areas to ensure every talented child is noticed. StreetGames projects ensure that young people from all circumstances are able to participate, enjoy and potentially discover a hidden gift in sport. As a coach this is fantastic news for us - right the way from grassroots to elite level. As the talent pool widens our chances of success increase. StreetGames will provide us with the legacy we deserve and place us firmly on solid ground for a brighter future in British sport"
Brad Friedel »
Tottenham Hotspur FC and USA footballer
“I have gone through highs and lows in my career and encountered many obstacles along the way. All these experiences have helped me challenge myself and to try to help others along the way. That’s exactly what StreetGames is doing which is fantastic and I know that its support can make a big difference to the lives of the young people its comes into contact with.”
Colin Jackson CBE »
Olympic silver medallist, world champion and former 110m hurdles world record holder
“I think it’s great that through StreetGames young kids are given an opportunity to take part in sport whatever their background, level or ability.”
Kenny Logan »
Former Scotland rugby union international and Strictly Come Dancing star
“It is imperative we ensure that children are given every chance to lead long and healthy lives. StreetGames gives young people the opportunity to participate in sport consistently, which will help prevent many health problems now and in later life.”
Jenny Meadows »
World Championship 800m bronze medallist
“Having previously helped out with an athletics session at the North West regional StreetGames festival, I’ve seen first-hand the dramatic impact the charity is having on young people’s lives. It’s great to see young people blossom in sport that would normally get overlooked.”
Helen Clitheroe »
Olympian and European indoor 3000m gold medallist
“StreetGames brings together groups of young people in a really positive way which helps encourage them to make sport a regular part of their lives. It’s great.”
Political supporters of StreetGames
Hugh Robertson MP »
Minister for Sport and the Olympics
“StreetGames gives young people from disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to get involved in sport right on their doorstep”.
David Burrowes MP »
StreetGames’ Sport England Parliamentary Fellow
“As the StreetGames Parliamentary Fellow, I understand the importance of the work that the sports charity is doing in our poorest communities. By using sport and sports volunteering as a tool to change communities and lives, StreetGames helps young people develop their skills and aspirations, and allows them to contribute to their community.”
Tessa Jowell MP »
Shadow Minister for the Olympics
“StreetGames is all about providing the means to unlock ambition, unlock talent and potential. And it may just be that StreetGames stops some kids who may otherwise have got involved in crime and gives them a different kind of life and a future. What it also may do is discover a few more champions for the podium when we host the Olympics in 2012.”
Andy Burnham MP »
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
“It is vital that we provide our young people with as many opportunities to take part in activities that have great short and long-term physical and social benefits. StreetGames is an innovative, exciting concept and I’m glad to see it really coming to fruition.”
Andy Reed »
Chair of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the National Strategic Partnership for Volunteers in Sport and former MP for Loughborough
“By giving young people support and access to facilities they need to discover and develop their leadership and sport coaching skills (via The Co-operative StreetGames Young Volunteers scheme), they are being presented with an alternative path – a positive path which can change their lives for the better.”
Business supporters of StreetGames
Peter Marks »
Chief Executive, The Co-operative
“It’s one thing to be concerned about the number of teenagers on the street not taking part in sport; it’s another to get out there and do something about it – and that’s exactly what StreetGames does, day in, day out.”
Jennie Price »
Chief Executive, Sport England
“StreetGames takes sports opportunities to the doorsteps of young people in deprived areas and will make an important contribution to Sport England’s target of one million people doing more sport by 2012.”
Doorstep sport supporters of StreetGames
Jane Clemence »
Cardiff StreetGames project leader - @janeclemence
“The kids in this community want sport that is relevant to them – stuff that they can do on their bikes or skates, as well as having their traditional sports organised properly. StreetGames does this.”
