England Lacrosse is joining the Youth Sport Trust and Sky Sports to help young people and families up and down the country engage in a week of virtual sporting challenges.
With young people set to miss out on a school sport day this summer, the Youth Sport Trust’s annual National School Sport Week campaign is this year being opened up to parents and families and reinvented as National School Sport Week at Home.
Taking place from 20 to 26 June, the UK-wide campaign will give families, communities, schools and sports clubs the chance to capture the enjoyment, competition and camaraderie they have been missing out on during weeks of school closures and social distancing.
We’d love to see all your sporting activities this week whatever challenges you choose to take part in or set yourself. Tag us on all our social media channels and we’ll be sharing our favourites!
Mark Coups, Chief Executive, commented: “England Lacrosse is proud to be supporting YST’s National School Sport Week at Home.
“We know that sport plays a crucial role in improving the physical and mental wellbeing of children, and in times like these it’s important to keep encouraging children to maintain an active lifestyle.
“We will be sharing lots of resources and challenges across the week to encourage children to play lacrosse, get active and most importantly, have fun”.
In previous years National School Sport Week has seen thousands of schools join in a week-long celebration of school sport and Physical Education, and their important role enhancing young people’s wellbeing.
This year, Sky Sports has teamed up with the Youth Sport Trust to supercharge the campaign, helping to inspire families across the country to take part. This builds on a long-term relationship between the broadcaster and charity.
Youth Sport Trust Chief Executive Ali Oliver said: “The Youth Sport Trust is thrilled to see supporters like [insert organisation name] backing National School Sport Week at Home to ensure no child misses out on their school sports day this summer.
“Right now, young people are missing their friends and missing the sense of connection they get through sport. Sport has such a crucial role to play in promoting young people’s wellbeing and this has never been more apparent than it is now. After weeks of isolation we hope that YST National School Sport Week at Home 2020 can help bring families, communities, schools and sports clubs back together.”