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The Isle of Wight Council’s Sports Development Unit is a small but dedicated team based at the Guildhall in Newport. Working with various partners, the team has a variety of different objectives and aims for sport and physical activity on the Island.

The main objectives of the IOW Council’s Sports Development Unit are below:

  • Increasing numbers participating in sport and physical activity
  • Ensuring young people have access to positive activities and to establish clear performance pathways for young people
  • Co-ordination, delivery and support of various sports events including the Primary School Olympics, Hampshire & IOW Youth Games, World Youth Island Games and Island Games
  • Developing and supporting the infrastructure of qualified sports coaches, officials and administrators
  • Developing and delivering Talented & Gifted Athlete Initiatives
  • Developing and supporting the Island’s Sports Clubs
  • Supporting health and well being initiatives
  • Offering high quality sports learning and training opportunities and increasing the number of volunteers in sport

We hope within this website you are able to find everything you need, however if you can’t find what you are looking for please don’t hesitate to contact the Sports Unit on (01983) 823818 or sports.unit@iow.gov.uk
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