sportscotland is the national agency for sport. They are the lead agency for the development of sport in Scotland.
Their aim is to increase participation and improve performance by investing in and joining up the people, places and thinking that make sport happen. They passionately believe in the benefits of sport and the unique contribution it makes to Scotland’s economy, health and identity and see a Scotland where sport and physical activity is a daily part of everyone’s life and where Scotland consistently wins on the world stage.
sportscotland is a non-departmental public body, responsible to Scottish Government ministers. They are also a National Lottery Fund distributor. They work with partners to build success for Scottish sport. They advise the Scottish Government and support the delivery of its policies; they lead, support and coordinate the key providers of sport; and they invest National Lottery and Scottish Government funding.
They also deliver quality services in focused areas from facility design to finding innovative ways to engage young people in sport and physical activity. At the institute of sport they provide high performance expertise to sport and athletes in Scotland. At the national centres they provide training and facilities for the outdoors, watersports and competitive sport, while the head office team work strategically with key partners to deliver sport and physical activity at every level.
In everything sportscotland does, they act in the best interests of Scottish sport putting sport first.