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Launched by Sport England and County Sports Partnerships across the country Sportivate will give 14 to 25 year-olds the chance to receive six to eight weeks of coaching in a sport of their choice. 

The programme is aimed at those who are not currently choosing to take part in sport in their own time, or are doing so for a very limited amount of time.  County Sports Partnerships will work with local providers and sports clubs to help young people continue playing sport long after they have completed the course.

To further inspire and motivate participants, Sporting Champions, a team of current and retired elite athletes, will visit Sportivate sessions to share their experiences and enthusiasm for sport.  And, as an additional incentive, those who stick with sport will have the chance to enter a ballot for free London 2012 tickets.

Find out more about opportunities for groups in your area to get involved in providing activities - courses already on offer include:

• Introduction to golf for disabled teenagers and young adults in Bedfordshire (Team Beds and Luton)
• Parkour/free running courses in Suffolk (Suffolk Sport)
• Kayaking and windsurfing taster sessions (Active Norfolk)
• Traditional sports... to extreme sports such as rock climbing (Herts Sports Partnership)
• Scuba diving at the Basildon Underwater Film Studio (Sport Essex)
• For information on Sportivate in the Cambridge area visit Living Sport

The Sportivate programme is part of the Play strand of Sport England’s mass participation legacy programme ‘Places, People, Play’.  Sportivate is a 4 year programme that will be delivered from 1st April 2011 – 31st March 2015 and will create opportunities for disabled and non-disabled participants.