Sports Development

Our Sports Development Unit aims to develop sporting opportunities for children and young people at all levels.

Current Initiatives:

London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Find out more about local initiatives on our London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games page.

Herts Sports Partnership

HSP is a unique sports organisation that brings together expertise, resources and ideas from all sides of the sports industry to provide a central and coordinated sports service for the whole county to benefit from.  For more information visit Herts Sport Partnership This link opens in a new browser window .

Herts Youth Games

This annual event attracts teams from all ten Herts Districts.  In 2011, Team North Herts came 8th overall and won gold in the badminton and athletics.  Congratulations to all those that took part or helped the teams achieve what they did.  Visit the Herts Youth Games page for more information.

Passport for Excellence

Our passport for excellence scheme provides free use of local leisure facilities to North Herts residents competing in sport at a national level.  For more information visit our Passport for Excellence This link opens in a new browser window page.

Sports Directory

The North Herts Sports Directory holds information about local sports clubs. To find your local club visit our Sports Directory page.

Sports Grants

Each year North Herts District Council provides £7800 to talented young individuals and coaches.  Grants are administered twice each year by Sport North Herts.  For more information visit our Sources of Grant Aid for Sport page.

Sport North Herts

Sport North Herts is a Community Sports Network representing local clubs and providers.  For more information visit the Sport North Herts page.

For further information on sports development please call 01462 474257 or email jess.young@north-herts.gov.uk This link opens a new message window in your default email program