Sports

Published on: 15th July 2011

WYSport work with the National Governing Bodies of sports to make sure players, clubs and coaches across the county get the best support.

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A Sports page summary

West Yorkshire Sport are funded by Sport England to work with 46 sports to deliver their Whole Sport Plans between 2013-2017. A list of these sports a...

Angling

The Angling Development Board (ADB) is the development arm of Angling Trust. It is supported by Sport England, the Environment Agency, British Waterwa...

Archery

  Archery is a fast growing Olympic and Paralympic sport fun for people of all ages and abilities to take part in. There are many ways you can g...

Athletics

  Get Running! Join a group near you! Lead a group! Click the icon above for more information UKA and England Athletics England Athletics develop...

Badminton

Badminton is the largest participated racket sport in the world and 4th most popular sport overall, appealing to all ages, genders and standards, and ...

Baseball & Softball

BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK) is the development agency for baseball and softball in the United Kingdom. Since 2000, BSUK has provided services to th...

Basketball

  Welcome to West Yorkshire Basketball... We aim to provide all the information you need on basketball across the county whether you're just startin...

Boccia

The game of Boccia (pronounced ‘Bot-cha’) ?originated in Greece, where players threw large stones at a stone target. Its name is...

Bowls

The Bowls Development Alliance (BDA), the umbrella organisation for four Bowls NGBs, Bowls England, English Indoor Bowling Association Ltd, British Cr...

Boxing

There are more than 700 ABAE-affiliated amateur boxing clubs in England, and more than 12,000 competing amateur boxers (to compete you need to reach t...

Canoeing

"Helping and Inspiring people to go canoeing” In 2000 the British Canoe Union federalised to become the umbrella organisation for the Home Nation Ass...

Cricket

Cricket is a game for everyone and can be enjoyed by all ages, genders and abilities. Last Man Stands is a version of the game that gets you a 20 ove...

Cycling

British Cycling has launched Go-Ride Racing, a new initiative in partnership with Sky designed to encourage more young people into entry-level bike ra...

Dance

Exercice Movement & Dance Partnership EMDP is the lead National Governing Body (NGB) for exercise, movement and dance. It is a not for profit o...

Equestrian

The British Equestrian Federation The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) is the national governing body for horse sports in the UK, affiliated to th...

Fencing

For information on fencing in West Yorkshire, including finding a club, please follow the link below http://www.yorkshirefencing.org.uk/   England ...

Football

The West Riding County Football Association has been the governing body of all Association Football in the County area for over 100 years.   We...

Goalball

 Goalball was originally developed by Hanz Lorenzen (Austria) and Sepp Reindl (Germany) in 1946, as a rehabilitation programme for visually impa...

Golf

The England Golf Partnership comprises of the English Golf Union (EGU), English Womens Golf Association (EWGA) & the PGA with the support of ...

Gymnastics

Introduction British Gymnastics (BG) is the UK National Governing Body for the sport of Gymnastics. It is a not for profit organisation dedicated to d...

Handball

Handball in West Yorkshire -“Delivering the Olympic Legacy” www.englandhandball.com  Welcome to England Handball in West Yorkshire – The 2012 Ol...

Hockey

The strength of hockey in England lies in it's clubs and West Yorkshire has a number of quality clubs competing and all levels and providing for a r...

Judo

ADULT BEGINNERS CLUBS (ABC) ABC offers you the opportunity to have a fun-fuelled, new experience while you receive expert tuition and become familiar...

Lacrosse

Want to get INTO Lacrosse? Our INTO lacrosse staff make it easy for you. INTO lacrosse introduces the basic level of lacrosse, Any stick, Any ball, A...

Modern Pentathlon

Introduction The Olympic sport of Modern Pentathlon comprises the contemporary sports of pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, horse riding and running...

Mountaineering

The BMC We believe the BMC is an integral part of Climbing, Mountaineering, Hill Walking &  National Governing Body Awards sch...

Netball

Netball is for everyone. All ages, all shapes, all levels. That’s why we’ve created My Game. Why? Read on. 7-a-side netball is unique. It’s played ...

Orienteering

For more information contact: Viv Barraclough Coach - East Pennine Orienteering Club Join us on Monday evenings for Adventure Running www.ep-ar...

Rounders

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ROUNDERS IN WEST YORKSHIRE   LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO PLAY??? CLICK ABOVE   COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES - MORE INFO...

Rowing

WHY DON'T YOU... EXPLORE ROWING           Rowing has evolved over centuries from a means of propelling warships to a popular hobby and spe...

Rugby League

Why work out when you can play...... Touch Rugby League

Rugby Union

There are a range of ways to get involved in rugby and enjoy the sportsmanship, teamwork and enjoyment that are unique to our sport, and the links on ...

RunningWY

Funding available to support the qualification of Leaders in Running Fitness and to get more people running in beginner friendly groups.... read more....

Sailing

Many clubs offer a cost effective way to get afloat.  Situated around the coast, inland and more recently internet based, they offer everyone the...

Shooting

Sport England recognise the following shooting disciplines. Shooting (air, clay target, crossbow, muzzle loading, pistol, rifle and targ...

Snowsport & Disability Snowsport UK

The Governing Body for English skiers and snowboarders is recognised by Sport England, the SRA (Sport and Recreational Alliance) and the British Olymp...

Squash & Racketball

Welcome to the Play Squash & Racketball section of the website.  So, where to start? If you are a complete beginner check out the Getting St...

Swimming

British Swimming is working with the BBC to get the nation into the pool through a celebration of swimming called the Big Splash.  This is you...

Table Tennis

The work of the ETTA Development Department is driven by the vision to make table tennis one of the most popular and most successful indoor sports in ...

Taekwondo

The British Taekwondo was established in 1982 and is the Governing Body for World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Taekwondo in the United Kingdom. The BTCB...

Tennis

Cardio Tennis is a series of tennis-based drills and activities played to up-tempo music on a tennis court. It does not require tennis skills, but is ...

Triathlon

      Triathlon England is the membership organisation for triathlon in England. Members are each affiliated to a region and ca...

Volleyball

Volleyball England is the recognised National Governing Body for Volleyball, Beach Volleyball and Sitting Volleyball in England. Volleyball England ...

Water ski & Wakeboard

About Us British Water Ski and Wakeboard (BWSW) is the recognised body that represents water skiing in the UK and are recognised as such by Sport Eng...

Weightlifting

Weightlifting is one of the oldest competitive sports, being one of the seven sports that made up the programme of the 1st modern Olympic Games...

Wheelchair Basketball

The Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA) is the governing body for wheelchair basketball in the United Kingdom. GBWBA is a register...

Wheelchair Rugby

Are you up for a challenge? Fancy a nail-biting, seat-gripping, full contact wheelchair sport? Well you’ve come to the right place. Wheelchair rugby’s...

Wrestling

Our Aims The British Wrestling Council has several aims. 1) To regulate and aid in the running of professionally run and insur...

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