Youth Games

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The concept of County Youth Games was brought forward in 1999 as the whole nation prepared to celebrate the Millennium.

Each of the 45 counties in England organised Youth Games as the young people of our nation celebrated the year 2000 through sporting participation.

Since then it has become an annual event for Leicester-Shire & Rutland, getting bigger and better each year!

The Youth Games was first held in 1999 at Loughborough University. The multi-sport inter-district and inter-SSP competition is a celebration of Youth Sport with the following objectives:

• To provide quality activities for young people
• To provide competition for young people with sporting potential
• Talent identification
• First volunteering experience

Over 1,500 young people, aged 9 - 16 years, will take part over the two days in a range of sports. They will compete to represent their Local Authority team in the mainstream Youth Games, or their School Sport Partnership in the Inclusive Youth Games. These events will be promoted through schools, local leisure centres and clubs.

Trophys and medals are presented to the winning District/SSP in each sport competition, and a Fair Play Trophy is also presented to the winning District/SSP. It will be the most significant trophy presented.

Youth Games

Each Local Authority area through their Sports Development Officer, work in partnership with local schools and community sports clubs select teams to represent their area. The selection process works in different ways depending on where you live and is carried out through school competitions, district trials and personal nominations.

The Local Authority areas are:

• Blaby
• Charnwood
• Harborough
• Hinckley & Bosworth                                                    
• Leicester City
• Melton
• North West Leicestershire
• Oadby & Wigston
• Rutland

Get Involved ~ Use the 'Local Authority Contacts' link above to be forwarded to the Local Authorities Contacts Page in order to find the details of your local Sports Development Officers.

Inclusive Youth Games

Our Inclusive Youth Games has been running for two years, and provides young disabled athletes the opportunity to compete in a high quality and safe, county level, multi-sport event. Each School Sport Partnership (SSP) in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, work in partnership with their feeder local primary and secondary schools and community sports clubs select teams to represent their SSP. The selection process works in different ways depending on where you live and is carried out through school competitions, district trials and personal nominations.

The School Sport Partnerships are:

• Blaby & Harborough
• Burleigh (Charnwood)
• Crown Hills (City)
• Hinckley & Bosworth                                                    
• Lancaster (City)
• Melton
• North West Leicestershire
• Oadby & Wigston
• Rutland

Get Involved ~ Use the 'School Sport Partnership Contacts' link above to be forwarded to the SSP Contacts Page in order to find the details of your local SSP.