Outdoor sports facilities were allowed to reopen from 29 March as England began the government’s roadmap out of national lockdown.
Outdoor facilities such as tennis and basketball courts, golf courses, and swimming pools, can be used by people in line with the wider social contact limits (rule of 6 or two households).
National governing bodies (NGBs) continue to work closely alongside the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) to interpret government guidance for their individual sports and setting out sport-specific advice for individuals, clubs and local authorities.
The below is a summary of the sport-specific guidance published by NGBs regarding covid-19, specifically in relation to the re-introduction and return to sport and physical activity in England.
This page will be updated regularly, more regular updates may be available on social media which can be found via the NGB links below.
Additional Guidance
Government has also produced guidance for Providers of grassroots sport and sport facilities and Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities.
For the latest guidance from Public Health England click here. The latest updates for the sector from Sport England are available here with additional Club Matters guidance here.
The Activity Alliance has published inclusive guidance for the return of sport and physical activity here and CIMPSA’s workforce guidance is here with their guidance on indoor training and group exercise here.
Sport-specific covid-19 guidance for outdoor sports and physical activity
Sport/Activity
Aikido
American Football
Angling
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball/Softball
Basketball
Boccia
Bowls
Boxing
Canoeing/Kayaking/Paddlesports
Cheerleading
Climbing/Mountaineering
Cricket
Croquet
Cycling
Dodgeball
DragonBoat Racing
Equestrian
Eton Fives
Exercise, Movement and Dance
Fencing
Football
Goalball
Golf
Gymnastics
Hockey
Handball
Ice Hockey
Ice Skating
Judo
Ju Jitsu
Karate
Kendo
Lacrosse
Netball
Orienteering
Parkour
Ultimate Frisbee
Real Tennis
Rounders
Rowing
Rugby Fives
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Sailing
Scuba Diving
Skateboarding
Skiing/Snowboarding
Snooker & Billiards
Squash
Swimming
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Touch Rugby
Triathlon
Volleyball
Walking
Weightlifting
Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair Rugby
Facilities
Gyms & training facilities/spaces
Clubs, pitches & training facilities
Fisheries, harbours & waters
Indoor & outdoor facilities
Track & field venues
Courts & sports halls
Ballfields, diamonds & fields
Courts, practice spaces, MUGAs
Courts & practice spaces
Clubs & greens
Gym, training facilities & spaces
Paddlesport & hire centres
Clubs, gyms & facilities
Natural spaces & climbing walls
Clubs, pitches & nets
Lawn & Clubs
Veloparks, tracks & BMX facilities
Playing & training spaces
Rivers, waterways & clubs
Indoor & outdoor facilities
Eton Fives courts
Spaces for EMD excl. outdoor gyms
Gyms & training facilities/spaces
Public & private outdoor spaces
Courts & practice spaces
Courses, putting greens & ranges
Clubs, centres & halls
Club, pitches & training spaces
Indoor facilities
Ice Rinks
Ice Rinks
Playing & training spaces
Gyms & training facilities/spaces
Gyms & training facilities/spaces
Gyms & training facilities/spaces
Playing & training spaces
Playing & training spaces
Country parks & woodland
Urban areas
Training facilities/spaces
Courts & centres
Fields, playing & training spaces
Gyms & training facilities/spaces
Clubs, playing & training spaces
Clubs, playing & training spaces
Clubs, playing & training spaces
Sailing centres & docks
Shore-based, boat diving & pools
Skateparks
Indoor and outdoor slopes
Clubs & indoor facilities
Indoor squash courts
Indoor/outdoor land-based & water
Clubs & centres
Parks & community centres
Courts & centres
Parks, fields & clubs
Pools, open water & roads
Beaches & Indoors
All outdoor space
Gyms & training facilities/spaces
Courts, practice spaces, MUGAs
Courts & practice spaces
NGB
BSUK (Nat’l Development Agency)
British Mountaineering Council
England and Wales Cricket Board
Eton Fives Association
British Kendo
Latest Guidance Published
If your sport or physical activity is not included in the above directory, please contact us.
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