The project encourages young people to get involved in regular sporting activities and has already run schemes in London, Salford and Newcastle. It will roll out in 12 more areas of England from this summer, including Hartlepool, Bradford, Cornwall, Reading and Birmingham.
The projects will build on the findings of the publication Street Games: A report into young people's participation in sport, which found that the initiative had a positive effect on community safety and stated: "Older non-participants felt the 'temperature' on their estates had dropped."
Jane Ashworth, sports policy adviser at the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, which is involved in co-ordinating the activities, said the new projects would look to attract more girls by employing female coaches and running female-friendly activities, such as dancing.
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