This is demonstrated in the work of Josephine McAllister Brew in 1943 when she outlined the essence of youth work includes the provision of leisure-based activities, as well as Mark Smith’s work in 1988, which highlighted that sporting clubs could be part of developing a youth work offer.
Aside from scholarly advocates of sports in youth work, section 507B of the Education Act 1996 features a requirement of “access to sufficient… recreational activities for young people”. Furthermore, sport is championed by the National Youth Agency (NYA) in its Youth Work Curriculum where it is states that team sports and sporting activity events should be considered as part of the suite of activities offered through youth work.
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