Sports participation and physical activity
Community Sport Hubs are a legacy of the Games
One of the ambitions of Glasgow 2014 was to encourage more people to get active and take part in sport.
A legacy of the Games which relates to this is Community Sport Hubs (CSH).
The hubs are made up of local sports clubs and other community organisations.
They come together to help people get involved in sport and physical activity across Scotland.
Glasgow's CSH programme aims to change lives through building active communities.
They are a place where clubs, physical activity groups and other local organisations can come together and promote getting active.
Glasgow has an advanced network of CSHs, which are community-led and build participation. In total, the city accounts for about 10% of Scotland’s CSHs.
Before the Commonwealth Games in 2012/13, there were three CSHs in Glasgow.
These included 23 clubs with a total of 2,170 members.
This number has grown, and the most recent figures for 2022/23 show there are 18 hubs with 106 clubs and 18,351 members.
Drumchapel Community Sport Hub
Drumchapel CSH has been active since 2012 and its member clubs cover a variety of activities. These range from table tennis and gymnastics to jogging and cycling.
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Glasgow Life works with sportscotland to support the city's CSHs.
We dedicate a Development Officer to support each hub, which comes with a range of benefits.
They share knowledge and expertise to help hubs plan, organise and access funding.
This supports them in understanding the needs of the community and upskilling volunteers.
Funding through CSHs allows clubs to deliver more activities and reach new people in the community.
Glasgow Life also offers training to club volunteers to develop their coaching skills.
Forbes Dunlop, Chief Exec of sportscotland, said: "With this summer marking 10 years since Glasgow 2014, the impact the games had on athletes, sports and spectators still lives on today, through local clubs and school sport programmes, right the way to high-performance programmes across Scottish sport.
"One particular sportscotland legacy commitment from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, was the development of Community Sport Hubs. In partnership with local authorities and leisure trusts across Scotland, we have developed over 200 Community Sport Hubs, and we can see the life-changing effect of sport participation and the benefits they have for people in the local communities across the country.
"Over the course of the last 10 years we have worked to develop all aspects of the sporting system,
investing in school and education sport, club and community sport, performance sport and the people, places and profile of sport."
Glasgow Club
Memberships for Glasgow Club health and fitness venues have also significantly increased.
Before Glasgow was confirmed as hosting the Games (August 2007), there were 16,335 Glasgow Club members.
That rose nearly 200% by February 2020 to 48,771.
Post-pandemic, membership levels continue to grow and remain 107% higher (33,813 in April 2024) than in August 2007.
Anne-Marie's story
Having the Glasgow Club Emirates gym nearby encouraged Anne-Marie to get active and has positively impacted her life.
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Raymond's story
Raymond attends a range of disability sport sessions at Glasgow Club Tollcross. Discover how he was inspired by Glasgow 2014 and how getting active has helped him complete over 300 park runs.
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How the Games has helped local clubs
The Games have also had a positive impact on sports clubs in Glasgow. Click below to read about Shettleston Harriers and the benefits they experienced as a result of the Glasgow 2014.
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