Yorkshire Sport Foundation

A diverse group of young women playing netball on an outdoor court

Our Purpose

We believe in the power of sport, physical activity and movement to change people’s lives, bring us together and tackle inequality.

Our vision is to create a vibrant, healthy and prosperous Yorkshire through everyone moving more. 

We are a lottery funded charity and work with partners for social good and to improve personal wellbeing.

Find out more about us Who we are

What's new

You're invited: The Birthday Party, Children’s Capital of…

On Friday 20 March, our friends at Children’s Capital of Culture will take over Rotherham town…

17 Mar 2026

Press

Celebrating Iftar and women's sport

YSF hosted an Iftar event at the Hamara centre in Leeds, celebrating Muslim women in sport.

16 Mar 2026

Join an inspiring evening celebrating disability sport

Disability Sport Yorkshire invites you to celebrate the 2026 Awards Dinner at the Centenary…

13 Mar 2026

Campaigns

Mental Health Awareness Week - webinar Thursday 19 March

Mental Health Awareness week is fast approaching, and will take place 11-17 May. This year the theme…

13 Mar 2026

Press

New Advisory Group to support disability sport

The West Yorkshire Disability Sport Network have started an Advisory Group to answer questions from…

12 Mar 2026

Let's Move with Active Bradford

A group of girls from Westbourne Primary School and Atlas Primary School joined a fun JU:MP session…

11 Mar 2026

Huddersfield Giants Community Trust set to enhance The Zone

The Zone, powered by Giants Community Trust, is preparing to undergo a series of significant…

10 Mar 2026

Press

Dore take the gold at South Yorkshire School Games…

The South Yorkshire School Games Y4 Basketball Finals 2026 came to the to the Canon Medical Arena in…

10 Mar 2026

Football clubs get Violence Reduction Unit funds in new…

The South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has awarded £40,000 to a partnership of the…

9 Mar 2026

Our purpose

Our vision is to create a vibrant, healthy and prosperous Yorkshire through everyone moving more.

Meet the team

Find out more and contact our local support, development, sport welfare and business support teams.

Data hub

With our in-house Data and Insight team, and an array of insight tools/resources, we are able to…