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Apr 24, 2020 11:45 BST

New tech developments launched tosupport community sport sector throughcovid-19

A series of new tech and digital developments have been launched in the pastweek to help support the community physical activity and sport sector toadapt to the impacts of the covid-19 outbreak.

With current conditions across the world creating new challenges forinstructors, coaches and sport clubs to continue the important work ofhelping people to live healthy, active lives, London Sport and a range of

industry partners have worked to provide new digital support packages forthe sector.

Digital delivery during covid-19

As increasing amountsof physical activity delivery move online or intoalternative formats to support people's physical activity needs duringlockdown, London Sport and the Mayor of London's Community Sport Teamare hosting a dedicated webinar to provide advice and guidance. 

Representatives from London Sport and the Mayor's Office will be joinedby Activity Alliance Marketing & Communications Manager, Sarah Brown-Fraser, to provide guidance on the best ways to delivery activity at homeduring lockdown, and what to consider from an inclusion and accessibilityperspective.

Sign up for the Talking Covid-19 and Sport: Activity At Home webinar here

Guide to Live Streaming Classes

The OpenActive community has collaborated on a new guide to quickly andeasily putting on high-quality live-stream classes. The aim of this guide is tohelp activity providers of all shapes and sizes take their expertise online. 

Whether that's yoga, bootcamp, pilates, dance fitness or whatever else. Theguide provides clear advice on the things to think through before taking theplunge into live-streamed activities.

Take a look at the guide here

Promoting Online Sessions

For deliverers who have already made the move into online delivery, we haveupdated the Open Sessions platform to enable users to promote their onlineactivities. 

Open Sessions is a free website that any instructor or organisation can use topromote their activities via the web's biggest open data-powered activity

finders.

How to promote your online activity via Open Sessions

Finding Live and On-Demand Activity Classes

To help Londoners find the best live and on-demand activity classes availableduring the covid-19 lockdown, we have worked with Played and imin toupdate the Get Active activity finder website so that Londoners can nowsearch for the right activities for them. 

We've worked to identify activities suitable for older adults and those withhealth conditions to make it eas easy as possible for all Londoners to find theright things at the right times for them.

Find new activities via Get Active

About London Sport

London Sport aims to make London the most physically active city in theworld. Supported by the Mayor of London and Sport England, our target is toget Londoners more physically active.

For more information on London Sport, visit www.londonsport.org

Contacts

Tanya RabinPress ContactInterim Communications Leadtanya.rabin@londonsport.org0203 848 463007498 753 851

Andrew LawtonPress ContactSenior Communications Officerandrew.lawton@londonsport.org020 3848 463007398 215 076