Clubs & Sport Development

Lead Sport - Young People's Sport Panel

The Perth and Kinross Young People’s Sport Panel represents the voice of young people in Perth and Kinross.

The Young People's Sport Panel will look to:

Raise the profile of sport and physical activity in Perth and Kinross
Use sport to make positive change across Perth and Kinross
Break down barriers to improve access to sport and physical activity opportunities for all young people in Perth and Kinross

News from the Young People's Sports Panel

April 2023: YPSP goal setting

The panel met in April for their first in-person meeting, where they had a chance to get to know each other and discuss key focus areas for the year ahead. The panel's overarching goal is to help people access sport - they aim to achieve this by focusing on the following:

Women and girls opportunities and inclusion in sport
LGBTIQ+ opportunities and inclusion in sport
Mental health and the importance of sport and physical activity
Helping reduce cost barriers to participating in sport (eg Kit for All)

If you would like to contact the panel about any of the above or anything else, please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and one of the panel members will get back to you.

The YPSP will be creating social media platforms and will be reaching out to clubs and partners over the next couple of months using the hastag #PKYPSP.

March 2023: our first panel has been recruited!

We are delighted to have 12 young people from P&K form the first YPSP. We held a recruitment day in February and over 30 young people attended. We were blown away by the standard and it was not an easy decision to narrow it down to 12 but we are delighted to be able to represent youth voice through our panel.

The panel have since met online, designed their own logo and set out a panel ethos. The panel have their first in-person meeting in April where they will decide their goals and the real work will then begin! We can't wait to see what impact this group of superb young people will have in helping us plan, develop and deliver sport across P&K.

If you would like to speak to the YPSP about anything, please contact Pete McDougall, programme lead via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

You can find out more about our other LEAD Sport opportunities for young people in P&K in our LEAD Sport microsite.

Young People's Sports Panel Recruitment

Why take part

Learn new skills and make new friends
An opportunity to put your stamp on how sport is developed and delivered P&K
Gain experiences that will enhance your CV
Meet other like-minded young people passionate about sport
Make connections with professional officers in sport
Fully branded P&K YPSP kit
Potential steppingstone to National YPSP

Applications are currently closed, thank you to everyone who applied.

Please check back later to find out when we will be recruiting for Cohort 2.