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Encouragement to under represented groups or hard to reach young people on the streets in troubled areas to participate in sporting and recreational activities moving away from areas in which anti- social behaviour (ASB) is happening.

Safer

To build positive relationships between young people and the communites where they live for all to feel safe stable and accepted with less risk and being able to live side by side.

Healthier

Engagement through activities we hope to start the conversation around being healthier through sporting activities or change habit to eating this could be through group work or a 1-1 session.

Balancing Screen Time with Real-Life Activities

10 September 2025

Why Are Youth Activities Necessary For Young People? Screens are everywhere these days, we all have a phone in our pocket, and you’ve probably been

How Out-of-School Activities Boost Confidence in the Classroom

6 September 2025

The start of a new school year can be exciting, but also a little overwhelming for young people. New teachers, new routines, and the pressure

Celebrating Community at Our Picnic in the Park

2 September 2025

It’s brilliant seeing our community come together, and that’s exactly what happened at our Picnic in the Park. The sun was shining, and it was

The Importance of Relationships and Trust in Youth Work

21 August 2025

If you ask anyone at Sports Alive what makes our youth sessions work, they’ll say it’s trust. It doesn’t matter if we’re playing football in the

How Youth Sessions Build Social Skills Informally

21 August 2025

If you’re curious about how young people actually develop important social skills outside the classroom, you’re not alone. At Sports Alive, our sessions might just

Why Detached Youth Work Matters

23 July 2025

At Sports Alive, we don’t always wait for young people to come to us, sometimes, we head out to where they already are. That’s what

How Sports Alive Is Empowering Young People

23 July 2025

At Sports Alive, we’re all about giving young people the space, support and encouragement to thrive and we’re proud to be doing just that across

We’ve Won £5,000 Thanks to Benefact!

23 July 2025

We’re buzzing to share that Sports Alive has received £5,000 through the Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards and we honestly couldn’t be happier! A

Picnic in the Park is Back and You’re Invited!

23 July 2025

We’re excited to announce that Picnic in the Park is back this summer for another fantastic day of fun, food and community spirit. Join us

Who we are

Sports Alive has been recognised locally and nationally since 2010 as a leading provider of a variety of quality programmes for young people across Liverpool.

These programmes are developed with the community, for the community and each programme is designed specifically to meet the interests and needs of those we wish to engage. In August 2018 Sports Alive were awarded Charity status before this Sports Alive ran as a CIC.

meet the Team

Ryan Manville

CEO

Lianne McGinnes

Deputy CEO

Simon Huthwaite

Operations Manager

Laura Gleeson

Administration and Youth Worker

Harry Rainey

Youth & Sports Leader

Hayley Perks

Youth and
Play Lead

Siobhan Duckworth

Social Prescriber

Courtney Fry

Outreach Youth Worker

Sessions - centre based sessions

Sports Alive Sessions are run across the North West currently in 4 areas.

Everton, Fazakerley, Kirkby and Tuebrook. Find out more in our Youth Work Section.

Detached and Outreach areas

Sports Alive run a number of programmes across our Centre Based Facilities which include currently, Boxing with Courtney and Anna, Yoga with Annie Zen Den and Cyber Hero UK, DofE with Sian.

Find out more in our Programmes Section.