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GAMES FOR EVERYONE Branded the Games for Everyone, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games committed to using the power and positivity of the Games to remove barriers to physical activity
and increase opportunities to be more active, support those who think physical activity is not for them, encourage healthy behaviour change, and support the development of active communities
over the long term across the whole of the West Midlands area. HOCKEY FOR EVERYONE Using the power of the Games, and with support from Sport England via their Birmingham 2022 NGB
Innovation & Digital Fund, England Hockey has embarked on a journey to increase accessibility and bring hockey to more people across the West Midlands area. Engaging with community
groups, funding local clubs and introducing hockey to new groups of adults and young people. Our Commonwealth Games legacy work aims to: * Utilise the profile of the Commonwealth Games to
profile hockey in a broad and more diverse way * Strengthen relationships with local hockey clubs and local delivery partners in and around Birmingham & the West Midlands, to ensure the
hockey provision in the local area is as wide-reaching, as effective, and as aligned as possible. PROJECT OUTCOMES The Commonwealth Games legacy project will be working towards achieving
the following outcomes: * Amplify hockey participation opportunities by supporting and encouraging clubs to consider offering different ways to play - both to help them retain existing
members who’s needs may have changed, as well as enabling them to reach out different target markets within their local community * Develop, test, and pilot some new approaches to delivery
in inner-city Birmingham to specifically target under-represented groups as identified in our early ED&I work. This work will then help to shape our longer-term ED&I strategy and
consequently our longer-term England Hockey strategy * Help us to build and develop a targeted and multi-staged delivery model that we can then use to start to roll out more targeted
delivery in other parts of the country. This project encompasses our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Framework values, principles, and outcomes as we all work to ensure that hockey is
diverse, accessible and relevant to everyone. Find out more about the Commonwealth Games legacy project work below: