HEALTH & FITNESS
A SPORTING CHANCE
TeamPolice aims to get more police staff, past and present, and their families improve their physical and mental wellbeing through sport and exercise
TeamPolice, in collaboration with Police Sport UK (PSUK), is an innovative new approach to attract significantly more funding for sport and activity in policing, enabling serving and retired police officers, police staff, and their families greater opportunities to get involved and become active. Sport and physical activity are critical to the wellbeing and health of all who serve in policing and this has never been more important as we emerge from a global pandemic and realise the impact this has had on physical and mental health. However, taking part in sport is often expensive and, in some cases, beyond the means of people and their sports or social clubs. All funds raised through TeamPolice are transferred to Police Sport UK. Through an innovative commercial sponsorship scheme, TeamPolice is focused on putting money into enabling increased participation in physical activity through a comprehensive range of sporting competitions at local, regional, national and even international levels. Boasting a membership of over 300,000
serving police officers and staff and retired officers and staff, plus their immediate families, PSUK provides social and recreational activities for all members. Last December, TeamPolice and PSUK
hosted the first National Police Sports Awards and dinner in Manchester. Almost
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all UK police forces were represented by their Chief Officers, and it provided a fantastic opportunity to recognise and celebrate some remarkable achievements and contributions individuals have made to police sport.
Among the award winners were Sammy Spall and Dawn Wood. Sammy, a police staff employee from Devon and Cornwall, promoted and negotiated the establishment of 38 gyms across the Devon and Cornwall force area.
Essex police officer Dawn rowed solo
across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to Barbados in 51 days. She became one of only seven women to have successfully completed this mammoth mission and took the title of being the second fastest in history to do so. Awards of excellence were presented
to individuals who have supported and worked to make sport happen in policing and in the communities where they live and serve.
Members and supporters of TeamPolice
can enjoy a broad range of engagement and marketing opportunities through sports fixtures alongside other events, including the NPCC Annual Sports and Wellbeing Awards and the TeamPolice Annual Golf Day. Across all forces, individuals with drive
and passion are making sport a core part of our collective wellbeing. Metropolitan
Police Assistant Commissioner and Chair of Police Sport UK, Matt Jukes says: “Police Sport UK welcome our partnership with TeamPolice. I want to see sport being accessible for all in the service and the wider police family, not only supporting those who compete at elite level and regularly take part in sport, but also to help and encourage those who want to just start some physical activity. Sport is a great way to engage with our communities, and promote good health and wellbeing. Retired Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police and Chair of TeamPolice, Bill Skelly, says: “TeamPolice is actively promoting police wellbeing with commercial sponsors and grant giving organisations to generate cash that is funnelled into police sport and healthy programmes at a grass roots level. We have already channelled hundreds of thousands of pounds into Police Sport UK and individual Forces with donations and the wonderful 1TeamActive family fitness sessions. I am delighted that the Police Federation is helping us spread our message and I look forward to some great partnership work in the future.”
To learn more about the important work being done by both TeamPolice and PSUK, please visit
www.teampolice.uk
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