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Guidance Resources
This Guidance is here to help you understand why sports kit is so important for participation, enjoyment, performance and belonging in sport and activity. Designed to:
- Guide you through the key principles of why kit matters in specific contexts for individuals with different needs.
- Help you gain actionable knowledge to support those in your sport, club, community or school.
- Be reliable: each section of the Inclusive Sportswear Guidance has been developed with an expert organisation.
Our Guidance is presented in bite-size infographic slides for you to explore at your own pace, you can also access full-versions at the end of each section.
Toolkit
PE Kit Policy Toolkit
Schools Toolkit
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School
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This guidance has been created to help school members to understand PE kit policy and implement the Inclusive Sportswear Charter. This Guidance is split into sections to support understanding of why PE Kit matters, how to create more inclusive PE Kit policy, and what an inclusive PE kit policy looks like. It is full real case studies and helpful advice to ensure you are equipped with knowledge.
Choice and Comfort
Guidance on why it is so important to support individuals to choose clothing that makes them feel confident and comfortable while participating in sports. Includes why policy should offer a range of sportswear options that cater to individual preferences, body types, and comfort needs, placing participation, performance, enjoyment and belonging in sport first.
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Sustainability
This section provides guidance on incorporating sustainable practices into sports kit policy. It offers recommendations on supporting kit recycling to create circularity in the lifecycle of kit.
Religion & Belief
This section offers guidance on accommodating the sportswear and sports kit policy needs of individuals with different religious beliefs and practices. It includes recommendations on modest sportswear options, head coverings, and other religious accommodations.
Race & Ethnicity
Guidance on why it is so important to support individuals to choose clothing that makes them feel confident and comfortable while participating in sports. Includes why policy should offer a range of sportswear options that cater to individual preferences, body types, and comfort needs, placing participation, performance, enjoyment and belonging in sport first.
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Women & Girls
This section offers guidance the unique needs and preferences of female bodies, women, and girls. It focuses the sports kit support needed for female bodies, such as menstruation, breast health and sports bras, and life-stages of girls and women such as puberty, pregnancy and menopause.
Male Bodies, Men & Boys
This section offers guidance on sports kit policy that meets the needs and preferences of male bodies, men, and boys. It includes recommendations on fit, comfort, and style options that cater to the diverse needs of male athletes.
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Gender Diversity & Expression
The guidance provides recommendations on creating sports kit policy that is inclusive of individuals with diverse gender identities and expressions. It offers guidance on gender-neutral options, accommodating transitioning individuals, and supporting self-expression through sportswear.
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Disability & Neurodiversity
This section addresses the specific needs of individuals with disabilities and neurodiverse conditions. It provides guidance on adaptive sportswear, accommodating sensory needs, and ensuring that sportswear is accessible and inclusive for all abilities.
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Sports bras
This section provides information for why sports bras are some important, and how to find the sports bra you need. It includes recommendations to ensure correctly fitted sports bras for every active woman, no matter her size or the activity she is taking part in.
Specific Sports
These modules have been created in association with Sports National Governing Bodies to support knowledge of how specific sports can be inclusive.