Shooting beats football in Sport England satisfaction poll

14 August 2009

Shooting has come out ahead of football, rugby and golf in a Sport England poll about people's satisfaction with the quality of their sporting experiences.

Over 44,000 people took part in the survey which saw shooting ranked fourth out of 45 different sports. BASC helped to promote the survey earlier this year by encouraging the shooting community to take part.

BASC’s director of communications, Christopher Graffius, said: “This survey highlights that in all its different forms, shooting as an experience is highly enjoyable, rewarding and can be beneficial to our rural communities. BASC understands this survey will be used to help increase the participation in sport and the satisfaction people get from taking part which has to be commended.”    

The results are based on responses from people age 14 and over in England, who take part in sport regularly. More information about the survey can be found on Sport England’s website:
http://www.sportengland.org/research/sport_satisfaction/headline_results.aspx

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