{"id":1822,"date":"2026-01-14T11:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allstars.dshs-koeln.de\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:49:59","slug":"case-7-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allstars.dshs-koeln.de\/?p=1822","title":{"rendered":"Case 7: Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Case 7: Rotterdam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Urban Sports Agenda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Netherlands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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more than 100.000 inhabitants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Playful movement, Ball games (e.g. soccer, basketball, volleyball\u2026.), Martial Arts \/ Combat sports, Dance \/ creative movement, Trend sports (Parcours, Skating, Slackline\u2026)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The Urban Sports Agenda in Rotterdam is a collaborative initiative that has empowered the urban sports scene to shape the city’s urban sports landscape in collaboration with the municipality. By actively involving this community, that is often underrepresented in more traditional sports and policy development, the agenda fosters inclusivity and responsiveness in urban sports policy-making.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Urban Sports Agenda in Rotterdam is a collaborative policy initiative that empowers the local urban sports scene to co-develop the city\u2019s vision for urban sports and culture. Built on the principle of active citizenship, the agenda gives voice to communities that are often underrepresented in traditional sports structures and policymaking, such as informal groups involved in skateboarding, freerunning, street dance, and 3×3 basketball.<\/p>

To make participation meaningful, the municipality has invested in understanding the language of the urban sports scene and strengthening the local urban sports infrastructure. A key step has been the appointment of neighbourhood sports coaches directly within urban sports organisations. These coaches not only provide daily support for activities but also help build the organisational capacity of grassroots initiatives, enabling them to take on representative roles in the policy-making process.<\/p>

With this support structure in place, the municipality and the urban sports community engage in ongoing dialogue to identify needs, ambitions, and opportunities for development. Rather than designing top-down policy, the Urban Sports Agenda is shaped through a bottom-up process where the expertise and lived experience of urban athletes are central. This has resulted in more tailored and responsive policy that reflects the actual dynamics of the urban sports scene.<\/p>

The agenda places a strong emphasis on inclusion. It actively involves groups that are traditionally less visible in both sport and policy. In addition to policymaking, the initiative supports the creation of inclusive public spaces, event funding, and the facilitation of grassroots programming. The result is a vibrant, community-led approach to sport that encourages ownership, creativity, and long-term engagement.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Aspects of good practice:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Urban Sports Agenda Rotterdam is considered a good practice, because\u2026<\/i><\/p>

\u2026 it enables meaningful participation of underrepresented groups in sports policy development, ensuring diverse voices are heard.<\/i><\/p>

\u2026it leads to urban sports policy in the municipality that is supported by and tailored to the needs of the urban scene.<\/i><\/p>

\u2026it increases access to urban sports, because initiatives are recognised and strengthened.<\/i><\/p>

\u2026the municipality has <\/i>empowered grassroots urban sports organisations by strengthening their capacity through neighbourhood sports coaches..<\/i><\/p>

\u2026it underlines and strengthens the value of urban sports for people.<\/i><\/p>

\u2026it has built stronger ties between city government and communities through co-creation.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Link to the website<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Case 7: Rotterdam Name of project \/ programme: Year of start \/ opening: Country: Target group: Age: City size: Type of sport: Urban Sports Agenda 2022 Netherlands children, youth more than 100.000 inhabitants Playful movement, Ball games (e.g. soccer, basketball, volleyball\u2026.), Martial Arts \/ Combat sports, Dance \/ creative movement, Trend sports (Parcours, Skating, Slackline\u2026) Content of project \/ programme Short description: The Urban Sports Agenda in Rotterdam is a collaborative initiative that has empowered the urban sports scene to shape the city’s urban sports landscape in collaboration with the municipality. By actively involving this community, that is often underrepresented in more traditional sports and policy development, the agenda fosters inclusivity and responsiveness in urban sports policy-making. Long description: The Urban Sports Agenda in Rotterdam is a collaborative policy initiative that empowers the local urban sports scene to co-develop the city\u2019s vision for urban sports and culture. Built on the principle of active citizenship, the agenda gives voice to communities that are often underrepresented in traditional sports structures and policymaking, such as informal groups involved in skateboarding, freerunning, street dance, and 3×3 basketball. To make participation meaningful, the municipality has invested in understanding the language of the urban sports scene and strengthening the local urban sports infrastructure. A key step has been the appointment of neighbourhood sports coaches directly within urban sports organisations. These coaches not only provide daily support for activities but also help build the organisational capacity of grassroots initiatives, enabling them to take on representative roles in the policy-making process. With this support structure in place, the municipality and the urban sports community engage in ongoing dialogue to identify needs, ambitions, and opportunities for development. Rather than designing top-down policy, the Urban Sports Agenda is shaped through a bottom-up process where the expertise and lived experience of urban athletes are central. This has resulted in more tailored and responsive policy that reflects the actual dynamics of the urban sports scene. The agenda places a strong emphasis on inclusion. It actively involves groups that are traditionally less visible in both sport and policy. In addition to policymaking, the initiative supports the creation of inclusive public spaces, event funding, and the facilitation of grassroots programming. The result is a vibrant, community-led approach to sport that encourages ownership, creativity, and long-term engagement. Aspects of good practice: Urban Sports Agenda Rotterdam is considered a good practice, because\u2026 \u2026 it enables meaningful participation of underrepresented groups in sports policy development, ensuring diverse voices are heard. \u2026it leads to urban sports policy in the municipality that is supported by and tailored to the needs of the urban scene. \u2026it increases access to urban sports, because initiatives are recognised and strengthened. \u2026the municipality has empowered grassroots urban sports organisations by strengthening their capacity through neighbourhood sports coaches.. \u2026it underlines and strengthens the value of urban sports for people. \u2026it has built stronger ties between city government and communities through co-creation. 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