Resource library

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Search, filter and access practical resources for families, sport organisations, municipalities, policymakers, coaches and project partners.

DocumentPolicy & AdvocacyLanguage: English

Policy Note

Policy-oriented recommendations and evidence from the BeActive Beach Games model, supporting inclusive and active communities.

PolicymakersMunicipalities

DocumentActivitiesToolkits & TemplatesLanguage: English

Physical Activity Guide

Practical beach sport and physical activity ideas that can be adapted for families, coaches and sport organisations.

FamiliesCoachesOrganisations

DocumentEvent organisationToolkits & TemplatesLanguage: English

Event Organisation Guide

Step-by-step guidance for planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating inclusive sport events.

OrganisationsMunicipalities

DocumentActivitiesEvent organisationLanguage: Latvian

Family Activity Booklet

Ready-to-use family games, relays, station formats, scoring ideas and practical set-up guidance for schools, families and organisations.

FamiliesCoachesOrganisations

DocumentActivitiesToolkits & TemplatesLanguage: English

Sport for the Whole Family – Guidelines

Guidelines, research findings and activity modules for designing and adapting intergenerational family sport programmes.

FamiliesCoachesOrganisationsPolicymakers

DocumentActivitiesToolkits & TemplatesLanguage: English

Using Sport and Physical Activity to Promote Social Inclusion – Toolkit

Practical guidance for coaches, teachers and organisations using sport and physical activity to promote social inclusion and community cohesion.

CoachesOrganisations

DocumentActivitiesEvent organisationToolkits & TemplatesLanguage: English

Joy in Sport and Physical Activity Toolkit

A practical toolkit for joyful physical activity events, including the festival method, activation ideas and station-based movement formats.

FamiliesCoachesOrganisations

DocumentPolicy & AdvocacyLanguage: English

Family Friendly Sport – Policy Recommendations

Policy recommendations for local authorities and national sport federations to recognise, support and promote family friendly sport.

PolicymakersMunicipalitiesOrganisations

DocumentActivitiesToolkits & TemplatesLanguage: English

COME IN – Inclusive Grassroots Sport Toolkit

A toolkit for coaches, educators, volunteers and grassroots sport organisations creating inclusive sport experiences for young people with disabilities.

CoachesOrganisationsMunicipalities

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Family Activity Generator

Create a ready-to-use family movement idea based on who is joining, where the activity will happen, time available, equipment, intensity and accessibility needs.

Family membersNumber of peopleLocationTime availableGoalEquipmentAccessibilityIntensity

These activities are generated based on the materials available in the Resource Library.

Generated activity card

Rescue the Balls

20 minutesMixed generations · 4-5 people · Park / outdoor spaceMedium intensity

Goal: Families use hoops or rope circles attached to strings to pull balls back over a safe line without stepping into the playing area.

Equipment: Cones, bottles, shoes or other safe household objects. Use them as markers, gates, targets or station signs.

How to play

Prepare a safe activity area and explain that the aim is participation, cooperation and fun.
Place the markers before the activity starts so participants can clearly see routes, targets and safe zones.
Mark a safe line and place different balls in the middle of the activity zone.
Each family member holds a rope/hoop tool and tries to “rescue” one ball at a time.
The team works together to pull balls across the line without entering the zone.
After each rescued ball, rotate who gives directions and who attempts the next catch.
Finish when all balls are rescued or when the time is over.
Run one or two rounds depending on group size. Rotate roles so everyone contributes.

Make it easier: Place the balls closer to the line and use larger hoops or lighter balls.

Make it harder: Use balls of different sizes, add a centre bonus ball, or require families to rescue balls in a chosen order.

Inclusive adaptation: For seated or wheelchair users, reduce the distance and allow one person to hold the rope while another gives directions. Offer each family member a choice of walking, rolling, stepping, throwing or seated movement.

Safety note: Keep enough space between teams so ropes cannot reach other participants and remind everyone not to step into the playing area.

Generated activity card

Rescue the Balls

20 minutesMixed generations · 4-5 people · Park / outdoor spaceMedium intensity

Goal: Families use hoops or rope circles attached to strings to pull balls back over a safe line without stepping into the playing area.

Equipment: Cones, bottles, shoes or other safe household objects. Use them as markers, gates, targets or station signs.

How to play

Prepare a safe activity area and explain that the aim is participation, cooperation and fun.
Place the markers before the activity starts so participants can clearly see routes, targets and safe zones.
Mark a safe line and place different balls in the middle of the activity zone.
Each family member holds a rope/hoop tool and tries to “rescue” one ball at a time.
The team works together to pull balls across the line without entering the zone.
After each rescued ball, rotate who gives directions and who attempts the next catch.
Finish when all balls are rescued or when the time is over.
Run one or two rounds depending on group size. Rotate roles so everyone contributes.

Make it easier: Place the balls closer to the line and use larger hoops or lighter balls.

Make it harder: Use balls of different sizes, add a centre bonus ball, or require families to rescue balls in a chosen order.

Inclusive adaptation: For seated or wheelchair users, reduce the distance and allow one person to hold the rope while another gives directions. Offer each family member a choice of walking, rolling, stepping, throwing or seated movement.

Safety note: Keep enough space between teams so ropes cannot reach other participants and remind everyone not to step into the playing area.

Generated based on materials available in the Resource Library.

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Home & Heart: European Family Festival is an Erasmus+ Sport project promoting inclusive family sport, physical activity and shared learning across Europe.

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Resource library

Policy Note

Physical Activity Guide

Event Organisation Guide

Family Activity Booklet

Sport for the Whole Family – Guidelines

Using Sport and Physical Activity to Promote Social Inclusion – Toolkit

Joy in Sport and Physical Activity Toolkit

Family Friendly Sport – Policy Recommendations

COME IN – Inclusive Grassroots Sport Toolkit

Family Activity Generator

Rescue the Balls

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Rescue the Balls

How to play

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