The NSC is built on the site of the former Belle Vue and King George V Park with phase one being opened in 1991.

[1] The centre is Quest Accredited (the UK Quality Scheme for Sport and Leisure) and has maintained its highly commended status since it was first awarded in December 2001.

[2] The 2001 Island Games was held on the Isle of Man with the NSC being used for some of the sports and the closing ceremony.

The opening ceremony is held in the athletics stadium and there are twelve different sports staged throughout the venues in the centre with teams from all over the island.

[9] In 2009 the Isle of Man Institute of Sport moved into a new purpose-built facility at the athletics stadium in the NSC.

For individual competitors there are separate male and female changing areas equipped with lockers, toilets and showers.

The secondary sports hall can be divided into four badminton courts with facilities for cricket and archery practice.

[19] The NSC has a bar and café in the main atrium between the pools and dry sports facilities with views of the athletic stadium.