Here are just a few pathways for volunteers and for those interested in pursuing a career in sport:
You can view some cass studies on volunteers in sport on our dedicated web page
Step into Sport
Step in Sport is an exciting new initiative, which encourages more young people to become involved in sport in their local communities.
Funded by the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the Home Office Active Communities Unit, it brings together the British Sports Trust, the Youth Sport Trust and Sport England to provide a structured path to attract people into rewarding sports volunteering and to deploy their experience and talents to enrich local community and school sport.
At least 6,000 older volunteers train with and act as mentors to these young people. The Step into Sport programme also helps national governing bodies devise and implement action plans to provide longer term volunteering opportunities.Through the scheme the British Sports Trust provides free training to organisations and individuals who wish to run Sports Leader Awards.
View an advice leaflet
For more information visit the website.
SkillsActive
SkillsActive is a new organisation providing a focus for employers in an exciting and growing industry. Leading the active leisure and learning sector’s drive for excellence. SkillsActive will be a representative body for organisations working across the UK covering sport and recreation, health and fitness, playwork, the outdoors and the caravan industries.
SkillsActive’s mission is to ‘ensure best quality, best business and best value within the active leisure and learning sector, through the improvement of personal and corporate skills, thereby enabling the sector to achieve its economic and social potential.’
Its vision is to create a skilled workforce in an industry equipped to fulfil its potential, at the centre of the economic and social development of the nation.
Visit their website
Governing body coaching courses
Playing sport gives so much enjoyment, but have you considered how rewarding it is to coach people in a sport? Coaching courses are organised by national governing bodies and run at a local level.Here are the governing body site links to Sport England’s 10 priority sports where you will find more information about the courses:
Badminton
Cricket
Football
Golf: amateur men
Golf: amateur women
Hockey
Netball
Rugby union
Rugby league
Squash
Tennis
These are links to coaching information on only 10 sports; there are coaching opportunities for all recognised sports. Why not visit the web site of the sport that you are interested in?
Should you encounter difficulties in finding the details of the appropriate governing body ask members of your club, or visit the active sports partnership website details are given below. If you still need help please gives us a call on 08458 508 508 and we will try to assist you.
County Sports Partnerships (CSPs)
The six CSPs in the West Midlands region run a variety of courses in their area in conjunction with other organisations such as governing body coaching courses visit their websites to see what is happening in your area.
All site links can be found here
runningsports
Sport England's portfolio of resources to provide skills and support for sports volunteers. From a website, through to Top Tips, Quick Guides, workbooks and workshops. For further information visit www.runningsports.org
Someone Like Me! The Senior Physical Activity Mentoring Project
“Someone Like Me” is a partnership project, funded by the Department for Education and Skills (Access to Learning for Adults Division) between the British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health at Loughborough University (BHF National Centre) in conjunction with Age Concern England's ActiveAge Unit. The project is building upon previous developmental work undertaken by the project partners and specifically develops a programme more strongly linked to Lifelong Learning about physical activity for older people. Further details of these courses including content and application form can be found at www.laterlifetraining.co.uk or email info@laterlifetraining.co.uk or call 020 8998 7672.
More info
Youth Sport Trust Tops programme
A sporting pathway starting with TOP Tots which helps children aged 18 months to 3 years experience physical activities and games.
It then progresses to TOP Link which enables 14 to 19 year olds to take a lead in the organisation of sport,and it includes TOP SportsAbility which creates opportunities for young disabled people to enjoy, participate and perform in PE and sport.
For further information on this programme please visit the Youth Sport Trust website
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