School Sport Coaching - Projects - Sir John Hunt SSP

School Sport Coaching

About this programme:

The School Sport Coaching programme is one of 10 strands which make up the new PE and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) which builds on the previous PE, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) Strategy. The aim of the programme is to create a step change in the recruitment, training and deployment of sports coaches working in school sport. It also aims to increase the number of coaching hours delivered through school sport by 675,000 hours per year.

Target audience:

Children / young people currently receiving either three or four hours of PE and school sport  who want to participate in five hours.

Issues that this programme tackles:

Offers additional quality coaching from a paid coach to assist young people in developing to the next level of competition or in joining an accreditated sports club. It also provides a quality assured management system for all coaches working on the programme .This includes access to free top-up training focused around working with young people and children, free kit, induction training and regular support from a coach manager plus access to bursary support for developing Level 1 coaches.

The Sir John Hunt Sports Partnership currently employs coaches from various sports including athletics, basketball, netball, table tennis and hockey.

For further information please contact our coach coordinator Lance Chatfield.

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