About this programme:
Change 4 Life Sports Clubs focuses on building a network of new school sport clubs based on seven Olympic and Paralympic sports. The sports are badminton, boccia, fencing, handball, table tennis, volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
This new network of sports clubs aims to attract young people who might be inspired by the 2012 Games to take up and participate in a range of Olympic and Paralympic Sports.
Club Characteristics
- Clubs are ‘owned’ by young people and the school
- Clubs happen once a week
- Clubs takes place regularly at the same time and place beyond the current OSHL provision (not replacing current provision)
- They will be planned and delivered across the whole year
- Clubs will be in a single sport
- The club will have subscription and affiliation/membership
- Clubs will include coaching and an element of competition
- There will be opportunities for young people to lead and volunteer
- Each club will have a brand/name
Target groups: 13-19 year olds
Issues that this programme tackles:
- Engaging and increasing participation among those young people, not yet engaged or only partly engaged in sport
- Building a network of modern new School Sport Clubs
- Increasing the 3rd hour opportunities nationally
Resources:
To support Change for Life Clubs in your school, the following resources are available:
- Change for Life Sports Club Banner
- Change for Life Sports Club Poster
- Change for Life Sports Club Poster 2
- Change for Life Sports Club Countdown Poster
- Change for Life Sports Club Countdown Poster 2
- Change for Life Sports Club Countdown Poster 3
- Change for Life 'Get into it' Poster
- Change for Life 'Get into it' Poster 2
- Change for Life promoting healthy lifestyles poster
- Change for Life promoting healthy lifestyles poster 2
- Change for Life Labels
- Change for Life Letterhead
- Change for Life Postcard
- Change 4 Life Sports Clubs Information Gathering Guidance – First time attendance NEW
- Change 4 Life Sports Club Attendance Register NEW
- Change for Life Sports Club CPD NEW
Contact:
Please contact your regional Youth Sport Trust Development Manager.
To find out more about Change 4 Life, please click here.