SPORT VOLUNTEERING
Sport volunteers can be rewarded with subsidised training in mentoring, man- agement and coaching. Right: Sharing skills at Worldskills International 2011
as a steward at an event. The sheer variety of opportunities on offer will open up volunteering to a new genera- tion. Our vision is to inspire a whole new group of people, of all ages and back- grounds, to get involved in any small way, to be part of the Olympic sport and enjoy a truly rewarding experience.” Volleyball England is also extending its
network of volunteers in 2012 through an expanding team of Higher Educa- tion volunteers, which is inspiring young people to take up the sport. The Higher Education Volleyball Officer
(HEVO) programme is gaining momentum with 54 HEVOs now in posts at universities across the country. The programme sup- ports students by training them to coach volleyball, encourage other students to take up the sport and set up recreational sessions and tournaments. Eve Porter, a HEVO at Sunderland
University has virtually single-handedly introduced the sport to her university, creating a new club, which has grown to become one of the most successful sports clubs at the facility. As a sports student, she has devoted most of her spare time to creating a solid foundation for the club with a clear pathway for beginners through to elite players. She is now look- ing to reach out to community clubs and encourage students to volunteer their time to developing the game across the region.
Mayor’s Sports Legacy Fund The Mayor’s Sports Legacy Fund recog- nises that volunteers are the bedrock of community sport and aims to motivate club volunteers by providing subsidised training in volunteer mentoring, man- agement and coaching qualifications. The programme is part of the London Mayor’s multi-million pound investment into the city’s sporting infrastructure and
Looking at sports organisations, volunteering programmes are very much at the heart of developing club structures and nurturing sporting talent across the UK
is managed by the National Skills Acad- emy for Sport and Active Leisure. It offers a 75 per cent subsidy towards
courses in coaching and officiating, com- munity sport, volunteering, leisure and disability sport to support local commu- nities through sport, for new volunteers and to up-skill those already involved. Katie Couchman, project manager of
the Mayor’s Sports Legacy Fund, high- lights the London Borough of Redbridge Swimming Club as a shining example of the impact that the fund is having on London communities, by helping to qualify new teachers. Chief coach Paul Robbins says: “Becoming fully qualified is prohibitively expensive for many people and unfortunately we can only offer a small amount towards training costs. Overall 90 per cent of our club staff em- braced the funding support and we now have an abundance of qualified teachers delivering classes for an extra 50 swim- mers already. It has been priceless for the club and has sustained our future.”
Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust The Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust (DKHLT) is a delivery partner in the £1bn Youth and Community Strategy, un- veiled by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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The funding aims to deliver on the 2012 Games promise to inspire a generation to get involved in sport. It allows the expan- sion of DKHLT’s Get on Track programme, which supports young people at the very margins of society. Get on Track, delivered over eight to
12 weeks, aims to provide disadvantaged young people with the chance to en- hance their confidence and employability skills, by working with the charity’s team of international sports stars over a series of training and mentoring days. Volunteering is a central theme to
the programme, giving young people the opportunity to carry out school or community-based projects, which often places them in new situations. In summary, the efforts of NGBs, chari-
ties and organisations, combined with the huge opportunity presented by Lon- don 2012, have brought volunteering in sport to the forefront of the leisure industry. There is no doubt that increas- ing numbers of people from all walks of life are being engaged and inspired to volunteer. The real challenge now is how to keep them involved. l
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