Step Into Sport
What is Step into Sport?
Step into Sport is perhaps the only scheme, which is directly linked to sport and is an exciting programme, which encourages young people to become involved with sport as a volunteer within their local community.
Through Sport England, the British Sports Trust and the Youth Sport Trust, Step into Sport provides a clear pathway for young volunteers who want a rewarding, valuable volunteering experience to put their talents and enthusiasm to good use.
Step into sport builds on existing structures and programmes such as Junior Sports Leaders Awards (JSLA) and Community Sport Leaders Award (CSLA) to encourage greater volunteer links between school and clubs. Young volunteers will receive accreditation from the YST once they have completed 50, 100 or 200 hours of voluntary hours.
For more information on the Step into Sport structure click here.
Volunteer Passport
The Step into Sport Volunteer passport is a dedicated website to allow volunteers to quickly register all their volunteering hours, check on their progress and see up and coming events. Volunteer Passport
Step into Sport In North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Sport will liaise with School Sport Partnership (SSP) networks and local authorities to support one of the key objectives of the programme – to get young people aged 16-19 from North Yorkshire into quality community placements.
Approximately 20 potential young volunteers from each of the 9 SSP’s networks will attend a one-day conference. The conference allows the young people to engage in a number of workshops including SAQ, disability sport and fundamentals, enhancing the young peoples learning and knowledge and developing their leadership and team building skills.
How can I be Involved in the Programme?
Volunteer – Get in touch with you School Sports Co-ordinator or contact us here at North Yorkshire Sport.
Club/organisation – Step into Sport is an exciting programme, but it is important young people involved receive a good experience, in a quality environment, carrying out a role relevant to them. North Yorkshire Sport requires a number of Minimum Operating Standards including:
- Club/organisation must nominate a volunteer co-ordinator
- Clubs must have achieved or ‘working towards’ accreditation.
- All associated coached must be qualified and CRB checked.
What can we ask a Step into Sport Volunteer to do?
There are many different roles the young volunteers may wish to do. The following list is designed to give you some ideas and is by no means exhaustive – in fact, it’s just a starting point!
After School Club Support and After School Club Assistant Coach
- Help to organise the participants
- Help to set up the venue
- Assist the coach, perhaps running a session (under supervision)
- Take the register
- Act as a mentor
Extra-club activity assistant
- Helping at holiday activities
- Assisting at festivals
- Volunteering at tournaments
IT work
- Website development and maintenance
- Database construction and maintenance
- Email links
- Offer training to others
Event organiser
- Run a mini festival
- Pre-match entertainment
Videographer
- Film games (with permission) for coaching and analysis purposes
- Produce a promotional video for a club
Fundraiser
- Organise prize draws
- Events such as discos, race nights etc
- Sponsored events
- Organise bag packing sessions at the local supermarket
Information for PDMs, SSCOs, Teachers and Clubs...
- Creating High Quality Placements For Young Volunteers: A Guide to Providing Opportunities in the Community.
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- Step into Sport - Awards for Young Sports Volunteers
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Club/Organisation - do you have volunteering opportunities or do you support Young Volunteers in your club?
Click here for an Expression of interest form.
Please send all completed forms to:
Lucy Smith
Volunteer Development Officer
North Yorkshire Sport
Springfield House
Kings Road
Harrogate
HG1 5NX
Tel: 01423 556782
E-mail: lucy.smith@harrogate.gov.uk