Clubs, Coaches & Volunteers
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Club and Coach Education
The UK Vision for Coaching: "By 2012 the practice of coaching in the UK will be elevated to a profession acknowledged as central to the development of sport and the fulfillment of individual potential".
West Yorkshire Sport is committed to this aim and is supporting the valuable work of coaches across the region. More on our Coaching pages...
Clubmark
Clubmark is a cross-sport quality accreditation for clubs with junior sections. 60.5% of young people belong to a sports club outside school. It is vital that these clubs serve young people well. More...
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Courses for Coaches
There are a wide range of courses available to help you improve your skills and career in sport. More...
Quicklinks:
- All Courses
- Add a course to our diary
- Funding guide
Safeguarding Children in Sport
For information to help you ensure children and young people are safe at your club or away on trips, click here to look at our Safeguarding Children in Sport pages.
Step Into Sport
Step into Sport is a leadership and volunteering project, concentrating on training a new generation of volunteers, mostly aged between 14 and 19, but also the over 50s. The main aim is to coordinate more opportunities at a local level for young people and adults to become involved in leadership and volunteering through sport in their community.
Step into Sport builds on existing structures and programmes such as Junior Sports Leaders Award and Community Sports Leaders Award (CSLA) to encourage greater volunteer links between schools and clubs. More...
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Volunteers
Volunteers are the lifeblood of all sport organisations. There are many different roles that volunteers can play within sport - to find how you can become involved look at the links for local clubs, local bureaus and national organisations. More...
Find out more about Volunteering opportunities?
Latest Club, Coaching and Volunteer News
 | Chance for sports clubs to raise millions at the click of a button11th March 2010 Former England cricket captain Mike Gatting has joined Sport England and JustGiving in urging ... More... |
 | Join the new West Riding County FA’s Coaches Association3rd March 2010 First ‘Masterclass’ Coaching Demonstration by the English FA’s Elite Coaching Manager Dick ... More... |
 | Evolution of the UKCC25th February 2010 sports coach UK, Sport England and SkillsActive are spearheading a review of the UKCC. The ... More... |
 | Would you like to become a UKCC assessor?25th February 2010 Are you a level 2 coach? Would you like to become a UKCC assessor? If so, England Netball are ... More... |
 | Sainsbury's Active Kids now includes Clubmark accredited clubs9th February 2010 Active Kids 2010: Why get involved? By getting involved in Active Kids, you're giving young ... More... |
 | Spinal Injuries Association - Funding available4th February 2010 SIA is inviting wheelchair sports clubs and organisations from across the UK to apply for ... More... |
 | 2010 – Year of Volunteering - Grants update23rd December 2009 2010 has been designated as the Year of Volunteering (YoV), an initiative supported by Leeds ... More... |
 | Need help planning important meetings?26th November 2009 For many sports clubs and organisations the autumn is the time for their Annual General Meeting. ... More... |
Latest Club, Coaching and Volunteer Events
 | Leeds volunteer fair11th March 2010 As part of the 2010 Leeds Year of Volunteering the Leeds City Council outer south area committee ... More... |
 | Combined Safeguarding & First aid course - Apr 2525th February 2010 To save you time Sportscoach UK and the University of Leeds have created this combined course ... More... |
 | Volunteering for health and wellbeing - Feb 2318th February 2010 Over 150 people will gather in south Leeds next week to celebrate the work of the army of ... More... |
 | Get vinvolved - Nominate! - Mar 1029th January 2010 On Wednesday 10th March 2010, vinvolved Leeds is holding an event to celebrate the fantastic ... More... |
 | National Apprenticeship Week - Training the future workforce for a lasting legacy20th January 2010 As part of the national Apprenticeship week campaign, SkillsActive will be hosting an event to ... More... |
 | VolunteeringVolunteers are the lifeblood of all sport organisations. There are many different roles that ... More... |
 | Bright SparksWhat does your sport say about you?The Bright Sparks skills radar will help you to build a ... More... |
CoachingCoaching is central to sport and is an essential element of achieving Sport England’s outcomes ... More... |