Trainee Leaders will shadow a Team Leader through involvement with a team of young people and join with the Trainee Coaches for teaching elements of the programme.

Course content:

- Biblical teaching and grounding in the basics of the Christian faith

- Involvement with a team of young people

- Training in how to be a Christian in sport

- One-to-one discussions to enable you to think and apply the teaching and training

- Help on moving between life stages within Christians in Sport

- Serving within various elements of Sports Plus

There is a requirement for those in the Trainee Programme to be a Christian and they must agree with the Christians in Sport Statement of Faith.

Trainee Coaches will be linked to a first sport to learn and gain experience from the respective coaching teams and join with the Trainee Leaders for teaching elements of the programme.

Course content:

- Biblical teaching and grounding in the basics of the Christian faith

- Shadowing the coaching team during first sport to gain relevant experience

- Training in how to be a Christian in sport

- One-to-one discussions to enable you to think and apply the teaching and training

- Help on moving between life stages within Christians in Sport

- Serving within various elements of Sports Plus

There is a requirement for those in the Trainee Programme to be a Christian and they must agree with the Christians in Sport Statement of Faith.

Age
Trainee Leaders/Coaches must be 18 years old prior to the start of the camp to serve at Sports Plus. Those aged 17 years must attend as a young person.

Safeguarding
Christians in Sport take seriously their responsibility for the young people in their care. All Trainee Leaders/Coaches will be required to undergo an enhanced level Criminal Records Check and attend a compulsory safeguarding session before joining the team. Our Safeguarding Policy can be found here and our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders and policy statement on the secure storage of information are available on request. Click here to request either of these policies.

Cost
Costs will be confirmed prior to applications opening in January 2024.

Coaching Bursary Programme
As we seek to develop future coaches for Sports Plus we have a bursary available to financially assist coaches in obtaining coaching qualifications in return for a commitment to coaching at Sports Plus.

If you would like more information about the Coaching Bursary Programme please contact us using the details below.