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Our goal is simple: to help people
discover their potential and provide an
opportunity to share those abilities withothers.
We use sport because it ispopular and accessible, but you
don't need to be a sports super
star to get involved just some
get up and go and an interest in
helping others.
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About the British Sports Trust
They believe that everyone has the potential
to make a meaningful contribution to their
local community
But not everyone has the opportunity or
the motivation
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Sports Leader Awards
These awards use the medium of sport to help
people learn essential skill:
Working with and organising others
Motivational skills
Communication
Teamwork skills
Providing lifelong skills in self management and
leadership
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Sports Leader Awards. Cont
The award is a nationally recognised
qualification
It will soon be able to count for highereducation accredited points
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Core Values
Personal development: helping people to reachtheir true potential
A stepping stone to employment: providing a
nationally recognised qualification Developing leadership: teaching organisational,
motivational and teamwork skills
Volunteering in communities: encouraging people
to help others Reducing youth crime: keeping young people
engaged in positive, safe activities
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How it works
Run locally in schools, community halls,
prisons or wherever there is a suitable venue
for practical sessions
Only an interest in sport and a positive
attitude are required
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What are the Awards
JSLA: Junior Sports Leader Award
CSLA: Community Sports Leader Award
HSLA: Higher Sports Leader Award BELA: Basic Expedition Leader Award
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Benefits
Personal developmentincrease confidence, self-esteem and self-management
Obtain relevant skills and experiences that can be
transferred into a variety of situations andenvironments
Sports Leaders are well respected in theircommunity and welcomed by clubs and
organisations An Award encourages people to undertake further
training/education
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Step into Sport
Sport initiative which encourages more
young people to become involved in sport
in their local community.
Funded by the Department for Culture
Media and Sport and the Home Office
Active Communities Unit
Bringing together the British Sports Trust
the Youth Sport Trust and Sport England
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Whats it about
Provide a structured path to attract people into
rewarding sports volunteering.
Deploying experience and talents to enrich local
community and school sport
Training and support given to young people to
develop their leadership skills through sport
It will assist National Governing Bodies to deviseand implement action plans to provide longer term
volunteering opportunities
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Useful web addresses
Department for Education and Skills
www.dfes.gov.uk
Youth Sport Trust
www.youthsport.net Sport England
www.sportengland.org
UK Sport www.uksport.gov.uk
Central Council of Physical Recreation
www.ccpr.org.uk
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/http://www.youthsport.net/http://www.sportengland.org/http://www.uksport.gov.uk/http://www.ccpr.org.uk/http://www.ccpr.org.uk/http://www.uksport.gov.uk/http://www.sportengland.org/http://www.youthsport.net/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/