SPORT VOLUNTEERINGSport volunteers can be rewarded withsubsidised training in mentoring, managementand coaching. Right: Sharingskills at Worldskills International 2011as a steward at an event. The sheervariety of opportunities on offer willopen up volunteering to a new generation.Our vision is to inspire a whole newgroup of people, of all ages and backgrounds,to get involved in any smallway, to be part of the Olympic sport andenjoy a truly rewarding experience.”Volleyball England is also extending itsnetwork of volunteers in <strong>2012</strong> throughan expanding team of Higher Educationvolunteers, which is inspiring youngpeople to take up the sport.The Higher Education Volleyball Officer(HEVO) programme is gaining momentumwith 54 HEVOs now in posts at universitiesacross the country. The programme supportsstudents by training them to coachvolleyball, encourage other students totake up the sport and set up recreationalsessions and tournaments.Eve Porter, a HEVO at SunderlandUniversity has virtually single-handedlyintroduced the sport to her university,creating a new club, which has grown tobecome one of the most successful sportsclubs at the facility. As a sports student,she has devoted most of her spare timeto creating a solid foundation for theclub with a clear pathway for beginnersthrough to elite players. She is now lookingto reach out to community clubs andencourage students to volunteer their timeto developing the game across the region.Mayor’s <strong>Sports</strong> Legacy FundThe Mayor’s <strong>Sports</strong> Legacy Fund recognisesthat volunteers are the bedrock ofcommunity sport and aims to motivateclub volunteers by providing subsidisedtraining in volunteer mentoring, managementand coaching qualifications.The programme is part of the LondonMayor’s multi-million pound investmentinto the city’s sporting infrastructure andLooking at sports organisations, volunteering programmesare very much at the heart of developing club structuresand nurturing sporting talent across the UKis managed by the National Skills Academyfor Sport and Active <strong>Leisure</strong>.It offers a 75 per cent subsidy towardscourses in coaching and officiating, communitysport, volunteering, leisure anddisability sport to support local communitiesthrough sport, for new volunteersand to up-skill those already involved.Katie Couchman, project manager ofthe Mayor’s <strong>Sports</strong> Legacy Fund, highlightsthe London Borough of RedbridgeSwimming Club as a shining exampleof the impact that the fund is havingon London communities, by helping toqualify new teachers. Chief coach PaulRobbins says: “Becoming fully qualified isprohibitively expensive for many peopleand unfortunately we can only offer asmall amount towards training costs.Overall 90 per cent of our club staff embracedthe funding support and we nowhave an abundance of qualified teachersdelivering classes for an extra 50 swimmersalready. It has been priceless for theclub and has sustained our future.”Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy TrustThe Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust(DKHLT) is a delivery partner in the £1bnYouth and Community Strategy, unveiledby Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.The funding aims to deliver on the <strong>2012</strong>Games promise to inspire a generation toget involved in sport. It allows the expansionof DKHLT’s Get on Track programme,which supports young people at the verymargins of society.Get on Track, delivered over eight to12 weeks, aims to provide disadvantagedyoung people with the chance to enhancetheir confidence and employabilityskills, by working with the charity’s teamof international sports stars over a seriesof training and mentoring days.Volunteering is a central theme tothe programme, giving young peoplethe opportunity to carry out school orcommunity-based projects, which oftenplaces them in new situations.In summary, the efforts of NGBs, charitiesand organisations, combined withthe huge opportunity presented by London<strong>2012</strong>, have brought volunteeringin sport to the forefront of the leisureindustry. There is no doubt that increasingnumbers of people from all walks oflife are being engaged and inspired tovolunteer. The real challenge now is howto keep them involved. For more information visit:www.skillsactive.com42 Read <strong>Sports</strong> <strong>Management</strong> online sportsmanagement.co.uk/digitalIssue 2 <strong>2012</strong> © cybertrek <strong>2012</strong>
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