Sports Leaders Into Coaching

SURREY SPORTS LEADERS INTO COACHING

(SLIC)

DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A SPORTS COACH?

If you are aged between 16 - 21, currently volunteering in a local sports club or you are coaching already for a club, youth centre, football in the community or school club setting in Surrey then the Sports Leaders Into Coaching scheme can help you!

The SLIC programme can help you onto the coaching ladder and focus on what you want to achieve through coaching 1 or more sports, whether it is to build experience for a future career as a coach or for your CV in general!

Young leaders/coaches will be identified and asked to be a part of the programme if they live in Surrey or go to a club in Surrey and are already doing the following:

Assistant coaching atleast once a week in a club setting
Volunteered more than 25 hours through any volunteering programme (Duke of Edinburgh Award, Surrey Young Coaches & Officials, Step into Sport, Level 2 in Community Sports Leaders, Millenium Volunteers).
Volunteered at the Surrey Youth Games.
Any young leader who has a proven commitment to volunteering at a local club.

A support package of mentoring and coaching qualifications is available to successful applicants: Access to a training and mentoring programme through your club

Free training courses, including
- Safeguarding & Protecting Children
- Equity in Your Coaching
- Introduction to Long Term Athlete Development
- How to Coach Disabled People in Sport
Subsidised access to a sport-specific Level 1 or Level 2 course

For more information about the programme please Sarah Williams on 01483 518957. You can also email any questions about the scheme to:sarah.williams@surreycc.gov.uk