My visit to Edgbarrow School in Surrey was a really great experience. I had a small group of just 14 pupils which was the ideal size to run a sportivate session. The pupils were all very friendly and brilliant to work with. From the group some were keen on sport and participated in clubs already [...]
Franki rows at Nines
The past two weeks I’ve been at ’99 Rowing Club in Cambridge, housed on the same stretch of river as Goldie (Cambridge University Boat Club). What’s great about the Sportivate programme at Nines is that not only has it been getting young people into sport, their coach said they will have 15 young people joining [...]
Mike ‘Stunts’ the footballers
My visit to the Sportivate funded St Albans Youth Football Club was a great day! I met a group of trainee football coaches who were practicing their skills with young children on a half term football activity. My role was to share my story on the power of sport and give a short BMX demonstration. [...]
Lesley Owusu says ‘ Keep Cheering’
Since the launch of Sportivate I have been busy training extremely hard with my ambition and sights set on competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 400 metres. It would be fantastic to be a part of this life time experience and opportunity. As the countdown begins it is an amazing feeling that [...]
Leaving no stone unturned – Julz Adeniran
As a sportsman at the early stages of my career it’s quite easy for me to reflect back on my school days, just a few years ago, and pinpoint the various elements and seemingly innocuous set of circumstances that first lead me to stumble upon the 110m Hurdles event; to now being an international athlete, [...]
sportivate on Saturday in Sunderland
A great weekend of sportivate activities took place at City Space in Sunderland. On Saturday, the morning Volleyball session was run by coach Eve. Through her expert coaching skills we all progressed with basic Volleyball techniques ..how to ‘volley’ and ‘dig’ the ball. The afternoon session of Futsal was led by Jordan, a coach from [...]
Tyrone Boxes Clever
I started my visit with a motivational talk. I spoke about how I got started, my highs and lows in competition and a basic plan I used to help me achieve sprinting success. The students were attentive and staff the same. There were a few shy individuals but I answered questions and encouraged interaction from [...]
Rachael Burford- Inclusive Training
The national Sporting Champions training day was brilliant! I really enjoy training days as they provide an opportunity to learn new ideas and also work on my strengths and weaknesses. I believe you never stop learning new skills! It’s good to share new and different ideas and put these into practice. Workshops like the one [...]
Strictly Champions
As well as offering fantastic support for current and retired athletes, the Sporting Champions programme also ensures that the athletes it trains to support the sportivate programme, keep their feet firmly on the ground! How do they do this? Well, there we were at National Training.. thinking that we were ‘cool athletes’..respected by the young [...]
Rugby star, Danielle, plays ball on the Beach
Around 200 young people from Dorset took part in new physical activities on 14th June as part of the national lottery funded programme, Sportivate. Boscombe beach presented opportunities to participate in Rounders, Beach Volleyball, Slacklining, Beach Tennis and Tchoukball on the beach, whilst there were also lessons in paddleboarding and surfing. This event was attended [...]
