Sportivate Boosts the Confidence of Young People in North Somerset
Sportivate is a nationwide campaign that will capture the excitement of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by providing opportunities for teenagers and young adults (aged 14-25) to receive coaching in a sport of their choice and guide them into regular participation within their community.
Three very targeted Sportivate projects have been organised by North Somerset’s Sport & Active Lifestyles Team during year 1 of the programme. The projects that took place were archery with CrossRoads Young Carers at Weston Rugby Club, Breakthrough Extra that is providing positive activities for a specific group of boys at Hans Price Academy and multi sports for young people on the autism spectrum. The multi sport project engaged a group of boys who had the opportunity to try a variety of sports in a supportive environment.
One mum said:
‘The activities enabled my son to take part in age appropriate activities at a local facility, with support. This enabled him to grow in confidence trying out new sports in a supportive non-competitive environment. This also increased his opportunity to take part in sport rather than his usual activities of computer, computer, computer.’
Sarah Mcleod Wesport Sportivate Lead said:
‘These projects are a great example of how Sportivate funding can be used to engage a specific target group of participants. Sportivate funding has been used to make localised sporting opportunities really accessible to groups of young people who wouldn’t otherwise have taken part.’
Further information
Please visit: www.wesport.org.uk/sportivate.
Sarah Mcleod
Project Officer (Sportivate, Coaching & 2012)
Wesport
Email: Sarah.Mcleod@uwe.ac.uk
Direct Tel: 0117 328 6265
