Making it easy for young people to join a club

Suzy Broadhead – Youth Sport Trust

Paul Foster – Sele School, Hertfordshire

With poster case study contributions from

Penryn College, Cornwall & Salford Academy

OUTCOMES

Understand how schools, National Governing Bodies of Sport and community sports clubs work together to create a seamless pathway from school sport to community sport for all young people.

Overview - School to Club Pathways

24% of secondary pupils that represented their schools in Level 2 and 3 School Games were “not involved in local club sport but would like to be”

THE CHALLENGE

Lead YST Partner School to work with 2 other local Partner Schools to -

•Devise and deliver an innovative plan to build a pathway from school to community sport to support the transition of pupils from .•Think differently, •Plan according to the individual needs of pupils and the schools location •Develop strong links to local sports clubs

WHAT WAS ACHIEVED

•62 Schools involved in the work

•2419 young people of which 55% transitioned into a local community sports club.

•Average rate of young people transitioning to clubs is 26%

•21 different sports involved

SELE SCHOOL – CLUB PATHWAYS

•Employed a local basketball coach to lead two lunch time sessions.

•Followed by a “bridge” club on a Friday

•Precedes clubs session so that pupils can see the standards required and try to attract pupils to community club.

OUR ASPIRATIONS & OUTCOMES

•Improve the skill level of our pupils •Pupils and parents were not hindered by the cost or transport to and from a club.

IMPACT

Huge development in the skill level of all the students.

“The pathway to club sessions have been fantastic, even better than I expected! We have already had a few boys trial out for club teams (and made the team ) and also had a few boys come to our Academy sessions at Presdales School.” Sele - 2 of their players being selected for East Herts Youth Games.

Richard Hale School - had 4 players trial out at Harlow Hawks U15 National league team and made the team. From the YR7 & 8 Group - 4 players make the East Herts Youth Games and 1 player start Academy sessions.

Chauncy School - with 2 players starting Academy sessions and 3 players making the East Herts YG team.

KEYS TO SUCCESS

•Targeting a cohort of students that had that initial enjoyment of sport and keen to take it further

•50% of these students on Free School Meals and unable to afford to participate in community clubs.

•The quality of the coaching staff.

SUSTAINING CLUB LINKS

•Increased coaching time in the school to target year 7s.

•Coach has set up a new local club which hasn’t existed in Hertford/ Ware for many years now. This has many pupils involved from Pathways project.

NEXT STEPS

•Keep the pupils enthused by the sport.

•Helped by the timing of the year ..district leagues start in October.

•Trips to see live games

•Main aim is to get students to the local club by themselves.

NEXT STEPS

•Satellite Club Development – Sport England Youth Strategy•Opportunities for schools to work with NGBs to develop on-site club opportunities led by local clubs

Your Next Steps?

THANK YOU!

Contact details –Suzy Broadhead - suzy.broadhead@youthsporttrust.orgPaul Foster - PFoster@sele.herts.sch.uk