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This programme will recruit, train and deploy 40,000 new Sport Makers aged 16 years and over to organise and lead community sporting activit
When we need you:
- Flexible
Responsibility rests with the Sport Maker
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Sport Makers are, quite simply, people who make sport happen.
Some might organise sport informally for themselves and their friends, colleagues or neighbours, for example by:
· organising a friendly tennis session to help work colleagues get to know each other better
· rounding up half a dozen mates for a regular five-a-side football kickabout
· encouraging a group of friends to do a local run in the park once a week
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Others won’t take part themselves, but will do all those other things that make sport possible, such as:
· organising a fundraising fun-run for their local community
· working with others and creating a multi- sport event at a local centre or park for everyone to join in with
· welcoming new participants to a local sports club – taking them along and helping them to take part as well as encouraging them to keep coming back
Who can become a Sports Maker?
Anyone who is aged 16 and over, who has not volunteered in sport before for any length of time and who is keen to help others who are aged 16+ to participate in sport.
Why become a Sports Maker?
There are lots of reasons to become a Sport Maker:
It is totally flexible. You choose which sports you want to be involved with and who you want to make sport happen for – friends, colleagues, neighbours
It’s extremely rewarding. You will meet other people interested in sport; find new ways of getting involved that suit you and gain access to resources that will help you organise your own activities if that’s what you’d prefer.
You will also develop new skills that could be useful in other areas of your life. Employers love to see outside activities on a CV so it could even help you get a new job.
You’ll be part of the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic legacy. Inspired by the Games and their values, you will be part of an army of 40,000 Sport Makers who will help to create new opportunities for lots more people to play sport.
You get free stuff. As well as receiving official Adidas kit, once you start to make sport happen there’ll be chances to win some exciting rewards. Or to put it another way, you will become the sort of sporting hero that makes a difference to the lives of other people – and have a good time doing it.
How to get involved
First come to an informal and interactive workshop where you will explore
§ How Sport Makers fits in with the Olympic and Paralympic values that inspired it
§ How you can get involved and make sport happen locally
§ The benefits of being involved and other opportunities to train
At the same session we will help you:
§ Work out how to get sport or activity sessions going with friends, colleagues, neighbours or the local community
§ Find opportunities to get involved in making sport happen in your area.
Register now by visiting www.sportmakers.co.uk and then you can book on the workshop to help get you started.
After the workshop it’s over to you – how do you want to make sport happen? We will support you with advice, information and connections and you’ll also get free Adidas kit. We simply ask you to complete at least 10 hours of activity and to log your hours in a journal so you and we can see the difference you are making.
If you complete and log 10 hours of Sport Maker activity you will have the chance to win some fantastic prizes.
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