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Recruit into Coaching

The Recruit into Coaching Programme (RiC) is being implemented in partnership by Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust with support from sports coach UK and SkillsActive on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). RiC is part of the Coaching work strand of the PE & Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) Delivery Plan as it is strongly linked to the School Sport Coaching Programme.

The overarching aim of RiC is to recruit, train and deploy 10,000 new volunteer coaches by 2011.

5680 of the coaches will be delivered through the network of School Sport Partnerships (school settings) and 4320 through the network of County Sports Partnerships (community settings). The programme is being rolled out in the 70 most deprived wards in England only and this means that 28 out of the 49 CSPS are involved, with varying numbers in each region.

Objectives

To recruit and develop 10,000 volunteer coaches and deploy them to support sports activity by 5-19 year olds in local communities according to need.
Contribute to helping the 30% sporty segment move from 4 to 5 hours of sport a week; and the 50% semi-sporty segment move from 3 to 4 hours of sport a week.
Integrate the delivery of RiC into the wider PESSYP Coaching work strand and in line with the UK Coaching Framework; whilst increasing the availability of high quality coaching to young people in key sports at an early age to deliver the 5 hour sport offer.

Get Involved

Are you interested in becoming a coach and getting involved in the Recruit into Coaching scheme? If you are successful in your application, training will be provided for you (up to a Level 1 coaching qualification) and you will be recruited into a voluntary coaching role in your local community.

If you live in the areas listed below click on the links for your application portal and to check you live in an eligible area. Once you have applied your local Pro-Active or County Sports Partnership will aim to get in touch within three weeks.

If you live outside of these areas click here to check you live in an eligible area and find out who to contact.

The role of SkillsActive

We have been commissioned by Sport England to deliver an agreed menu of support to the 28 CSPs involved. SkillsActive will provide expertise and support to all RiC partners through a flexible range of workforce development solutions and expertise around other local initiatives or funding opportunities which will add value to the programme.

Click here to find out more about our role and the initiatives that will be provided in delivering this project.

More information

Following a pilot phase with 10 CSPs in 2008/09, RiC will now roll out across the additional 18 CSPs for a further two years. For more information on RiC contact emma.forward@skillsactive.com

Further information on Recruit into Coaching can be found on the following websites:

Alternatively see how Recruit into Coaching is working in London, with this Sport England video: