Aug 14 - GSLA Junior Sports Leadership Award
Each year the GSLA runs the Sports Leaders UK Junior Sports Leadership Award during the Summer Sports and Leisure Programme. The 7-day, 37 hour course aims to build confidence and teach 14 to 15 year olds, communication and leadership skills and techniques needed to plan and lead sports sessions in the future.
Course Modules include planning, leading and reviewing sessions, developing leadership skills, leading healthy lifestyles, the role of the official, fair play and opportunities in sport and recreation. The last two days of this intense course saw the trainee leaders plan and lead a Mini Festival of the Sport for 7 & 8 year olds as part of the GSLA Sports Train.
The Mini Festival was also the final assessment, and trainee leaders delivered the Mini Festival under the watchful eye of Sports Leaders Karim Vatvani and Georgina Jackson supported by Stephanie Gonzalez. Michelle Turner and Victor Hermida from the GSLA’s Sports Development and Training Unit, evaluated the Junior Leaders and the Mini Festival of Sport
The GSLA Junior Sports Leadership Award has now concluded, but will be run in future GSLA Summer Sports Programmes. The Summer Sports & Leisure programme is sponsored by NatWest.
