Sports Development Courses

Stroud District Council Sports Development in partnership with Sport England are running club/coach/community development workshops. The workshops are run in conjunction with the Volunteer Investment Programme (VIP) and UK Sports Coach (UKSC). These courses are usually run over 3 hours and are designed to assist clubs/individuals in the community in a variety of issues such as:

• Seeking publicity
• Funding applications
• Better facilities
• Child protection
• Disability awareness
• Sports action planning

Stroud District Council/Partnership Workshops

The Regeneration Through Sport Manager and team have developed a variety of new workshops.

Disability

• New Mental Health Awareness Workshop
• Sportsability Training
• SDC Diversity Awareness Training

Health

• Diet and Nutrition Workshops (to be confirmed)

More information

Visit the following sites:

• National Coaching Foundation Website www.sportscoachuk.org
• SportsAid Website www.sportsaid.org.uk
• Active Gloucestershire - www.activegloucestershire.org
• Guide to coaching junior footballers Website www.leadingfootball.com
• Volunteer opportunities: further skills and support can be gained from the Sport England Running Sports series of workshops - see website www.runningsports.org for more information

To Find out what sports facilities exist visit www.activeplaces.com.

or contact our Regeneration Through Sport Manager on tel: 01453 754322 or e-mail jane.bullows@stroud.gov.uk