Community Sports Coaches

The Community Sports Coach (CSC) scheme is a national scheme, developed by Sport England and Sports Coach UK.  The aim of the scheme is to ensure that a number of qualified CSCs are working at local level, to increase the number and range of coaching opportunities according to strategic and local need.

In the Humber there has been a £1.6 million investment into local sports coaching across the region. Over 23 coaches have been appointed to work with the local community in a range of projects in settings across the four local authorities.

The four local authorities within the Humber each submitted bids, coordinated by the Humber Sports Partnership, to Sport England and were successful in securing the funding for a range of projects.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Sport and Play Development Service have appointed four full time CSCs to deliver a wide range of activities with the aim of increasing participation and widening access within sport and physical activity opportunities.

All posts are predominantly multi sport, delivered with a second specialism, which coach both young people and adults within schools, clubs and community settings. 

The four CSCs deliver multi-skill coaching sessions, but each post has a second specialism:

• Disability –Chris Johnson

• Healthy Lifestyles – Rob Lever

• Outdoor Pursuits – Brian Bate

• Street Sports – Ed Grady

Following the formation of the Sport and Active Recreation Strategy, "Yes, Be Active Here", it was discovered that we needed further development work specifically around the coastal strip and rural areas of the East Riding. A successful bid was written to the Sport England Community Investment Fund (CIF) to fund two more CSCs – rural and coastal:

• Coastal – Paul Silvester

• Rural – Sam James

This now means that there is a team of six CSCs who are delivering community led programmes throughout all areas of the East Riding.

What do the CSCs do?

Each CSC has their own tailored structured work programme which is developed with key partnership involvement.

Our key partners include South Hunsley School Sport Partnership, Bridlington School Sports Partnership, Extended Services, the Tribune Trust, Positive Futures, Safe Communities, East Riding of Yorkshire NHS, Humberside Police, local National Governing Bodies representatives and various voluntary and community groups e.g. the W.I and Stroke Association 

What are we currently delivering? 

Examples of work areas for CSC Disability include:

• Community adult Boccia clubs - Withernsea, Beverley and Driffield

• Adult Resource Centre day time sessions

• Fun clubs for young people - Beverley

• Disability specific Sport Unlimited sessions

• Multi skills for pupils Special Schools in the East Riding

Examples of work areas for CSC Street Sports include:

• Developing sport programmes for youth centres throughout the East Riding, through Sport Unlimited

• Delivering and coordinating Key Stage 4 programmes for schools in the South Hunsley SSP and Bridlington SSP

• Leading on Multi Skills and Multi Skill Academies

• Close links with the anti social behaviour team, especially through the Twilight Football programme

• Working closely with the Positive Futures across the county

Examples of work areas for CSC Outdoor Pursuits include:

• Outdoor adventure clubs at local places of interest

• NNAS navigation courses - bronze level - contact us to find out more date

• Shepherd's Crook making course - contact us to find out more date

• Outdoor adventure and team building holiday programmes

• Pub walks under the Walking the Way to Health scheme

• Organising the Outdoor Adventure Week

Examples of work areas for CSC Healthy Lifestyles include:

• Town and village hall sessions – links with the Women's Institute 

• Developing new corporate sports sessions

• Seated exercise classes in village halls

• Links with East Riding of Yorkshire NHS, CHIL workers and Health Trainers

Examples of work areas for CSC Coastal include:

• Work with coastal leisure sites and surrounding communities to devleop a number of activities, e.g. racketball, walks etc

• Beach sport sessions e.g. volleyball, beach cricket etc

• Women’s informal sport sessions on the coastal strip, e.g.  football with the East Riding County FA

• Delivering and coordinating Key Stage 4 programmes for schools in the Bridlington SSP

• Delivering the beach sports festival 2009 and developing 2010 on Bridlington South Beach - with East Yorkshire RFU, East Riding County FA and Yorkshire Cricket Board

Examples of work areas for CSC Rural include:

• Links with the new Health @ Work scheme - lunchtime walks

• Bowls sessions at rural village halls

• Low level exercise sessions in rural communities

• Women’s circuit training sessions

Further information

If you'd like further information on the CSC programme and if we can support your programmes or village, please contact Cate Gillingwater, community recreation officer, on (01482) 392515 or email cate.gillingwater@eastriding.gov.uk