Sporting Champions - new allocation of free visits 

Sporting Champions inspires young people by giving them the chance to meet their sporting heroes face-to-face and gives us the opportunity to bring world-class athletes into our local community.

Funding secured by Sporting Champions for the period April 08 to 30 September 08 will allow us to apply for a national pot of around 100 FREE community visits. Requests for these visits are to be made via the County Sports Partnership.

What are the key themes and essential visit components?

All visits must support at least one of the key themes:

• Increase participation in community sport
• School and club links
• Leadership and volunteering

Some visits may also be used for work with gifted and talented young people to support Sport England and the Government’s messaging around excellence.

Every visit must also include at least one of the following essential elements:

• Motivational talk based on the Champion’s own experience and directly related to the
  key theme of the event.
• Question and answer session with the young people.
• Practical element e.g. workshops, demonstrations, coaching sessions.

 

What is the length of lead in time for a visit?

Sporting Champions work around 6 weeks in advance to secure Champions for events. If you have the relevant information for a visit, you can request the visit further in advance, however due to Champions’ busy schedules and to avoid disappointment of cancelled visits, the optimum time is around 6 weeks in advance.

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