DEVELOPING VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Kam RavalNational Tutor Trainer

Sports Leaders UK

Kevin HattonProjects Officer, East Midlands

Sports Leaders UK

www.sportsleaders.orgCollege Sport Week 2014St George’s Park - Burton-on-Trent

Our QualificationsLevel 1 Award in

Sports Volunteering

(13+)

Level 1 Award in Dance

Leadership (13+)

Level 2 Award in Sports

Leadership (14+)

Level 2 Award in Community

Sports Leadership

(16+)

Level 3 Certificate in Higher Sports

Leadership (16/18+)

Level 3 Certificate in

Basic Expedition Leadership

(17/18+)

Level 3 Award in Day Walk Leadership

(17/18+)

Level 1 Award in Sports

Leadership (13+)

Level 2 Award in Community

Sports Volunteering

(16+)

Level 2 Award in Dance

Leadership (16+)

Level 2 Award in Assisting in Basic

Expedition Leadership (16+)

Sports Leadership

Dance Leadership

Sports Volunteering

Outdoor Leadership

Certificated Awards

16+

14+

13+

9-11

Day Certificate in Sports Leadership

Women Get Set Go

Foreign Language

Leader Award

Maths Leader Award

Literacy Leader Award

11+

80 volunteers trained as sports leadership skills

Two National Companies to provide staff to be trained as part of their Corporate Volunteer Development programme

3 groups of volunteers trained by three tutors

Volunteers to be split in to teams of 6 to deliver 75 minutes of activities for 15 children

Space available – sports hall, playing field, ball room

Activities to include:Relay GamesTeam GamesInvasion/Ball GamesTag Games

Mini Games Festival for 250 primary age children

Children from 5 primary schools and 1 Disability Charity Organisation

Schools and charity to transport children to a central venue

ORGANISING COMMITTEE Purpose Roles and responsibilities

VOLUNTEERS TRAITS Skills Qualities and Values

VOLUNTEER ROLES Responsibilities to children

Responsibility to organisation

Values Qualities Skill

Positive Attitude Humour Organisation skills

Respect Punctuality Communication skills

Tolerance Empathy Motivating skills

Determination Fairness Planning

Commitment Responsibility Giving feedback

Integrity Motivated Giving praise

Fair Play Enthusiastic Observational skills

Gamesmanship Dedicated Supervising skills

Friendship Demonstration

Unit 1 / Unit 2

Planning for a session / event / competition –Games Festival 250 children

People Before During After

Booking system Purpose: participation Preparation / arrival Presentation

Confirm number of participants

Purpose: Fun & competition

Time of event / time one ach station

Prizes / Fair play award

Special needs, abilities, gender

Purpose: develop confidence

communication system

Safe exit for participants

Medical conditions Age groups Healthy refreshments Clean up / pack up

Umpires/Marshals Sports / rules Disruption Thank you-s

Volunteers /runners Clubs / helpers Behaviour Feedback

1st Aiders Timetable Spectator control Evaluation

Refreshments Order of play Photography Report

Score keepers Results table Media control Press report

Enough helpers Lots of coordinators Main coordinator

Information desk Set up in advance Rubbish control

Sport specific set up Security Back up plan

Unit 1 Unit 5 Unit 6

Unit 1 evaluation