Satellite Clubs
Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are pleased to announce that the funding process for the Year 4 delivery of Satellite Clubs is now open. The deadline for all applications is on Friday 19th February 2016.
Satellite clubs are extensions of community sports clubs which are established in a new venue, usually a secondary school or college, and specifically target the 14-25 age group. Satellite clubs are usually run by sports clubs who bring their expertise and enthusiasm to places where young people already meet. In addition to educational sites we are keen to position satellite clubs in youth and community facilities.
This new intervention is at the heart of Sport England’s 2012-17 Youth and Community Strategy, research has shown that the step from school or college sport to community sport is often too great for young people. This is one of the reasons why so many 14-25 year olds drop-out. Satellite clubs make it easy for young people to stay in sport, or to start playing for the first time.
The clubs will offer a different sporting experience for young people and will aim to attract young people who are not typically very sporty.
The criteria for Satellite Clubs are as follows:
- All satellite clubs must be based at a secondary school, special school, FE College or alternative community venue.
- Satellite Club sessions must run on a weekly basis for a minimum of 1 hour and cannot be delivered during curriculum time.
- Satellite Clubs based at Secondary Schools, Special Schools and FE Colleges must be open to the whole community and not just those educated on site.
- Satellite Clubs must be run by coaches/volunteers from the ‘hub’ club.
- Satellite Clubs must be delivered between 1st April 2016 and March 31st 2017.
The focus for the Year 4 delivery is to support target groups;
- Girls
- 14-25 age groups
- BME (Black Minority Ethnic Groups)
- Disability
- Hard to reach groups
Further information on Satellite Clubs can be found by visiting the link www.sportacrossstaffordshire.co.uk/SatelliteClubs
If you are a club or school in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and would like more information regarding Satellite Clubs please contact:
Chloe Groves, Satellite Club Links Officer
T: 01785 619177 / 07814 131074