Be an Activator for the All Stars Cricket Programme (Summer 2018)

Volunteer Activators are being sought for the ECB’s All Stars Cricket programme – a scheme aimed at developing the movement skills of 5 to 8-year olds and increasing their interest in cricket. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to gain experience that will relate to coaching or teaching. Training is provided, and there is the flexibility for students to receive that in Lincoln or back at home. Similarly the volunteering in the Summer can be at any club that is involved in All Stars Cricket. Students from any sporting background are welcome! A novel feature of the programme is an emphasis on inviting parents to participate in activities, and the training also covers interactions with parents.

Our  local coordinator is Justin Owen of Lincolnshire Cricket, and the slides from a recent information session can be found here: Uni ASC Activator presentation. Details of the scheme and its benefits are given. Justin can be contacted at justin.owen@lincscricket.co.uk

Social Sports Activators & Sport Ambassadors, Univ. of Lincoln

The Students’ Union have a number of sport-related volunteering opportunities:

1) Social Sports Activators: one each for football and basketball, responsible for arranging and overseeing social games (1-2 hours per week)

2) Sport Ambassadors: help to grow participation in one of these sports – Basketball, Cricket, Dance, Hockey or Lacrosse (approx 4-5 hours per week)

Both of these offer a great opportunity to gain experience of sports development, project management and event planning…on campus!

Full details of these and other volunteering positions can be found on the SU Volunteering site: lincolnsu.com/volunteering/opportunities/community/sport

Apply now!

All Stars Cricket Activators, Summer 2017 (deadline extended)

The University of Lincoln is one of 19 around the country to be involved with providing student activators for the new All Stars Cricket initiative from the ECB, “a nationwide programme that is designed to inspire five- to eight-year-olds to take up cricket and provide a great first experience of the game.”

Activators will receive full training and other benefits and will be matched up with a club for the sessions, which will run at locations across the country for about eight weeks between May and September. The programme has been designed with the flexibility to undertake your training and/or delivery either close to the University or your home.

Every All Stars Cricket Activator (Action Hero!), will receive training and will be signposted to a local club, which has everything you need to ensure a great first experience for kids and their parents. All Stars Cricket will give kids all the skills to play the game and directly connect them to the heroes of the men’s and women’s England team. An explanatory video can be viewed here.
All sessions are planned to run for approximately 8 weeks, between May and September across the whole of the country, meaning you can choose to support sessions either at home or at University, whichever works best for you!

Students interested in registering for the scheme can sign up here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ASCActionHero

The application deadline has been extended until Monday 10th March.

Some of the available dates and locations for training are as follows. You only need to attend one!

 11th April: Derbyshire (Venue TBC)
19th April: Northamptonshire (Indoor School, The County Ground, Abington Ave, Northampton NN1 4PR)
20th April: Lincolnshire (Lincoln College, Monks Rd, Lincoln LN2 5HQ)
24th April: Leicestershire (The Fischer County Ground, Grace Road, Leicester, LE2 8AD)
25th April: Nottinghamshire (Venue TBC)

Note: activators do not necessarily have to have extensive cricket experience and skills. Good people skills are the key requirement!

 

University Football Activator (Workforce), Deadline: May 27th

An exciting opportunity for a pro-active and committed University of Lincoln student, working in partnership with BUCS and Lincolnshire FA, is now open for applications. The successful candidate will undertake the role of University Football Activator (Workforce) and be required to implement a Football Development plan for workforce delivering key National Game Strategy targets.

Benefits of the role: branded Nike kit and £500 honorarium; work experience in football development; understanding of wider FA and CFA strategies; partnership working; bursaries towards CPD and training; regional/national training days with National staff; support from CFA staff for future job opportunities and a unique experience which will make the successful candidate stand out from the crowd.

Students can sign up here – https://lincolnsu.com/volunteering/opportunities/community/newopportunity

Deadline for applications: 27th May 2016

Interview date: 8th June 2016

 

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University Football Activator / Mars Just Play Coordinator

These positions from Lincolnshire FA are both still open to applications from University of Lincoln students, but must be filled soon. They represent excellent opportunities for personal development, gaining experience and building networks within football. Previous students who have taken these roles have gone on to get paid positions within Lincolnshire FA, for example.

For more details, please see the announcements on the Students Union sports volunteering page:

https://www.lincolnsu.com/volunteering/opportunities/community/sport

or contact Sophie Bartup at Sophie.Bartup@lincolnshirefa.com for more information.

Apply now!

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