supporting sports students
//The Volunteering Office have details of the following local volunteering roles:
Run for All Event Support (April 16th/17th)
Assistant to Disability Games Team (April 17th)
Macmillan Lincoln 10k (April 17th)
Lincolnshire FA University Football Activator (Deadline: May 27th)
There are more roles advertised on their website too.
//The Action It Theatre Company are looking for sports coaches for their summer camps in Italy. A number of our students have had very positive experiences of these camps in the past.
Salary: An hourly wage plus flights. Accommodation and subsistence provided with host family. All travel in Italy to and from work will be covered also.
For more details on the role, and how to apply, please see the English Theatre of Europe’s website.
//University of Lincoln Women’s Football Club are looking for a coach for their 2nd team for next season, starting in September. Ideally they are looking for somebody who already holds a FA level 1 coaching qualification but this is not crucial as there is the opportunity for them to part fund someone who is keen to help them out.
ULWFC are a competitive and successful club and the person who fills the role would be able to work closely with and learn from the 1st team’s UEFA B qualified coach.
If anyone is interested then please contact Sandy Willmott first for contact details.
//Grantham Town Football Club are extremely interested in progressing University Students and their own Students/Footballers within the 16-18 programme at the club. They have announced a number of positions for the 16/17 season, working on a voluntary basis, which would be excellent for extending your knowledge, skills and experience.
The positions are voluntary but successful applicants may be able to benefit from support towards travel costs and the fees for relevant coaching courses etc.
The roles available are:
Psychologists
Physiotherapists
Performance Analysts
Nutritionists
Strength and Conditioning
Football Coaches
Goalkeeper Coaches
Journalism/Media
Grantham Town are keen to provide you with relevant practical experience and have excellent facilities in partnership with 1life, including a 3960-capacity stadium, athletics track, classrooms, gym, swimming pool, conference rooms, 3G football pitch and grass pitches.
For further details please contact Alex Cross (Grantham Town Academy Manager) on 07950350198. (A number of our students have worked very successfully with Alex before at a previous club.)
//An opportunity to gain valuable experience in schools and enhance your CV has arisen, through volunteering with VIRSCO and Lincolnshire Sport at their School Sports Challenge on July 18th. You will be required to run a section of a sports day at Newton-on-Trent School and will be taking down scores for a school-wide competition.
Costs of travel and expenses will be covered, although you are more than welcome to travel there with the VIRSCO team if you would struggle to get there otherwise.
Number of Positions: 5-10
Type of Position: Voluntary (expenses to be covered)
Deadline: 31st April
Open to: All Students
Requirements: Up to date DBS
For more information, please contact VIRSCO at info@virsco.co.uk
