Information for Leaders
What is Sports Plus?
The vision of Christians in Sport
is to see Christians at every sports club representing Christ
and building the church, and that includes the generation of
young people before us!
Can you picture hundreds and thousands of committed young
Christians on fields, courts, tracks and in pools, in every
corner of this country? Imagine a Christian influence in every
club, school sports team and youth group; giving 100% in all
that they do, understanding that God has created them able to
play sport whilst representing Jesus to their friends.
Sports Plus fits into the overall vision of the youth department
of Christians in Sport. Young sporty people from all over the UK
(many of whom have been spurred on or brought by a teacher,
youth leader or coach) come for a week of fantastic sports
action. The dream of Sports Plus is that we teach the unchanging
good news of Jesus in a relevant way to those who don't yet know
him, whilst building up the Christians to live their lives for
Christ specifically in their sporting environment.
Sports Plus 2008
Sports Plus is for both boys and girls aged 11-17
Scotland: Loretto School, Musselburgh: 4 - 11 July
N Ireland: Royal School, Armagh: 12 - 18 July
Wales 1: Christ College, Brecon: 1 - 8 August
Wales 2: Christ College, Brecon: 15 - 22 August
England: Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire: 15 - 22 August
Check availability
NB: The above dates include the training weekend for leaders.
For the young people camp will start on the Sunday afternoon of
the week in question.
Cost
Employed - £150 per person, per camp
Student / unemployed - £130 per person, per camp
If you are not able to pay the full fees when you send in
your application form, we will ask for a £50 deposit. If, having
paid this, you need to cancel your application for any reason
then please let Christians in Sport know in writing. Once we
have received this we will refund the deposit (or total fees
paid), providing this is received more than 8 weeks prior to the
start of the Sports Plus camp in question.
Payments will be held and not paid in until any relevant
reference checks are completed and your place has been
confirmed.
If money would be a barrier to you coming to lead at Sports
Plus please do contact us to discuss your situation as there may
be bursary funds available to assist you.
Training for leaders
Sports Plus begins for our leaders with the training weekend
from the Friday evening (Saturday am in N Ireland). You are
required to attend the whole weekend. This is a valuable time to
meet the other leaders and to receive some training to equip you
in your role. The training will run until 4pm Sunday, at which
time the young people arrive. Sports Plus finishes at 4pm on the
following Friday. If as a youth leader you will have young
people at Sports Plus we would encourage you to arrange well in
advance for them to travel to the venue with their parents or
other responsible adults so that you are able to attend the
training weekend.
Child
Protection and Health and Safety
Christians in Sport take seriously the responsibility to the
young people in their care. All leaders will undergo a Criminal
Record Bureau (CRB) check in order to join the team. Our
policies on the safe handling and storage of data, and the
recruitment of ex-offenders are
available to view on the website.
Christians in Sport has its own
Child Protection Policy and Health and Safety Policy which
leaders are required to read. Each
leader will be required to adhere to these policies at all
times. These are available to view online (click
here)
What characteristics do we look for in
leaders at Sports Plus?
Christians in Sport leaders must first and foremost have a
passion to follow Jesus. They must be committed Christians who
are actively trying to let Jesus reign in their hearts and live
him out. We want leaders who are willing to serve God, the
gospel, the young people and each other.
There are many ways
in which you could serve at Sports Plus:
(click on each for more information)
Team Leader
Trainee Leader
(not available at England Sports Plus)
Coach
Trainee Coach
Support Staff
Medical Team
NB: Christians in Sport reserves the right to advise applicants
on which role would be most suitable, and to assign roles
accordingly.
Application forms
Application forms will be available
to download below
Returning Leaders Application Form
New Leaders Application Form
To download
pdf files you will need to have Adobe Acrobat reader installed
on your computer. To download a free copy
click here
Further
Information
Should you have any further questions or
queries, or you wish to request an application form by post please contact the office by
email
or call 01869 255644.
