Dublin (Ireland)

Dates: Sat 27th June – Fri 3rd July
Venue: St Columba’s College, Whitechurch, Dublin 16

Perth (Scotland)

Dates: Sat 4th – Fri 10th July
Venue: Glenalmond College, Perth, PH1 3RY

Brecon (Wales)

Dates: Fri 24th – Fri 31st July
Venue: Christ College, Brecon, LD3 8AF

Belfast 1 (Northern Ireland) **WAITING LIST**

Dates: Sat 1st – Fri 7th Aug
Venue: Campbell College, Belfast, BT4 2ND

Monkton (England)

Dates: Sat 1st – Fri 7th Aug
Venue: Monkton Combe School, Bath, BA2 7HG

Belfast 2 (Northern Ireland) **WAITING LIST**

Dates: Sat 8th – Fri 14th Aug
Venue: Campbell College, Belfast, BT4 2ND

Repton (England)

Dates: Fri 7th – Fri 14th Aug
Venue: Repton School, Repton, DE65 6FH

There is no requirement for a Trainee to be a Christian but they must recognise and adhere to the Christians in Sport Statement of Faith and not do anything to contravene this during their time as a Trainee 1.

Course content:

- Biblical teaching and grounding in the basics of the Christian faith

- Training in how to be a Christian in sport

- One-to-one discussions to enable you to think and apply the teaching and training

- Help on transitioning between life stages within Christians in Sport

- Serving within various elements of Sports Plus

- Playing sport together as a Trainee team

For more information on the responsibilities and aims of the programme please click here.

The second stage of the programme is split into two focus areas – Trainee Leader and Trainee Coach - and is for individuals who have previously attended Sports Plus as a Trainee 1 or participated in another Christians in Sport leadership role/programme. There is a requirement for those in the second stage of the programme to be a Christian and they must agree with the Christians in Sport Statement of Faith.

Trainee Leaders will shadow a Team Leader through involvement with a team of young people and Trainee Coaches will be linked to a first sport to learn and gain experience from the respective coaching team.

Course content:

- Biblical teaching and grounding in the basics of the Christian faith

- Training in how to be a Christian in sport

- One-to-one discussions to enable you to think and apply the teaching and training

- Help on transitioning between life stages within Christians in Sport

- Serving within various elements of Sports Plus

- Involvement with a team of young people or first sport coaching team

For more information on the responsibilities and aims of the programme please click here.

As we seek to develop future coaches for Sports Plus we have a bursary available to financially assist coaches in obtaining coaching qualifications in return for a commitment to coaching at Sports Plus.

If you would like more information about the Coaching Bursary Programme please contact us using the details below.

Trainees must be 18 years old prior to the start of the camp to serve at Sports Plus. Those aged 17 years must attend as a young person.

Christians in Sport take seriously their responsibility for the young people in their care. All trainees will be required to undergo a Criminal Records Check and attend a compulsory safeguarding session before joining the team. Our Safeguarding Policy can be found here and our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders and policy statement on the secure storage of information are available on request. Click here to request either of these policies.

Sports Plus costs £150 (Dublin - €175) for trainees but a reduced rate of £100 (Dublin - €115) is also available for students, unemployed and those who wish to access the Bursary Fund. During the application process you will be asked to select which rate you plan to pay.

Please note all trainee applications must be submitted no later than six weeks prior to the start of the camp you are applying for.

Before applying please click here for further details on the aims and responsibilities of each stage.

All applicants for the Trainee programme will require two references, to determine their suitability for the role, and to undergo police checks before joining the team.

Please note, applications close six weeks prior to the start of each camp.