Youth Sports Leadership #MakeSportHappen
Youth Sport Leadership is a 3 year sports programme designed to teach young people essential skills and behaviours such as teamwork, leadership and persistence in achieving a goal. In Bahrain, 33 sports coaches and teachers and 103 students have taken part in the project across 21 schools. The programme, which is delivered through the Youth Sports Trust, International, has already been delivered in over 60 countries where it has had a transformational impact on the students and teachers who take part.
It works by training teachers and coaches in learner-centred coaching and mentoring skills that help them enable 15-16 year old students to become ‘young sports leaders’. These students then go on to further develop their leadership skills by organising sports festivals in their cities and communities. This challenge helps the students to develop essential skills for the future such as teamwork, communication, leadership as well as build their confidence in these areas.
In Bahrain, we’re partnering with the Ministry of Education, who recognised the importance of unleashing the potential of their students through sports, in line with their mission provide educational opportunities for every citizen to develop his or her mental, physical and emotional potential.
This programme isn’t just for people who love sports, it is specifically designed to be inclusive for all young people who want to learn how to grow their leadership abilities, increase their confidence and work more collaboratively in groups.
Rehana Mughal, senior Programme Manager, Culture & Sports