The Doorstep Sport Approach
Justyn Price – Training & NGB Relationship Manager
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session you should:
• Be able to identify current levels of sports & volunteer
participation in disadvantaged communities
• Understand how StreetGames doorstep sport approach can
be used to engage disadvantaged communities
• Identify skills required to coach and lead effective doorstep
sport
Participation Quiz
• 3 x 30 minutes
• Volunteering
• Club members
• Receive Coaching / Tuition
• Organised Competitive Sport
• Latent Demand
Sports Participation
16-24 years by Household Income
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
3 x 30 participation
Volunteering
Less than £15k
Club Membership
More than £45k
Sports Coaching /
Tuition
Organised
Competitive Sport
Sports Participation
16-24 years by Household Income
50
45.7
43.1
42.7
45
38.6
40
35
30
28.7
23.9
25
22.9
19.1
20
15
9.3
10
4.9
5
0
3 x 30
participation
Volunteering
Less than £15k
Club
Membership
Sports Coaching
/ Tuition
More than £45k
Organised
Competitive
Sport
Unmet Demand for Sport
68.9%
63.5%
70.0%
60.0%
62.4%
54.4%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
All Adults
All 16-24 years
16-24: low income
households
16-24: high income
households
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Introducing StreetGames
Let’s have a look…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBH105ryBw4
Introducing StreetGames
• National charity dedicated to reducing the gap in sports
participation between affluent and poor communities
• Delivered in partnership with a wide range of organisations
• National Partner to Sport England
• Award winning - sport for social good
Doorstep Sport
Sport delivered close to home:
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at the right time
in the right place
at the right price
in the right style…
Right Place
Right Time
Right Style
Doorstep Sport
Right Place
Ask people where they
want to play.
Right time
Ask people when they want
to play.
Be mindful of issues of
territory
A midnight session does not
have to begin at midnight!
Be mindful of pre-history
(are they barred from a
Leisure Centre?)
Late nights might suit late
teens.
Participants might start
on open space within
their territory.
Coach will be mindful of
the advantages of moving
indoors in winter
Be mindful of working hours
– not everyone works 9-5.
Community might want
sessions at times when there
are high rates of ASB.
Right price
Ask people what is a
reasonable
contribution
Assume the sessions
will be free.
Right style
Style evolves over time. Coach must be in charge but many
good coaches do not appear to be.
It is hard work to appear so laissez faire.
Group cooperates and belongs to all participants. The
more the solidarity the better the discipline.
Fundraising towards a
specific event - a trip
or tournament bonds
a group.
Skills and drills unlikely to engage target group.
Have a session plan but be flexible.
Find creative ways to teach skills.
Do not expect all people to come at the start and leave at
the end. The better the solidarity the better the
attendance.
Do not expect people change for the session or wear right
gear.
Do not expect clear cut age groups in each session. Keep
older group separate – it’s not cool to play with 14 year
olds.
Coach knows participants individually and has a
progression plan for each.
Motivations to Participate
A Doorstep Sport
Coach/Leader
A Doorstep Sport
Coach/Leader
Role of the Coach
Builds trust
Non judgemental
Positive, welcoming to all & passionate about sport
Mentoring
A role model
Sign posting
Consistent
Sports Citizenship / Sporting Capital
• Plan to increase participants confidence to learn skills
• Visit sports venues – teach how to use them
• Develop youth leadership through volunteering and devolved decision
making
• Show where sport can be read about and watched
• Connect to clubs and events
• Explain value of life-long activity
• Show how to do solo/informal sports
Managing Logistics
No Shows
Alcohol /
Drug Use
Registration
Smoking
Late Arrivals
Leaving
Early
Respect…
Respect is hard to earn but easily lost. In groups discuss:
• Three things that cause you to respect others?
• Three things you think cause young people to respect others?
• Three things that might cause you to lose respect for someone?
• Three things that might cause a young person to lose respect for
someone?
Questions
Thank you for your efforts, for more information on training please
visit: http://www.streetgames.org/www/training-academy