What is the
Sports Crew?
The ‘Sports Crew’ is a group of young people who are
committed to providing sporting opportunities for
children within their school.
They are great leaders and role models who
demonstrate and uphold each of the 6 School Games
Values – respect, teamwork, determination, self-belief,
honesty and passion – inside and outside of School.
What does a Sports
Crew do?
The ‘Sports Crew’ is a proactive group who can take
responsibility for a number of the following activities:
• Setting up a lunchtime club
• Running a lunchtime sports competition
• Support in picking the School Team
• Feedback to the rest of school about events
• Share opportunities with different classes
• Attend sports events as reporters/photographers
• Create and manage the School Games display board
• Give out certificates and prizes
Sports Crew Roles
Equipment
Manager
Media
Leader
Activity Leader
Head of Sports
Crew
Photographer
Communication
Manager
Creative
Director
Sports Crew Benefits
Having an active Sports Crew can provide a number of benefits to
both SC members, other pupils and the school.
Sports Crew Members
School
Other pupils
• Provides them with leadership
opportunities, which can boost self
esteem and confidence.
• After an initial support period, the
Sports Crew can assist the PE
coordinator with aspects of his role.
• Provides additional opportunities for
children to take part in physical
activity.
• Gives children greater responsibility
and an opportunity to express
themselves in ways the classroom
doesn’t offer.
• Can increase the number of
clubs/activities on offer at a school, in
turn increasing physical activity
amongst pupils.
• Look up to the Sports Crew members
as role models to model behaviour
on.
• Provides opportunities for those not
considered ‘sporty’ to still take an
active role in PE and School Sport by
using their own different and unique
skills.
• Helps work towards School Games
Mark and shows OfSTED effective use
of the PE Premium
• Can improve pupil behaviour and help
instil supportive and co-operative
atmospheres.
• Feel that they have a voice in school
by liaising with the Sports Crew on
opportunities and activities they want
to see at school.
• Provides a target for children to aspire
to be part of.
Sports Crew Leadership
Day
Sports Crews, by the SSP definition, take Young Leadership Training further and offers wider opportunities to common training
received through secondary school links. We see this training as the first step to forming a School Sports Crew.
The Partnership itself runs a Sports Crew Leadership Day in April each year at Moulton College for a select group of a school’s best
Young Leaders. At this event, they receive a Sports Crew t-shirt and further training in Sports Leadership from Northamptonshire
Sport coaches and media and marketing workshops delivered by SSP staff.
Sports Leadership Training
Media
Marketing
2014
2014
2014/15
Children attending the Sports Leadership training
undertook training to understand how to plan,
set up and deliver a Multi-Skills festival at their
school. These children were then tasked with
running a competition at school. The best
submitted scores then took part in the Summer
School Games at Moulton College.
Children who undertook the Media workshop last
year looked at the skills required to write a sports
report. Through identifying the 5 W’s and
understanding how to structure a text, children
were then encouraged to return to school and
report on school sport events for the wider school
population
Children who undertook the Marketing
workshop last year looked at what goes into
creating a School Games display board.
Children used IT skills to research pictures
and information to include on their board
before then looking at ways to promote a
school sport event.
2015
The SSP plan to deliver a similar content to last
year but also look at the Change4Life Sports Club
resources, giving children an opportunity to learn
how to set up, plan and deliver these within their
own school.
2015
The SSP plan to deliver a similar workshop but with
a wider focus on technology and utilising
podcasting. Children will be given the role of
roaming reporters to create their own podcast of
the day whilst utilising questioning,
communication, note-taking and teamwork skills.
Sports Crew
Opportunities
Our main aim with the Sports Crew is to give each school a group of determined individuals committed to providing opportunities
to take part in physical activity but also promote the benefits of a healthy active lifestyle. Without having day to day interactions
with the children, we aim to offer rewards to those Sports Crews who continue to prove what a valuable asset they are to their
school.
Dedicated Sports
Crew News on
the SSP Website
Termly
Competitions
Opportunities to
attend nonschool events as
Media Leaders
Any questions?