Let's create a brighter future for young people in sport this Pride 🌈

Read our child-first tips for coaching LGBTQ+ young people from Wales Women’s Lacrosse Senior Team Manager & inclusive sport educator, Erin Williams: bit.ly/4e6Kr3J

Playful, encouraging, listener, open-minded, agile... what three words best describe you as a coach?

Reflect on your practice and discover your coaching profile with our 5 minute Coaching Compass quiz: bit.ly/3BCC3He

Do you want to know how you can implement playtheirway philosophy into your physical activity sessions?

Learn from other coaches who have shared how they encourage choice, voice and journey into their young people's active experiences.

Read more: playtheirway.org/resources/sess…

54% of disabled teenage girls believe others judge them when they participate in sport or exercise.

Many disabled teenage girls highlighted that this judgement was solely focused on their impairment and was a significant barrier to sport and exercise.

This needs to change.

Change doesn't happen overnight... we have to embrace the long game!

🌱 That's why we're welcoming coaching organisations and Active Partnerships to apply for our community coach engagement pilot investment.

Deadline 7th June - apply for investment here: bit.ly/3QCOZox

🐝 Are you based in or around #Manchester ?
💙 Do you work for an organisation or club coaching children?

Come along to our workshop on #ChildrensRights in sport with UNICEF UK on Tuesday 25th June, 10am-3pm!

Register here, one place per organisation: bit.ly/3xCgjMX

Jeremy Frisch sounds like the sort of coach that would be aligned with the playtheirway movement!!

#playtheirway

'A young person will say 'you don't want to know what I think', and I interpret that somebody else in their journey has let them down' - Paul Jenkins League Leaders®

🎧 Listen to this episode of the #PlayTheirWay Podcast with Paul, Razak & Lereece: bit.ly/3ErVzrg

🤸 Let's not forget what made us fall in love with sport and coaching in the first place...

...FUN!

🤣 What moment has made you laugh the most as a coach?

Come on coaches, if you are involved in the development of our youngest players (in fact players of any age) be prepared to put them first for the massive developmental opportunities this will present you with 👍

🚨 playtheirway is welcoming coaching organisations & Active Partnerships to apply for one of eight £5,000 contracts to pilot local coach engagement projects, bringing child-first coaching to life in local communities.

Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/3QCOZox

Massive thanks to playtheirway as we work together to ensure our children get the best possible start if they choose to be active through sport. There is no role as important as this👍. Let’s not let our children down😉

⚽ The brilliant Pete has just launched a fab new resource for all child-first football coaches.

🤸 We especially love this page about the importance of play: thesessioncollective.co.uk/warm-up

🎧 Pete Sturgess will also appear on the #PlayTheirWay Podcast in June, watch this space!

With the latest Sport England #ActiveLives data showing increased inequalities in activity levels based on where someone lives, a whole system approach is urgently needed to tackle this worrying trend.
Read more in our Research & Insight Team’s blog ⬇️ buff.ly/44WQvYr

#playtheirway is one! 🎂 I wrote this a while back and whilst there are still far too many poor examples in youth sport sadly,..there are also some brilliant ones by incredible coaches 🙌
youthsporttrust.org/news-listings/…
What a year it has been-fantastic to have been on the journey ❤️

Happy Birthday to the fantastic Play Their Way movement 🥳

I’m forever thankful for the opportunity to discuss innovative environments and co-created play on the playtheirway podcast 🎙️👇

open.spotify.com/episode/3XGK9E…

Here’s to many more years of PLAY! ❤️

The #PlayTheirWay movement turns 1 today 🎉

As a member of the Children’s Coaching Collaborative, we’re proud to be a driving force behind the success of the @PlayTheirWay movement which puts children’s rights and experiences first in sport and physical activity.

💙 'Sport gives young people a platform to have their voices heard and a place they can belong' - Vicki Wells Youth Sport Trust

Thanks to the Youth Sport Trust for this birthday message, and for being one of the core members of the Children's Coaching Collaborative 🤝

The #PlayTheirWay movement turns 1 today! 🎉

As a member of the Children’s Coaching Collaborative (CCC), we’re proud to be a driving force behind the success of the @PlayTheirWay movement which puts children’s rights and experiences first in sport and physical activity.

What a year it’s been 👇

Happy birthday playtheirway 🎂

We’re thrilled to be a partner Chance to Shine and look forward to seeing the campaign continue to grow 🙌