Welcome to CoachWest the West of England Sport Trust (Wesport) Coach Development website.
This site exists to support coaches and recruiters who are based in the West of England. We provide a service to support coach development and to assist coaches in finding employment. We work closely with recruiters and employers to ensure coaches are appropriately supported, valued and developed.
For employers our aim is to provide easy links to quality, professional coaches from a number of sport/activity leadership disciplines.
We are looking for people to register on the site as:
- A coach looking for qualifications and training opportunities
- A coach looking for employment
- An organisation looking to make use of a volunteer or a paid coach
Please continue to look around the site to find out more about how we can help you. If you have any further queries that are not answered on the pages please feel free to contact the Wesport Coaching Development Officer on 0117 3286266 or coaching@wesport.org.uk and we will be more than happy to help where we can.
N.B. For potential Recruiters (employers/placement providers) please click the link on the top right of this page to gain more information on how the system can be of a benefit to you as an organisation and the joining process.
Volunteers needed for The British Transplant Games, Bath 2010!
The Games are organised by Transplant Sport UK (TSUK), with the aims of demonstrating to the public the benefits of organ transplantation, encourage transplantees to live life to the full with exercise and social interaction, and to promote awareness of the desperate need for more organ donors.
Over the years the event has grown from a 1 day to a 4-day event now attracting over 800 competitors and nearly 1500 spectators, including donor families. Usually the Games are hosted annually in different cities around the UK, but with the success of Bath 2006, the Games have decided to return to the city for a second year. These will be the 33rd Games and are being held in Bath from the 19th - 22nd August 2010.
The main site will be the University of Bath, however other sites around the City will be used for some individual sporting events. The main event will be taking place between Thursday 19th August and Sunday 22nd August, however we will need volunteers to help with both pre and post set ups.
We are keen that as a volunteer you will have a great experience at the Games and will be recognised for the hard work you do.
The benefits include:
- T-shirt (Please highlight your size on the application form)
- Refreshments throughout your volunteer time
- Any completed volunteer hours can count towards any volunteer programmes you are linked to i.e. Step into Sport, V50, CSLA, and Duke of Edinburgh etc. If you are on any of these programmes please let us know and we will be happy to verify hours.
- Volunteers not on shift will be able to attend the opening ceremony and other sporting activities.
- Each volunteer will receive a volunteer certificate.
- Free entry into the Donor Run
All volunteers will be required to commit to a minimum of 2 days at the Games and will be required to do the following;
- Attend an Orientation training session.
- Undertake an Enhanced Criminal Record Bureau Check for those 18 and over or a reduced screening if you are a younger volunteer. (Minimum age for volunteers is 16 years).
If you would like to volunteer or find more information please read the volunteer letter clicking on the link below.
If you would like apply to be a volunteer please click on the link below to download the Application and Consent form.
Volunteer Application and Consent Form
To become a volunteer a short Self Declaration form has to be completed. Please download it by clicking on the link below.
