Go!London Funded Project - Dream BiG and Be Active
‘Dream BiG to be Active’ will deliver a comprehensive sports and mentoring programme designed to improve physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. we will also be offering opportunities for children and young people to register onto our mental wellbeing workshops!
this is a Go!london fund project which we are grateful for the support to serve our community and provide free activities for our children and young people to be active and physically and mentally healthy
All Inclusive Football
Our all inclusive weekly football sessions invites both girls and boys between the ages of 8-14 year-olds who want to come together to engage in exciting football activities every Thursday between 5:30pm and 6:30pm.
Participants will get lots of physical exercise whilst having fun, learning new football skills, techniques, developing their football understanding and making new friends.
Girls Only Football
Even though for girls who play football regular, our girls only football welcomes beginners who will be introduced to the beautiful game in a safe environment. Our girls only football is also for 8-14 year-olds who will engage in exciting developmental football activities every Thursday between 5:30pm and 6:30pm.
Girls will enjoy develop their ABC - agility, balance and coordination - whilst getting lots of physical exercise, learn and develop new football skills, basic techniques, develop their football understanding and off course also make new friends.
Netball with BiG
BiG is excited to be able to offer Netball for the first time which will provide another platform for children and young people to develop personal and social skills through sports. In particular, building confidence and self-esteem by learning new skills and through seeing improvement, feeling proud of oneself. They will engage in peer to peer learning giving and receiving positive feedback where they will develop reflective skills whilst improving their coordination, balance, speed, and agility.
Netball with BiG is also for 8-14 year-olds and will take place on a Wednesday between 6:30 and 7:30pm.
BiG Leadership & coaching programme
The BiG Leadership Coaching programme is for 16 plus young adults and provides a platform to develop many vital personal and social skills as well as key leadership and coaching skills. Young adults will learn how to organise and deliver activities efficiently managing participants effectively, whilst learning the art to set up appropriate activities taking the size of the area and equipment used into consideration for the benefit of participants performance development and safety. They will also develop new suitable communication styles to interact with participants.
Young adults will also engage in personal development, where they will engage in peer-to-peer learning activities, giving and providing positive feedback, developing reflective skills. This is a fantastic opportunity that devlops the whole person.
Want to get involved or find out more about these opportunities?
Please contact Lionel Best on 0208 676 3480 or email - lionel.best@bigcic.org
