Use your holidays wisely

School holidays can be dullsville if you have nothing to do. Then all of a sudden you're back at school again with nothing to show for your time off except for a pile of homework you didn't bother doing. Well, at least your Facebook status was kept up to date. There's so much worthwhile stuff you could do with your time, and helping out at a sports camp for five to 12 year olds is one of them!

Activate Sport in partnership with The Co-operative run sports camps and Academies across the country. They offer the opportunity for teens interested in sport or activity instruction to become Young Leaders and Activate Leaders, and to gain a nationally recognised qualification. Not bad, eh?  Young Leaders and Activate Leaders learn how to be organised, how to motivate others, and how to work in a team along with many other life skills. But hey, don't panic if you're not amazingly athletic. It's all about being enthusiastic, up for anything, and a willingness to get stuck in! Plus you'll get to help run the Academies of sporting heroes like Andrew Flintoff, Matt Dawson, Annabel Croft and Lee Westwood! Pretty cool.

Young Leaders
If you're aged 12-14 you can become a Young Leader. Young Leaders learn about coaching and activity instructing. At the end, they get to actually lead sports or activity sesh!

Activate Leaders
If you're 15-17 you can become an Activate Leader. Activate Leaders work alongside qualified instructors and help out in the actual sessions. Leaders are given the opportunity to gain a 'Day Certificate in Sports Coaching' which is a nationally recognised qualification. Leaders will also be given a reference which can be used on uni applications!

Fancy getting active and inspiring kids? Go to www.activatesport.co.uk/sports-leaders/ for more info!