This is your chance to be a sporting hero
Whether it’s planning the route, finding the pitch or encouraging people to take part – sport doesn’t just happen, it needs people to make it happen. Become one of 40,000 Sport Makers aged 16+ and you’ll not only get the skills, knowledge and opportunities you need to get more people playing sport, you’ll become part of the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sports legacy.
Sign up here…
Sign up by entering your postcode or county above and registering with the people who run sports in your area
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Newbury Corn Exchange...20th Jun 2013
- Sport Makers...20th Jun 2013
- Aycliffe Sport Makers20th Jun 2013
- Spurs Volunteer...20th Jun 2013
- Worcs Six Form - Smakers20th Jun 2013
- On Your Bike - Sport...25th Jun 2013
- Royal Wootton Bassett...26th Jun 2013
- Sport Makers Grimsby26th Jun 2013
Sport Makers:
the lowdown
1. Sign up
Sign up by entering your postcode or county above and registering with the people who run sports in your area.
2. Come to a free, local event
Sport Makers events feature four short sessions in which you’ll get plenty of ideas and inspiration on how to make sport happen. You’ll meet sporting organisations who’ll help you on your journey and you may even meet an Olympian.
3. Make sport happen
Make sport happen by organising informal games with your friends, helping others improve their skills, supporting a local club or event or setting up regular sessions or mini-leagues.
4. Record your hours
Use your online profile to record 10 hours of sport making activity and you’re officially a Sport Maker! You’ll even get a certificate signed by one of Britain’s greatest Olympians to prove it.
Find out more about what it takes to be a Sport Maker here…
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" I want to see more people enjoying sport, but we need your help to make it happen. So why not take your first step to becoming a sporting hero? "
Sir Steve Redgrave, Rowing Olympic legend
