Child-first coaching is a science-backed playbook of techniques to support coaches in sustaining child participation by increasing their sense of fun, freedom and belonging.
Our challenge is to get more of the 2.1m coaches working with children across the country to shift from being COACH DOWN (controlled, one-size-fits-all, coach-led) to CHILD UP (responsive, inclusive, co-creators). By this, we mean to encourage coaches to collaborate with young people on sessions and goals and to centre the child’s voice in their practice. In doing so, we believe they will develop a genuine and lifelong love for being active.