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How to Coach Young People for an Active Life

The fourth animation in the UK Coaching and Sport England young people series provides practical ideas for you to make your sessions inspiring for young people

This video looks at the common stages in the journey to becoming active and six behaviour change strategies coaches can use to help young people get and stay active.

Read the accompanying guide for more insight on how to help young people positively change their sporting and physical activity behaviours.

Then discover more in the remaining three videos and accompanying guides in the series, designed to help you develop as a coach and meet the needs of young people.

What Makes Your Session Unmissable for Young People?

What motivates young people to be active?

How do you coach young people when life changes?

Related Guidance

  • What Makes Your Session Unmissable for Young People?

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  • What Motivates Young People to be Active?

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  • How to Coach Young People When Life Changes

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Related Learning

  • Safeguarding & Protecting Children

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  • Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People Renewal

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  • How to Coach the Fundamentals of Movement

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UK Coaching Participation Team

About the Author: The UK Coaching Participation Team is relentlessly passionate about getting more people active. Brimming with energy and abundant of ideas, we’re sharing over 50 years of combined experience in coaching, teaching, leading, activating, educating, engaging and keeping people active. We strive to create the habit in children, sustain the habit in young people and adults and change the habit for people to reconnect positively with sport and physical activity.