Slides from the presentation given by Sport and Recreation Alliance CEO Emma Boggis. This presentation was delivered at the 2015 British Universities and Colleges Sport Conference in Liverpool.

1. Sport and Leadership Development: the role sport
can play in more ways than you think
Emma Boggis
Chief Executive
Sport and Recreation Alliance
16 July 2015

2. • Wider benefits of sport
• Volunteering
• Personal experience

3. Wider benefits of sport
• Educational attainment
• Sociability and interpersonal skill
development
• Dealing with setbacks
• Building confidence
• Dealing with authority and following rules
• Managing conflict
• Developing concentration, focus and self
discipline
• Building leadership skills

4. Inspiring Women (in Sport)
• Launched in 2014 to promote
opportunities for young women
• Led by Miriam González Durántez
• Supported by high profile
ambassadors
• All about opening eyes of girls to
opportunities that exist
• Generated a bank of 15,000
women who have pledged time to
talk about what they do
• More details at
www.inspiringthefuture.org

6. Volunteering
• 1 volunteer = 8.5 people taking part
• Builds wider experience
• Develop or test new skills
• Try something out
• Taking responsibility
• Problem solving and planning

7. Step up to serve
• Make social action part of life for as many 10 to 20 year-olds as possible by
the year 2020.
• Six principles of good social action:
• Reflected
• Challenging
• Embedded
• Youth led
• Progressive
• Socially impactful
Sport and Recreation Sector Pledge:
“We believe passionately in the power of youth social action to help young people
develop the skills and qualities to reach their full potential and make a significant
contribution to their communities. The sport and recreation sector cannot survive
without the commitment and hard work of thousands of volunteers who give their
time and energy to help our activities flourish. (As a member of the Sport and
Recreation Alliance supporting the Campaign), We Will step up to serve and help all
young people to have every opportunity to serve others.”
www.iwill.org.uk

8. My journey
• Education
• Career
• Impact of Sport

9. Sport and Leadership Development: the role sport
can play in more ways than you think
Emma Boggis
Chief Executive
Sport and Recreation Alliance
16 July 2015

10. Sport and Leadership Development: the role sport
can play in more ways than you think
Emma Boggis
Chief Executive
Sport and Recreation Alliance
16 July 2015