About ICOACHKIDS
Who We Are
At ICOACHKIDS we support the youth sport coaching worksforce through three strategic pillars:
First, DEVELOPING PEOPLE through the training and development of coaches of children and young people.
Second, DRIVING GLOBAL CHANGE by working with a range of global partners that support us to influence child-first policy and practice and recognise the role of youth coaches.
And third, EVIDENCING IMPACT by promoting evidence-based approaches, and continually conducting research across the youth sport sector.
Because children play, learn, interact and develop differently, we want to ensure coaches, parents, clubs, organisations and federations are supported to enhance access, enjoyment, and inclusion; to build positive experiences for young people in sport, all over the world.
Established to support better youth coaching.
From a European project to global movement.
Reaching coaches from over 200 countries.
Our Story
ICK was born in 2016, as an Erasmus+ project which brought together 8 founding partners: Leeds Beckett University, The International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE), the Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF), the Hungarian Coaching Association, Sport Ireland, Lithuanian Sports University (LSU), Universidad Europea de Madrid and the Royal Belgian Football Association.
Over the following three years the project increasingly caught the attention of youth sport coaches, clubs, organisations and federations through our free e-learning, ICOACHKIDS Pledge, European Coaching Children Curriculum (ECCC) and insights shared by global experts. This included multiple sport federations adopting the ICK resources to support their youth sport coaching workforces.
Following a period of continued growth, ICOACHKIDS entered it's next chapter as a Global Movement in 2020 within the structure of the ICCE. Alongside the development of new insights and resources developed with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme (ICOACHKIDS+, ICOACHGIRLS), ICK has built a range of strategic partnerships to build an all-new coaching hub at ICOACHKIDS.org, as well as design and deliver on-the-ground, online and hybrid training for youth sport coaches and coach developers across the world.
To date, ICOACHKIDS has reached over half a million coaches worldwide. This includes an audience from over 200 countries.
ICOACHKIDS is committed to enhancing the youth sport coaching landscape so that EVERY child and young person has the opportunity to have positive experiences of sport, play and physical activity.
"Our mission is to promote sport policy, education and practice that PUTS KIDS FIRST"
We know that every child should have the opportunity to fall in love with sport. It's our role as coaches, clubs, organisations and federations to help them develop and grow this love for life. At ICOACHKIDS, we champion all who are committed to creating safe, positive, developmental and inclusive sport environments that help each child thrive.
Our Courses & Knowledge Hub
Explore our resources, articles and courses for insights on how to become a youth coach, what it means to teach and support youth sport and what makes sport for children different. We have everything you need to ensure a safe, welcoming and fun environment for your team, no matter the sport, location or skill level.
The movement in action
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