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We've got something new going on ... Let's see if the young can influence the old?
It is a long held belief that older people have very limited use of social media while the younger generations will live their lives through this medium.
SASP wish to test the concept of helping older people get more active through the use of their family members positively influencing their physical activity levels. We want to see a positive behaviour change around physical activity with older members... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:42
Active Lives: Children and Young People Survey
SASP are supporting schools across Somerset to collect data for the Active Lives: Children and Young People survey. This survey will provide a world-leading approach to gathering data on how children engage with sport and physical activity and sits at the heart of Sport England's vision - that everyone in England, regardless of their age, background and level of ability, should feel able to take part... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:00
Running in a group makes 90% of people happier
Whilst the physical benefits of running are well known, new research released today reveals that improvements in emotional health and wellbeing are being experienced by an extraordinary three-quarters of runners.
In the first major poll of its kind, questioning 13,200 people over 12 months between September 2016 and August 2017, 74% of runners said they felt running was good for their mental wellbeing.... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 11:39
Unsung Hero Award for SASP Member of Staff
Congratulations to Stewart Collins of SASP who has been awarded the inaugural Unsung Hero Award from Rounders England, in a surprise presentation on Wednesday night.
Stewart has worked to deliver and support rounders delivery in Somerset and North Devon over the last 5 years. Despite being a paid member of staff, Stewart goes above and beyond the call of duty, spending many unpaid hours to support players... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:32
New animations bring volunteering to life
It is vital that the 5.6 million people who volunteer in sport and physical activity in England every month, receive the support they deserve.
From understanding your volunteers' motivations, through to helping them develop in their roles, take a look at our new animations to learn about new volunteering insights and practical tips to managing your club's volunteers.
Posted: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:42
Yoga in the Tree Tops!
This month saw the start of a new project aimed at people living With and Beyond Cancer. In partnership with MacMillan Cancer Care, the project, known as Meet, Move and be Me has started with weekly Monday morning Yoga sessions at the beautiful new COACH centre in French Weir Park. The next phase will be to establish a Walking group (which will also include Nordic Walking) on Wednesday afternoons again... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:43
Five ways to promote mental well-being in your coaching
A review of the most up-to-date evidence from the Centre of Wellbeing at the New Economics Foundation suggests that building the following five actions into our day-to-day lives is important for mental well-being. All five actions have coaching through them like a shiny sparkly thread; building connections, being active, reflecting on achievements, volunteering, challenging ourselves, learning something... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:55
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training guidance from Public Health England
Making a positive change to the physical and mental health and wellbeing of any of our service users / community / is a very important objective for Somerset. We know only too well the effect of long-terms diseases on our population caused by, for example, tobacco, hypertension, alcohol, being overweight or being physically inactive (approximately 40% of the UK's disability adjusted life years lost... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:27
Clean sports guidance for clubs
Clean sports guidance for clubs Club Matters has teamed up with UK Anti-Doping to bring guidance to sports clubs and promote clean sport. In this new section of the Club Matters website, clubs can find out what doping can involve, download resources illustrating a best-practice approach to anti-doping and access links to further support.
Click here to access the new Anti-Doping Guidance and support... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:45
Macmillan Cancer Support want the views of coaches to help cancer patients to become active
There are currently 2.5 million people living with cancer in the UK and this figure is set to rise to 4million by 2030. Cancer patients are living longer following diagnosis than they did 40 years ago. Today a cancer diagnosis increasingly means living with the disease. Many people are experiencing the consequences of cancer which require support for many years after diagnosis and treatment. Cancer... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 11:44
