Sport Makers
www.sportmakers.co.uk
What are Sport Makers?
Sport Makers are, quite simply, people who make sport happen. Some might organise sport informally for
themselves and their friends, colleagues or neighbours, for example by:
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Organising a friendly tennis session to help work colleagues get to know each other
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Rounding up half a dozen mates for a regular five-a-side football kickabout
Others won’t take part themselves, but will do all those things that make sport possible, such as:
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Organising a fundraising fun-run for their village with the help of other Sport Makers
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Creating a multi-sport event or festival for the local community with other people
You will be helping to deliver the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games sporting
legacy, Places People Play, by helping more people play more sport.
How do I become a Sport Maker?
Becoming a Sport Maker is easy and the programme is open to everyone aged 16 and over.
First, come to an informal and interactive workshop where you will explore:
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How Sport Makers fits in with the Olympic and Paralympic values that inspired it
How you can make the biggest difference to sport, as a Sport Maker
The benefits of being involved and other training opportunities
Find opportunities to get involved in making sport happen in your area.
On Monday 5th December UEL students and staff are invited to take part in a Sport Maker workshop in
association with Pro-Active East London. Taking place from 5-7.30pm in ED 4.02 in the CASS Building on
the Stratford Campus, this is your chance to help deliver the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games sporting legacy, Places People Play, by helping people play more sport!
To register for the workshop, please enter your details on www.sportmakers.co.uk and select the UEL
workshop.
After the workshop it’s over to you –but we will support you with advice, information, connections and
resources and you’ll also get free Adidas kit. We simply ask you to complete at least 10 hours of activity
and to log your hours in a journal so you and we can see the difference you are making.
If you complete and log 10 hours of Sport Maker activity you will have the chance to win some fantastic
prizes including
Why become a Sport Maker?
There are lots of reasons to become a Sport Maker:
It is totally flexible. You choose which sports you want to be involved with and who you want to make
sport happen for – friends, colleagues, neighbours or your local community.
It’s extremely rewarding. You will meet other people interested in sport; find new ways of getting involved
that suit you and gain access to resources that will help you organise your own activities if that’s what
you’d prefer. You will also develop new skills that could be useful in other areas of your life. Employers
love to see outside activities on a CV so it could even help you get a new job.
You’ll be part of the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic legacy. Inspired by the Games and
their values, you will be part of an army of 40,000 Sport Makers who will help to create new opportunities
for lots more people to play sport.
You get free stuff. As well as receiving official Adidas kit, once you start to make sport happen there’ll be
chances to win some exciting rewards.