After School Sports Club

At the moment many children and young people across the UK will be missing out on their usual sport clubs. The YST launched their After School Sports Club on 16th November to help all young people feel part of a club that helps them develop skills and learn something new. However, the Youth Sport Trust’s After School Sport Club is about much more than physical fitness. It will help children develop physical literacy and confidence to try lots of new sports, helping all children find a sport for them.

The After School Sport Club will be led by Athlete Mentors from different backgrounds, abilities and sports. Every day at 5pm until 18 December, children and young people can join in with the live broadcast for free on the YST YouTube channel or use the link below to search for any they may have missed.

Join in the conversation on social using #YSTAfterSchool and tagging @YouthSportTrust across all social media channels. You might need items from around your home for some sessions, but there are ideas given ahead of each club to adapt if you don’t have these items or time allowed within the session to do this.

The different daily themes are below:

• Adventure Monday – This might involve getting children to do floor, wall climbing and map reading all within their living room
• Tuesday Play – Imaginative play utilising resources in the house to create games and activities to get active
• Wild Wednesday – Some high tempo competitive activities involving personal challenges
• Thinking Thursday – Introducing cognitive challenges for children through movement. Active noughts and crosses and introducing an element of competition – whether that be against themselves, the clock, their siblings or remotely with friends
• Fun Friday – A chance for children to let loose and have some fun. Dancing and doing what makes them feel good.