Meet the Team

The NBLT Sport and Recreation Team are committed to providing a broad range of sporting opportunities within the local area.
Our motto
"Healthy lives, fitter futures".

If you have any questions about our S&R Team please email us here kim.smith@nbleisuretrust.org or call 024 76400 586.

The Sport and Recreation Manager is responsible for management of the Sport and Recreation Team.
Other responsibilities include:

• Develop partnerships across Borough to enhance sport and recreation provision
• Assist in the delivery of the Companies Business Plan
• In partnership with NBBC lead on the delivery and revision of the Sport and Rec Plan
• Support the General Manager and Company Trustee's
• Assist in improving the Quality of Life in the Borough through Sport and Recreation

The Sport and Recreation Team provides a broad range of services under the following areas: -

The Sport & Physical Activity Team provide support, information & activities to assist the community of Nuneaton & Bedworth to live healthy & active lives. We also provide a wide range of advice and assistance to local sporting organisations and other groups developing sports based projects.

• Commitment to the development of Inclusion & Disability Sport.
• Assistance in developing local sports clubs including guidance on funding and club accreditation.
• Promotion of local sports organisations through our 'Guide to Sports Clubs' booklet.
• 'Walking the Way to Health' initiative, including recruiting and training of local volunteer walk leaders.
• The Physical Activity Consultant and Lifestyle Consultant are working to educate, support and motivate residents in the benefits of healthy living & exercise.
• Increase actvity sessions across the Borough at community and residential facilities.
• Increase volunteering opportunities and develop a pathway for a career in leisure.

The Youth Inclusion Team helps to support Young People aged 8 - 24 in a range of settings, by providing sporting activities, guidance and advice on healthy living in the form of workshops, and signposting to local sports clubs and activities.

• Sports and healthy living projects designed to help reduce substance misuse and nuisance behaviour,
• Group & individual referral work supporting young people through sport & health
• Event days such as 'Sport Against Drugs Day' and 'Bedrock'
• Multi-Use Games Areas (MUGAs) sessions, offering activities after school and during school holidays.
• Detached work provides a reactive service to the community to help reduce issues such as nuisance behaviour, by meeting with young people and residents, signposting to local activities/sports clubs.

The Community Sports Coaching Team are fully qualified level 2 National Governing Body coaches working across the community, delivering many different initiatives and activities.

All coaches have the following qualifications and training:

• First Aid
• Safeguarding and Protecting Children in sport
• Disability awareness

They have many years of coaching experience delivering at high standards in various settings including Schools.

Our coaches complete Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks and undergo ongoing training in safeguarding Children policies and practices.

We assess all our coaches internally on their delivery of sports sessions but also ask for feedback from Teachers, Parents and Children regularly, to look at enhancing the coaches professional development programme.