Volunteer Training

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership provide clubs with access to subsidised training and education opportunities for clubs, coaches, volunteers, teachers and administrators. These courses, workshops and webinars are developed in conjunction with sporting bodies and organisations at both local and national level.

We provide volunteer training in areas such as:

• Safeguarding (Child Protection in Sport) – 3-hour Sport Ireland workshops in Basic Awareness, Children’s Officer, Designated Liaison Person
• Sports First Aid – 1-day workshop covering the range of first aid issues that can arise in a sporting environment
• Coaching Children – Understanding children’s sport and physical activity and best ways to optimise their enjoyment, participation and positive outcomes
• Disability Inclusion Training – provide participants with the knowledge, skills and ideas on how to adapt and modify your sport sessions to make them more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities.
• Autism in Sport –provide attendees with an understanding of Autism focussing on the delivery of sport. Recognise and understand key areas of difference as well as looking at practical strategies to include people with autism in sport
• Sports Leader – The programme targets young learners aged 12 years up to develop leadership skills through sport.