145 | UK Enterprise Awards 2023 May23061 Best Sports Coaching Provider 2023 - Essex Founded in 2011, Sports Coaching Specialists (SCS) is the largest independent children’s coaching company in Essex. It delivers before, during, and after school sports training to hundreds of children, aiming to inspire them to live a healthy, fit, and fun life. The company’s passionate team of highly qualified coaches are dedicated to providing fun, engaging, and inspiring experiences through their lessons. Headquartered in Colchester, SCS hosts a wide range of before and after school sports, training days, and exclusive school holiday camps, providing parents with the important opportunity to get their child involved in sports. Its afterschool clubs, designed for children from Foundation through to KS2, introduce children to a variety of sports, including football, basketball, cricket, tennis, multi-skills, hockey, and many more. These clubs are perfect for promoting an active, healthy lifestyle in children and increasing their confidence and skill level. Aimed at dedicated players who want to further their personal development, SCS Football Academy is open to individuals with the skills, spirit, and tenacity to achieve on an invite-only basis. The academy offers training and match programmes delivered by EUFA coaches of the highest possible standard. SCS also has a PreAcademy for younger football players from the age of 4. In the school holidays, SCS runs football camps and government funded HAF Active camps, which are free to eligible parents. These holiday camps began in Colchester but are now also hosted in Braintree, Whitham, and Chelmsford. Furthermore, SCS supports teachers, working to help schools meet the demand for Physical Education activities while also providing required PPA cover. During school time, it delivers engaging PE lessons with high-quality and dedicated professional teaching, enabling schools to not only meet their government targets for PE but surpass them. Since it was founded over 10 years ago, SCS has grown rapidly, building strong partnerships with schools across the Essex and Suffolk regions. The company prides itself on the extremely high level of quality it delivers. The SCS team consists of coaches who specialise in sports across the board, including cricket, rugby, and football. Its staff are highly experienced and knowledgeable, delivering outstanding teaching to all children. When hiring new staff, the company seeks high energy individuals who will make every lesson fun. Importantly, all of SCS’s team are qualified by the National Governing Body and possess industry leading insurance, liability, and safeguarding certifications. They are also CRB checked. SCS strives to support its staff by encouraging their professional development. It believes in nurturing and developing talent by enabling employees to gain additional qualifications and skills in the workplace. Staff are guided to work towards managerial roles, providing fulfilling career pathways to exceptional members of the team. As a result of the superb specialist sports teaching it provides, SCS has amassed an impressive 4.7star rating on Trustpilot, with reviews praising the engaging, fast, and fun methods of coaching it employs. Many are impressed with the way in which its coaches truly get to know each child, encouraging them to succeed in everything they do. While many reviews were written by parents, stating how much their child has enjoyed SCS’s camps, lessons, and parties, the company has also received reviews from teachers. “SCS have been delivering PE at the primary school I work in for the past decade,” one teacher comments. “Over the years, we have had many coaches and every single one has been so inspiring to the children and so knowledgeable when it comes to delivering lessons to children of all ages. They are enthusiastic, friendly, organised, and professional! They have made a difference to the school and most importantly to the children they teach!” With regards to the future, SCS has been contacted and asked to run a sports college in 2024. It hopes to be able to help provide this for children aged 16-19 years old. For its highquality services, Sports Coaching Specialists (SCS) has been awarded Best Sports Coaching Provider, Essex, in the UK Enterprise Awards 2023. In the coming years, SCS’s primary goal is to continue to inspire as many children as possible. The rest of 2023 is looking to be busy for SCS as more schools begin using its services. To meet the increasing needs of the business, the company plans to add more great coaches to its team. Contact: Angelo Harrop Company: Sports Coaching Specialists Ltd Web Address: sportscoachingspecialists.uk
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