27 Feb 2026
Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) is a national sports charity who aim to transform young lives through sport. Their vision is a world in which every young person fulfils their potential. Their mission is to use sport as a catalyst to help young people become healthier, more confident, and more resilient, so they are better prepared to combat the effects of poverty, trauma, and adversity.
Due to popular demand, SSF are offering additional dates for our fully funded modules.
Please see the additional dates for March added below.
Module 1: Putting the Person First - Taking a Person-Centred Approach to Coaching
This module aims to upskill and increase the knowledge of practitioners who are working with people in a sport and physical activity environment on the importance of understanding their why and coaching values, human connection, and establishing and building relationships to create a person-centred coaching environment.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand and articulate practitioners coaching “why” and what drives them to coach
Explore the difference between person centred coaching and service centred coaching
Explore the importance of human connection and the role a practitioner plays in establishing this within their coaching practice
Understand and explore the importance of understanding participant needs and establishing, building and maintaining relationships
Increase understanding of the broader impact coaching and physical activity can have on participants
Date: 30th March
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Format: Online, Tutor Led
Sign Up: Group 699 - E&T Module Registration Form (Practitioners) – Fill in form
Module 2: Trauma Informed Sport and Physical Activity
This module aims to upskill and increase the knowledge of practitioners who are working with young people in a sport and physical activity environment on the importance of human connection and the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and sport and physical activity.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Explore GIRFEC and SHANARRI and the importance of these models in a sporting context.
2. Understand what Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are and how they affect individuals.
3. Explore the role a coach can play supporting an individual through the rupture, relate, repair cycle.
4. Understand the key principles for adopting a trauma informed practice in a sporting session.
Dates: 18th and 25th March (must attend both March sessions)
Times: 18th 11:00-13:00, 25th 14:00-16:00
Format: Online, Tutor Led
Sign Up: Group 700 - E&T Module Registration Form (Practitioners) – Fill in form
The modules are endorsed by the Chartered Institute for Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) and offer endorsed CPD points.