SDS young persons Sport Panel

First meeting minutes – 15/11/15

 What do we want the YPSP to be?

• Fun
• Make an impression
• Exciting
• Trips
• Raise awareness / promote
• Make a difference
• Perspective
• Athletes have a voice
• Inspiring through inclusion
• Confidence
• Connections to other committees

Next Meeting – Stirling, 25 February, 6-8pm

• Training needs analysis
• Events – who is attending which event
• Agree updated terms of reference
• Strategic plan consultation
• Decide sub-groups within panel
• Make a YPSP facebook page (closed group within SDS)
• Looking into blog
• Be member of local Branch

Feedback on Terms of Reference

 Group 1 – Hope, Collette, Ross

• Group meetings 2-3 times per year
• 3-4 sub groups
• More involvement in schools / colleges / universities – through local Branch
• Representation of YPSP at meetings, within each Branch, SDS, etc.

Group 2 – Alan, Lewis, Caitlyn

• Meet quarterly in order to establish the panel
• Report back to local Branches
• Location: Stirling Uni
• Use social media to contact local athletes
• Create fundraisers
• Use YPSP to give non-key sports a voice, e.g. disability darts
• Giving young people a voice
• Feedback surveys sent to local teams / sports to report back at meetings
• Try to have a representative from the group at para days – to communicate with athletes

Group 3 – Callum, Shelby, Mitch

• Meet every three months (4x per years, 2-3 hours)
• We speak for Branch
• Target sets – open day, increase target groups
• Vision – to get everyone involved