About Us

Coaches, leaders and volunteers are fundamental to encourage, sustain and develop athletes in sports and physical activities, without them sporting opportunities are limited.

SportBorders is the new and innovative support system designed to sustain and develop coaches, leaders and volunteers in the Scottish Borders. SportBorders has a key role in improving the infrastructure of education, training and development of sport in the community. The primary aims are to:

• Increase the quantity of coaches leaders and volunteers in order to support & maximise sporting opportunities within the region.
• Develop the quality of sports coaching through an integrated sport specific and generic coach education programme and mentoring system. 
   

The development of Sport in the Borders has been prioritised through identification of target sports that provide a focus for the work of the Sports Development Unit in particular and optimises the impact of the Sport Development service.

 

 

Current Target Sports

Athletics Badminton Cricket Cycling Disability

Hockey Rugby Football Swimming Tennis