coaching

Scottish Coaching Certificate launches

New qualifications framework for coaches

Connecting with coaches

Scottish Swimming reshapes coach development and learning

Focus on ... Rowing in Lockdown

Scottish Rowing prepare members for a phased return to the water

Sport for life: Callum Hawkins

Marathon star feeling 'more robust' after physical preparation support

Sport for life: Charlotte Watson

GB hockey star on the world class training facility in her home city

On the way back

Date set for indoor sports facilities to open 

Next step for athletes

New indoor and outdoor training guidance for Scotland's athletes

Moving forward

Scottish sport moves into phase two

First steps back for athletes

Guidance allows for the first stage of a safe return to performance sport 

Mainland travel for island athletes

Three island athletes on how travel funding has helped them develop

Next generation's an inspiration

Dedicated volunteers make shortlist for national awards

Sport for all 2019

Celebration of inclusion brings out the best in Scottish sport

COV Awards - Coaching Chain

Coaches recognised for propelling GB hockey star to the top 

COV winner: Care About Walking

Find out more about the 2019 Coaching For An Active Life winners

COV winner: Jack Calder

Find out more about the 2019 Lifetime Achievement in Volunteering winner

COV winners 2019

Meet the winners of the 2019 Coaching, Officiating & Volunteering Awards

COV winner: Thomas Buik

Find out more about the 2019 Volunteer of the Year 2019

COV winner: Mhairi Guthrie

Find out more about the 2019 Young Persons’ Coach of the Year

COV winner: Sheila Swan

Find out more about the 2019 High Performance Coach of the Year

COV winner: Mark Stringer

Find out more about the 2019 Technical Official of the Year

COV winner: Danielle Brayson

Meet the 2019 Performance Development Coach of the Year

COV Winner: Majella Kerr

Find out more about the 2019 Disability Coach of the Year

COV winner: Kieran McMaster

Find out more about the 2019 Young Coach of the Year 

COV winner: Doug MacDonald

Find out more about the 2019 Coach Developer of the Year

COV winner: Anne Glass

Find out more about the 2019 Community Coach of the Year

Kick start

How a Falkirk football project helps young people reach their goals

Sporting heroes

Help recognise shining stars in sport at the 2019 Scottish Sports Awards

Gabhail ar pàirt 2019 Lùth-chleasachd chathair-uilne

Tha lùth-chleasachd chathair-uilne na bhuannachd don luchd-còmhnaidh as sine agus as òige ann an Uibhist agus Barraigh

Playing our part 2019 Wicketz

Wicketz project drives social inclusion and community engagement

Playing our part 2019 Armchair athletics

Armchair athletics benefits old and young generations in Hebrides

Playing our part 2019 Erin Gillen

Being a Young Ambassador taught Erin Gillen to lead by example

Playing our part 2019 WDGC

Progressive gymnastics club uses National Lottery funding to flourish

Playing our part 2019 Murray Buchan

How skier Murray Buchan made the transition from competitor to coach

Playing our part 2019 Strathmore RFC

Autism-friendly rugby sessions at Tayside club changing children's lives

Fit and ready

Our institute experts play key role in Scotland’s World Cup preparation

Fighting back

A boxing club is leading the fightback against Parkinson's

A Winning Partnership

How a unique partnership is helping to improve coaching in Scotland.

Basket fantastic

Sport volunteers lead new mental health and wellbeing initiative

A helping hand

Nairn Ladies FC make league debut thanks to lottery players

Mind over matter

Misha Botting describes why athletes' families are part of the team

Focus on ... Snowsport

How Mark Vinter gets the balance right as a parent and coach

My sporting life: Kerry Ann Grant

Meet Kerry Ann, a girl who fell in love with volunteering

Always by their side

Judo parents on why they commit so much to sport

Twilight's bright star

Basketball changed my life, says award nominee Declan 

Inspiring the next generation

Young basketball coach named as Role Model of the Year finalist

Our 2018 highlights

Sport is changing lives right across Scotland

On the road with BBC Scotland

Pupils across Scotland coached by stars

An unforgettable year

Heroics home and away celebrated at 2018 Scottish Sports Awards

Award winner: Team United

Club recognised for providing sport to young people with autism 

Award winner: Arthur Smith

Athletics coaching stalwart, 84, recognised for years of service

Sport panel focus - recognition

Panel members recognise the unsung heroes of sport

Curler to coach

Olympian Dave Murdoch on his new role and the season ahead

COV Winner: Gemma Lumsdaine

Find out more about the 2018 Young Coach of the Year

COV winner - Alex Jackson MBE

Find out more about the Lifetime Achievement in Volunteering winner

COV winner: Jennifer Scally

Find out more about the 2018 Performance Development Coach of the Year

COV winner: Darren Thomson

Find out more about the 2018 Volunteer of the Year

COV winner: Greg Broadbent

Find out more about the 2018 Young Person's Coach of the Year 

COV winner: David Gourlay

Find out more about the High-Performance Coach of the Year

COV winner: David Sturman

Find out more about the 2018 Community Coach of the Year

COV winner: Gregor McMillan

Find out more about the 2018 Disability Coach of the Year

COV Awards 2018: Sporting superheroes

COV Awards recognise stars of Scotland's sporting system in 2018

COV winner: Bob Easson

Find out more about the 2018 Coach Developer of the Year

COV winner: Kirsty Ewen

Young Leaders - Vikki Allan

How Vikki Allan got on top of the world

Radio ga ga

Fortrose Academy pupils net top-level coaching

Focus on Judo

Girls' participation programme leads to membership diversity

Young Leaders - Craig Gordon

Coach, intern and footballer - Craig Gordon, 23, on combining education, work and volunteering.

Leaders of the future

Discover how the Scottish Sporting Leaders Programme works 

Focus on... Canoeing

New approach to performance coach development has positive impact

Playing our part 2018 Gaelic

Mar a tha siostam spòrs aig ìre chruinneil a’ cuideachadh dhaoine gu bhith a’ gabhail pàirt agus ag adhartachadh

Centre stage

Nominate your heroes for the 2018 Scottish Sports Awards 

Playing our part 2018

How a world class sporting system helps people participate and progress

Playing our part Emma Waldie

Volleyball international Emma Waldie is immersed in sport at all levels

Playing our part The McCowans

Find out why boccia is a family affair for the McCowans 

Playing our part Aberdeen rowers

How one club changed the face of rowing across Aberdeen 

Royal approval

Dedicated volunteer Kirsty Letton still in love with curling after 40 years

Building for the future

Year of Young People celebrated with National Lottery windfall

Young leaders - Fraser

Bike club founder Fraser, 21, on how young people can make a difference

Impact of Inclusive Inch Park

How a community club in Edinburgh is changing lives through sport

A system for all of Scotland

Even in places where travel is challenging, sport is thriving

Cycling for success

Young cyclists at community club in Falkirk given new coaching opportunity 

Scotland's system is go

Dame Katherine Grainger praises Scottish sport at High Performance Conference

Hitting the high notes

Time and high performance sport on agenda at 2018 conference

Focus On Walking Football

A ‘life-changing’ new sport is sweeping the nation

Aim for the Skye

Buannachd do sgoilearan Bun-sgoil Phort Rìgh ann an seisean coidsidh bho ghaisgich ball-coise

Skye high

Portree Primary pupils benefit from coaching session with football icons

Lift off

Micky Yule out to defy serious injury with Gold Coast medal quest

Going for gold

Badminton star out to top her silver medal from Glasgow 2014

An academy for all

How Gartcairn Football Academy became a truly progressive sports club

Raising the bar for coaching

Updated framework will support coach development across Scottish sport

A welcome change

Scott Meenagh set for Paralympic bow after rapid rise in Para Nordic skiing

Learning from the best

Scotland stars Ross Ford and Tom Brown offer training tips to school kids

My sporting life: Alan Murray

Volunteer's lifelong mission to create pathways from land to water 

No rest for the committed

Having four jobs didn't stop Craig pursuing his coaching dream

Creating pathways

Meet the coach who drives 650 miles a week to start girls on a judo journey

A night of shooting stars

Find out who was recognised at the Year of Young People Awards 

Active Schools in action: funding in Falkirk

Falkirk Community Trust launches new Sports Academy after funding boost

The future is bright

Year of Young People 2018 to kick off with night of recognition 

Crowning glory

Find out who took home the prizes at the 2017 Scottish Sports Awards

Standards for child safety and wellbeing launched

New approach to child protection and wellbeing in sport launched 

Focus on ... Badminton

How sports can ensure major events have a lasting legacy

Fever pitch

2017 Local Hero Adrienne Hunter aims to keep developing her club 

Jemma's golden year

Running starlet battled back from asthma scare to become European champion

Focus on ... Cycling

How a sport can develop a 'cycle' of success

In the running

Find out who made the shortlist for the 2017 Scottish Sports Awards

Chain reaction

Meet the coaches who propelled Stuart Hogg to stardom

In pictures: COV Awards 2017

Have a look inside this year's Coaching, Officiating & Volunteering Awards

COV winner: Brandon Donnelly

Find out more about the 2017 Young Volunteer of the Year, Brandon Donnelly

COV winner: Kevin O'Neil

Find out more about the 2017 Community Coach of the Year

COV winner: Miki Lee Dale

Find out more about the 2017 Young Person's Coach of the Year

COV winner: Steven Tigg

Find out more about the 2017 High Performance Coach of the Year

COV winner: Phil Potter

Find out more about the 2017 Performance Development Coach of the Year

COV winner: Kirsty Letton

Find out more about the 2017 winner of Lifetime Achievement in Volunteering 

COV winner: Robert Dick

Find out more about the winner of 2017's Lifetime Achievement in Coaching award

COV winner: Ian Mirfin

Find out more about the 2017 Disability Coach of the Year

National heroes

Recognition for the stars of Scotland's sporting system

Recognition matters

Find out how we recognise and support Scotland's sporting heroes 

Swim in the fast lane

Lottery-funded partnership work makes sport more accessible than ever 

We caused a splash

Robbie Renwick recalls how his coach inspired him to win national award

Making the grades

Scottish rugby coaches are becoming more qualified than ever

Playing our part

How a world class sporting system helps people participate and progress

Club together

Know a club that supports a local community like City of Edinburgh do?

We need a hero

Ammar Ashraf is a community champion; know anyone like him?

Stars who shine

It's time to nominate your heroes for the 2017 Scottish Sports Awards

Emma My Sporting Life

Emma realised she could channel her love of sport in other ways than just participating

Sam's sporting life

Sam tells us how sport has offered her a career path she is passionate about

Anyone can #BeTheCoach

Parents and riders alike are finding a pathway as cycling coaches

Direct route: Falkirk Fury

Falkirk Fury scale heights thanks to Direct Club Investment

On another level

Equestrian coach inspiring next generation with top qualification

Sheila Swan's sporting life

From athlete to coach, Sheila Swan on her journey in performance sport

Set in stone

A full-time mindset is key to the rise of professionalism in curling

Everyday heroes

Volunteers give so much to sport, but what do they get out of it?

Our 2016 highlights

A year of groundbreaking achievements and inspirational success 

Can coach, will coach

New programme aims to break down barriers for coaches

The only way is up

Climbing is now an Olympic sport, and on the ascendancy in Scotland 

Back on course

Inverclyde unveils makeover plan for Bob Torrance's golfing vision 

A great sporting year

Andy Murray leads the way as stars of Scottish sport at all levels are celebrated 

It's your turn to take a bow

Inspirational coaches, officials and volunteers recognised for their dedication

Back to bowls

David Gourlay on his return to the helm ahead of Gold Coast 2018

Coach class

Emirates conference will go beyond athletics and transcend sport coaching

Height of ambition

Scottish basketball's new talent pathway

Name your inspiration

How you can provide recognition for those who give their time to enriching sport 

The Rio band

The 2016 Olympic Games are well under way, so who's flying the flag?

Are you ready for Rio?

That’s the question Scottish Rowing has asked its clubs to get people on the water

Grasping the thistle

A former Scotland netball star turns her hand to coaching the next generation

My part in the plan: Debi McPhee

Community gymnastics coach Debi McPhee tells us how she helps to #raisethebar 

Training the brain

How our experts get into the heads of our athletes to bridge the tiny gap between success and failure.

True leadership knows no age

How young people can develop their confidence through sport

Springboard to success

By supporting its clubs gymnastics can capitalise on the buzz of 2014 and 2015

After the mat finish

Former judo champion Euan Burton on the latest chapter in his sporting journey

Links in the chain

How Scottish cycling is helping the next generation of two-wheeled stars

Best of both worlds

How a Paralympian trains and competes with fully-sighted team-mates

At home on the slopes

How two of Scotland’s aspiring snow sport stars make the most of their Scottish base

Joined-up thinking

One man helps put two community sport hubs at the heart of their neighbourhoods