coaching
COV Champions one and all
Meet the community heroes who've gone above and beyond in 2020
UK Coaching winner-Donald Park
Coaching legend Donald Park wins lifetime achievement award
Focus on... Athletics (COV)
COV Champion Stevie Cullen's 50 years of dedication to Garscube Harriers
COV Champion: Ian Rendall
Orkney climbing coach scales the heights in his community
My Sporting Life: Kieran McMaster
Catch up with the 2019 COV Young Coach of the Year
Making a difference together
Project that helps people with disabilities stay active earns UK recognition
COV Champion: Alex Soaris
Volunteer helps shape the future of additional support schools in Aberdeen
Introducing COV Champions
Who's inspired you with their contribution to community sport this year?
A shared space
Virtual learning environment for the sporting workforce
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
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
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
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