West Dunbartonshire Sports Youth Group (SYG)

Hey… we have some exciting news! ❤️

Some of you may recognise these two faces 👀🤣

Stacey Ann and Lorna have both been part of the Sports Youth Group for a number of years, volunteering their time and supporting the group along the way.

But now they’re taking on a new challenge together! 🙌

We’re delighted to welcome them as our joint Sports Youth Group Co-ordinators! 🎉

❄️🏂 Snow Camp – First Tracks – NAILED IT! 🎿🔥

A huge congratulations to our 5 members on completing this summer’s Snow Camp! 👏

Ayla • Erin • Chloe • Mya • Emily ❤️

We have to say, the snowboarding and skiing skills were class! 🙌 But what impressed us just as much was the amazing effort you all put into stepping outside your comfort zones, sharing your ideas and getting involved in group discussions.

Along the way, you’ve built confidence, teamwork and valuable life skills — and that’s what Snow Camp is all about! 💪✨

🌟 Special shout-out to Joy for volunteering at Snow Camp and supporting the group throughout the course. Your help and encouragement were hugely appreciated! ❤️

A massive thank you to Snow Camp Charity for giving our young people this fantastic opportunity. We can’t wait for the next one!

Well done, guys — you absolutely nailed it! 🎿🏂❄️

SCHOOLS BACK! 🎒📚

Good luck to everyone going back to school this week! ❤️

With the new term starting, that can only mean one thing…

🔥 SYG IS BACK! 🔥

And we’re excited to announce that our 2026 dates are OUT! 📅

📍 August: 26th
📍 September: 9th & 23rd
📍 October: 7th & 21st
📍 November: 4th & 18th
📍 December: 2nd & 16th

Venue: Alexandria Community Centre

Get the dates in your diary and get ready for another year of SYG! 💪🏽🔥

See you there! ❤️🖤

CAMP SYG

Another CAMP SYG completed!

The camp was fully planned by the group of coaches from start to finish. There were a total of 40 kids split across 3 age groups. The coaches used their imagination to come up with some fun new games to play within the sports delivered.

Sports:
Netball 🤾
Boccia/Curling/Axe Throwing 🪓
Football ⚽
Athletics 🏃

The children had a blast doing all the activities, from playing fun warm-up games to competing in races.This experience is very valuable to the young coaches as it allows them to put all they have learned into practice.

✨ SYG Final Session ✨

We wrapped up our last SYG session of the year with some exciting prep for Camp SYG!

The group split into teams to plan the sessions they’ll be delivering at camp—adding creative themes, fun twists and loads of energy to make their activities even more engaging.

Each team then delivered part of their session to the rest of the group, giving everyone a chance to practise, learn from each other and share feedback. Such a brilliant way to build confidence and teamwork 💬🤝

To finish the night, we celebrated with the SYG Awards 🎉 Every young person received an award recognising their growth, effort and achievements throughout the year.

A fantastic end to an amazing year—bring on Camp SYG! 💛🔥

Huge shout out to our amazing volunteers at Run Loch Lomond today! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

They helped marshal the Kids' Fun Run before heading to the water station, where they cheered on and supported runners taking part in the 10k. 💙💧

Thank you for your energy and enthusiasm – events like these couldn't happen without you! 🙌

We are recruiting!!

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with young people, coordinating sports sessions, and creating an inclusive, encouraging atmosphere.

More information can be found on the link below.

Coordinator: West Dunbartonshire Sports Youth Group - sportscotland the national agency for sport in Scotland West Dunbartonshire Sports Youth Group (SYG) develops young people aged 14-21 years into skilled leaders, volunteers and sports coaches. The members use sport as a method of gaining specific training, qualifications and valuable life experience to help them both personally and professionally. The gr...

“I feel like rose in titanic” 🚢

Today some of our members had the opportunity to do some paddle boarding up loch Ard🌊

Despite some rainy weather. We still had good fun jumping into the water and sliding along the air track 🏊

Big thank you to our chair, Rowyn. One of our members, Ayla. And their family for the brilliant afternoon!!

“These scenarios sound a bit TOO familiar”

Two weeks ago at SYG, we had a pretty relaxed night with 3 of our members leading their own sessions.

First session was delivered by Keira in different fun games. These games would be useful when it comes to working at camps where there’s different age group ranges. A lot of these games were stuff most of us have never seen before 🏐

Second session was delivered by Meghan on scenarios. We were split off into 3 groups and given two different scenarios we may come across in the working world of coaching or within SYG. In our groups we had to come up with solutions to these problems, then we discussed them as a group to see if other people could add onto based on similar situations they may have personally experienced. 📝

Lastly to finish the night Rowyn lead a session on teamwork games. We were split into two teams and each game we participated in, the team that won would get a point. The team with the most points at the end won a cool keychain of an SYG hoodie! 🤝