Sport Birmingham

What does safe sport look like to you?

UK Coaching and Sport England want to hear from current and former coaches across the UK. Share your experience in a 90-minute online focus group and help shape the future of safe sport. Selected participants receive £50.

👉 Express your interest by 18 September
https://www.ukcoaching.org/safe-sport-focus-group/

⚽️ Blueprint 2026/27 is OPEN!

Calling all grassroots football clubs across Birmingham! 💙

Following a fantastic first season, the Birmingham City FC Blueprint programme returns for 2026/27 - giving selected clubs the chance to connect with Blues Women through player appearances, video messages, Q&As, football activities and matchday tickets. 🙌

📅 Applications close 16th September.

🔗 For more info click here https://bit.ly/4dg03TJ

🔗 Register your interest click here https://bit.ly/4x0nrMa

🏆 Know a coach who deserves recognition? There’s still time to nominate them for the 2026 UK Coaching Awards!

Celebrate the incredible impact coaches make across sport and physical activity. From grassroots to elite, every coach has a story worth telling.

⏰ Nominations close at 16:00 on 2nd September. Nominate now: https://bit.ly/4caxzdM

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A huge thank you to colleagues from , Sport England, Football Foundation, Active Black Country, Substance and London Sport for visiting some of the PlayZones in Birmingham yesterday. It was a fantastic opportunity for our community organisations to showcase the incredible work they are doing to engage local communities, as well as to collaboratively discuss challenges and identify ways to overcome them.

A special thank you also to our local partners, Aston Villa Foundation and Birmingham City Council, for supporting the day and sharing their valuable knowledge and insight.

For more info click the link below
https://sportbirmingham.org/news/celebrating-the-birmingham-playzones/

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📣 Join us for the Active Birmingham Learning Exchange!

Connect with local partners, share ideas and explore how we can tackle inequalities and increase physical activity in Birmingham’s underserved communities.

📅 Monday 14 September | 9am - 12.30pm
📍 Foyle Studio, Midlands Arts Centre

Lunch included! Book your place via the link below or scan the QR code
https://bit.ly/4gEtTDr

Young people belong at the heart of community sport. 🏅

‘Sideline to Centre’, is a new UK-wide initiative from Access Sport and disability sport partners, empowering 8,000 young leaders, transforming 500 clubs and reaching 80,000 disabled children and young people by 2032.

The ambitious programme will place disabled and disadvantaged young people at the centre of community sport leadership.

For more information about Access Sport’s work click the link below
https://www.accesssport.org.uk/