Get support to get started with Children's Sport
The materials on Children’s Sport help clubs strengthen children and young people’s participation, influence, and rights within sport. You in your role within sport, or your club, can use the materials independently or receive support from your RF-SISU district. An RF-SISU consultant can help you/the club find the right materials, get started, and create a structure that suits your club.
Check out “How to get started” for instructions and videos for children and young people, coaches and leaders, club management, and other important adults.
How it all fits together
1. Choose your material
Start with what is important in your particular club. You don’t need to do everything.
2. Use the material together
Follow the instructions and videos on the Get started page. Gather a few people and use the material for conversation and development.
3. Get support from RF-SISU
Your RF-SISU consultant can help with planning the work and finding a setup that fits. The work can, for example, be carried out as a learning group.
4. The work can be reported
There is a national study plan within RF-SISU for the material called Barnensidrott.nu. When the material is used within a learning group, the work can be reported under this study plan.
As a club, you don’t need to know how the reporting works – get help from your RF-SISU consultant.
Who are RF-SISU?
The Swedish Sports Confederation (Riksidrottsförbundet) and SISU Sports Educators (SISU Idrottsutbildarna) are sport’s support organisation and adult education association, represented across the country through 19 different RF-SISU districts. Together, they work to develop Swedish sport through popular education, training, and a strong democratic club movement. The districts are tasked with representing, supporting, and coordinating sport’s shared issues regionally and locally, and with serving as the link between the national organisation and the clubs.
RF-SISU Västerbotten has been a partner in the Democracy Project and participated in the development of the materials available on this website, “Children’s Sports.”
Collaborate with RF-SISU
By collaborating with RF-SISU, your work can become part of the adult education programme – while also giving you access to support that helps your club develop.
Your club gets:
- Support for your development
You get support, guidance and tools that strengthen your activities, develop leadership, and contribute to a safe and sustainable club environment. - Greater participation and shared values
When you work with adult education, you create space for dialogue. This builds participation, strengthens the sense of community, and helps you shape a club where everyone feels included. - Access to resources and ongoing support
Through your collaboration with RF-SISU, you can access training initiatives, development support and, in many cases, financial support for your continued work.
What is a study circle?
The learning group is a form of activity within popular education in sports and a simple way to collaborate within the association. You meet in a smaller group and learn through conversation, reflection, and the exchange of experiences around a common topic.
Would you like to know more?
Would you like to start a learning group, or do you have questions about how you can report your work?
Contact your RF-SISU district! They will be happy to help you plan the format and get started.
