Last season we began a new scheme across our three partner schools in Essex – Great Bentley, Elmstead and Frinton On Sea, called the Junior Coaches Award with the aim to inspire the next generation of sports coaches.
The first year of the scheme was a great success with over 80 Year 6 students across the three schools, taking part throughout year and all successfully passing their theory and practical modules meaning they were awarded a coach’s jacket, pitchside at Portman Road on a matchday last season.