Sports Development & Teamwork and Leadership
Sports Development & Teamwork and Leadership
Rationale
The Sports Development Life Skill
This Life Skill is designed to give campers the opportunity to experience sport in a broad and positive way. Rather than focusing on performance or comparison, the emphasis is on participation, exploration, and enjoyment.
Sport provides a powerful environment for children to explore both their physical and mental capabilities — including coordination, effort, focus, resilience, and decision-making. This Life Skill creates a setting where every camper, regardless of ability or previous experience, can feel involved, challenged, and supported.
By experiencing sport in a variety of forms, children learn that sport is not just about winning or being “good at it,” but about movement, teamwork, learning, and self-belief.
The Leadership and Teamwork Life Skill
The Leadership and Teamwork Life Skill is designed to give campers meaningful opportunities to both lead and contribute within a team. Children experience what it means to take responsibility, communicate clearly, and work toward shared objectives — as well as what it means to support others and play their role effectively.
Campers are introduced to simple, practical leadership and teamwork principles and are then given the chance to experiment with applying them in real time. Through engaging mini-challenges and team-based activities, they learn by doing — adjusting, reflecting, and improving as they go.
The focus is not on “getting it right,” but on building awareness, confidence, and understanding of how effective teams function and how leadership can take many different forms.
WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL EXPERIENCE:
- Develop an appreciation for what their body is capable of, regardless of their ability, confidence level, or interest in organised sport. The focus is on participation, effort, and personal progress rather than comparison.
- Take part in structured team challenges that allow campers to experience both leadership roles and team-member roles, helping them understand responsibility, cooperation, and shared goals.
- Experience both success and failure in a safe, supportive environment, with guidance on how to respond constructively to each building resilience, perspective, and emotional regulation.
- Enjoy fun, small-sided coordination games designed to engage and challenge children of all ability levels, ensuring everyone is involved, active, and supported.