Clubmark

Clubmark sets core and common criteria for sports clubs to meet in the following categories:

Duty of care and child protection
Coaching and competition
Sports equity and ethics

Club management

Information on the relevant ClubMark accreditation and how to go about signing up can be found on the website of your National Governing Body, using the links below.

There are also many services provided by Derbyshire Sport which will help your club to attain Clubmark. Here are some useful links:

Coaching Derbyshire (opens in a new window) – develop your coaches and leaders to meet Clubmark criteria.
Course Search (opens in a new window) – lists courses that will help develop your coaches and volunteers. You can search for courses by sport, or by the area in which you live.
Coach Bursaries (opens in a new window) – apply for bursaries to subsidise the cost of your coach and volunteer education courses.
Safeguarding Children (opens in a new window) – all the information you need to bring your club up to date with Safeguarding Children legislation and good practice.
Sports (opens in a new window) – this page gives links to all the main National Governing Body of Sport websites.
News and Events (opens in a new window) – see what’s new in sport in Derbyshire. Useful to keep in touch.
Local Authority Leisure (opens in a new window) – find out who your local Sports Development Officer is, and how their team can support your club in achieving Club Mark.
Disability Sport (opens in a new window) – support to make your club more accessible and inclusive for disabled people. Find out about your local Disability Sport Group.
PE and School Sport (opens in a new window) – how well do you link with your local schools? Can you support each other better?