About Young Ambassadors

'Every child hooked on sport for life' is an aspiration for Sport Wales. To achieve this it is crucial that a young person centred approach is adopted.

The Young Ambassador Movement aims to empower and inspire young people to become role models and leaders through sport, by developing their confidence and skills in order to increase physical activity participation in others.

This approach will empower young people to make their own decisions through consultation, leadership and ownership.

The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will be used by the Young Ambassadors as a catalyst to inspire change in others. The initiative will recognise and reward committed young sports leaders in our schools and communities with further training and opportunities.

These leaders will be identified through their involvement within the school curriculum (PE and wider), involvement with extra-curricular activities like Dragon Sport and 5x60 and involvement with clubs in the communities via National Governing Bodies of Sport and Disability Sport Wales.