Our Vision — YCDS Academy

Our Vision.

You Can Do Sport Ltd is a company devoted to developing potential. Our mission is to make further education in Sport accessible to all young people, regardless of background or starting point, so as to enrich their lives, contribute to their success and allow them to realise their potential.

We motivate and encourage others to achieve their own personal and professional fulfilment and enable them to make educated and informed decisions that are not limited by self-belief, opportunity, or circumstance. Together, we believe that the best in each of us enriches all of us.

The role of You Can Do Sport is to bring together, schools, colleges, sports clubs, elite sports professionals, and National Governing Bodies of sport (NGBs) to forge partnerships, unblock barriers to participation and enhance the education pathways available to young people.

You Can Do Sport represents a perfect platform from which to promote new male and female talent in sport. We believe that talent at all levels should be nurtured and that we should make concerted efforts to ensure students receive the recognition they deserve so that they may aspire to reach their goals. By delivering an engaging sports programme, we can encourage students to push themselves to their full potential.

You Can Do Sport has been founded on the principle of learning by doing, with the belief that, to learn how to play a sport, players must do just that. Combining education, with a focus on the continuation of players’ personal development, using sport as a foundation, will create a positive physical environment for students to thrive, whilst promoting a healthy lifestyle.

For those who love playing a particular sport, it will provide an outlet in which to develop their understanding and skill through enjoyment and achievement.

Academy student’s success rate

Since the academy started in 2018, we have continuously achieved a 100% pass rate. The majority of our students are awarded Merits or Distinctions.

A large number of our students have gone on to secure places at University - in 2020/21 65% of our graduates secured places at some of the top Universities in the country.

For the past couple of years, over 50% of our students have achieved top grades of Distinction or Distinction*

Students have gone on to do football scholarships in America; another secured a contract with Chesterfield UTD football club, whilst others have found full-time employment at Active 4 Today Leisure Centre.

Academy student’s success rate

Since the academy started, we have successfully supported over 100 students through a two-year further education and career development programme.

“I believe everyone deserves to benefit from a broad range of educational opportunities, regardless of their socio-economic background.”

I launched YCDS academy as a fully inclusive and accessible education pathway, for males & females from all ethnicities and backgrounds.

Creating an engaging educational programme that combines sport, education, employment & mental health, can have a profound and long-lasting, positive impact on the lives of young people and the health and social benefits associated with living a healthy and active lifestyle.

Working in partnership with schools and colleges, our collaborative venture gives young people from the area access to life-shaping opportunities where they can belong, contribute & more importantly, thrive, and provides aspiring athletes with a starting point.