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Greener Sports Fixtures

At AoC Sport we wanted to link National Colleges’ Green Week and the idea of a Green Sports Fixture for the games that will be taking place during that week, and beyond. We have created thoughts and suggestions for colleges that were interested in running a ‘Green Fixture’

🏃‍♂️ Active Travel Options

  • Cycle / Walk-to-Game Incentives: Offer rewards for students who walk or cycle to fixtures.
  • Route Maps: Share safe walking and cycling routes to sports grounds.

🗑️ Litter-Free Policy

  • “Pack In, Pack Out” Awareness: Encourage spectators and players to take their rubbish home if bins are full.
  • Volunteer Litter Patrols: Assign student volunteers to monitor litter and encourage others to use bins properly.
  • Half-Time Cleanup: Organise a quick clean-up during halftime breaks to reduce litter build-up.

🚫 Plastic-Free Events

  • Reusable Water Bottles: Encourage players and spectators to bring their own water bottles and provide refill stations.
  • Ban Single-Use Plastics: Prohibit the sale of plastic straws, cutlery, and cups at events.

♻️ Recycling Stations

  • Clear Signage: Use color-coded bins with simple labels for paper, plastic, metal, and general waste.
  • Bin Placement Strategy: Position recycling bins next to general waste bins to encourage correct use.
  • Game-Day Recycling Volunteers: Assign students or staff to monitor recycling stations and assist spectators.
  • Incentive Schemes: Reward teams or year groups that collect the most recyclables during fixtures.

👕 Kit Donation Schemes

  • Partner with Charities: Collaborate with local or national charities that distribute sports gear to underprivileged communities.
  • Swap Shops: Set up a college-based swap system where students can trade gently used kits and gear.
  • Awareness Campaigns: Educate students on the environmental benefits of reusing sportswear.

To download and view more information about these suggestions click on the below

Colleges Green Ambassadors Projects

At AoC Sport as part of the the Student Leadership Programme, Colleges have recruited their own student Green Ambassadors to take climate action in their community, receiving leadership training from AoC Sport and their own chosen online CPD training.

As part of the Student Leadership Programme the ambassadors could bid into a project fund worth up to £250 to fund their activity at their college.

The following colleges have been successful in receiving funding to support their Climate Action projects.

Blackburn College - Planet Earth Games Activity Day

The Project will be linked to their Planet Earth Games - College challenges. There will be 4 different activities that we will run on different days:

  • A beach walk/run with litter picking.
  • Eco friendly Yoga class - Outdoor Yoga class on the college gardens. Avoiding use of electricals and paying for room booking.
  • Timed walk litter clean up contest- Go to local park (Witton)/town centre in teams of 2. Whoever collects most rubbish wins a prize.
  • Planting flowers or vegetables in local area- stealthily in superhero costumes.

The project is running to increase physical activity whilst having a positive impact on the environment.

These activities look to increase physical activity in students who may not usually be very active, with the added bonus of having a positive impact on the environment. staff will support delivery but these activity will be led by their student ambassadors

Blackburn College logo

Winstanley College - Reducing Plastic waste within college

The project is providing re usable water bottles to the sporting students at Winstanley college.

The project will be run by giving sporting students water bottles for achieving in their desired sports over a period of time. So that no excess plastic is left within the sports hall or on the field

Winstanley are very passionate about helping the planet and they feel that by offering sporting students reusable bottles they will be doing our bit to help reduce the amount of litter and bottles being wasted.

their Sports, Wellbeing and Events Officer will distribute these bottles to the sports team students in the first instance and encourage students to bring them to training sessions and match days for fixtures.

Winstanley College

Joseph Chamberlain College - Adventure Sports

The project is setting up a trip to Ackers Adventure park. In this park They will introduce students to a variety of sports engaging them to experience rock climbing, canoeing and team building exercise.

They have planned to have 15 minute sessions throughout the day spreading awareness of climate change and how students that participate in sports can change to help better the environment. This event is to help students to connect to nature and help to engage more student to do active sports.

At the end of the trip they will take up a survey to see how well this had impacted students and see if they would be more active in sports by having them to sign up to clubs of their choice.

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College

Environmental Sustainability