Founder Friday: We’ve Overcomplicated Community Sport—Here’s Why That Needs to Stop
Visit MoveMojo.com We need to talk about simplicity. In the race to innovate, modern community sport has forgotten its roots. From tech-heavy solutions to complex “engagement strategies,” we’ve built a system where coaches feel pressured to constantly reinvent the wheel. And in doing so, we’ve unintentionally raised the barrier to movement—especially for children, people with […]
How I Built an Equity-Based Approach to Sport—In Just 60 Minutes
Explore our inclusive training methods 5,000 miles from the UK, in a shipping container gym with second-hand hotel equipment just after a series of severe earthquakes, I ran a 60-minute session that delivered more equity in sport than most fully-funded community facilities back home. That sentence alone should worry anyone working in UK sport or […]
3 – things I wish PT /coaches/teachers could take from the approaches used in Para Sport ⬇️
I’ve been in the pacific delivering education to the region on s&c principles for international NGO’s. These are 3 topics that I covered in one day that I see effecting us everywhere from England to Australia to the Pacific. 1️⃣Train the person not the disability People can do so much more than we assume they […]
Changing the Narrative: Training the Person, Not the Disability
A fundamental shift in inclusive practice is to remember the person first. We always say “a child with autism” or “a young person with a mobility impairment,” focusing on the individual rather than labelling them by their condition. This people-first language matters: it acknowledges each persons uniqueness and potential. It also guides our approach: instead […]
Learning and Growing: Turning Setbacks into Stepping Stones
In any coaching or sport programme, not everything will go perfectly on the first try. Maybe an activity doesn’t engage a child as planned, or equipment fails unexpectedly. Instead of labelling this a failure, we treat it as a learning opportunity. Research on growth mindset reminds us that “failure is just a natural, and unavoidable, […]
Designing Play Spaces Everyone Can Enjoy
Creating an inclusive playground is about far more than meeting basic accessibility codes; it’s about valuing every child’s right to play. A well-planned inclusive play space provides “a rich mix of play opportunities” so that each child can find joy and challenge at their own level sensorytrust.org.uk. This means combining active zones with quiet areas […]
Why Chair Exercises Won’t Fix a £2.3 Billion Problem — And What Will
Every single day, we lose £6 million to a problem that can be prevented. We’re talking about falls. Not headline-grabbing events, not dramatic scandals — just ordinary, day-to-day falls experienced by older adults that, collectively, cost the UK health system £2.3 billion a year. It’s not just the financial impact. It’s the loss of confidence, […]