ABOUT CASS & FRIENDS
Who do We Help?
CASS & Friends was first set up in 2015 to assist young athletes in the Cotswolds financially with their training and participation in top level sports.
Catchment Area
This is a local fund for young athletes in the Cotswolds between the ages 12 and 18.
We define the Cotswolds to include the following towns and cities – Evesham, Broadway and Chipping Campden to the North, Moreton in Marsh, Stow on the Wold and Bourton on the Water to the East, Cirencester and Tetbury to the South and Stroud, Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury to the West. Applicants are welcome from these main centres and villages and towns in between. We don't accept applications for sailing or equestrian sports.
Athletes apply to us via our online application form. Then we speak to them on the phone and begin to form a relationship with them by meeting them and talking to their parents, coaches and PE teachers where appropriate. If the application is successful, we give specific grants based on need and justification of the expenditure.
Grants are decided and ratified by the trustees on an ad-hoc basis throughout the year, so that we can support specific events and specific expenditure as the need arises.
If an applicant’s financial status is marginal we operate a one off Gold, Silver and Bronze award scheme with the value of £100, £200 or £300 respectively. We would encourage these applicants to stay in touch with us and reapply if their financial situation changes
Why is CASS & Friends Needed?
Although entry into sport through schools and clubs is cheap and available to all, once budding athletes progress from foundation levels to compete at county, national and international level, the costs of participation start to rise, and there is nothing currently in place to assist them. National Lottery and Sports Aid funding is available for the elite, but getting to the top levels is a long arduous journey and the costs for a typical family can be prohibitive.
Typical costs include:
CASS & Friends cannot help every athlete with every piece of expenditure, but we can make a contribution which may simply make the difference between following a dream and having to give up. It would be great to look back in five years and know that our support lead to a national, international or Olympic medal for someone in our local area.
CASS & Friends was first set up in 2015 to assist young athletes in the Cotswolds financially with their training and participation in top level sports.
Catchment Area
This is a local fund for young athletes in the Cotswolds between the ages 12 and 18.
We define the Cotswolds to include the following towns and cities – Evesham, Broadway and Chipping Campden to the North, Moreton in Marsh, Stow on the Wold and Bourton on the Water to the East, Cirencester and Tetbury to the South and Stroud, Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury to the West. Applicants are welcome from these main centres and villages and towns in between. We don't accept applications for sailing or equestrian sports.
Athletes apply to us via our online application form. Then we speak to them on the phone and begin to form a relationship with them by meeting them and talking to their parents, coaches and PE teachers where appropriate. If the application is successful, we give specific grants based on need and justification of the expenditure.
Grants are decided and ratified by the trustees on an ad-hoc basis throughout the year, so that we can support specific events and specific expenditure as the need arises.
If an applicant’s financial status is marginal we operate a one off Gold, Silver and Bronze award scheme with the value of £100, £200 or £300 respectively. We would encourage these applicants to stay in touch with us and reapply if their financial situation changes
Why is CASS & Friends Needed?
Although entry into sport through schools and clubs is cheap and available to all, once budding athletes progress from foundation levels to compete at county, national and international level, the costs of participation start to rise, and there is nothing currently in place to assist them. National Lottery and Sports Aid funding is available for the elite, but getting to the top levels is a long arduous journey and the costs for a typical family can be prohibitive.
Typical costs include:
- specialist equipment - such as specialist clothing, training shoes, bikes, wetsuits, etc etc
- specialist support - e.g. expert coaching, physiotherapy, nutrition/body composition specialists
- attendance at elite training camps
- event entrance fees
- travel (sometimes involving overnight accommodation if the venue is far away)
- event organisers often require participants to purchase bibs or other specific clothing - these costs mount up through the year when competing on a weekly basis
CASS & Friends cannot help every athlete with every piece of expenditure, but we can make a contribution which may simply make the difference between following a dream and having to give up. It would be great to look back in five years and know that our support lead to a national, international or Olympic medal for someone in our local area.
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