Established in January 2026, the Archer Leadership Programme (ALP) was created as the Cardiff Met Sport | Chwaraeon Met Caerdydd response to the Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassadors initiative. Since then, it has already demonstrated the incredible power of student leadership as a vehicle for maximising engagement in and through sport. By recruiting five undergraduate students with diverse experiences, skills and perspectives, the programme has built the foundations of a team

Llandaff Fields was buzzing with activity on Sunday afternoon as 92 people took part in a free Barclays Big Tennis Weekend event, delivered by Cardiff Met Tennis. The event formed part of the national Barclays Big Tennis Weekends campaign, an LTA initiative designed to encourage people of all ages and abilities to pick up a racket and experience tennis for free at local venues across Great Britain. The programme aims to introduce new players to the sport in a fun, welcoming e

Cardiff Met Sport and Met Community are proud to support Drowning Prevention Week (13–20 June 2026), a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness of water safety and helping to prevent avoidable accidents. Delivered by the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), Drowning Prevention Week is the UK’s largest annual water safety campaign. It focuses on equipping children and young people with essential knowledge and skills ahead of the summer holidays, when time spent arou

Following our recent update on progress towards a Cardiff Local Authority School Sport Survey report, we are pleased to share further positive developments, with more schools completing the survey and prize winners now being announced. The continued engagement from schools across Cardiff is helping to strengthen the overall dataset, ensuring the city moves closer to producing a robust and representative Local Authority report on young people’s experiences of sport and physica

Sporting Libraries are a warm, welcoming way to help children and families discover the joy of being active. Built on a simple idea, the initiative removes common barriers to physical activity by letting families borrow sports and play equipment free of charge from familiar community spaces such as libraries, community centres and family hubs. By taking away the cost of buying equipment, Sporting Libraries make being active feel possible, inviting and stress free for everyone

Pipyn Actif began as a whole-system approach to support healthier futures for families across Cardiff — focusing not only on movement, but also on creating healthy eating habits in young families and improving access to nutritious food. At its heart, it is about shaping environments where families can thrive. One of the initiatives growing from this work is Move More Communities (Move More with Mum), which complements the wider Pipyn Actif programme by focusing specifically o

The FAW CPD training and football festival provided an opportunity to step beyond the classroom and experience football development in a real community setting. Through the partnership between the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and Cardiff Met, I was able to apply coaching knowledge in practice, work directly with children, and better understand the impact football can have on participation and confidence. The FAW CPD training focused on developing coaching and leadershi

Sports clubs and community groups across Cardiff are being invited to apply for the Cardiff Capital Grant 2026, a funding opportunity designed to support the development and improvement of facilities, equipment and spaces that help local communities take part in sport and physical activity with grants of up to £20,000 available. For further information, eligibility guidance and application details, please contact: metcommunity@cardiffmet.ac.uk Funded by Cardiff Council and ad

Firstly, this experience started with theoretical and practical training to provide useful tools for myself and other students looking to gain an outstanding opportunity and experience with the FAW and Cardiff Met Sport. This opportunity provided us students to gain a new qualification within the FAW known as ‘The CicStart Framework’. Its purpose is to provide coaches and educators with relevant tools on inclusive football practice with 10 game approaches. The football festiv

I coached a range of physical education classes during my Open Campus placement, including general PE, rugby, badminton, and athletics. I got the opportunity to interact with students of all ages because I worked with students in Reception to Year 6. I also contributed to an ALN session on Mondays, which brought special difficulties but eventually deepened my comprehension of inclusive coaching. Five Things I Learned 1. It’s Scary at the Start, but It Does Get Better At first

We are delighted to announce Morgan Griffiths as our ALP (Archer Leadership Programme) Young Ambassador of the Month for April, recognising his outstanding contribution to the Archers Leadership Programme and his continued impact on young people through leadership, inspiration and delivery. Morgan is a student at Cardiff Metropolitan University and part of our Archers Leadership Programme. He was nominated following his exceptional contribution at our second Young Ambassador

We speak to Jaiden Manders on what he has learned through his time with Open Campus at Cardiff Metropolitan University. (Video interview below) A huge thank you to Jaidens lecturer for the industry placement Lowri Edwards and tutor George Jennings. 1. The importance of communication in coaching During my placement, I learned that effective communication is at the heart of good coaching. It’s not just about giving instructions, but about how those instructions are delivered. I

On April 23rd, Cardiff Met Football Academy and the Physical Activity & Inclusion team collaborated to deliver a primary school football tournament for 50 children in local schools. The event, held at Cardiff University’s Field Facility, was wonderfully coordinated by Lilia Blood (Physical Activity and Inclusion Coordinator for Llanrumney and surrounding areas) and two of Cardiff Met Football Academy’s coaches, Jack and Elliot. The tournament forms a wider part of Cardiff Met

Off the back of our Cardiff Qualifier held earlier this month, we were proud to host the NFL UK & Ireland team for the NFL Flag Welsh Championships. Teams from across Wales travelled to our iconic Cyncoed Campus to compete for a place in the NFL Flag British Championships, taking place in Manchester on 17 June. The Championships welcomed 11 schools and 11 young people, highlighting the continued growth of NFL Flag across Wales and the appetite for competitive, inclusive schoo

This week pupils from two local primary schools laced up their trainers to take part in a vibrant Mini London Marathon in Schools event at Cyncoed Campus, held just one day after the iconic London Marathon itself. The event formed part of a national initiative led by the London Marathon Foundation, designed to encourage children to be physically active by completing a two mile “Mini Marathon” within their school setting or local community. To bring the experience to life, sch

Cardiff Metropolitan University recently welcomed over 170 secondary school girls to campus for the 3rd annual ArcHERS - Girls in Sport @ Cardiff Met Open Campus, an inspiring, student led event designed to boost confidence, increase participation and raise aspirations among young women in sport and physical activity. Delivered through Cardiff Met’s Open Campus model, the event brought together pupils from seven local secondary schools to experience university sport, engage

Cardiff played host to an exciting and highly successful NFL Flag Football Qualifier Event today, welcoming 12 teams and around 140 young people for a day packed with energy, teamwork and high-quality competition. Photo by Carl Roberston The event showcased the rapid growth of flag football across the region, with participants demonstrating excellent skill, sportsmanship and enthusiasm throughout the day. Teams competed across multiple age groups, culminating in the crowning

In 2024, Cardiff Met Sport began an exciting collaboration with the NFL to support the rapid growth of NFL Flag Football across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. What started as a single teacher CPD session quickly became a full pathway – so popular that the very first training needed a waiting list. The goal was simple: give school staff the confidence and knowledge to deliver NFL Flag Football back in their own settings, introducing an inclusive, fast-paced, and engaging s

We are delighted to announce Mia Davies as our first ever Young Ambassador of the Month, recognising her outstanding contribution to the Archers Leadership Programme and her inspiring impact on young people across our School Sport network. Mia is a Year 3 student studying BSc Sport Management at Cardiff Met University and is part of our Archers Leadership Programme. Notably, Mia was the very first young person to join our leadership pathway, helping to set the standard for wh

Cardiff Met hosted its fourth METROX event earlier in March, welcoming more than 200 participants and over 100 spectators for a day of high-energy competition at Met Active. METROX is a fitness race made up of seven 600m runs, with a functional fitness station between each run, testing endurance, strength and resilience throughout the course. The event continues to grow in popularity, attracting students, staff and members of the wider community, with competitors travelling f