CAA Ignite! is happening on 16th October, and we’re proud to be sponsoring it this year. If you’re an activity provider working with children, this is one event worth having in your diary.
What is CAA Ignite!?
It’s one of the biggest events in the UK calendar for children’s activity providers. The conference brings together national governing bodies, local authorities, community clubs, and providers from across the sector for a day of discussion, networking, and ideas. It’s designed to reflect the issues that matter most to people running children’s activities right now.
Every year, the event draws attendees who want to understand where the sector is heading, swap notes with peers, and hear from organisations shaping policy and practice. It’s as much about the conversations in the room as it is about the sessions on the agenda.
Why we’re sponsoring
We built Coordinate Sport to help you spend less time on admin and more time doing what you do best: running great sessions and building strong communities. Sponsoring this event gives us the chance to meet you, hear what’s on your mind, and talk through how we can help.
Events like this matter to us because they bring the whole sector into one room. You’ll find people managing bookings for a single community club sitting alongside those overseeing activity programmes across an entire local authority. That mix of perspectives is exactly why we wanted to be involved as a sponsor this year, not just an attendee.
Who should attend
The conference is relevant to anyone with a stake in children’s activity provision. That includes small clubs juggling bookings and payments alongside running sessions, and larger organisations like local authorities coordinating programmes across multiple sites. If any part of your week involves managing participants, staff, facilities, or finances for children’s activities, there’s something here for you.
It’s also a valuable event if you’re weighing up how technology fits into your operations. Conversations on the day regularly touch on the tools providers are using to manage bookings, registers, payments, and reporting, and what’s working well or falling short. If you’ve been thinking about how your current systems are holding up, it’s a good opportunity to compare notes with people in a similar position.
Getting the most out of the day
If it’s your first time attending, it’s worth having a think beforehand about what you want to get out of the day. Some attendees come with specific questions about funding, safeguarding, or policy changes affecting the sector. Others are there mainly to network, meet suppliers, and see what tools and services are out there. Most people end up doing a bit of both.
Whatever you’re hoping to take away from it, it helps to plan your day loosely rather than rigidly. Sessions are useful, but some of the most valuable conversations happen informally, between talks or around the exhibition stands. Leave yourself time to wander, ask questions, and follow up on anything that catches your interest.
What to expect from us on the day
We’ll have a stand at the conference, so if you’re attending, come and find us. We’d love to:
- Talk about how we’re helping providers like you
- Hear about the challenges you’re facing day to day, whether that’s bookings, registers, payments, or reporting
- Answer anything you’re curious about
A CAA Ignite! discount for you
As a thank you for being part of the Coordinate Sport community, we’ve got a ticket discount just for you. Use the code CS15 at checkout for 15% off your CAA Ignite! ticket.
See you at CAA Ignite!
Pop 16th October in your diary, grab your ticket with CS15, and come and find our stand on the day. Whether you’ve got a specific question, want to see how Coordinate Sport could fit into how you run things, or just fancy a proper conversation about the sector, we’re looking forward to it.
See you at CAA Ignite!
