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Sports Coaching (Multi-Sport) Risk Assessment — Generated Instantly for £29
Describe your holiday camp or after-school club — sports covered, equipment used, age groups and venues. We generate a fully written, UK-compliant risk assessment covering every activity, from cricket and hockey to javelin and athletics, in minutes.
Used by holiday camp coaches, after-school club providers and multi-sport activity companies across the UK
🏆 Running javelin, discus or striking sports like cricket and rounders? Mention it — we'll include exclusion zones, throwing/striking direction controls and age-appropriate equipment guidance for each activity you list.
Legal requirements for multi-sport coaches
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 places a general duty on anyone running a coaching business, holiday camp or after-school club to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of the children and staff involved. Where you employ five or more people, Regulation 3(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 requires a written risk assessment — but it is considered best practice regardless of headcount, and most schools, venues and insurers will ask to see one before booking your sessions.
Multi-sport coaching differs from single-discipline coaching because a single session might move between cricket, hockey, athletics field events and small-sided football, each bringing different equipment, injury patterns and supervision requirements. A written risk assessment needs to reflect this variety rather than treating the session as one generic "sport" activity.
Many National Governing Bodies and local authority venue hire agreements require evidence of a current risk assessment before you can book a hall, pitch or playground for coaching. If you are unsure whether your setup requires one, our guide on whether you need a risk assessment explains the position clearly.
How it works
1. Describe your sessions
Tell us which sports and activities you run, the equipment used (bats, javelins, hockey sticks, balls), the age groups attending, and your venues — indoor, outdoor or both. Our ultimate guide to risk assessment explains what detail helps most.
2. Let the app take the strain
Anyrisks produces a fully written, UK-compliant multi-sport coaching risk assessment referencing the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
3. Instant download and use
Download as PDF and Word. Share it with schools, venues and parents, or use our risk assessment generator again next term as your programme changes. £29, no subscription.
What it covers
Every multi-sport coaching risk assessment is written in full — covering the equipment, activities and environments you actually use.
Striking implement hazards — cricket bats, rounders bats, hockey sticks
Throwing event hazards — javelin, discus, shot put exclusion zones
Ball-related injury risk across sports of varying hardness and speed
Supervision ratios appropriate to age group and activity type
Equipment storage, transport and pre-session checks
Warm-up and cool-down procedures to reduce injury risk
Surface and pitch condition checks — indoor and outdoor
Weather-related risks for outdoor sessions
Collision risk in fast-moving invasion games
First aid provision and emergency procedures
Safe use of goals, nets and portable equipment
Transitions between activities and equipment changeovers
Manual handling of sports equipment and kit bags
Emergency evacuation procedures for indoor and outdoor venues
Works for
From school holiday camps to after-school clubs, Anyrisks covers every type of multi-sport coaching setting.
What customers say
"We run six different sports across our holiday camp week. Anyrisks was the first tool that actually covered javelin and cricket properly in one document instead of forcing me to write separate assessments."
Dan Whitfield
Holiday camp director, Yorkshire
"Schools ask for a current risk assessment before every booking. This gave me something specific to our after-school club setup in under two minutes, ready to email straight over."
Rebecca Ansell
After-school club coach, Bristol
"Our staff move between hockey, athletics and small-sided football in a single session. Anyrisks captured the supervision ratios and equipment changeovers that a generic template never picked up."
Marcus Ojo
Multi-sport activity company, London
Anyrisks vs DIY templates
| Anyrisks | DIY / Templates | |
|---|---|---|
| Written in full — not a blank form | ✓ | ✗ |
| Covers multiple sports in a single document | ✓ | ✗ |
| Equipment-specific hazards (javelins, bats, sticks) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Management of Health and Safety at Work Regs referenced | ✓ | ✗ |
| Age group and ability-appropriate controls | ✓ | ✗ |
| Indoor and outdoor venue considerations included | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ready in under 2 minutes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Instant PDF and Word download | ✓ | Sometimes |
Frequently asked questions
Do multi-sport coaches need a separate risk assessment for each sport?
You need one overarching risk assessment that covers each activity you deliver during a session or camp — cricket, hockey, javelin, football and so on — because each uses different equipment and has different hazards. Anyrisks generates a single document covering every sport you list, structured under Regulation 3(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, which requires a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to which participants and staff are exposed.
What regulations apply to school holiday camps and after-school clubs?
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 places a duty on you as the coach or club operator to protect the health and safety of children and staff. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require a written risk assessment where you employ five or more people, though it is best practice regardless of size. If you use minibuses or vehicles to transport equipment or children, additional considerations apply under road traffic and manual handling legislation.
Does it cover equipment-specific hazards like javelins and cricket bats?
Yes — describe the equipment you use across your sessions (javelins, cricket bats, hockey sticks, rounders bats, balls of varying hardness) and the assessment will include specific controls for each, such as exclusion zones for throwing events, correct storage of striking implements, and age-appropriate equipment selection.
Can I use this for sessions with mixed age groups and abilities?
Yes — mention the age range and ability levels attending your sessions and the assessment will reflect the increased supervision ratios, adapted equipment and activity modifications needed for younger or less experienced participants, in line with safeguarding and duty of care expectations for children's activity providers.
Does it cover safeguarding and DBS requirements?
The risk assessment focuses on physical health and safety hazards during sporting activity — equipment, environment, supervision ratios and emergency procedures. Safeguarding policy and DBS checks are separate compliance requirements that sit alongside your risk assessment, but you can note your safeguarding arrangements in the session description and they will be referenced.
What if I run sessions both indoors and outdoors?
Describe your venues — sports hall, outdoor pitch, playground or a mix — and the assessment will cover surface conditions, weather considerations for outdoor sessions, lighting and ventilation for indoor sessions, and transitions between the two.
Is this accepted by schools, leisure centres and insurers?
Anyrisks produces a fully written, regulation-referenced risk assessment in the standard format expected by schools, leisure centre operators, National Governing Bodies and public liability insurers. It is professional, dated and ready to present without further editing.
How long does it take to generate?
Under 2 minutes. Describe your multi-sport coaching sessions, equipment and venues, and Anyrisks produces a complete, UK-compliant risk assessment ready to download as PDF and Word.
Also see: The ultimate guide to risk assessment · Do I need a risk assessment? · Risk assessment legal requirements · Risk assessment generator