The Fish 4 Life Angling Academy are keen to promote good fishing skills- making the sport more accessible to all. Working through our non- profit angling charity project, our licensed coaches aim to provide a range of fishing lessons and coaching for all ages and abilities, both able bodied and disabled.

Angling promotes a connection with nature and the outside world, away from the TV, video games and social media.

The Charity uses the recreational interests of angling to help both young and old to understand and cope with the struggles of everyday life.

It also teaches self – discipline, personnel skills, encourages self- confidence and is a fantastic way of getting outdoors and enjoying the fresh air!

Stress is common place in today’s society and children are just as badly affected by it as adults. Engagement with angling, nature, each other and being in the fresh air can help break up the day and lead to an improved interaction between individuals helping to build self -esteem, socialisation skills and confidence.

Angling provides a constant reward for a focused and patient approach to overcoming life’s challenges.

 

For participants with disabilities—Fishing can be linked to;

 

• Contributing to preventative and restorative measures by increasing physical activity and providing programmes that assist in recovery from physical illness

• Makes both a preventative and restorative contribution to mental health

• Introduces protective factors that promote good mental health

• Provides programmes that assit in the treatment and recovery from mental illness

• Helps build people’s relationships and confidence

Safe Environment and care for all participarts;

All of our Coaches are professionally qualified Level1 or Level 2, Angling Coaches and as such all Level 2 coaches hold First Aid and Safeguarding Certificates, full insurance and a current Enhanced D.B.S. Certificate.

All Volunteer’s helpers used by the Academy hold current Enhanced D.B.S. Certificates.

 

Membership of the Angling Trust

The charity is a member of the Angling Trust that is the UK National Governing body, thereby the Charity will in accordance with the Safeguarding Policies of the Angling Trust carry out policies as to process and procedures in line with the Angling Trust own Safeguarding Policies and report any Incidents directly to the Angling Trust for investigation along with direct reporting to the Police.