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Coach Education Workshops
December 2009
Issue: 26
sports coach UK Coaching Workshops
sports coach UK courses are for all coaches. The fact that workshops are available at two levels means that there is something for you if you are a beginner or an experienced coach and want to gain more knowledge in a particular coaching topic.
So what courses are available and what are they about?
COACHING ESSENTIALS – INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS (NEW COACHES/LIMITED OR NO EXPERIENCE
How to Coach Disabled People in Sport:
This workshop tackles all the frequently asked questions posed by sports teachers, coaches and participants about how to work with disabled sports people. This includes a whole spectrum of new ideas for inclusion, the workshop will introduce and offer guidance to any coach involved with disabled people in sport, the emphasis being to introduce coaches to the Inclusion Spectrum and effective practice.
Introduction to Long Term Athlete Development
This workshop is aimed at coaches to enable them to understand the key concepts of the LTAD model and its practical applications. As well as general theory this workshops describes how to identify and develop talented athletes, including maximising a performer’s ability, achievements and commitment to sport through integration of the LTAD approach.
An Introduction to the FUNdamentals of Movement
This practical workshop explores the concepts of Agility, Balance, Co-ordination and speed. It compliments other coach education resources, which may focus on the movement skills of running, hopping, skipping etc. This workshop assists coaches to observe, analyse and coach good movement patterns within their sessions, whether multi skill or sport specific.
DEVELOPING YOUR COACHING WORKSHOPS (TO FURTHER DEVELOP COACHING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE)
A Guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches: Mentoring is a powerful tool in education and development of sports coaches at all levels. This workshop will help you as a mentor to support coaches’ learning and focus on how learning occurs.
Analysing your Coaching: Discover methods of analysing your own coaching performance and identify areas for development. Learn how to develop and implement an action plan to enhance your coaching.
Coaching Children and Young People:
Discover the needs and motivation of young performers. Learn how to deliver effective coaching sessions to meet the level of skill, developmental stage and motivation of each young performer.
Coaching Disabled Performers:
Develop your coaching knowledge and skills to coach disabled performers through inclusive and separate coaching sessions. Discover new ways to adapt equipment and identify appropriate safety and medical considerations to meet your performer’s needs.
Equity in your Coaching: Everyone should have access to sport, regardless of age, gender, race, ability faith or sexual orientation. As a coach, you have an important role to play ensuring this happens. The workshop will help you to apply and extend your existing skills to meet the needs of present and potential participants.
Planning and Periodisation (was Goal Setting and Planning):
This workshop will help you, the coach to describe the processes involved in effective planning, gather information on the demands of their sport and the training needs of their performers, explain and apply the adaptation process, divide the year into training phases of different emphasis, integrate all elements of performance into individual training programmes and explain the importance of monitoring and evaluating performance in the context of an overall plan.
Safeguarding & Protecting Children:
Protect yourself, the young people you are coaching and your employer by understanding and following good coaching practice. Learn about child abuse and how to handle situations if you have concern
Runningsports resources/workshops are for anyone working or volunteering in a sports club or community environment who want to improve their knowledge and skills, this includes individual volunteers, club managers, officials and coordinators. Workshops are divided into three main strands; Governance and Administration, Finance and Funding and Volunteers and Volunteer Management.
If you would like to find out more about a particular subject and are not sure how to go about doing it, then read on….. One of these courses may be just what you are looking for……………
So what courses are available and what are they about?
A Club for All:
Find out how your club can benefit from welcoming all members of the community. You can assess how well you are doing at the moment and what else you could be doing to mark your club more accessible to more people.
Action Planning for Your Club:
A sports development plan will tell outside bodies what you need, when you need it and why you need it
Developing Partnerships with Clubs and Schools - Opportunities to bring more junior members through your doors.
Developing Partnerships with Clubs & Schools:
This workshop focuses on two key areas in making the transition and can be tailored to meet the needs of schools and sports organisations. This workshop will enable schools and sports organisations to analyse the benefits of developing quality partnerships with sports organisations/a junior club, list the key factors in creating a sustainable partnership & identify who to involve in developing a partnership/junior club.
Funding for Your Club:
Every sports club could use more money and better publicity. This workshop provides practical ideas for raising funds from a range of sources, including fund-raising events and sponsorship. It will also help you to identify how you can promote your club more effectively.
Making the Most of Your People:
This workshop shows you how to put together a workforce development plan. An effective one will help your club achieve its vision and improve your chances of benefiting from funding for skill building
The Role of the Volunteer Coordinator:
In this workshop, volunteers will learn exactly what this role entails and how they can become an even greater asset to their club by taking it on.
Valuing your Sports Volunteers
How to recruit, retain, recognise and reward your volunteers
This workshop will help you to recruit more volunteers, motivate, retain, reward and manage them even more effectively.
WORKSHOPS – FROM DECEMBER 2009
BANGOR Contact: Iona Williams: 01248 382571
Maes Glas Sports Centre Date Time Programme
Funding for your Club 4th February 2010 6.30-9.30pm runningsports
Developing Partnerships with
Clubs & Schools 25th February 2010 6.30-9.30pm runningsports
Coaching Disabled Performers 11th March 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 22nd April 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
CAERPHILLY Contact: Jared Lougher: 01443 863470
Coaching Disabled Performers 3rd February 2010 5.30-7.30pm scUK
CARDIFF Contact: UWIC: 02920 416777
Contact: Kay Bradbury: 07894439894 (Welsh Institute course)
Welsh Institute of Sport Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 9th December 2009 6pm-9pm scUK
UWIC (NIAC), Cyncoed Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 27th January 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
The FUNDamentals of Movement 1st February 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
Coaching Disabled Performers 3rd February 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
Coaching Children & Young Performers 8th February 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 22nd February 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
Equity in your Coaching 15th March 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 22nd March 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
CARMARTHENSHIRE Contact: Alison Rees: 01554 744344
Dinefwr Indoor Bowls Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 24th February 2010 6pm-9pm scUK
Carmarthenshire Leisure Centre Date Time Programme
Developing Partnerships with 8th March 2010 6pm-9pm runningsports
Clubs & Schools
CONWY Contact: Caroline Jones: 01492 575557
Coleg Llandrillo Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 1st December 2009 6.30-9.30pm scUK
How to Coach Disabled People in Sport 19th January 2010 6.30-8.30pm scUK
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 23rd February 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
Coaching Disabled Performers 2nd March 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
MONMOUTHSHIRE Contact: Steve Watkins: 01633 644553
Tondu Leisure Centre Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 18th January 2010 6.30-9.30pm scUK
POWYS Contact: Matthew James: 01874 612335
Llandrindod Wells Sports Centre Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 7th December 2009 6pm-9pm scUK
Brecon Leisure Centre Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 9th February 2010 6pm-9pm scUK
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF Contact: Michelle Gibbs: 01443 490247
Pontypridd YMCA Date Time Programme
Coaching Disabled Performers 2nd December 2009 6pm-9pm scUK
Pontypridd YMCA/Uni of Glamorgan Date Time Programme
(please check venue with Michelle)
A Guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches 3rd February 2010 6pm-9pm scUK
Rhondda Sports Centre Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 3rd February 2010 6pm-9pm scUK
Pontypridd YMCA/Uni of Glamorgan Date Time Programme
(please check venue with Michelle)
Coaching Disabled Performers 24th February 2010 6pm-9pm scUK
Llantrisant Leisure Centre Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 25th May 2010 6pm-9pm scUK
SWANSEA Contact: Ania Skye: ania.skye@welshasa.co.uk
Llantrisant Leisure Centre Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 2nd December 2009 6pm-9pm scUK
Buckley Leisure Centre Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 2nd December 2009 6pm-9pm scUK
SWANSEA (cont..) Contact: Ania Skye: ania.skye@welshasa.co.uk
Penarth Leisure Centre Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 3rd December 2009 6pm-9pm scUK
Llantwit Leisure Centre Date Time Programme
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 8th December 2009 6pm-9pm scUK
VALE OF GLAMORGAN Contact: Julie Morgan: 01446 704748
Civic Offices Date Time Programme
Coaching Children and Young Performers 14th January 2010 6pm-9pm scUK
Action Planning for your Club 26th January 2010 6pm-9pm runningsports
Making the Most of your People 2nd February 2010 6pm-9pm runningsports
Analysing your Coaching 13th May 2010 6pm-9pm scUK
To book yourself onto any of the listed courses please phone the relevant
contact for the local authority area
FIRST AID COURSES IN YOUR AREA
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF
Contact: Michelle Gibbs: 01443 490247/michelle.gibbs@rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk
All are taking place in RT Training, Upperboat, Treforest
Sports Injuries (All 6pm-9pm)
Thursday 28th January 2009
Wednesday 19th May 2009
NEW! - We’re changing the way we send the coach education flyer
Previously those on the distribution list would be emailed the flyer every month. To cut down on sending such large emails with large attachments we will now only be sending a quarterly reminder to prompt you to view the flyer online at www.coachingwales.com. The flyer will (as always) be updated every month.
The flyer is also printable through this link.
If you would like to be added to the coach education flyer distribution list please email coacheducation@scw.org.uk
Apologies to anyone who has previously tried to reply to the coach education email and had an undeliverable message returned. This has now been rectified.
WHO DO I CONTACT?
For enquiries regarding sports coach UK & runningsports COURSES CONTACT:
Clare Heydon – People and Programme Development Senior Officer (Coaching)
Direct line: (029) 2033 8329 Fax: (029) 2033 8393
Email: clare.heydon@scw.org.uk
To organise any of the courses listed or to request a hard copy of this flyer contact:
Nicola Jackson – Corporate Support Officer
Direct line:(029) 2033 8213 Fax: (029) 2033 8393
Email: nicola.jackson@scw.org.uk
The Sports Council for Wales would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year