Coaching Matters Issue 9 - Dec 2012 by Oxfordshire Sport & Physical Activity

Welcome to Coaching Matters Issue 9 This Enewsletter is for you “the coach” and is packed with hints and tips, articles from coaches and coach educators and also information about NGB Coach Education courses. It is your forum and your voice; we want to hear from you about your examples of good practice, projects that you are proud of and would like to share. 2012 has been a phenomenal year of Sport, so many amazing achievements by “athletes”. The Olympic & Paralympic Games really delivered beyond our wildest dreams. There is no doubt that the display of sport throughout the year has whet everyone’s appetite and sparked an interest in participation (refer to Page 15). The challenge ahead is to deliver the legacy and get more people active and playing sport. Are you ready for that challenge? Do you know someone who would make a great activator /coach? Our NEW YEAR challenge to you is to continue to develop yourself to become a better coach and/or introduce someone to coaching (Refer to page 21 First Steps into Coaching) I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all A Very Merry Xmas and an Active and Healthy 2013. If you have any comments about the Coaching Matters, or wish to share examples of good practice, please get in touch with: Denise Brown, Oxfordshire Sports Partnership Coaching Development Officer dmbrown@oxfordshiresport.org

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CONTENTS

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OXFORDSHIRE SPORTS AWARDS 2012

NGB COURSES & INFORMATION England Athletics

England Athletics Volunteer Award Winners

BB&O Golf Partnership Coaching Conference

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Golf Roots

Canoe England

British Cycling

ECB Coaches Association Annual Conference

British Gymnastics

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England Handball

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England Netball

Rounders England

Rugby Football Union

Sporting Legacy Active Peoples Survey

British Rowing

Squash

Amateur Swimming Association

Table Tennis

COACHING RESOURCES Coach Any Way – Free sports Coaching Videos

scUk “How to Deliver Engaging Sessions” Netball case study

Nutrition

In The Zone workshops

First Steps into Coaching

Funding

RESEARCH

Oxfordshire Sports Partnership Sports Awards 2012 Oxfordshire Sports Partnership closed the year with a sparkling Awards night at The Kassam Stadium, once again presented expertly and facilitated by the BBC. The cream of Oxfordshireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talented Performers, Coaches and Volunteers were on show.

Award winners are as follows: Active Workplace Award, sponsored by BRITA Crown Technology

Club of the Year, sponsored by GLL Banbury RUFC

Coach of the Year, sponsored by Ignite Sport UK Tess Horn

Disability Sports Award of the Year, sponsored by London Welsh RFC Rosie Bancroft (Swimming)

Junior Sports Person of the Year, sponsored by Oxford City Council, Leisure & Parks Holly Lay (Rifle Shooting)

Junior Sports Team of the Year, sponsored by Fulflight Wallingford Rowing Club Women's Junior 16 Quad

Sportsman of the Year, sponsored by Fusion Lifestyle Andy Triggs Hodge (Rowing)

Sportswoman of the Year, sponsored by Brookes Sport Lily van de Broecke (Rowing)

Sports Team of the Year, sponsored by Ignite Sport UK Bicester Hockey Club Ladies 1st Team Squad

Unsung Hero, sponsored by Oxford Sports Council Paul Duester (Football & Cricket)

Young Volunteer, sponsored by Parkwood Community Leisure Ben Webb (Cycling)

England Athletics – Workshops - Learn to coach leg amputee runners There will be practical and theory workshops for both coaches and leg amputees including information on how to start running, prosthetics, stump care, funding and coaching leg amputees. The workshops are free for coaches and athletes over the age of 11 are welcome. 

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Sunday 10 February 2013, Loughborough

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Saturday 9 March 2013, Chelmsford

View the flyer for the workshops England Athletics AVIVA Parallel Success Coach and Athlete Talent Introduction Day Do you have what it takes to bring out the best in England's young disabled athletes and help pave their personal road to Rio 2016? Yes? Then sign up for an AVIVA Parallel Success Coach and Athlete Talent Introduction Day for your chance to experience the world of competitive athletics and develop your knowledge of coaching disabled athletes. Combining with the Talent Introduction days – view the flyer Sunday 13th January: Sportcity, Manchester Sunday 27th January: Newham Sunday 10th February: Loughborough Saturday 9th March: Chelmsford Saturday 16th March: Sheffield Saturday 16th March: Yeovil View full details

Leadership in Running Fitness Course: You don’t need speed to lead…… Are you keen to share your love for running or do you know someone who would make a great Jog leader Next Leadership in Running Fitness Course:  

Sunday 20th January 2013, Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Oxford 8.30 am - 5 pm

For more information click here Or Contact Vicki Galvin, GO Active Coordinator: Email: vgalvin@oxford.gov.uk Tel: 01865 252720

England Athletics National Volunteer Award winners 2012 Local Coach Kay Reynolds receives National Award for Services to Volunteering Kay contributes significant time and energy to Athletics across Oxfordshire. She is chair at Radley AC, Oxfordshire Athletics Network, Team Manager for the Radley AC Southern Athletics League Team and a very dedicated coach. Kay is clearly passionate about the sport and dedicated to providing opportunities to athletes to achieve their potential. She is part of the LCDP (Local Coach Development Programme) and is committed to the development of her coaches delivering “Flying Coach Visits” across Oxfordshire and always on hand to provide mentoring support to other coaches. Kay has been an excellent Chair for the Oxford Athletics Network over the last 6 months, helping the Network achieve a number of objectives. She recently co - delivered a “Hop Step and Jump” Coaching initiative on behalf of the Network aimed at attracting parents into coaching. Kay is currently assisting the Network to set up Coach/Athlete Development Days the first of which will take place on 16th March 2013. For more information contact Kay. Email: kay.reynolds@hpa.org.uk For details of all award winners click here

…………………………………… BB&O Golf Partnership Coaching Conference Following his appointment as the BB&O golf partnership’s Coach Coordinator, Duncan Woolger organised a coaching conference for the coaches in the area on Wednesday 21st November 2012. With the rain pouring outside, it was an excellent opportunity for coaches to take a day out and come and listen to some of the industry’s best; 28 coaches attended from all over the region, with a mixture of volunteer, assistant and fully qualified coaches. The theme of the day was developing the coach pathway and junior golf. Sam Carr from the PGA started proceedings off with a 45 minute presentation on the coaches’ pathway, including the new qualifications, and informing coaches about the Right Coach, Right Place, Right Time initiative which will be growing over the next couple of years. He was followed by Jamie Edwards, a performance coach for Trained Brain, who gave an eye opening and inspiring talk on ‘The Brand You’ and how coaches could market themselves more effectively. This also involved various interactive activity, which everyone enjoyed and which united the group.

Rob Spurrier and Gavin Grenville Wood from Orbis Golf continued the morning session to talk about building a successful junior academy with the help of The Golf Foundation and their Golf Roots initiative. During lunch, the coaches were given a Training Needs Analysis (TNA’s) to complete, and were assisted by the County Sports Partnership Coaching Development Managers who attended. The BB&O Golf Partnership are hopeful that through the feedback received on the TNA’s we will be able to implement a winter coach development programme so that the knowledge and development of our coaching workforce can be developed further. During lunch the coaches networked and completed a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which will be used to inform the planning of BB&O CPD (Continuing Professional Development) programme. After lunch Andy Taylor told the story of his coaching journey from assistant to PGA tutor which linked in well with previous presentations in the day on the progress along the coaching pathway. The final speaker of the day was the one and only John Jacobs, who many regard as a coaching legend, and who in many people’s eyes was the very first ‘golf coach’ paving the way for coaches such as Butch Harmon and David Leadbetter. For more background information on John Jacob’s click here There was much praise for all of the speakers throughout the day and after the conference. The BB&O Golf Partnership would like to thank all of the speakers for agreeing to attend the coaching conference and hope that all of the coaches took away some useful information. For more information about CPD contact BB&O Coaching Coordinator Duncan Woolger duncanwoolger@gmail.com

Job Vacancy HSBC Golf Roots County Coordinator Buckinghamshire

An exciting new pilot role has been created to coordinate the delivery of HSBC Golf Roots projects across one county with a focus on supporting the School Games at Levels 2 and 3. This will involve liaising with School Games Organisers (“SGO”s) and Local Organising Committees (“LOC”s) as well as the County Golf Partnership (“CGP”) under the supervision of the Golf Foundation Regional Development Officer (“RDO”). For more details click here

Canoe England Volunteer Recognition Awards 2012 “Congratulations to Banbury and District Canoe Club who received prestigious National Awards “

Canoe Foundation Impact on Disability Canoeing – presented by Albert Woods OBE and Liam Heath William (Bill) Weir (Banbury & District Canoe Club): Volunteering over 10 hours a week, Bill works with daughter Frances who competes in Division 9 K2 and Paddle-Ability, as well as with single arm amputee Scott Sullivan. Bill has also designed and built a specially adapted kayak for Scott in which to race. He also provides coaching sessions for a special school in Banbury where he coaches children with multiple disabilities.

Coach of the Year (sponsored by Perkins Slade Insurance) – presented by Richard Doubleday (of Perkins Slade) and David Florence Irene Hills (Banbury & District Canoe Club): Irene works with the juniors, improver, and transition groups at Banbury and District Canoe Club. Her junior paddlers regularly win medals at national championships and there are six junior international paddlers. To view the rest of the award winners click here

Long Service Awards Nominations are now open for this year's Long Service Award. If you, or someone you know has volunteered for 25 years or more, then you could receive your Long Service Gold Pin Badge and join our Roll of Honour! The award recognises the long standing contribution of volunteers who have committed 25 years or more to Paddlesport regardless of their role - from coaches and committee members to those behind the scenes making the tea or repairing equipment. For more information click here For more information on coaching courses click here

Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Cycling

The Level 2 qualification is many people's starting point on the coaching pathway and is aimed at those who are new to coaching, but have some experience of cycling. Coaches at this level are vital to ensure that everyone involved in cycling at the grass roots level has a positive and enjoyable experience, ensuring the ongoing future and success of cycling in Britain. The Level 2 Coaching Certificate enables coaches to independently plan, deliver and evaluate a series of cycling activity sessions to groups of beginner and intermediate level children or adults. Level 2 coaches are able to use the British Cycling Go-Ride Gears 1–4 Coaching Workbooks to help plan their coaching activities Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd February & Saturday 27th April 2013 - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire For more information and to book the Level 2 click here

British Cycling is running a Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Cycling in early Spring. There are bursaries for young people:£120 off Level 1 for aged 16 to 24, and £150 off Level 2 for 18 to 24 years. If you wish to know more contact Josie Heffernan prior to booking. Email: josieheffernan@britishcycling.org.uk

.................................................. ECB Coaches Association Annual Conference 2013 - Unlocking Potential 26-27 January 2013, Warwick University Conference Park The ECB Coaches Conference is delighted to invite all members to the ECB CA National Conference 2013 – “Unlocking Potential”. Whether you are working at Community or Elite Level, the conference is an excellent opportunity for you to broaden your knowledge by listening to some of the top coaches in the country. Former England Coach Peter Moores will join an impressive list of speakers at the conference View more details

UKCC Level 1 & 2 Coaching Courses

Trampoline Gymnastics: 5th January, 2nd and 9th February 2013. Assessment 20th April 2013. Waingels College, Berkshire. 1 space available

General Gymnastics: 20th January, 10th February, 3rd March 2013. Assessment 14th July 2013. Portsmouth School of Gymnastics, Hampshire 9 spaces available

General Gymnastics: 13th January, 17th February, 24th March 2013. Assessment 2nd June 2013. Abingdon Gymnastics Club, Oxfordshire 5 spaces available

Tumbling: 19th January, 16th & 17thFebruary 2013. Assessment 20th April 2013. Andover Gymnastics Club / Salto Centre, Hampshire. 2 spaces available

Proficiency Award Scheme Course – Core Gymnastics – Abingdon Gymnastics Club – 10th February 2013. This course is aimed at introducing individuals to coaching and the different skills they can work through using the British Gymnastics Proficiency Badge Work Packs. It is open for candidates 14+.

General Gymnastics: 14th & 28th April, 5th May 2013. Assessment 15th September 2013. Bracknell Gymnastics Club, Berkshire. 10 spaces available

Team Gymnastics: 14th & 28th April, 5th May 2013. Assessment 15th September 2013. Portsmouth School of Gymnastics, Hampshire. 11 spaces available Apply Online via the British Gymnastic Website using the link

UKCC Level 2 Coaching Courses Women’s Artistic: 6th & 7th July, 8th and 29th September, 6th October 2013. Assessment 15th December 2013. Abingdon Gymnastics Club, Oxfordshire 9 spaces available

Women’s Artistic: 20th October, 3rd and 24th November, 8th and 15th December 2013. Assessment 16th March 2014. Basingstoke Gymnastics Club, 10 spaces available Apply online via the British Gymnastics Website using the link

Safeguarding and Protecting Children Course Sunday 3rd February 2013 – Southampton Gymnastics Club, Southampton 9.30am – 12.30pm For more information, contact carina.brown@british-gymnastics.org

Time to Listen Course Candidates must have a current Safeguarding and Protecting Children Qualification and Bronze British Gymnastics Membership in order to complete this course. Thursday 21st March 2013 – Basingstoke Gymnastics Club 5.00 – 9.00pm For more information, please contact carina.brown@british-gymnastics.org

Safe Recruitment of Coaching Staff When recruiting staff for a position involving working with children (A “regulated activity”), British Gymnastics requires all registered clubs to ensure that the person employed, be they paid or voluntary, has completed an enhanced CRB disclosure through BG within the last 3 years. It is vital that the Disclosure is obtained as part of the recruitment process BEFORE the employee begins work as a coach (or in any other position working with children) at the club. More detailed guidance on recruitment practices can be obtained from the BG Safeguarding and Protecting Children Policy Click here

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Handball Boom sparks demand for coaches

England Handball claims to be one of the fastest growing sports in the country…………… It is Europe’s largest participation sport for women and only second to Football for men. There is a huge demand for clubs and EH’s aim is for Handball to be everyone’s “second” sport. With this growth comes a demand for coaches and EH are targeting already qualified coaches with “transferable” skills as well as “new coaches”.

England Handball Are proud to present a suite of courses to match the needs of the learner. Among the nine courses on offer, you’ll find the right course for you.

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As a teacher, take time to look over the teacher qualifications we offer, which are mapped equivalent to the Level 1 and Level 2 coaching qualifications respectively and can be delivered in a twilight session

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In school or college or university? We have two leadership awards which have qualified well over 2,000 young leaders to date in organising managing and officiating handball festivals and school clubs.

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Our latest initiative, Girls4Gold, is a great option if creating young female role models is your aim!

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Are you a youth worker or community coach? Then the Street Games Handball Activator course will be for you

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Club coach? Then check out the EHA Level 1 and the 1st4sport Level 2.

To view course information in more detail click here The total number of entries in England Handball’s schools competition has increased by 40% in 2013, as the sport enjoys a post London 2012 participation boom. As the Christmas break approaches, 230 Schools at under 13′s and under 15′s age groups have entered, which is a large increase on 2012, a figure which is expected to grow even higher once late entries have been dealt with. England Handball is currently reporting double digit growth in participation across the country since London 2012 and the Schools Competition is the latest area to see large growth. Schools from all over the country, from Newcastle to Norfolk to Somerset have entered and the organisation is determined to take advantage of the opportunity presented to them following London 2012. To view full news item click here

There are currently only 6 qualified Handball coaches in Oxfordshire, so if you are interested in attending a coaching course, please contact: Denise Brown, Coaching Development Officer dmbrown@oxfordshiresport.org

Oxfordshire Netball coaches shine at National Awards……. After a thrilling match which saw England beat Jamaica 65-51 in the first match of the Netball Test Series in September, the International Conference Centre played host to England Netball’s Volunteer celebration evening – The Goalden Globes. Oxfordshire were nominated in three award categories; Yolanda Owen who is the South Region Coach of The Year, Rhonda Forbes-Smith, the South Region Teacher of the Year and Sue Blackshaw, the South Region Muriel McNally winner. With an audience of 400, the event was a huge success and all volunteers across England were thanked and recognised for their hard work in making Netball such a popular sport in the UK. Towards the end of the event EN CEO Paul Clark read out the achievements of one of Oxfordshire’s most dedicated volunteers Sue Blackshaw. As Sue stepped up to receive the prestigious Rose Award, the audience gave a standing ovation in recognition of her achievements. Sue has dedicated many years to the development of Netball in Oxfordshire but most notably the last few years she has been instrumental in creating not one, but two floodlight Netball centres, she is a great role model and a true ambassador for the sport.

Sue receiving her award from Helen Wynn (former EN South Regional Manager) at the Oxfordshire Awards night. Congratulations to Sue on her achievements and also to Yolanda and Rhonda for being nominated in their respective categories

Rounders England Do you love Rounders…………….? Are you someone who can use your energy and enthusiasm to encourage others to 

Try something new

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Meet new people

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Play in a friendly environment

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Have fun and get active?

Then why not become an Activator For more information click here

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Rugby Football Union launch QBE Coaching Club QBE launch Coaching Club with pledge for 2,015 new coaches QBE, the business insurance specialist, and the Rugby Football Union have launched the QBE Coaching Club at Twickenham Stadium. This partnership will see 2,015 new level two rugby coaches recruited and trained by September 2015. England Assistant Coach Graham Rowntree, RFU Rugby Development Director Steve Grainger, La Toya Mason England scrum half and RFU Community Rugby Coach, England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street and QBE ambassador and Harlequins Director of Rugby Conor O’Shea were among a panel of rugby coaches at the iconic stadium to promote the programme. QBE will be working with the RFU and its coach educators to train the 2,015 new level 2 coaches, providing a consistent approach across the QBE Coaching Club. This will provide a new valuable resource for the 2,000 clubs across the country. The QBE Coaching Club forms an integral part of the wider QBE Coaching Programme which aims to improve the quality of coaching in England and bring best practice coaching to grassroots rugby Read more

SPORTING LEGACY – More people than ever playing sport every week Figures released recently by Sport England show that 15.5 million people aged 16 and over are playing sport every week. That’s 750,000 more than last year and 1.57 million more than when London won the Olympic Paralympic bid. Sport England published the latest Active People Survey results (6thth December), covering the year to October 2012, which reveal by every measure that playing sport has gone up. The strongest growth has been among women, with half a million women on their bikes, playing netball, running and swimming and going to the gym in the past year helping to reduce the gender gap in sport. The figures also revealed the inspirational impact of the Games – the number of people taking part has risen sharply in the period since the 2012 Games got underway, with strong increases in Olympic Sports such as cycling, sailing and volleyball. More disabled people are playing sport at least once a week, but participation rates still lag behind those for non-disabled people. Sport England has announced a £10.2 National Lottery investment to tackle this challenge. Two thirds of the sports measured by the Active people Survey have shown a positive trend over the past year with athletics, judo, tennis and swimming among those growing in popularity. Cricket was among the grassroots sports that suffered the wettest summer for a century! Young people aged between 16 and 25 are the most active in our society, but increasing participation in the age group remains tough and this is a priority for Sport England’s five year strategy announced January 2012 Get full details of the survey and its results These are very encouraging results and even better, Oxfordshire once again is acclaimed as the most active and sporty county. No time to rest on our laurels though and we need more “Activators” “Leaders” and Coaches to deliver Participation Initiatives. If you would like to get into coaching or know someone who you think would be a great Activator/Leader/Coach regardless of the sport contact: Denise Brown, Coaching Development Officer, Oxfordshire Sports Partnership. dmbrown@oxfordshiresport.org

British Rowing Coaching Conference 2013 – Achieving Your True Potential 26 January 2013 GB Rowing Team Performance Director David Tanner will join our medal-winning High Performance coaches and athletes at the event on 26 January 2013, discussing lessons learnt from London 2012 and key messages for the future. The one-day conference will also feature sessions ranging from long-term athlete development to crew selection methods – all of which will be based on best practice examples to be applied in club level rowing.

For enquiries and to book a place at the British Rowing Coaching Conference, contact Brian Smyth Brian.smyth@britishrowing.org

For more information click here

Squash

The Complete Approach to Squash Achieve your maximum potential. Learn all aspects of the game, from advanced on court technical teachings to off court health and fitness, from some of the most respected names in the game Videos, Articles, Swing School……. Latest videos – Nick Matthews hitting a forehand volley drop shot/Welcome to Coach Education/Ghosting Intervals – Pyramid/Interval running For more information click here

Amateur Swimming Association New learn to swim resources New ASA learn to swim resources are available to support the provision of the British Gas ASA Learn to Swim Pathway. Already the most successful sports programme of its kind, the British Gas ASA Learn to Swim Pathway is a refreshed version of the National Plan for Teaching Swimming (NPTS). Centres using the existing NPTS can continue to do so, as the outcomes and recommendations around delivery style have not changed. Simplified into four Frameworks, the Pathway includes the brand new ASA Adult Swimming Framework for adults looking to learn or improve their skills in the pool, as well as Frameworks for Foundation, Learn to Swim and Aquatic Skills. The resources will be available to order from the online Awards Centre from 1stNovember 2012. These include resources for each of the Frameworks, a Parents’ Guide, Teachers’ Toolkit and Games Pack. The new resources and refreshed programme will provide a great opportunity for learn to swim providers to attract new customers to their learn to swim schemes, including attracting adults to the pool, not just to learn to swim but to improve their swimming. For more information click here

Table Tennis Butterfly Skills Programme The Butterfly Skills Programme is designed to provide an exciting and progressive framework to deliver table tennis in schools, clubs and sport centres nationwide. The programme, which you can order here, has four skill levels to work towards making it truly the ‘must have’ tool kit for all table tennis teachers and coaches.

The programme supports teachers/ coaches/leaders through the provision of table tennis lesson plans, competition/festival ideas, skill practices and skills awards with 2 levels specifically designed for Polybat. (There is a charge for these items).

Polybat, is specifically designed to meet the needs of young people with severe physical impairments – including muscle power, control and coordination difficulties, e.g. muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy. Developed in a partnership between the English Table Tennis Association, English Schools’ Table Tennis Association and Butterfly, world famous equipment manufacturer, the resources have been finely tuned to specifically meet the needs of the ever-increasing demand for table tennis within the schools and the community. The programme includes a 180 page manual full of clear diagrams, illustrations and easy to follow instructions on how to play, plus a set of tailored rewards for each level reinforcing every participant’s sense of personal achievement. This combination provides a clear pathway for a player’s progression from beginner to advanced level. It also includes lesson plans, competition templates, players’ progress charts and teachers’ schemes of work, providing a one-stop table tennis delivery solution for all teachers and coaches. For more information click here

…………………………………… Coaching Resources Free Sports Coaching Videos At Coach Any Way, you have access to thousands of different sports coaching tutorial videos all FREE of charge and no sign up requirements (unless you wish to post your own videos). Benefits for coaches: • Sport coaches can use an expanding library of sport coaching videos for free • Sport coaches can network with other sport coaches, developing and sharing new innovative ideas • Sport coaches are encouraged to enhance their public profile and/or business through their videos and blogs a new generation of coaches Provide education systems a unique new way to learn sports, rather than old techniques such as pictures or written text www.coachanyway.com is a free sports coaching website for coaches to learn new techniques and skills via the internet

NB Oxfordshire Sports Partnership is not responsible for the making of or the quality of the training videos.

“How to Deliver Engaging Sessions” Yolanda Owen (Challow Netball Club) talks about the scUK workshop she attended “I really enjoyed the course and the supporting resource is very good and helpful. I came away with plenty of practical ideas to implement in my sessions, which have made a big difference to the way I coach”. To read the full article click here If you want to know more about this workshop, contact Denise Brown Coaching Development Officer dmbrown@oxfordshiresport.org

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Food for Fitness Health Eating for Kids Anita Bean's Sports Nutrition for Women Anita Bean's Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes

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Statutory guidance: Regulated Activity (children) - supervision of activity with children which is regulated activity when unsupervised For more information click here

In the Zone Safeguarding and Protecting Children and First Aid workshops 2012-13 Coming up in 2013 3Mon 14th 6.20pm - 9.30pm Safeguarding and Protecting Children Abingdon Tues 22nd 6.20pm - 9.30pm First Aid in Sport Bicester FEBRUARY 2013 Wed 6th 6.20pm - 9.30pm Safeguarding and Protecting Children Witney Thurs 21st 6.20pm - 9.30pm First Aid in Sport Wallingford MARCH 2013 Sat 16th 9.50am - 1.00pm First Aid in Sport Oxford Sat 16th 1.20pm - 4.30pm Safeguarding and Protecting Children Oxford APRIL 2013 Wed 24th 6.20pm - 9.30pm First Aid in Sport Witney Mon 29th 6.20pm - 9.30pm Safeguarding and Protecting Children Wallingford MAY 2013 Wed 15th 6.20pm - 9.30pm Safeguarding and Protecting Children Bicester Tues 21st 6.20pm - 9.30pm First Aid in Sport Thame JUNE 2013 Thurs 20th 6.20pm - 9.30pm Safeguarding and Protecting Children Abingdon JULY 2013 Tues 2nd 6.20pm - 9.30pm First Aid in Sport Kidlington For more information on the workshops we offer or to book your place on a workshop please visit our website www.oxfordshiresport.org/inthezone

First Steps into Coaching: Is a two hour workshop that sports coach UK have produced with those who have no prior experience of coaching Are you:    

A parent wanting to help out at your child’s club? A student who wants to find out more about Coaching Looking to get active? Interested in returning to sport?

A First Steps into Coaching workshop will give you all the help, advice and local contacts you need to get involved straight away. The workshop also includes an invaluable 32 page A5 handbook that will answer all those burning questions about “What does a coach do?”

First Steps Workshop Wednesday 6th March 18.45 – 21.15. Venue TBC Contact Denise Brown Coaching Development Officer for more information dmbrown@oxfordshiresport.org To view video click here

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Funding Oxfordshire Sports Partnership is not a grant-making body, and does not have any funds of its own which are available for clubs or individuals. However if you need funding related to physical activity or sport there are a number of different options available. Sponsorship, fundraising and applying for grants are some of the possibilities. We are happy to offer support and advice to help you with your funding application. For any funding related queries please contact us at funding@oxfordshiresport.org or call 01865 252676. To keep up to date with the latest funding information sign up to the funding eNewsletter; one of the range of eNewsletters that the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership provides, click here

Research Exploring the Most Beneficial Way to Teach Children with Disabilities Sport; from the Coaches and PE Teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Perspectives We are inviting all coaches and or PE teachers to take part in a research study that seeks to find out the most beneficial method to teach sport to children with disabilities. Should you agree to participate in this study, we would like you to complete the survey monkey. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KXGTNTJ This should take no more than 10 minutes. Your participation is completely voluntary and you are free to withdraw at any time. The data and results we receive from the survey will be completely anonymous and stored anonymously. Your identity will not be known to us or your employer. Whether you chose to take part or not, will have no influence or your employment or relationship with your employers or students. We hope the information provided will inform us of some of the obstacles and supports for coaching young people with physical disabilities in sports. This is a student dissertation study taken as part of an under-graduate research project towards a dissertation in Sport Science. This study has been approved by the Oxford Brookes University Departmental Research Ethics Officer on behalf of the Faculty Ethics Committee. If you have any concerns about how this study has been conducted you can contact Dr Dido Green, Departmental Research Ethics Officer on dido.green@brookes.ac.uk The study is being conducted by Zipora Carapeto-Mckechnie, , (under the supervision of Prof Helen Dawes) Please contact Zipora if you would like any more information regarding the survey. Email: 10077012@brookes.ac.uk Thank you for your help.

The Oxfordshire Sports Partnership, would like to thank every coach for their contribution to getting more people playing sport and achieving their potential in 2012. Through In the Zone, Oxfordshireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education for sport programme, we have helped hundreds of coaches and club volunteers develop and we hope that we can support you further in 2013.

We wish you a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year