Coaching Matters

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Issue 1 Content

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Welcome to the Enews

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Coaching Conference 2011 ‘The Missing Link’ Part 2

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Conditioning for Cricket and Tennis 5-7

Frank Reynolds explains why a formal coaching philosophy statement is essential for all coaches:-

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“Development of a Genius” Andy Taylor – Golf Pro

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Coaching Scenario 12-13

Focus on Funding 13-16

Extra Information 17-18

“In the Zone” Workshop & Courses

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Welcome to Coaching Matters

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Coaching Oxfordshire’s Quarterly Newsletter

Coaching Matters is for you and will be packed with coaching hints and tips, articles from coaches and coach educators. 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.

The newsletter will be produced quarterly at the end of October, January, March and June and the deadline for submitting articles will be the 24th of the month.

If you have any comments about Coaching Matters, or wish to share examples of good practice, please get in touch with Denise Brown, Coach Development Officer at dmbrown@oxford.gov.uk

 

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Coaching Conference 2011 The Missing Link Part 2 After the success of our 2010 Coaching Conference, The Missing Link Part 1, we are now in the planning stages for Part 2 in 2011.

When? Feedback from last year suggested that May – June was the most convenient time of year for a conference. We have decided on June as we feel this month will appeal most to coaches. For how long? The conference will be an all day event and will run from 9.30 – 4.00pm. What’s the structure? The day will be split into 2 sessions. The morning session will be sport specific and left to the NGB/County Association to select a theme or subject. It will be their responsibility to fund any speaker or coach educator cost for this session. The second session in the afternoon will be organised and funded by the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership Core Team and will offer coaches a choice of 4-5 workshops (e.g. Psychology, Strength and Conditioning, Reflective Practice “So you think you Can Coach…?”, LTAD, Teaching Games for Understanding). Each coach will be able to choose two workshops to attend. What facilities will there be? We will have use of a lecture theatre, sports halls, rugby/football pitches, athletics track, tennis courts, cricket nets etc…

Join Us We would be delighted if you could join us for this exciting event and take advantage of upskilling your coaches in one fun day and providing them with great networking opportunities normally not available. NGB Role All we need is a commitment to provide at least 10-20 coaches (negotiable for smaller NGBs/County Associations) and fund the 2.5 hour morning session. What next? If you are interested in taking part or wish to feedback on the proposal then please reply to this Expression of Interest by contacting Denise Brown at 01865 252689 or dmbrown@oxford.gov.uk

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Conditioning for Cricket and Tennis

Danny Wolff

We are now entering the preseason of these sports and it’s time to start thinking about fitness! It is important to recognise the benefits of strength and conditioning work to maximise your performance in competition. Practice alone will not bring the best out of you! Both sports are extremely one sided and place huge stresses upon the body. Many hours at a time must be invested to hone the skills very specific to tennis and cricket. These stresses can cause muscle imbalances, stress factures and general wear and tear which will eventually sideline you from competition.

Research shows that for cricket, up to half of all players injure themselves at some point in the season. Bowlers are most likely to sustain injuries, followed by batsmen and fielders with the most common injuries being rotator cuff injuries, tendonitis, impingement and stress fractures. In tennis, tennis elbow, shoulder and back pain tend to be the most common.

To improve your performance, you need to think of yourself as an athlete first and a sportsman second! That means that you need to put in the work at the gym to create a strong base from which your sport specific skills training can take place. Without this base, you may still be able to attain good results as a young player, but the wear and tear will take its toll, when you should actually be hitting your peak and competing at adult level.

So what do you need to do? There are many areas to work on. Phase 1 should be about developing aerobic endurance (ability to sustain exercise) through a variety of long runs and shorter faster sprints. This will give you the foundation to last longer and recover quicker from training and games. Strength endurance (the ability of a muscle to produce repeated movements) is also important.

This can be developed through resistance training using low weight, high repetitions, and focusing on the major muscle groups of the body. This is especially important from a young age, 12 onwards as it gets the muscles accustomed to weight training which you will invariably have to do when you are an adult athlete. Such work will improve strength and stability around the joints allowing you to perform repeated skills training without fatigue or injury. Phase 2 would incorporate more intense, sport specific movements, such as power training and agility drills.

Initially, however, you don’t need a very complex training plan or expensive equipment to get going. You can do a 10 minute circuit of exercises everyday which will give great results and reduce the likelihood of the most common injuries.

Here are some exercises that I have done with elite tennis and cricket players. They focus on rotator cuff and core stability muscles.

 

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Perform the following exercises one after another with minimal rest. Look to feel the ‘burn’ on the muscles during each exercise and each week you should look to increase the repetitions. 3 to 5 days per week is optimal.

External rotation

There are four key muscles that move and stabilise the shoulder known as the Rotator Cuff. Overuse of the shoulder joint through serving and bowling will increase the likelihood of imbalance between the muscles. Performing external rotation with a theraband will help prevent counteract that.

With a theraband attached to a fixed point on one end, hold onto to it the opposite hand with arm bent

and elbow tucked in to the side. Keep your shoulder blades together and in a controlled manner rotate the arm outwards against the resistance of the band. Perform 20 to 30 repetitions.

Planks Lying face down, support your body weight on your elbows and toes. Hold your stomach in and tense your buttocks. Hold for as long as you can.

This is a great overall exercise which works the core muscle groups as well as shoulder and hip joints. Aim to hold the plank for 2 minutes.

Side Planks - Lie on your side resting on your shoulder and lift yourself up. Imagine that you are leaning against a wall – your head, shoulders and hips should be touching that imaginary wall.

That will keep you strong and straight. This is great for working the obliques, important in twisting movements such as servicing and bowling. You’ll

find yourself stronger on one side than another so make sure you work the weak side more. Try to achieve 1min hold.

Press ups…with movement! Strength and flexibility around the shoulder joint is vital! Traditional weight training develops strength in one plane of movement so it is important that players develop strength with multi directional movements. Start in the traditional press up position

Perform 5 press ups, then in the starting position, ‘walk’ left 5 ‘paces’ moving your hands and feet sideways, then forward 5, back 5 and right, then start again with the 5 press ups….perform as many times as you can, then rest. Try to build up to 50 press ups (5reps x 10) with movement in between.

If on your toes is hard then, do press ups on knees, but the movement sideways must be on your toes.

 

  

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Bridging – many young players have weak gluteal muscles which can result in pelvis instability and lower back pain and injury. Perform the following exercise:

Lie face up with knees bent and feet on floor. With your arms across your chest, lift your hips in the air so that your shoulders, hips and knees are all aligned. Clench your buttocks and contract your back and stomach muscles. Hold for 5 to 20 seconds, and then lower and raise your hips for 10

repetitions in a slow controlled manner. Then hold again for 5 to 20s and repeat repetitions. Perform this until you tire.

Squats - these are an excellent way to develop lower body strength in the quads, hamstrings buttocks, and for core strength, flexibility and balance. It is essential for movement found in both cricket and tennis such as sprinting, jumping and bending. Start by standing up shoulder width apart with your arms outstretched. Slowly, lower your hips backwards, until your find it difficult to balance.

Ensure that your knees are behind your toes and that all the weight is on your heels. It will be difficult at first you’ll soon get the hang of it. Perform 20 to 30 repetitions. Once that is too easy, start holding weights by your side.

Daniel Wolff is the director of Wolff fitness Ltd and has been working with young elite players from many sports. For more information on more specific programmes visit www.wolfffitness.co.uk.

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Frank Reynolds explains why a formal coaching philosophy statement is essential for all coaches:- 

Frank Reynolds is a Canadian Level 4 high performance coach, middle and long distances, working with elite athletes as well as coaching high school athletes with the NorWesters Track and Field Club

Assuming that you are a coach you presumably carry out your role based on your experience, knowledge, values, opinions and beliefs. This in itself is a philosophy and you likely do this unconsciously. The question is - do you actually know yourself well enough to understand what your core values and coaching methods are? A coaching philosophy that is well thought through clarifies many aspects of the coach's delivery and presents a consistent and positive message to the athletes being coached. One of the strongest benefits arising from a consistent and sincere approach to coaching is trust. A strong bond between coach and athlete leads to higher levels of commitment and athletic performance. With that in mind, it is the wise coach that takes the time to think through and formalize his or her personal coaching philosophy.

Developing a philosophy. In developing a formal philosophy the coach can take three key components and to his or her best ability formulate a coaching philosophy document with the aim to be a better coach, to improve coach/athlete satisfaction and to achieve superior athletic results. These three components are:

1. Knowing yourself, your strengths, weakness and areas requiring improvement

2. Knowing what you are up against and the obstacles you may encounter 3. Understanding your athletes, their personalities, abilities, goals and why

they are in your sport.

Know Yourself

It takes honest assessment to admit to having weaknesses but we all have them. We just do not want them to interfere with good coaching judgment. By focusing on your strengths you will be able to identify consistent ways to coach that utilize those strengths. Are you a good teacher, or motivator, or academic, or communicator or a former athlete? Are you dynamic, or easy going, or hard nosed or open and friendly? Use your strengths to your advantage. By taking time to make a serious assessment of your strengths and weaknesses and recognizing your morals, values and beliefs you are better able to adapt your own style to the athletes being coached. In addition, you will answer the important questions on why you are a coach, how you actually

deliver as a coach and what objectives you are trying to accomplish. Self-knowledge leads to self confidence and you want to exude what you believe in. One other point to consider here is - how do others perceive you?

 

  

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Know what you are up against - your coaching context

As important as it is to understand what makes you tick, it is equally important to understand the confines of your coaching context. By this, I mean: A good understanding of the age, gender and training level of the athletes you coach. How much time you and your athletes have available to train and compete? What is your development program based upon and how far can you take it by enhancing and incorporating other aspects such as sport psychology, nutrition education or sophisticated technique analysis? What funding, facilities, services and equipment are at your disposal? In addition, what are your short medium and long term goals for your athletes?

There could be other restrictions that will affect your coaching delivery.

These include laws or policies on safe practices, club or school rules of behaviour, competition with other sports, school pressures and outside activities, parental interference, or performance standards to qualify for teams and competitions. Knowing what you are up against enables you to tailor your annual training program to the specific needs of the athletes you have under your charge. By understanding the outside influences that will affect your program, you can incorporate those that are good practices. Such as policies on safety and behaviour, adapt to others that restrict your ability to be the 'do it all coach' such as lack of funds, equipment or services, and minimize negative obstacles that will affect you personally or an athlete on your team or your team in general. Dealing with parents can be a stressful situation and a clear philosophy on how you will deal with an irate parent will minimize or avoid the knee jerk reaction that often makes matters worse. By adapting your coaching philosophy to reflect the coaching situation you are dealing with you become more effective and productive and you minimize obstacles and other difficulties

Understand your athletes, their personalities, abilities, goals and why they are in your sport

Communication is a vital aspect in coach/athlete relationships. It is very important to talk to your athletes individually to determine what their values and beliefs are, what their goals are and why they are participating. Without this knowledge, you might be delivering a coaching bag of apples to athletes wanting a bag of oranges. The program just will not work properly. As a coach, you are a powerful role

model and can have a tremendous influence on your athletes if you and your athletes are on the same page. Take the time to get to know each of your athletes just as if you examined your own values, beliefs and habits. Once you know and understand each of your athletes, their strengths, weaknesses abilities and skills, then I suggest you develop an approach to coaching them. Will you focus on the stars? Will you treat everyone equal in terms of your attention and help? Perhaps the teamwork approach will work for you. 

 

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What is your attitude toward teamwork?

By developing a TEAM philosophy (Together Each Achieves More) as well as your personal coaching philosophy, you bring together ingredients for superior success. By knowing your athletes you know how each fits in with the TEAM philosophy. Some may have values or behaviours that undermine the team and you can work out solutions to change the athlete's behaviour to fit for the good of the team. Knowing your athletes enables you to identify your leaders and role models that the rest of the team will respond positively. By getting athletes to buy into the 'TEAM' concept you will aid in streamlining a consistent approach to training and competition by each athlete. This makes coaching much easier and hopefully more rewarding. Process versus Outcome

In my opinion, every coaching philosophy should have a major statement on how the coach views the results of both training and competition. I cannot stress enough the importance of educating athletes that it is more important to focus on their process of development and how they performed in competition rather than the results or outcomes that they achieved. In a race or game there can be only one winner. Does that mean everyone else is a loser? If you read the newspapers that is what you would think. Therefore, to build confidence and see measurable progress and to learn positively from mistakes made I urge all coaches to focus on the process and not the outcomes with their Conclusion.

All coaches operate under a coaching philosophy of some kind. It may be by instinct or it may be formally documented and well thought out. The advantages of a well thought out coaching philosophy are threefold:

1. You learn about yourself, how you tick and what strengths you have, why you are coaching and how you can effectively go about enhancing your coaching delivery.

2. You gain an understanding of your coaching context, the obstacles you have to face and how to deal with limitations, appropriate and safe training methods, and the goals you are trying to achieve.

3. You get to know your athletes on a more intimate basis and therefore can tailor your training to meet their needs, strengths and limitations.

With this knowledge, it is possible to develop a team approach that achieves superior performances. Linking the aspects of the three segments of a coaching philosophy will create a coaching roadmap for you that is realistic, satisfying to both you and your athletes, and rewarding in the form of improved performance.

Coaching is all about helping athletes achieve their dreams. It should be done positively and smartly and with passion. The positive coach and role model, following a well defined coaching philosophy will be a key ingredient in the success of his or her athletes. For that reason alone, the development of a formal coaching philosophy statement is essential for all coaches and athletes.

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“Development of a Genius”

Andy Taylor – Golf Pro

In October I was in a privileged position of being able to host a junior forum with presentations from some of the best in the industry.

Rudy Duran gave some fantastic insights into the development of a genius,

I have written about the discussion I had about this process in my blog http://andytaylorgolfstuff.blogspot.com/ 

Being able to see the videos of Tiger in action in the videos was fascinating, many of the playing characteristics displayed from childhood into the adult we see now.

“Environment, Environment, Environment”

The presentation by Henry Brunton flowed with superbly researched information about the development of the golfer and indeed the person, into the modern elite athlete golfer. A candid moment came from the statement that "in previous

years I had been leading players to the cliff edge" now with a program that takes the needs both physically, tactically and emotionally these players leave equipped for both the game and life....quite some achievement.

So where does this lead...back to the title Environment, Environment, Environment. Why, well both Rudy and Henry created a place where young people can learn to grow the skills of golf. An environment that encourages challenges and supports this path.

With much of the historical role of the coach being technically led, now we must look more globally at the whole of our program. Not only what are the players learning, challenging ourselves constantly, as coaches, to answer the question has the player learnt (no teaching has taken place until the player has learnt! – Coach Wooden)

The inclusion of important elements such as sports science, nutrition and psychology mean that the coach must embrace a holistic role, but these elements must be coach lead.

Create the Environment that will constantly support players through all the learning phases, knowing when to put methods under pressure and push, encourage the players to fail while learning from this experience. Have the philosophy of everything being earned, nothing to be given. The work rate of all successful people is high! Even if some make it look easy. Establish a pathway where it is understood during key physical development stages that form will possibly dip, establish long term growth and constant self reflection.

It is widely understood the benefits of observing players more experienced has a profound effect on those below, the reverse has an equally positive effect upward pressure to be aware that the players may never rest on past performances.

 

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In his development stages Tiger never played outside of his age range as an 11 year old he was undefeated!! Was this the reason he had such a strong reaction to leading from the front, it was the norm. Success was built on success.

So I hope this article is not preaching, merely a bunch of ideas. Having already reflected on some of the content I confess I am guilty of not delivering a couple of aspects, delivery is so different to theory, I am off to change these areas now and improve the environment of the academy.

Andy Taylor, PGA Professional

www.andytaylorgolf.com

andy@andytaylorgolf.com

Blog http://andytaylorgolfstuff.blogspot.com/

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Coaching Scenario

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Your coaching friend is a recently qualified coach in charge of the local team whose performance has been rather inconsistent over the last couple of months. The coach has sent you a brief list of what he thinks the problems are with his team as he would like your help in dealing with some of them:

1) Two members of the team have had a falling out over the same girl and refuse to talk to each other.

2) All the reserve players are being used due to injury and there is no one left to call on in an emergency.

3) One of the reserve players currently in the starting line up is very fit but technically not up to the right level.

4) A number of the regular first team have let their training slip and this is creating problems on the pitch between players.

Questions:

a) What is necessary in order to identify all the relevant issues in the above scenario?

b) How will you find out this information? c) How important is background information? How will you find this out? d) If a reserve player is fit but lacking specific technique, why is this? e) Is their training non-specific? f) Is it to do with a ‘step-up’ in performance level? g) Do they have some motor deficiency? How could you tell? h) How do you know if your players’ training has lapsed slightly? i) What aspect of training specifically? j) What can you do about it?

For all these questions perhaps consider how much the coach can do themselves and where else may you find help.

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Focus on Funding

Fusion lead on Future Jobs Fund Leon Popplewell Sports and Community Development Manager at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre

 

The Future Jobs Fund is an initiative that we have been happy to embrace and are hoping to see significant community benefits with. We were invited to be part of a joint bid by the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership that looked at securing Sport & Leisure Trainee positions throughout Oxfordshire. In working with the Job Centre Plus we advertised positions for people who have been out of work from 6 months or longer with the aim of giving them the opportunity to work within a field of their interest as well as learning the operations of the centre and gaining some valuable qualifications. The Sport and Leisure Trainees will go through a programme of training starting off with confidence building in Communication and re-engaging in the work place, following on with training in the day to day running of a leisure Centre , Customer Service, Health and Safety in the workplace, Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Fire training. They will also do an NGB Level 1 course in Aquatics and Badminton. Despite being over subscribed for our positions we have been able to place our trainees throughout our sites within Oxford and are currently set to take them on within the next couple of weeks subject to CRB checks.

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Football Foundation - Grow the Game

The Football Foundation's Grow the Game Programme is now open to applications.

Grow the Game provides funding for projects that use football to increase participation by both players and volunteers in England. This is done by supporting the costs associated with providing new activity.

Organisations will be able to receive a £5,000 grant over two or three years with financial support being reduced in the second or third year of the project.

Applications are accepted from any not for profit organisations in England which plans to set up two new football teams in two years. Applications close on February 8 (Midnight). More information about this scheme and others run by the Football Foundation can be found at http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/apply/grow-the-game/

 

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Southern Region Rhythmic Coaching Bursary Scheme 2011

The Southern Region have announced a UKCC Level 1 and UKCC Level 2 Coaching Bursary scheme specifically for the development of Rhythmic Gymnastics. This bursary scheme will support 12 coaches to achieve a UKCC Level 1 Qualification in Rhythmic Gymnastics and 10 of the 12 coaches will be supported to achieve the UKCC Level 2 Qualification.

The Southern Region Gymnastics Development Plan supports this priority and wishes to support clubs to start Rhythmic sessions within their club.

Applications need to be endorsed and supported by clubs affiliated to both British Gymnastics and the Southern Region

Spaces are limited to 12 coaches at UKCC Level 1 and 10 of the original 12 coaches will be supported to achieve the UKCC Level 2 qualification.

There is no limit on the number of applications per club and bursaries will be allocated on a “first come first served” basis.

Trained coaches will be expected to start Rhythmic Classes within their club

The bursary is redeemed on application to the programme: o Level 1 has a financial value of £300 o Level 2 has the a financial value of £500 NB applications will be considered from existing Level 1 Rhythmic coaches to obtain a Level 2. You will need to indicate on the application form that you are an existing Level 1 coach. Coaches can start Rhythmic Sessions on attainment of a Level 1 course provided they have or are being overseen by a Level 2 coach in another discipline. Deadline for expressions of interest is 4th February 2011 and a decision will be made within 2 weeks.

For more information and to obtain an application form click here

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Just Giving For Sports Clubs

JustGiving for Sports Clubs helps sports club members to raise more money, and claim Gift Aid, using the same award-winning tools as the biggest charities in the UK. JustGiving have dropped their subscription fees – worth £180 per year for every club – for all Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs).

JustGiving make claiming Gift Aid easy, as they do all the administration for you, saving you time and money. Through Gift Aid, the Government will give you up to 28p for every £1 you raise

Payments through JustGiving are weekly, so you know when they are coming, and can plan ahead. Real people are on hand to give you and your supporters help and advice seven days a week. It’s easy (and completely free) to set up it only takes 60 seconds to get up and running.

Once your page is up, Just Giving will tell you the very best ways, old and new, to share your page with more people, give you top fundraising hints that have helped fundraisers raise over £700 million on JustGiving plus give you the best tools to make it easy to ask friends to sponsor you.

Main benefits include 80% off business rates and the use of Gift Aid. It is estimated that £60m per year is lost by sports clubs not registered and

also clubs that are registered but not using Gift Aid. Only 10% of registered CASCs are utilising Gift Aid! CASCs can go back to claim Gift Aid on donations made for the past four

years, if not previously claimed, up to the point of registration with the CASC scheme.

CASE STUDY Glynde & Beddingham CC

Registered as a CASC in 2005 used Gift Aid to raise funds whilst undertaking clubhouse extension.

Gained over £3,000 in Gift Aid repayments over 2 years. After maximising the Gift Aid opportunities club now achieves

repayments in excess of £1,000 per year.

For more details http://www.sportengland.org/support__advice/justgiving_for_sports_clubs.aspx

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Canoe England Level 1 Coaching Courses

Canoe England is running a pilot series of female only BCU UKCC Level 1 coaching courses throughout 2011. By running female only coaching courses this can make coaching accessible to women of all faiths, cultures and abilities and allows the women involved to be more confident and supported which often results in a greater learning experience and the desire to do more.

The female only Level 1 courses are planned for dates throughout the year in locations across England. A bursary is available to help with costs to everyone who books a place. For more information including details of how to book, please email Rachel. Click here for details of the courses.

*A BURSARY FUND OF £150 WILL BE AVAILABLE TO EACH PERSON ATTENDING THE COURSES

Sportsmatch

Sport England re-opened the Sportsmatch programme for new funding applications on January 17, for projects starting after April 1, 2011 and will close for new applications on September 19. Sportsmatch makes awards to not for profit organisations that have secured sponsorship to deliver new community projects to grow or sustain participation in sport.

Sportsmatch uses money to encourage new sponsorship of grassroots community sport. Priority is given to applications seeking to match sponsorship from the commercial sector but donations from private individuals or charitable trusts are also acceptable provided they meet Sport England’s sponsorship eligibility criteria. Awards of between £1,000 and £100,000 can be made to match funding from no more than five sponsors, with each sponsor contributing a minimum of £1,000. Sport England funding for projects must be spent by 31st March 2012.

For more details http://www.sportengland.org/funding/sportsmatch.aspx

For further information on funding go to:-

www.oxfordshiresport.org/funding

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Extra Information 

UK Coaching Framework at a Glance

Have you ever asked these questions about the UK Coaching Framework - What are the benefits? How do I put it into action? How can sports coach UK help my governing body to implement the Framework? The UK Coaching Framework fact sheets are short, easy to understand and provide:

Information on the benefits of putting the Framework into action

Top Tips and Checklists to help governing body staff implement The Framework

Sports coach UK’s service offer to governing bodies of sport.

All 12 fact sheets are available to download here. Individual fact sheets are also located in the corresponding Toolkit sub-pages.

http://www.sportscoachuk.org/index.php?PageID=25&sc=232&uid=2699 

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Schools are being given the chance to win a visit from one of the official London 2012 mascots, by taking part in the SmallSteps4Life competition. The competition is being run in partnership with Get Set, the London 2012 education programme, and is inviting all primary and secondary schools to undertake a four-week challenge of their choice under one of the SmallSteps4Life themes of healthy eating, getting active and feeling good.

Schools can choose a challenge from the ideas available on the SmallSteps4Life website, or create their own challenge.

The competition will close on February 25 and the winning primary school and the winning secondary school will receive a visit from one of the London 2012 mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, during April.

To find out more visit the SmallSteps4Life website: http://smallsteps4life.direct.gov.uk (opens in a new window) 

 

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TOP TIPS: Data Protection Guidance for Sports Providers

Organisations have legal obligations when it comes to the collection and use of personal data provided by people taking part in activities. These Top Tips explain the main aspects of data protection legislation and offer practical advice on how these relate to the provision of sports activities. http://www.runningsports.org/Resources/Running%20Sports/Documents/Data‐Protection‐Top‐Tip.pdf 

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London 2012 tickets go on sale Tuesday 15th March

The process will be open for 6 weeks and applications can be made at any point duringthat time as it is not a first come first served process.

Applications will close on April 26, 2011 and all oversubscribed sessions will be allocatevia a ballot.

LOCOG will announce full details of the purchasing process and the finalised schedule all 650 sport sessions in February.

Further details of the application process for Paralympic tickets will be announced later this year, with prices announced in May.

Workshops & Courses

In The Zone

Oxfordshire Sports Partnership runs a range of workshops for clubs, coaches and volunteers.

Some of the courses running over the next few months are:-

07.02.11 - Safeguarding and Protecting Children - Witney

09.02.11 - Equity in Your Coaching - Oxford

15.02.11 - First Aid in Sport - Abingdon

01.03.11 - Fundamentals of Movement - Witney

14.03.11 - First Aid - Witney

Other Workshops

11.03.11 - Typhoo Sports for All – Oxford

For prices, full schedule and to book, visit www.oxfordshiresport.org/inthezone

 

 

  

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Just for fun!

Coaching Word Search

 

 

 

The Oxfordshire Sports Partnership is the collective term used to describe the network of agencies, groups and individuals who are committed to achieving the shared vision for Oxfordshire, which is:

'Everyone in Oxfordshire more active and achieving their potential through sport'

The purpose of the Partnership is to:

'Bring partners together to improve the health of everyone in Oxfordshire through enjoyable sport

and physical activity'

Bury Knowle House, North Place, Headington,

Oxford, OX3 9HY

01865 252676

info@oxfordshiresport.org