Paralympic News

Paralympic Torch Relay

Nominate someone to carry the Paralympic Flame

We’re looking for people who have made a difference in their community and inspired or supported disabled people, to be Torchbearers in the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay. It could be a disabled person who has achieved personal success, the teacher who removes barriers to include pupils with a disability in sport, the family member who cares for someone with a disability or many others.

 

Anyone can be a Paralympic Torchbearer whether you are disabled or not.

 

visit: www.lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk/en/paralympicflame/ to nominate someone or you can even nominate yourself.

 

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Paralympic coaches complete second workshop

With the main competition phase of the year drawing to a close for the majority of summer sports, the second Paralympic Coach Development Initiative (PCDi) workshop took place last week at The Belfry. 

 

Launched in April 2011, the Paralympic-specific programme came about following a period of consultation with the sports in question, who had requested assistance in the area of development of the coaching workforce through Mission 2012. UK Sport is working closely with the coaches over nine months, combining a series of four workshops alongside bespoke individual development plans, aimed at coaches working with London 2012 medal potential sports and athletes.

 

Eleven coaches from six different sports were present for the second workshop, which focused on the following four key areas; articulating personal coaching values and working principles, understanding signature strengths and how to leverage them more effectively, understanding personality types and how this influences behaviour and developing personal support networks. The coaches also spent time developing exploratory questioning techniques, sharing the progress they have made on their objectives and commitments, and furthering their Personal Development Plans following the outcomes of a 360 feedback survey.

 

Neil Robinson, Disability Table Tennis Coach, said: “If you open your mind and take onboard ideas from others, as I have, you will benefit from this programme. It has made me look at myself from a 'different' angle. This programme will, without doubt, make me a better coach.”

 

The coaches present for the workshop were as follows: Tim Hazell (Disability Archery), Neil Horsfall (Disability Archery), Sinclair Thomas (Wheelchair Basketball), Garry Peel (Wheelchair Basketball), Pasan Kularatne (Disability Target Shooting), Louise Minett (Disability Target Shooting), Matt Kenny (Disability Table Tennis), Neil Robinson (Disability Table Tennis), Geraint Richards (Wheelchair Tennis), Justin Frishberg (Wheelchair Rugby), Paul Shaw (Wheelchair Rugby).

 

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