County Sports Partnership Update
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A Staffordshire University graduate in Sports Development and a coach who has experience and qualifications in a whole range of different sports. Kevin brings great knowledge of the private sector to the Board along with the experience of knowing what can improve the coaching system within Staffordshire. He has a positive and motivated attitude to sport. |
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You can meet Kevin at the Special Schools Sports Festival on 2 July at Shobnall Leisure Complex, Burton. His inaugural Board meeting will be on 15 July.
For more information on all of the Board members click here.
Mark Thornewill
Director
T: 01785 619896
E: mthornewill@staffordbc.gov.uk
Staff changes...new Acting Workforce Development Manager joins the SASSOT Team
We are delighted to inform that Claire Greenwood, formerly a Development Manager at Sport England West Midlands, will be joining the SASSOT Team on 30 June as Acting Workforce Development Manager. More details about the work she will be involved with will be covered in the next issue of this newsletter.
Her contact details will be:
Claire Greenwood
Acting Workforce Development Manager
T: 01785 619317
E: cgreenwood@staffordbc.gov.uk
Workshops
As stated previously, changes are continually made as a result from the needs and requirements from clubs etc. You will note that there have been 2 new additions to the programme � they are Multiskills Inclusion (22 July) and a FREE Positive Management (23 July) session. Both have been arranged at the Shobnall Leisure Complex, Burton upon Trent.
To allow for the opportunity for all to access the workshops, various locations have been booked all around the Staffordshire County. We do hope that it continues to be an asset to your continuing professional development within the world of sport.
As always we do advise that as some sports have more stringent First Aid requirements for Clubmark and coaching purposes, all delegates should check with their NGB before enrolling on these workshops in order to avoid disappointment after the event.
Can I please ask that you check the website on a regular basis as updates are always being made to dates and venues.
Please be advised that in cases of cancellations, a 5 working day notice period is required. Delegates can opt to change to another workshop or alternatively send another representative.
If you find that you cannot attend the workshops we have planned, contact Kam and she may be able to help you find alternatives.
Kam Webster
Education and Training Officer
Tel: 01785 619 695
Email: kwebster@staffordbc.gov.uk
Special Schools Sports Festival - 2 July 2009
The Special Schools Sports festival organised by Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) continues to go from strength to strength and will be in its eighth year when it is held on Thursday 02nd July at Shobnall Leisure Complex, Burton upon Trent.
The date was chosen so that it ties in with the Youth Sport Trust’s National School Sport week, which starts on Monday 29th June. The aim of this week is to celebrate all that has been achieved in PE and School Sport and encourage all schools to raise the profile of PE & School Sport at a local level.
The Special Schools Sports Festival, which is being sponsored by Staffordshire telecommunications company Qualitel, will feature coaching sessions and mini competitions in athletics, cricket, football, badminton, tag rugby, canoeing and archery.
The Mayor of East Staffordshire, Councillor Geoff Morrison and former Great Britain Paralympian, Marcus Asbury will be supporting the athletes on the day.
SASSOT’s Club Development Manager, Chris Turner commented: “We’re delighted with the response to this year’s festival. We’ll have over 350 athletes participating at Shobnall representing 13 of the county’s special schools. The festival will provide a day to celebrate sport and to develop pathways for pupils to continue to participate in sport outside of the school environment.”
For further information on this event please contact: Chris Turner
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SASSOT Partner - roles & responsibilities briefing sheet
Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have developed a briefing sheet which is aimed at policymakers and practitioners who are using the ‘power of sport’ to help shape their local areas and to advocate the value of sport with partners to deliver local objectives within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
The purpose of this briefing sheet is to provide clarity to partners and stakeholders on the position and roles that different agencies and organisations within the Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (County Sport and Physical Activity Partnership), play in delivering opportunities for physical education, sport and physical activity.
This in turn will provide:
For further information, please contact Chris Turner, Club Development Manager on 01785 619681 or cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk
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Step into Sport success throughout Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Step into Sport is part of the Government’s PE and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP). Step into Sport targets 11–19 year olds by providing a simple framework of co-ordinated opportunities at a local level, to enable young people to begin and sustain an involvement in leadership and volunteering in sport.
The purpose of the Step into Sport programme is to increase the quantity, quality and diversity of young people engaged in volunteering and leadership, with consequent benefits to schools, clubs, the community and the young people themselves. In essence the Step into Sport programme is the tool, which enables schools and sports clubs to grow young people as leaders and deploy them as active volunteers both within the school and community settings.
All of the 10 School Sport Partnerships in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are involved in the Step into Sport programme and from the 07/08 cohort of young volunteers involved, 100 students have volunteered within a community sports placement.
SASSOT would like to congratulate these young volunteers for the commitment they have shown to their sports volunteer placement and by developing their leadership skills though sport.
SASSOT recognises that the critical role of volunteers is fundamental for sport to continue to thrive throughout the sub-region and the need for better support and investment in the volunteer workforce.
The challenge for sports clubs is to recruit the expected increase in the number of volunteers to meet the needs of the growing numbers of people wishing to participate in sport.
If you are a sports club / organisation who is interested in taking a Step into Sport volunteer or for further information please contact:
Chris Turner
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Cash 4 Clubs - Sports Grants Scheme
CASH 4 CLUBS, a scheme that gives money to grassroots sport, has announced it is to award significant grants to community sports clubs for a second consecutive year and has extended the scheme nationwide.
Clubs and associations from across the UK are invited to apply for the free funding, with the first window for applications now open.
The Cash 4 Clubs scheme has given out sports grants to many deserving causes and is committed to finding yet more sports clubs to help in the future. With awards of £250, £500 and £1,000 available, Cash 4 Clubs is giving away real money that can help your club.
To give you some ideas, here is a list of what some of the past winners have been awarded money for:
As you can see Cash 4 Clubs has a very open policy with regards to what our sports grants can be used for. They will consider a wide variety of funding requests from all clubs whether they are mainstream or minority sports.
As long as you can show that you are serious about making your club a better place for your members then you are eligible to apply for funding.
The initiative, funded by Betfair, the UK's largest online betting company, and in partnership with SportsAid, seeks to provide much-needed money for clubs involved in any sport.
To get an application form or to find out more about Cash 4 Clubs visit http://cash-4-clubs.com/
Chris Turner
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Staffordshire Cricket News
East Staffordshire Cricket Development Group
Age Groups
Course Details 10.00am – 4.00pm
Cricket coaching will be provided by qualified UKCC Level 2 coaches and Level 1 assistant coaches
Costs £40 per week or £10 per day Please bring packed lunch and drinks
Venues 27th-31st July Barton CC 3rd– 7th August Trentside CC & Burton CC 10th–14th August Uttoxeter CC & Wooton CC 10th–14th August Tutbury CC 17th– 21th August Dunstall CC 24th– 28th August Draycott / Hanbury & Yoxall CC
All Enquiries To Be Sent To John Sookias, 59A Main Street, Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, DE13 8AB. email john_sookias@hotmail.com
Club Secretary Chris Williams commented "We are really please to receive the award for developing club/school links in Sandwell Schools. Not much cricket was played in Wednesbury Primary Schools until the advent of the Chance to Shine Scheme.
Session's are delivered to the following schools:
Moorlands Primary School Mesty Croft Primary School Park Hill Primary School St John's CE Primary School Old Park Primary School Wood Green Junior School St Mary's RC Primary School Wood Green High School College of Sports (girls only session and under 13 session)
The second Chance to Shine Primary School Festival will take place at Wednesbury CC on Tuesday 30th June. Chris Guest Called Up For England
Staffordshire Cricket full time employee and County Under 16 coach Chris Guest has received a call up to play indoor cricket for England.
Chris has had to go through a rigorous selection process since he was invited to trial for the squad six months ago and his selection is a testament to his hard work at learning the new skills for this game.
Chris said “ I am massively proud to be able to represent England at the world cup. There is a great step up in quality and Australia hold all the three world cups at mens, womens and under 19 level”.
The full squad : Adam.Breakspear (capt), Sean.Ongers, Simon.Dunning, Blake Van De Linde, Michiel.Bester, Faldiel Bassadien, Clint McCabe, Russell Ongers, Chris Guest, Shafiq Ahmed, Jason Green, Simon Roberts
For more information contact:
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Staffordshire Girls County Championships
The County Finals is an annual competition where school teams from all 9 districts of the County meet to play against each other in a series of mini soccer matches.
The schools who participated on the day had won the right to represent their district through competing in and winning their local event which had been organised by the districts School Sports Partnership, Borough Council or Sports Association and with the support of local girls football clubs.
At the finals, a total of 23 teams participated across 4 different age groups, all playing 7v7 matches. The winners and runners up from each group were decided by the teams finishing in 1st and 2nd place in their league table, with the exception of the year 5&6 competition who required a final to find the overall winners. There was also a fair play trophy awarded to one school in each age group.
The Staffordshire FA would like to thank all who attended on the finals day including players, supporters, teams managers and volunteers. We would also like to thank everyone involved in organising the qualifying events in each of the districts and for their support for girls football throughout the competition.
The winners, runners up and fair play winners from each age group are as follows:
Years 3&4
Winners - East Staffordshire (Picknalls Primary School) Runners up - Lichfield (St Michaels Primary School) Fair Play - Newcastle (Hempstalls Primary School)
Years 5&6
Winners - East Staffordshire (Oldfields Middle School) Runners up - Cannock (Gorsemoor Primary School) Fair Play - Tamworth (Moorgate Primary School)
Years 7&8
Winners - Lichfield (The Friary High School) Runners up - Stoke on Trent (Edensor Technology College) Fair Play - Staffordshire Moorlands (St Edwards Middle School)
Years 9&10
Winners - Staffordshire Moorlands (Blythe Bridge High School) Runners up - South Staffordshire (Wolgarston High School) Fair Play - Newcastle (Wolstanton High School)
For more information contact:
Kevin Staples
Football Development Officer (Girls and Women's)
T: 01785 279828
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Oarsmen from Burton row at Henley
Oarsmen from Derby and Burton have qualified to race at this week’s Henley Royal Regatta.
Sam Cook (age 18) of Woodlands School and Billy Fields (18) of Bilborough College who both row for Derby Rowing Club have formed a composite crew with Burton Leander RC’s Alex Ganley (17) and Michael Jones (17) both of Abbot Beyne School, Burton upon Trent.
The quad went through from the qualifying races on Friday [26 June] to gain an entry to the Fawley Challenge Cup for under-18 quadruple sculls, beating off the competition from 21 others to gain one of the remaining 9 places to go into the draw, joining the 15 seeded crews having an automatic entry.
Pictured above: left to right Sam Cook Michael Jones Billy Fields and Alex Ganley training on the River Derwent in Darley Park
The regatta begins on Wednesday [1 July], with the finals held on Sunday [5 July], and the crew’s first race will be on Thursday against Walton RC & Tideway Scullers, with the winners facing the Australian composite of Melbourne University & Barwon RC in the next round.
For more information contact: Graham Dean
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Trentham Watersports groups celebrate funding
Watersports groups in Trentham are celebrating receiving thousands of pounds worth of funding for boats, equipment and the fitting out of their new boathouse.
Funding for boat racking has been received by Trentham Watersports Association(TWA) from Coalfields Regeneration and Staffordshire Community Foundation (Grassroots Grant) totalling £10,000 and £3,500 respectively. Without this funding for purpose-built racking, the three clubs that make up the TWA – Trentham Boat Club (TBC), Trentham Canoe Club (TCC) and Eccleshall Scouts – would not have been able to move into their new boathouse at the south end of Trentham lake.
TWA chair, Ken Walters says: “Without the support from Coalfields Regeneration, Staffordshire Community Foundation , the fundraising efforts of the club and the support and assistance from Pro-Dek Storage Systems, we wouldn’t have the racking in place that we need. As a result of this funding we have been able to design to our requirements racking for the rowing boats and canoes.”
To cope with the extra numbers generated by the upgrade in facilities and interest created by the Olympics, Trentham Canoe Club are soon to take delivery of two junior K4 boats (4-seater racing kayaks), a kayaking ergo and some paddles and Trentham Outrigger Canoe Group are soon to get three outrigger single canoes. Both are thanks to £5,000 grants from the Staffordshire Community Foundation.
In addition, the TWA has recently received nearly £1000 from O2 Its Your Community for teaching and presentation equipment for the new meeting and teaching room in the community facility.
TWA and TCC Secretary, Ruth Holdway, says: “It’s an exciting time for all the clubs, moving into the new boathouse, receiving new boats and preparing for a major rowing event. It’s been hard work getting all the funding in place and getting the building finished in time but now it is beginning to pay off.” She added: “I’m really looking forward to the K4s arriving as they make crew-boat racing fun for the juniors.”
The TWA moved into their new purpose-built boatstore and associated facilities at the south end of Trentham lake within the Trentham Estate two weeks ago with the clubs busy erecting the boat-racking and fitting out the interior ready for TBC’s first regatta on the lake. The clubhouse will officially be opened in September.
For more information contact: Ruth Holdway
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The 'Chase It' young persons summer activity programme
The programme is run by Cannock Chase Council and its partners and is supported by the Children’s Fund and Community Learning Partnership. Its aim is to enhance social skills and personal development, increase confidence and raise levels of self esteem whilst developing a sense of achievement. The programme also aims to deliver a “healthy lifestyles” message to all children and young people who take part.
Some children may even be eligible for free places on some activities if they are:-
Pictured above: Chase It youngsters visit the London Eye
For more information on the “Chase It” programme, visit our website on www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/info/100009/leisure_and_culture/130/chase_it or call Deborah Pearce on 01543 425996.
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South Staffordshire pupils hit the heights in trampoline competition
Local school pupils demonstrated their gymnastic skills recently when taking part in the South Staffordshire School Sport Partnership inaugural trampolining competition held at Edgecliff High School.
75 pupils ranging from years 7 to 11 who attend Wolgarston, Ounsdale, Codsall, Cheslyn Hay and Edgecliff High Schools performed in a team and individual event. Each school had to provide a team of 15 trampolinists to perform in 3 graded routines. The competition was for beginners, intermediate, advanced.
Each school had the opportunity to practise during lunchtimes with teachers prior to the event.
Additional coaching prior to the competition was funded from the Get Set Scheme and linked to clubs in the partnership and many teachers provided Out of School Hours Learning opportunities for their young people to practise.
The event was overseen by 3 judges:
The funding for the trophies came from England Gymnastics.
The team competition was won by Edgecliff High School with individual winners from 4 different High Schools.
Edgecliff High School provided all equipment and the leaders were excellent in the way they helped organise with the smooth running of the event.
“This successful event came from the requests of several School Sport Coordinators in the Partnership and from that we have developed a new competition which will spread across the County in coming years” said Nick Richards Competition Manager, South Staffordshire/Stafford and Stone.
Many thanks to all staff who were involved with the development and running of this competition.
For more information contact:
Nick Richards
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council are recognised for their outstanding work with Sport Leaders UK
Sport Leaders UK is a National charity designed to inspire people and communities into leadership through the medium of sport. Sport Leaders UK (SLUK) is as popular and beneficial as ever with over 130,000 new leaders accredited every year, with the aim to achieve 1 million leaders nationwide over the next 5 years. As an accredited training centre for Sports Leaders UK Stoke-On-Trent’s Sport Development Team have been have over the last three years trained 153 people in SLUK’s nationally recognised awards. This has contributed to improving participants motivation, confidence, communication, fitness, and leadership skills through sport and physical activity.
Staff at the City Councils Sport Development Team are proud to be an Approved Assessment Centre and one of a small number of successful Community Delivery Partners, boasting real life examples of creating career opportunities for young and older people in the community. Ben Gibson, began as a volunteer in sport, progressed through the Sport Leaders UK programmes becoming accredited as a level 2 Community Sports Leader and into coaching. Ben is now thoroughly enjoying a career in sports development as one of the closing the Gap programmes Programme Champions (a sport inclusion project). Similarly, Kate Beer also began as a volunteer in the community through Sport Leaders UK and has now progressed on to gain employment in the city as an Assistant Sport Development Officer.
Pictured above: Amy Smith delivering Sports Leaders UK Dance Leaders Course
In recognition for the City Council's successful work with Sport Leaders UK, the charity selected several sessions to film sports leaders at work as part of producing a new national promotional DVD that will be used to promote sport leaders UK’s work and as an integral element in the training of new leaders and tutors.
Among those selected to feature in the DVD is our oldest Level 2 Sports Leader Les Bisson, who has now been involved with projects within the community for over a year and has set up his own weekly sport session for children, Les has also become one of a growing band of paid sports coach’s working for the City Council. Also featuring is one of the Closing the Gap Programme’s Senior Programme Champions David Hardwick, who has worked closely with Sport Leaders UK and delivered nearly 20 courses accrediting over 100 people. Sport Development are continuing to increase the number of Sport Leaders working in Stoke-on-Trent and have even trained more than 50 people to become course leaders with the aim of influencing more and more people to become involved in Sport Leaders UK’s programmes and go on to make a real difference in the community.
Pictured above: David Hardwick with young leaders from IFS in Longton
For more information about sports leadership training or becoming a sports volunteer in Stoke-on-Trent please contact the Sports Development Team on 01782 235001.
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Haywood 'Community Games' Festival
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Saturday 4 July, 2009 at Haywood Engineering College, High Lane, Burslem, ST6 7AB. Festival Parade at 1pm, gates open at 11am. Free entry.
A chance to see the amazing parade costumes and mascots made by local young people and community artist Jay Gardner and to join in the whacky community races inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic movements. See live entertainment on stage including dance, try the laser clay pigeon shoot, crazy golf, bucking banana, netball, football and javelin. Visit the fairground rides, fete attractions, enterprise stalls and display stands including Museum on the Move ‘Our Games’ Story’ that highlights sporting heroes from across Staffordshire
The finale at 7pm is a ‘Night at the Movies’ musical performance a ticketed event.
If you want to exhibit work, hire a table, take part or help support the event please contact Jill Chadwick on 01782 853535 extension 152. Email: jchadwick@sgfl.org.uk
The Festival is organised by Haywood PTFA , Extended Schools and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
Background Launching in 2010, Community Games will see people of all ages and abilities across the West Midlands staging their own sporting and cultural events as part of the region’s celebrations of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. From egg and spoon races and athletics to poetry and dance competitions – anything goes – as long as the events are run by local communities for local communities.
Part of the region’s cultural plans for the L2012 Games, Community Games is inspired by the annual Wenlock Olympian Games in Shropshire and is funded by Legacy Trust UK. Community Games will officially launch across the region in early 2010, but in the meantime people can get a sneak preview of what’s involved with eight ‘teaser’ events.
Designed to give communities and groups a taste of what goes into organising a Community Games and the sorts of activities they might include in their own games, these fun events will take place across the West Midlands throughout the summer of 2009. You can join in and be part of the fun at Haywood Community Games Festival, on 4 July, 2009, parade at 1pm, gates open 11am.
For 2010, a range of resources will be developed to help communities stage their events, inspired by the ideals of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. As well as a practical toolkit, there will be training for Games leaders and support to help facilitate the staging of these events in the run up to 2012. Further information will be available online soon or in the meantime, from Clare Tougher at clare.tougher@artscouncil.org.uk
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Tamworth coaches claim their inaugural conference as a success
Tamworth School Sport Partnership (SSP) hosted their inaugural Coaches Conference on Wednesday 3rd June at the Castle Hotel, Tamworth. The conference, which was jointly organised by Ian Smith (Coach Manager for the Tamworth SSP) and Ben Bulleyment (PDM, Tamworth SSP) to support coach development for colleagues who deliver sessions as part of the extensive Out of Hours School Learning (OHSL) programme planned and monitored by the Partnership.
The main aims of the morning were to share information relating to key aspects of physical education, school sport and the 5 hour offer and the role of coaches within this and to allow coaches the opportunity to network with each other and share leading practice. Presentations and workshops based around the background and current positioning of PESSYP within the town, information on how coaches should be linking with schools in terms of ensuring safe practice in PE and current and upcoming developments based around the National Curriculum PE were discussed along with information on the Coaches Database and Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
Staff from the main coaching agencies who work closely with the SSP and Tamworth schools, including PE Solutions, Progressive Sports and T.K.A Kick-Boxing along with individual coaches who work as part of the extended SSP team attended and claimed the day was a very positive professional development opportunity.
Nick Price from Progressive Sports claimed the day was “very useful and well organised. I am particularly interested in further developing opportunities in working with pupils in SEN schools and after today, I am more than happy to travel to course to build on the knowledge gained”.
Coaches viewed the sessions on increasing knowledge of the National Curriculum and the ways teaching staff and coaches can work in partnership as particularly beneficial along with the opportunities presented for further professional development which are facilitated by Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
After the event, Rafe Payne, a new recruit to the Tamworth SSP team this year was happy as the morning “opened my eyes to the grand scheme of things relating to PESSYP and allowed me to find out about accessing courses other than Cricket specific ones for my CV”.
Images of new recruit Rafe in action
Ian Smith, the Tamworth SSP Coach Manager was very happy with the Conference feedback provided by the coaches and is now looking forward to planning next years event.
For more information contact: Ben Bulleyment
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Get your hands on a free defibrillator for your sports club
HeartSafety Solutions are giving away 10 defibrillators & 10 training courses to sports clubs to raise awareness surrounding cardiac arrest in athletes.
To win all you have to do is click on http://www.heartsafety.co.uk/ and email the name & address of your club.
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Free Sports Equipment, Coaching and Education Materials for Clubs and Schools through Recycling
Reciproc8™ are a recycling company that focuses upon the recycling of consumer electronic equipment, they manage recycling schemes with education organisations and sports clubs throughout the UK. Through the schemes the sports clubs and schools can gain free products and experiences including sports equipment and coaching sessions.
The range of rewards and further information on the schemes is available at www.reciproc8.co.uk or call 0845 194 8288. Setting up a scheme is easy, it’s done on line and only takes a couple of minutes.
They seek to base their working associations upon the ethos of reciprocation with the relationships being mutually beneficial. At the heart of our schemes is the Reciproc8 Rewards™ program that enables you to gain great benefits whilst having a positive impact environmentally.
You gain Reciproc8 Points™ for the consumer electronics goods that you collect for recycling. You can then redeem these Reciproc8 Points™ against the range of products and experiences in the Reciproc8 Rewards™ program. You can also convert them into a charitable donation or monetary value.
The Reciproc8 Rewards™ program contains Experiences, Sporting Products, Educational Materials and products for Conservation Projects.
Keep Recycling and Keep Redeeming!
T 0845 194 8288
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Sport England Update
Research shows satisfaction is high in grassroots sport
New research published today by Sport England shows a high level of satisfaction amongst people taking part in grassroots sport.
Regular participants from over 40 sports gave an overall satisfaction rating of 80.3 out of 100 across ten areas - including coaching, exertion and fitness, officiating, facilities and value for money. The figures will help national governing bodies to drive improvements in their sports for their customers. FIND OUT MORE
Building partnerships between higher education and grassroots sport
Sport England, supported by British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS), has launched a consultation on our plans to further develop the partnership between higher education and grassroots sport.
This partnership plan sets out how Sport England, BUCS and others in higher education can create a sustainable relationship and work together to get 300,000 students playing and enjoying more sport by 2012/13. We'd like to hear your views.
FIND OUT MORE
Working with the third sector to create sporting opportunities
Beach volleyball came to the streets of London last week - with the help of a national charity and the Sport England Small Grants Programme. FIND OUT MORE»
England women cricketers triumph again
Women's cricket is riding high after the England team were crowned world champions for the second time this year. The team say Sport England's support has played an important role in their success. FIND OUT MORE»
Independent investigation into World Class Payments Bureau
Sport England last week announced an independent investigation into a funding mechanism which operated outside our normal financial controls between 1999 and March 2007. This mechanism was called the 'World Class Payments Bureau'. Click the link below to read a letter from Sport England's Chair, Richard Lewis. FIND OUT MORE»
To find out more about Sport England's strategy click here
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And Finally....
Autism in the Community Partnership
Delivered by the Autism in the Community Partnership
ARE YOU involved in running leisure activities or clubs? or a parent of a child with Autism or Asperger?
HAVE YOU any youngsters with Autism or Asperger in your activities/groups?
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED in receiving training to find out more?
TRAINING EVENTS SUMMER 2009
Wednesday 8th July 2009
Places are limited and need to be booked in advance.
Sporting Equals Funding Newsletter - June 2009
Funding information to support sports and physical activity projects for black and minority ethnic communities - click here to download a copy.
Newcastle (Staffs) Volleyball Club
Click here to visit their May 'Castle News' letter.
Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Newsletter 4
Take a look at their June edition - click here
The course covers Unit 1 & Unit 2 of the professional National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.
New Employment Vacancies at BaseballSoftballUK
National Development Manager
The deadline for applications is 1 July 2009
Job pack (background, person specification, job description and application form) available from www.baseballsoftballuk.com
New Badminton Development Jobs
Please see below a link to the BADMINTON England website where we have Regional Officer positions available Nationally and more specifically in the West Midlands.
http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/jobs.asp?section=18§ionTitle=Jobs
Gladiators...Ready?
Outdoor adventure ropes course, Aerial Extreme, launches a campaign this week to find the region’s best ‘Gladiators’ to take part in a gruelling inter-county Gladiator challenge in Trentham on Saturday 4th July.
Site management are looking for five representatives each from Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe & Nantwich, Derby and Stafford to come together in a battle of the fittest and fastest and take part in the ultimate ‘Clash of the Titans.’ Each town will be competing for the 2009 title plus fantastic prizes.
Aerial Extreme’s Annual Summer Sizzler featuring ‘The Gladiator Challenge’ consists of a day for the family that will include a free BBQ and kids entertainment that will finish with the Gladiator Challenge at 5pm.
“This is a competition for people of all ages and abilities; often the fastest contestants are the youngest so we want to encourage everyone to enter,” said Site Manager Alex Dick. “The entire day will be a big thank you to our customers and the chance to meet new faces, plus have lots of fun!”
The Gladiator Challenge will consist of all 20 contenders jumping from the 40ft freefall jump with a container of water. The 10 with the most amount of water in the container when they reach the bottom will go through to the next challenge – the time trial. All 10 will have to complete the ropes course in the fastest time, hindered by the course’s very own Gladiators trying to slow them down. The three with the quickest times will go through to the grand final – the eliminator, where they will be pursued by a Gladiator. The contestant that reaches the furthest distance on the course will be the ultimate winner!
To enter, email your:
As long as you reach 1.4m in height, there is no minimum age to enter. The course will be open through the majority of the day and is currently taking bookings. The BBQ will start from 4pm.
Spectators will be encouraged to join in and cheer for their favourite plus bring their own water pistols.
The event will also be in support of the Donna Louise Children’s Hospice, Aerial Extreme’s chosen charity for 2009-2010.
Call 0845 652 1736 for further details
Free Sports Equipment, Coaching and Education Materials for Clubs and Schools through Recycling
Reciproc8™ are a recycling company that focuses upon the recycling of consumer electronic equipment, they manage recycling schemes with education organisations and sports clubs throughout the UK. Through the schemes the sports clubs and schools can gain free products and experiences including sports equipment and coaching sessions.
The range of rewards and further information on the schemes is available at www.reciproc8.co.uk or call 0845 194 8288. Setting up a scheme is easy, it’s done on line and only takes a couple of minutes.
They seek to base their working associations upon the ethos of reciprocation with the relationships being mutually beneficial. At the heart of our schemes is the Reciproc8 Rewards™ program that enables you to gain great benefits whilst having a positive impact environmentally.
You gain Reciproc8 Points™ for the consumer electronics goods that you collect for recycling. You can then redeem these Reciproc8 Points™ against the range of products and experiences in the Reciproc8 Rewards™ program. You can also convert them into a charitable donation or monetary value.
The Reciproc8 Rewards™ program contains Experiences, Sporting Products, Educational Materials and products for Conservation Projects.
Keep Recycling and Keep Redeeming!
T 0845 194 8288
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