Tamworth coaches claim their inaugural conference as a success |
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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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