The descriptions below outline the different topics which are covered during each of the workshops included on our current programme. We are also able to provide other workshops from sports coach UK and runningsports. Should you require further information regarding any of the workshop you may wish to attend, or should you have any specific workshop requests, please contact our Education & Training Officer on 01785 619695 or Email sassotadmin@staffordbc.gov.uk
To see our current workshop programme click here.
Protect yourself, the young people you are coaching and your employer by understanding and following good coaching practice. Learn about child abuse and how to handle situations if you have concerns.
This workshop will help you, the coach to:
There are a maximum of 20 places available for this course.
Everyone should have access to sport, regardless of gender, age, race, ability, faith or sexual orientation. As a coach, you have an important role to play in ensuring this happens. The workshop will help you to apply and extend your existing skills to meet the needs of present and potential participants. By the end of this workshop coaches will be able to:
This course is designed to be attended by sports coaches. The tutor will use coaching examples to help coaches understand how they, as a coach in their coaching practice, should be equitable in their language and actions towards different people.
This course shares similar introductory material to the "A Club for All" workshop and it is important that the same person doesn't attend both courses.
Develop your own coaching knowledge and skills to coach disabled players through inclusive and separate coaching sessions. Discover new ways to adapt equipment and identify appropriate safety and medical considerations to meet your players' needs.
This workshop will help you, the coach to:
This new sports coach UK workshop will help coaches better understand why challenging behaviour occurs in sport. This workshop will support coaches by identifying a range of practical ideas to deal with unwanted behaviour in sport and coaching environments. Helping coaches to recognise what creates a positive coaching environment and actions that will encourage acceptable behaviour is key to the outcomes of this workshop.
This workshop is primarily designed for Level 1 or Level 2 coaches. The scenarios, DVD footage and role-plays are set in the context to support all coaches who work with children and young people.
By the end of the workshop, coaches will be able to:
This theorybased workshop is aimed at coaches to enable them to understand the key concepts of LTAD and what it means to them and their practice. By the end of this workshop coaches will be able to:
Identify and recognise the reasons for adopting LTAD
This practical workshop explores the concepts of Agility, Balance, Co-ordination and speed. It compliments other coach education resources which may focus on the movement skills of running, hopping, skipping etc. This workshop assists coaches to observe, analyse and coach good movement patterns within their sessions whether multi skill or sport specific. By the end of this workshop coaches should be familiar with the following concepts:
Multi-skill Clubs in Practice
This practical workshop is designed to help participants integrate the ABC,s into Multi-skill Club sessions. It will give delegates the opportunity to develop ideas with others and share good practice. By the end of this workshop delegates will be able to:
This workshop is for coaches or teachers who are multi-skill trained or of an equivalent background. Delegates must have attended The FUNdamentals of Movement workshop and have achieved at least a Level 2 coaching qualification.
In our current climate providing a safe coaching environment for coaching is essential, it requires that all those working within the coaching industry must review their own practice on a regular basis. This workshop provides coaches with a practical guide to health and safety and risk management in coaching to ensure a safe coaching environment for all participants. By the end of this workshop coaches should be able to:
Workshop is currently under review.
We are able to provide any of the following workshops |
Coaching Essentials:What is Sports Coaching? *Please click here for a full description of each
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Develop Your Coaching:Analyse Your Coaching *Please click here for a full description of each ** This course is aimed at coaches or teachers who are multi-skill trained or of an equivalent background. Delegates must have attended The FUNdamentals of Movement workshop and have achieved at least a Level 2 coaching qualification. |
runningsports workshops are a valuable tool for Club Development. They have been designed to help sports clubs and volunteers to run their clubs as effectively as possible.
This workshop outlines how your club can benefit from reaching all members of the com-munity, and explains how to reach out to them- young people, older people, those on low incomes, disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. By the end of the workshop you will be able to:
This course is designed to be attended by volunteers in a club, (possibly a club member, member of the committee or the volunteer co-ordincator). The tutor will use club management and administration examples to help the volunteer/club member understand the benefits of opening up their club to the wider community and being equitable in their membership and club practices.
This course shares similar introductory material to the "Equity in your Coaching" workshop and it is important that the same person doesn't attend both courses
This workshop provides practical ideas for raising funds from a range of sources, including grants, fund-raising events and sponsorship. At the end of the workshop you will be able to:
We are able to provide any of the following workshops |
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A Club for All |
If you would like to attend a workshop which is not currently part of our workshop programme, please contact us and we will either attempt to hold the workshop for you (depending on numbers) or we will find out where the nearest workshop is being held is. Alternatively, you can search the sports coach UK website or runningsports websites.
This is a 3 hour, Cricket specific Emergency Aid course. The course will only cover cricket First Aid specifics and will not be applicable to other sports as a First Aid certificate.
The course will provide you with knowledge of how to deal with potential life threatening injuries and teach you how to deal with a variety of situations which may occur on the cricket pitch.
There are a maximum 20 places available for this course (dependant on venue).
This is a general 3 hour Emergency Aid course, that will provide you with the knowledge of how to deal with potential life threatening injuries and teach you how to deal with a variety of situations.
Please check with your sport specific Governing Body to ensure that they will recognise this certificate for coaching and Clubmark purposes.
There are a maximum 20 places available for this course (dependant on venue).
This is a 6 hour, Appointed Persons course, delivered by St John Ambulance. Please check with your sport specific Governing Body to ensure that they will recognise this certificate for coaching and Clubmark purposes.
The workshop will be run over 2 evenings, or as a full-day session, and will teach you basic lifesaving First Aid and relevant regulations,
Course content:
There are a maximum of 12 places available for this course
This is a nationally recognised course with training provided by St. John Ambulance personnel and a certificate of attendance awarded on completion. This course is designed to equip participants with basic First Aid / CPR techniques and is not an in depth First Aid course.
Places are limited to 12 participants on a first come -first served basis for those registering on the Volunteer Walk Leader Training course.
These are the proposed workshop outcomes for this workshop, however these will be tailored to the requirements of the delegates and are subject to change.
1. Building Safer and Stronger Communities
2. Tackling anti-social behaviour and the disadvantaged
3. Health and Obesity amongst the young
4. Increase individuals employability
5. Raise the participation level in Sport and Physical Activity
An introduction to Autistic Spectrum Disorders. To include the difference between Autism and Asperger syndrome, common myths and stereotypes, prevalence rates, causes. We will then look at the triad of impairments and sensory sensitivity. To conclude, we will briefly consider communication strategies and ways of working with young people with ASD.
There are a maximum of 20 places available for this course.
This project aims to provide affordable, accessible training, meeting the needs of the voluntary and community sector, however the workshops are open to all including private and public organisations.
There are a wide variety of training workshops including IT skills, Negotiating Skills, Basic Health and Safety, Volunteer Management skills, training for committee members and trustees, Time management and Conflict awareness.
To obtain full details of the Skillbase training programme please click here.
This training is part of the National Walking the Way to Health Initiative and is a nationally recognised training course, with a certificate awarded on completion
Both evenings must be attended to successfully complete the course. This course is designed to equip participants with the necessary skills to participate in leading and back-marking Health Walks and to set up Health Walks independently / with the support of the Walking for Health Co-ordinator. Course content includes how:
Continuing support is provided through:
What we expect from Volunteers:
Places limited to 15 on a first come - first served basis.