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2011 C O A C H I N G H A M P S H I R E & I O W 2012
Leadership provides the base for the coaching pathway. Inspiring a
new generation of confident and
competent sports leaders of all ages is chief amongst our objectives.
The transition into coaching
must be more accessible and
equitable providing
opportunities for all members of the community.
Coach Management must ensure that coaches are recruited
and developed, equipped to
deliver to all manner of
performers. Coach Managers
(both paid and voluntary) will be
responsible for recruiting,
developing and deploying a
workforce who are ‘fit for purpose’; in other words ensuring that we have the ‘Right Coach in the Right Place at the
Right Time’.
Coach Educators, Assessors
and Mentors must be equipped
to deliver high quality and
innovative developmental experiences that ensure our coaching workforce, at every level, is truly World Class.
Access to coach education
needs to be improved with
opportunities that meet the real world needs of coaches delivering to all levels of participants.
Coaching systems and support networks for coaches must recognise the value of planning,
recruiting, qualifying, developing,
managing, retaining and
regulating coaches, to ensure we
create a workforce of coaches who can respond to the changing
needs of local people.
IMPROVING COACHES - IMPROVING SPORT
COACHES ATTENDING OUR “COACHING INSIGHT” EVENT IN NOVEMBER, UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER
WOMENYOUNG PEOPLE DISABILITY
ANNUAL REPORT
LIFE LONG PARTICIPATION
Extract from Coaching Hampshire & IOW Strategy 2011-2015
Changing the face of Coaching in Hampshire and the Isle of WightDeveloping a local coaching strategy not only signaled a clear and coherent approach to coach development in
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, but demonstrated a commitment by a variety of partners to work collaboratively to create a strong coaching network and
reliable coaching workforce in the county.
OUR AIM IS TO MATCH DEMAND FOR COACHING WITH A READY SUPPLY OF ‘FIT FOR OUR PURPOSE’ COACHES.
More CoachesWith the help of regional and county NGB officers the network has been able
to support more than 750 coaches gain new qualifications. Our strategic approach ensures we’re supporting those coaches
who can make the biggest impact on local participation. The introduction of a Sportivate means their are new opportunities to local coaches.
Sport Makers, school leadership schemes and NGB leadership programmes allows the network to recognise the talent and
enthusiasm of those wishing to take their first steps into coaching, too.
Better CoachesWe’ve worked hard to promote the
importance of a ‘fit for purpose’ workforce, investing significant resource in providing needs-led development opportunities. Working with national
partners and other providers, we’ve developed a really attractive and well balanced CPD offer.
Our new mentoring scheme is just one of the ways in which we hope to add value to the experience of performers and
coaches. This blended approach aims to achieve best value, long term behaviour change and better coaching performance.
DAVE
DAVE BECAME A LEVEL 2 QUALIFIED CYCLING COACH IN SEPTEMBER 2011.
FOLLOWING HIS QUALIFICATION HE STARTED A SCHOOL CYCLING CLUB AND CREATED A YOUTH STRATEGY AND CHILD PROTECTION POLICY FOR THE PORTSMOUTH NORTH END CYCLING CLUB.
MATEUSZ
MATUESZ ZIOLKOWSKI ADMITS TO ONCE DISLIKING SCHOOL, BUT AFTER GETTING INVOLVED IN THE HEART OF PORTSMOUTH BOXING CLUB AT THE CHARTER ACADEMY SCHOOL, MATUEZ NOT ONLY BECAME A QUALIFIED BOXING TUTOR AND ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNGER PUPILS, BUT HE ALSO WON A NATIONAL BOXING MEDAL IN DECEMBER 2011.
GOSPORT GATORS
OUR REMOTE COACHING PILOT SIGNALED A NEW APPROACH TO REACHING COACHES AND IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE LOCAL AREA.
LIZ HENRICK, HEAD COACH OF THE GATORS EXPLAINS “BEING INVOLVED IN THE PILOT HAS GIVEN US NEW DIRECTION”
We invested considerable time and effort in creating a robust and coordinated strategy and action plan.
The plan is owned by a proactive group of partners with representatives from school, FE, HE, Local Authorities and
the County Sport Partnership. This lead group are accountable for ensuring delivery and measurement across the local network.
The role of the Coaching Development Manager has been critical to ensuring consistent and effective engagement
with the vast array of stakeholders required to coordinate and merge a range of priorities.
Regular coaching communications to over 1000 local coaches has created a community of coaches who can share
ideas, experienced and challenges. We’ve expanded our range of communication tools to include
Facebook and Twitter, both of which have increased our ability to maintain two-way communication with the local workforce.
This helps to not only promote best practice, but also to raise awareness of the important role that coaches play in
local sport and the wider community. Regular engagement with NGBs and local Sports Development officers means that all partners working to
increase activity levels understand that ‘good’ coaching is ‘business critical’ to supporting participants at all levels.
In our first 18-months our focus was on developing a network approach, working with partners to understand
the value of a joined-up approach. This year network support can for the first time be measured not only by the
number of coaches reached through our services, but by the willingness of stakeholders to share resources, work collaboratively and measure added
value.
Working closely with HE, scUK and commercial partners we’ve been able
to create active communities of practice, engaging coaches across the pathway for the first time. These
events have allowed us to talk ‘face-to-face’ with local coaches about their challenges and support needs, which
will help us create better services and products in the future.
Creating a robust and value added network
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I m p r o v i n g C o a c h e s I m p r o v i n g S p o r t
Coaching Hampshire & IOW Coaching Strategy 2011-2015
STRATEGY
COMMUNICATION
NETWORK SUPPORT
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
‘GOOD’ COACHING IS ‘BUSINESS CRITICAL’ TO PARTICIPATION AT ALL LEVELS
COORDINATE
THE YEAR IN SUMMARY
Challenges ahead
Amidst a period of uncertainty within the industry marked by the changing
political climate and austerity measures across the piste, this year has been particularly challenging for all those involved in coaching. Understanding the
risks and challenges ahead are key to being responsive to change and planning ahead. Existing challenges include: -
• restricted resources to further develop the coaching development system within the county
• encouraging our volunteer and paid workforce to continually invest in and develop their skills
• gaining buy-in to the network from key
stakeholders i.e. NGBs, Private Coaching Providers
• providing robust evidence on the long
term impact of our local interventions
Moving Forwards
However, with the Olympics and Paralympics around the corner and the
promotion of Sport England’s refreshed strategy, there is a renewed optimism both nationally and locally.
Sport Makers has the potential to attract
more people into coaching, whilst Sportivate and other new initiatives signals new investment to support a
skilled, qualified and active workforce.
Locally we aim to capitalise on some of the new initiatives outlined in Sport
England’s strategy. We will continue to make the case for coaching and how it underpins ‘A Sporting Habit For Life’.
Working with sports coach UK we will
continue to promote best practice in the recruitment, development and retention of coaches. There is already interest in
some of the newer products being produced by scUK and we will leave no stone unturned to ensure that we give
Learning Lessons from another successful year in coaching
LANDMARKS
1. COACHING STRATEGY SIGNED
OFF BY SHIOW ADVISORY
BOARD
2. 250 DELEGATES ATTENDED OUR
FIRST HAMPSHIRE COACHING
CONFERENCE
3. SOLENT SOUTHAMPTON TRAIN
OVER 750 COACHES & DEPLOY
A FURTHER 400
4. COACH EDUCATION MONTH
PROVIDES CPD FOR OVER 170
COACHES
5. THE FUTURE JOBS FUND CREATES NEW JOBS FOR THE
UNEMPLOYED
6. 69 COACHES UPSKILLED TO
LEAD NEW COACHING SESSIONS
MOVING FORWARDS
1. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION
WITH OUR LOCAL COACHING
WORKFORCE
2. HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT COACHES
MAKE ON LOCAL PEOPLE AND
THEIR COMMUNITIES
3. STRENGTHEN THE COACHING
SUPPORT NETWORK AND DEMONSTRATE ADDED VALUE FOR
ALL INVOLVED
4. RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENT
INNOVATIVE WAYS TO DO MORE
WITH LESS
5. MAXIMISE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
TO SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN
PARTICIPATION AND A SPORTING
HABIT FOR LIFE.
our coaches access to the very latest in coaching practice.
Focus will remain on strengthening our
network, engaging more stakeholders and demonstrating added value for coaches and sport as a whole.
We will continue to look for creative
and innovative ways to do more with less, whilst aiming to raise standards and promote best practice.
A clear and cohesive communications strategy that promotes what we do, how we do it and what difference it
makes, is critical to our ongoing success. We must build on the strides we have made in creating a regular and effective two-way dialogue with coaches
working collaboratively with education, clubs and talent programmes. It is only by engaging in these conversations that
we can fully understand the experience of our local coaches.
Finally we must continue to provide a
strong body of evidence to highlight the important role high-quality coaching plays in increasing and sustaining participation, whilst supporting those
with talent and those with the potential to performance at the very highest levels. Tracking the experience of
coaches and the participants will help us to justify the current investment in coaching at a local level and help us to
attract additional resources and recognition.
So, whilst we should recognise our collective success over the last 12-
months, we must continue to challenge any complacency and seek out new ways of working to ensure we are well
positioned to meet the future head on.
Its almost impossible to quantify the immense impact coaching has on the people of all ages and levels within
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Coaching not only affects performance, but more specifically changes lives. Coaches engage with participants from
all walks of life and with very different needs and expectations. Matching the right coach to these varied individuals is
an immense challenge, nevertheless its clear from engaging with partners, coaches and participants that we are
making positive steps in the right direction.
Multi-Skills Education
Donna Smith is a local coach that has had a passion for movement literacy for
a long time. Last year she became one of the UK’s first Level Two Multi-Skill tutors and has already delivered the new qualification to 36 coaches in the
local area.
Edusport SOlent
Edusport is a new initiative launched in 2011 by the Southampton Solent University. The project aims to develop
and educate young people using sport as a tool for personal and social change. University students from a range of courses are offered training in
leadership and sports coaching, after which they are deployed in local schools, clubs and community settings
to make a difference to the lives of local people. In its first year 104 students have been placed in local
schools and 28 students have supported community coaching in clubs and with local groups.
Coach Education
Through 2011-2012 over 1800 people attended coach education throughout
the county. Coaching Hampshire & IOW supported sport-specific events in Swimming, Rugby, Gymnastics, Canoe, Bowls and Netball.
Coaching Hampshire & IOW delivered its second Coach Education Month, whilst Portsmouth and Southampton
Solent Universities delivered UK Coaching Certificate qualifications to students and the wider community.
Coach Deployment
In September 2011 Coaching Hampshire & IOW completed its 2-
year journey with the Future Jobs Project, which was a unilateral success. The project was responsible for
creating new jobs, expanding the coaching workforce and providing valuable employability skills for young
people who had struggled to find gainful employment in other industries.
Network Development
The Club, Coach and Volunteer Group continued to seek out joined-up approaches to coaching development.
Completing the strategy is just one milestone in a list of achievements. Having completed it’s Year 1 actions, the
group is now set to promote coaching to more people and ensure there is a strong support network in place to further grow the coaching workforce.
The Inside Story
There are hundreds of examples which
tell our local coaching story. For a more in-depth look at some of our successes, please read the case studies
and our research summaries below.
Achievements and Outcomes
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Improving Coaches Improving Sport
The ChallengeThe Portsmouth North End Cycling Club is a well established community cycling club based in Portsmouth. However, in spite of a strong adult members section, there were very limited opportunities for younger cyclists, which tend to be the lifeblood of many active clubs.
The club also lacked a British Cycling qualified Level 2 Coach, Youth Development strategy or a Welfare Coordinator, so felt unable to develop its membership based beyond its existing adult membership.
The ApproachA parent and active member of the club, Dave Guillam, approached the PNECC committee about creating a youth section in the club. After liaising with the Regional British Cycling representative, Dave was signposted to the Coaching Hampshire & IOW website, where he could find out information about minimum deployment standards and funding to support coach qualifications.
He applied for coaching scholarship and was awarded £110. Dave enjoyed the challenge of completing the
course over a number of months. He learned about planning sessions, analysing technique, developing his coaching style and reflecting on his own practice. He also learned about risk assessment and child welfare in sport.
Whilst preparing to complete his coaching logbook Dave approached his son’s school about delivering some after school cycling sessions. The school were only too happy to add a new extra-curricular to their existing programme and the first sessions were delivered by Dave in September 2011, which coincided with completion of his Level 2 qualification.
The initial six sessions proved really popular, so a further twelve sessions followed in October.
The ResultsSince completing his Level 2 Dave has gone on to write a Youth Strategy for PNECC and a Safeguarding and Protecting policy. Dave’s enthusiasm inspired another two members to take up the new role of Welfare Officer to ensure the policy remains a living policy, which ensures that the club creates an appropriate environment to engage and support young riders.
The Level 2 qualification gave Dave the skills and confidence to create a strong school-club link with a local school, which now provide new club members for his club.
Dave now plans to further develop both the school-club link and expand the Youth section at the club. Dave’s now looking at registering the school activity as an approved “GO RIDE” centre with British Cycling.
Since undertaking the qualification Dave has sought out other coach education courses, including Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop, promoted via the Coaching Hampshire & IOW website.
PNECC has a very well organised
Thursday series of Club time-trials which run through Spring & Summer, utilising local routes sanctioned by Cycling Time Trials. This is a growing method of riders testing themselves against the clock appealing to cyclists of all ages, cycling disciplines and Triathletes. These races are well supported by local clubs and also has a policy of ‘come and try’ where total ‘newbies’ can come and get an introduction to ‘testing’.
Case Study: Cycling
TESTIMONIAL
“THE HELP FROM SPORT
HANTS & IOW SUPPORTED
ME AND ENABLED THE
‘ACORN TO GROW AND
PRODUCE SHOOTS’. THE
NEXT COACHING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I’M
WORKING TOWARDS IS BC
LEVEL 2 ROAD AND TIME
TRIAL (L2RTT) QUALIFICATION.”
www.coachinghampshireiow.co.uk
Improving Coaches
Improving Sport
The ChallengeIn the past 12 months the CSP became aware of the large amount of Wheelchair Basketball clubs and opportunities there were in the county. However, there are only 4 Level 2 coaches to service all this activity. With the sessions scattered all over the county it was becoming increasingly difficult for the coaches to get to every club. There was a limited amount of Level 1 coaches but it was clear that more Level 2 coaches were needed.
The ApproachAlthough a Level 1 course had been run in the past people had moved away resulting in the need to run another one. A Level 2 had been planned but had to be cancelled due to small numbers. Following consultation with clubs it was realised this was owing to the course being staged during the season when potential delegates would be involved in club activity. With this in mind a fully booked Level 1 took place.
The ResultsThere was a diverse group of delegates of varying ages, experience, players and coaches.
It was particularly encouraging to see both players and coaches from the running game keen to get involved in the wheelchair game. A large majority came from Change for Life clubs, and other newly
formed sessions, who came on the course to support their activity. Potential dates for a Level 2 course in the summer (the off-season) were promoted and a positive response was received for attending it.
IT WAS PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGING TO SEE BOTH PLAYERS AND COACHES FROM THE RUNNING GAME KEEN TO GET INVOLVED IN THE WHEELCHAIR GAME.
The LessonsWheelchair Basketball in the Hampshire is growing. For there to be quality clubs we need a quality coaching workforce. To ensure that happens we need to work more closely with the existing, experienced, clubs.
However, to maximise retention of coaches we need to work with newly qualified coaches, providing them with a supported mentored experience.
Following the Level 1 course we aim to follow the candidates and provide them with support around their soft skills as well as finding out what will make them more confident and motivated to continue coaching over the long term.
TESTIMONIAL“The course could not have come at a better time. The growth in wheelchair sport over the past couple of years has been exciting, but not without some challenges.
We have a small workforce of qualified Level 2 [Wheelchair Basketball Coaches], all of whom are volunteers. With existing and new clubs growing in size, some coaches are travelling long distances to ensure that those that want it, can get access to Wheelchair Basketball. This comes at a considerable cost in both time and money to our volunteers, a situation that could not be maintained long term.
With a number of new Level 1s trained and a Level 2 course planned in the next 12-months, our existing workforce won’t be stretched too thin. In addition, the expertise of our experienced coaches can be used to develop our new Level 1s and ensure they have all the tools they need to provide more activities to those who need and want it.
The support provided by CJ and his team made this venture possible and we look forwards to this partnership approach supporting this and other projects in the future”
Peter Hull
Count Disability Sports Officer
Hampshire County Council
Case Study: Wheelchair Basketball
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Improving Coaches, Improving Sport
The ProjectThe Hampshire Wheelchair Racing Group was the brainchild of a group of people who meet regularly to discuss the development of Athletics in Hampshire with the view to ensuring that disabled athletes have opportunities to take up and progress in the sport.
The ApproachThe project group included: Liz Purbrick, Disability Athletics Support Officer and Christine Benning, Club and Coach Support Officer – both employed by England Athletics; Peter Hull MBE, the County Development Officer for Disability Sport; Dr. Bronwin Carter, a specialist in coaching athletes with a disability; Michael Coker, representing the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Athletics Network and Alex Trumble, Sports Facilities Development Manager at the University of Winchester.
THE EARLY STAGES OF THIS PROJECT INVOLVED SETTING THE SCOPE AND PROJECT AIMS, APPLYING FOR FUNDING FOR A SET OF SPECIALIST RACING WHEELCHAIRS AND RECRUITING A TEAM OF COACHES AND SUPPORTING THEM TO TAKE THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS.
The ResultsAfter liaising with the Sport Hampshire & IOW coaching lead, funding was secured for the project. The funding enabled the coaches to take the necessary coaching qualifications. The Sport Hampshire & IOW funding was combined with financial support from the England Athletics Hampshire and Isle of Wight Network and Accentuate, enabling the group to pay for an experienced wheelchair athletes coach, who attended the new club sessions for the first 6-months.
Janet Littlewood from Winchester and District AC is now a qualified Athletics Coach and Kate Rowe has stepped up her qualifications from a Fitness Instructor to a Coach Assistant. Kate is a wheelchair user herself, who has started to train regularly at the Winchester Sports Stadium in addition to assisting with the coaching at the Hampshire Wheelchair Racing Group sessions. They are joined by Alex Trumble, Laura Payne and Andy Kendall. The coaches are being mentored by an experienced Wheelchair Racing coach for the first six sessions.The Hampshire Wheelchair Racing Group meets at the Winchester Sports Stadium on the 3rd Sunday of each month.
TESTIMONIAL“The group was launched in August 2011 and meets on a monthly basis. The coaches are developing their competencies and we have three wheelchair athletes attending regularly. We will continue to offer training and awareness for coaches who want to gain experience to take back to their own athletic clubs. We had to ensure we had the trained coaches in place but we would now like to hear from young people who would like to take up wheelchair racing! Two out of the four coaches have used their bursaries to further their qualifications.”
Case Study: Wheelchair Racing
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Improving Coaches, Improving Sport
The ProjectThe Remote Coaching Development pilot was created in response to the number of local clubs who want help with recruitment, development and retention of their coach workforce, but don’t know where to start. The project aims to take coach development to them at source, enabling sport-specific Development Officers and clubs to better understand what’s on offer from their County Sport Partnership and local Coaching System Support Network.
The ApproachThe Coaching Development Manager in partnership with the Hampshire County Netball Development Officer has selected the Gosport Gators as the first club to sample the project. The work began in December 2011 and is due for completion in June 2012. The process for engagement with the club is as follows: -
• Participant audit - look at the club's vision against what members say they want (i.e. social, develop skills, competition, fitness etc.)
• Coach Development Health Check - look at what coaches clubs have, their skills and identifying any skills gaps
• Master Classes - an ‘expert coach’ will deliver a one-off or series of skills/games workshops where coaches can gain new ideas and skills
• Develop a Coach Development Action Plan - a small scale plan of easy to implement steps to move the club's coach development forwards
• Leadership into coaching offer - examine how the club can develop leaders into the coaches of tomorrow i.e. can Sport Makers enhance future recruitment
• Resources and Funding – the coaching lead and Netball Development Officer will explore how programmes like the SHIOW's scholarship, Sportivate and Sport Makers can help move the club forwards
The ResultsIn the firsts 3-months of the project we have: -
Conducted the participant audit – most participants had a more than satisfactory experience with the club, though, some suggestions were made on coach delivery style and content to improve their experience.
One Master Class delivered – Telissa Haynes, a Level 2 coach and current Super League player at Hertfordshire Mavericks, delivered a session to junior players, where coaches were shown new ideas and delivery styles.
Feedback following the session from both coaches and players was very positive. A second session for senior players has been scheduled for the 13th April 2012.
One new Coach and new Chairperson recruited – as a result of the pilot a parent has come forward and booked onto a Level One course. Another parent has come forward to take over the Club Chairperson role, releasing the Head Coach to focus on coach delivery and coach development.
Other clubs have shown an interest in the remote pilot – the Netball Development Officer has a number of other clubs who would like to take up the remote coach development programme offer.
Next StepsThe process and feedback from all involved is being captured is being being documented on film. A full video case study and written report will be available from early July 2012.
TESTIMONIAL“The Club had floundered for a while wondering whether we were doing things right and how we could develop as a club and individuals. Since agreeing to be involved in the coaching pilot we have found a direc;on.
All the members have had an opportunity for reflec;on and a chance to consider what [kind of] club they want and what the coaches need to do for this to be achieved. Knowing we have this support has made a difference already, the coaches have a new found enthusiasm which seems to be infec;ous as suddenly more volunteers have offered their services. The coaches skills gaps are being iden;fied and we look forward to being able to produce a development programme.
We have had the opportunity to tap into some expert coaching and hopefully more is to come. The parents seem more enthused too and I am sure that has stemmed from us being seen to pro-‐ac;vely trying to make posi;ve changes to take the club forward. We look forward to the next few months to see, where this ini;a;ve can take us, how we can become more resilient to the changes ahead and how our club’s profile can be raised.In summary, we are thrilled to have been given this opportunity. CJ’s passion and enthusiasm is infec;ous. He understands what the demands of being a Club Official entails and makes us all feel valued.”
Liz HendrickHead Coach for Gosport
Gators Netball Club
Case Study: Remote Coaching Development
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Improving Coaches, Improving Sport
The ProjectSportivate is a four year Sport England programme, offering 6-8 week taster sessions for participants aged 14-25. Central to the successful delivery of sessions is ensuring we have the right coaches in the the right place at the right time.
As part of an ongoing quality assurance process to ensure participants receive the best in coaching and the investment represents best value, the Project lead, Penny Woods and Sport Hampshire & IOW’s Coaching Development Manager, CJ Lee, set to creating a mentor scheme.
The ApproachUtilising capacity funding from the project a modest budget was ring-fenced to pay a small mentor workforce.
The mentors met in December 2011 and were involved in developing the process for engagement, which is as follows: -
• Invitations have been sent to a handful of schemes.
• Observation- utilising mentoring and observation tools available [free] from the sports coach UK website, the mentors will meet the coaches and explain the process and its duration (6-8 weeks)
• Feedback - following sessions coaches will be asked to reflect on their delivery and provided with feedback based on the observations.
• Training Needs Analysis - Coaches will be encouraged to reflect on the areas of their skills, knowledge and capabilities that may require further development. Mentors will provide support to identify a
range of appropriate development opportunities.
• Personal Development Plans - Coaches will be encouraged to create and own their own personal action plans.
• Support - in addition to the mentor support, Coaching Hampshire & IOW will provide subsidies to ensure coaches can follow through with their PDPs.
• Evaluation – the entire process is aimed at improving the experience of participants and coaches, so evaluation of individual performances, the mentor workforce and the project as a whole are vital.
The Results...so far!In the firsts 4-months of the project we have: -
Secured funding for the programme over the next 12–months. Additional funding will be secured providing the first 12-month review of the project can demonstrate added value and is deemed an effective use of the Sportivate capacity funding.
Mentors recruited and induction completed – Due to the small number of tutors there has been no formal mentor training, though, additional has been offered to all the mentors.
A coaching pack – a coaching pack has been created which includes the mentor process and the observation, TNA and PDP proformas. Also included is promotional material on the range of local development opportunities.
TESTIMONIAL“The Mentor Programme is a fantas;c way to extend the range of development opportuni;es available to local coaches. Not only will we be able to provide some much needed support, but its another way we can gain knowledge on what are coaches are facing on the frontline.
Mentoring is something many of our local coaches and Na;onal Governing Body development officers have shown an interest in, but access to mentors has always been problema;c. Securing payment for our mentors signifies both the value we place on our coaches and the mentors themselves.
Recrui;ng the right people to the programme was harder than an;cipated and this, together with crea;ng a efficient and effec;ve engagement process means that we will kick off in earnest from Year 2 of the Spor;vate programme.
Nevertheless, the delay means we can con;nue to refine the process and some of our Mentors honing their mentor skills on other programmes.”
CJ LeeCoaching Development
ManagerSport Hampshire & IOW
Case Study: Sportivate Mentor Programme
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Improving Coaches, Improving Sport
The ProjectMoving leaders into coaching was a key priority for Coaching Hampshire & IOW in 2011-12.
Following a successful Hampshire Coaching Conference in May 2011, the organising group set about developing an event specifically for younger leaders, with the aim of giving them guidance, skills and the confidence to take their first steps into coaching.
The ApproachWorking in partnership Solent Southampton University and Sport Hampshire & IOW set about creating a conference event which could: -
• Inspire - young people within Further Education colleges in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset and Sussex to consider the benefits of becoming a sports coach.
• Educate - provide the students with an opportunity to attend a Sport Makers workshop, coaching skills workshops and a sport-specific coach education session.
• Empower - students were given the opportunity to create their own coaching projects, with a range of individual and group prizes on offer.
In the lead up to the Young Coaches Conference, the students were invited to attend a Coaching Innovation Day, hosted by Solent Southampton. During the day delegates were treated to a series of presentations and interactive workshops to help them reflect on what ‘good’ coaching looks like,
what it can achieve and what’s involved in creating a project.
The day included training on developing projects to combat social challenges, whilst another looked at the practical skills required to storyboard and capture the aims, objectives of the respective projects. The competition brief highlighted the need for the innovation projects to tackle contemporary issues, whilst fulfilling a genuine need.
The Results...so far!Ninety-seven students from seven colleges attended the Innovation Coaching event in February.
After an intensive morning session of lectures and workshops, the students were provided with student leaders from Solent Southampton University. The leaders listened to the college students about their ideas, approaches and the potential barriers and challenges.
After a full day, there was a real energy created by the students and staff and the day was a resounding success as a first step towards the conference in May.
Here are some of the outcomes from the day: -
• The majority of the students rated the day as good or very good.
• There was a good variety of initial innovation projects ranging from engaging teenage mothers to working with drugs prevention.
• Many students reflected positively about how the day made them more positive about attending university and future careers in sport.
TESTIMONIALSWE COLLECTED A A RANGE OF FEEDBACK AND HERE ARE A SAMPLE OF THE RESPONSES FROM TUTORS AND STUDENT DELEGATES;
“Students got ideas as to how to run a real life project. Students seem inspired and mo;vated to increase par;cipa;on in sport”
“Crea;ve ideas, supported with theory and students from Solent. Everything was brilliantly put together. My students are so excited and engaged and are leaving very happy!!”
“My students were really enthusias;c and seem mo;vated to complete successful and well considered projects. Good pace to the day and ;mings. Nice relaxed atmosphere. Staff are really enthusias;c and friendly and organised. A very worthwhile day and I am extremely pleased my students got this opportunity.Lunch provided was good.”
“Our students have been mo;vated and enthused by today’s sessions. They even asked if they could deliver their project even if they didn’t win!!”
“Very educa;onal, very good”
“I believe I have gained more understanding about coaching through more in-‐depth informa;on”
“I have widened my ideas about sports coaching through this experience”
Case Study: Young Coaches Conference
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COACHWEB - WEBSITEOur development of CoachWeb has supported a steady increase in page visits on our portal. Increases in monthly visits correspond with direct marketing via e-newsletters and our hardcopy publications.
COACHWEB - DATA MANAGEMENTWe’ve continued to see a steady influx of registrations, largely due to our coaching scholarship application process. However, we’ve struggled to encourage users to maintain up-to-date profiles.
Nevertheless, we plan to make further improvements to ensure the system remains a valuable tool for coaches, whilst providing us with reliable intelligence on the characteristics of the local workforce.
ONLINE FORUMS:We’ve attempted to create online forums via both Facebook and Wordpress, but with limited success. Its possible we have yet developed a secure enough platform to engage coaches in the issues that matter most to them. However, there already exists a plethora of sport-specific forums that cater for a wide range of sports coaches.
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COACHWEB STATISTICS FOR 2010-2012NAME: COACHING HAMPSHIRE & IOW DATE: 14 MARCH, 2012 PERIOD: 2010-2012 LEAD: CJ LEE
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2010-2011 2011-2012
COMMUNICATION STRATEGYOur aim over the past 2-years has been to develop a range of communication tools and marketing collateral designed to promote our offer, highlight best practice and collect data on the local coaching workforce. We’ve worked hard to create professional and engaging collateral, borrowing from best practice from within and outside our sector.
MARKETING STRATEGY:We invest almost 10% of our annual budget to marketing. In 2012 this involved the production of video case studies, the design and print of marketing collateral and the publication of two hard copy newsletters.
SOCIAL MEDIA:We continue to use a range of social media tools to further promote who we are and what we do. and our progress. The interactive nature of Facebook and Twitter are increasing our ability to get quick and honest feedback from a range of stakeholders.
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WHAT COACHES WANT SURVEY SUMMARY2011-2012
The Project
Coaches are busy people. Trying to find out what type of support they need and what challenges they face is not an easy task. However, whilst we have a great deal of expertise within at the County Sport Partnership and within our Coaching System Support Network, we wanted to make sure we were getting our offer right, so we decided to conduct an annual coaching survey.
The ApproachNow in its second year our WHAT COACHES WANT questionnaire is distributed to in excess of 1200 coaches.
The online survey aims to capture a range of information including:
• What types of groups are our coaches working with?• What environments do our coaches operate in?• What types of development do they prefer i.e. formal, informal and non-formal?• What coach education would they like to see delivered locally?• How much would they pay?• How far would they travel?
These an other questions were asked with 190 coaches responded (an increase of 75 from the previous year.)
The information was collated and much of the feedback informed changes to our existing services, new services and areas we needed to delve into more deeply.
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What we have learnt
Of the 190 coaches who started the survey, only 138 completed the whole survey. Having reviewed the type of information that makes the biggest impact on service delivery and network development, in future we will break the survey into two parts. The first survey will focus on coaches’ development and the second survey will be focussed on coaching demographics.
We responded to request for a more diverse range of CPD and the results were largely positive. Alternatively, whilst there appeared to be a demand for courses like Mentoring and High Quality Coaching, the actual registrations for these courses was relatively low.
Funding still appears to be the most important resource coaches require, followed closely by support getting more people into coaching, introducing new coach education and communicating the latest coaching information. However, equality is also an issue with women and BME coaches largely under-represented in the county.
In future surveys we need to collect more detailed intelligence on our communications and marketing strategy to improve two-way communication with our coaching community.
The Results
• 32% of the respondents held a Level 1, 44% were Level 2 qualified, 19% were Level 3s and 5% were Level 4 or above. 18 % of those surveyed held qualifications in more than one sport (27 different sports were represented).
• 72% of the respondents were aged 35 and above. 70% of these were male. 95% of respondents described themselves as White/British with only 2% from the BME community.
• 82% of coaches worked in clubs, 20.5% worked in curriculum, 31% worked in after school clubs, whilst 23% worked with talent and 11% described themselves as working with elite. 6% of respondents were not actively coaching.
• 69% of coaches worked between 4-25 hours with 4.9% of coaches were doing in excess of 25hours per week.
• The the vast majority of coaches had either received support from Coaching Hampshire & IOW and were [completely] satisfied or had received support and wanted more.
• Coaches valued our newsletters, website and social media, with 72% rating the service they received as satisfactory or wanting more. Coach education also received praise, with 58% responding positively.
•When asked what other support we had a range of responses including more CPD around talent and elite coaching to better communication about the availability of CPD.
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