Thursday, 10 May 2012

AO4 Mr Scarborough

AO4- Research- Chris Pile
Name: Chris Pile
Organisation name and description of their aims: Baskervilles gymnastics and fitness centre. 'The main part of our work is with children and we specialise in offering competitive and non-competitive gymnastics training.'
Job title: Gymnastics coach
Main roles / responsibilities of job: Chris Pile coaches his own general class either a 6-8 or 7-10 age group. Then, he also assists the other coaches with their classes! Then after the general classes are finished he will coach several boys competition squads with two other members of the gym (Levi and Ali). As well as this, he is also in charge of training the junior assistants and demonstrators by running courses, on the spot training and appraisals.
Impact / outcomes on youth involved in sport in the area: All youth taking part will be assisted in improving there skills.



AO4- Research- Mr Gunning
Name: Mark Gunning
Organisational name and description of their aims: SSCo (Schools Sports Co-ordinator).
Co-ordination of school sport within a family of schools.
Ensure effective implementation of the family development plan.
Ensure that the family development plan complements and enhances school physical education programmes and school development plans.
Ensure that all young people are included in the family’s physical education and sport programme.

Job title: Teacher/Sport co-coordinator
Main roles/responsibilities of job: Mark Gunning is responsible for organising local primary school (Southdown, St. Michaels, St. Phillips etc.) festivals at  secondary schools (Culverhay). He makes sure it all runs smoothly and effectively.
Impact/outcomes on youth involved in sport in the area: Primary schools that participate in the festival will have a good experience and a basic understanding of preferred sports or new sports.



AO4- Research- Daniel Hine

Name: Daniel Hine
Organisation name and description of their aims: Daniel Hine represents SFC Bath. The
aims for the company are to;

Build the self-confidence of the players
Help them achieve a high level of skill.
Working within these points, the company, and Dan Hine will help players develop in sport and achieve their full potential.
Job title: Daniel Hine is a 'Freelance Coach'.
Main roles / responsibilities of job: For his job, Dan Hine needs to be able to coach effectivley with any age group and produce a coaching opportunity to football.

Responsibilities for him are to make sure the people he is coaching is in a safe environment with no hazards and that it is beneficial towards the participants
Impact / outcomes on youth involved in sport in the area: Throughout the sessions, the children will 
get a 'professional' coach teaching them the rules and skills of football and how to improve them as a footballing player. They will develop new skills, tactics and help them in all areas of football.


AO4- Research- Lisa Wood
Name: Lisa Wood
Organisation name and description of their aims: Lisa Wood works for Wesport. 
Wesport have 2 main aims; 'Empowering Organisations' and 'Inspiring People'.
Empowering Organisations: They think there are 6 ways in which to do this;
1. Check and Challenge every part of your business
2. Know your market and understand the network
3. Communicate
4. Measure and Report
 
5. Balance the Books
6. Commission out
Inspiring People: They think that there are 4 assessed skills needed for this;
1. The Wesport Education Programme
2. Business Coaching services
3. Skills Gap and Training Needs Analysis
4. Individual Profiling (delivered through a Recommended Suppliers)

Job title: Youth Sport Manager
Main roles / responsibilities of job: The West of England Sport Trust (Wesport) works as both;
An independent registered charity through the Wesport Core Team
And a network of organisations in the West of England with an overall aim to: 'Increase, promote, support and celebrate lifelong participation in sport and physical activity helping to realise potential for all'.
Impact / outcomes on youth involved in sport in the area: People involved in this will be inspired to play more sport and join in with more activities. It will teach social skills, like communication, and will help confidence rise when playing sport.


AO4- Research- David Burston
Name: David Burston
Organisation name and description of their aims: David Burston
 works for BANES School Sport Partnership which is designed to help young people to become leaders and to volunteer to work in the community. They have one main aim, "Increasing the number of young people, aged 5-19, who spend up to 5 hours each week high quality PE and School Sport within and beyond the curriculum".
Job title: Partnership Development Manager
Main roles / responsibilities of job: David Burstons roles and responsibilities are to develop and build  partner links with the likes of 'Sport and Active Lifestyles', 'County Sports Partnerships (WESPORT)' and others around the local area.
Impact / outcomes on youth involved in sport in the area: The partners involved with BANES School Sport Partnership will have improved schemes and lesson programmes, which would also increase participation in sport.

Name: Mr Simon Scarborough

Organisation name and description of their aims: Head of PE at Culverhay school

Main Roles and Responsibilites: Teach PE, leads PE staff, tutor curriculum, organise lunchtime and after school clubs

Impact/ outcomes on youth Involved in sport in the area: The impact Mr Scarborough has on youth is that he teaches them the basics of sports and builds up their confidence playing the sport. the outcome of this is that they are confident in their sporting abilities and go on to join teams and clubs. Pupils taking part in the curriculum created by Simon Scarborough will have the chance to be involved in competitive and fun sports in school.

Monday, 6 February 2012

Sports Coaching UK- Quick 10

1. When was the Central Agency for Coaching Established?

2. How many "County sports partnerships" are there in England ?

3.What are the 3 key areas The Local Coaching Network provides ?

4. When will the next Summit be held ?

5. Where is the next Summit going the be held ?

6. What is the maximum salary that can be earned at the company UK Athletics ?

7. Who is the Board of non-executive Directors ?

8.  What Olympic sport did this atlete compete in ?

9. How many World Championship Medals does the Director have to their name ?

10. The average number of coaching hours grows by what % each year ?











Answers

1.  1983
2. 49
3. Frontline coach support: Broad coaching support: Coaching system support:
4. Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th June 2011
5. Belfast
6. £21,630
7. Chris Baillieu MBE
8.  rowing
9. 5
10. 5%

Monday, 7 November 2011

AO2- Codes of Conduct

How many codes of conduct are there?
There are 5 codes of conduct


Who are the codes of conduct for?
  • Adult Players
  • Young Players  
  • Spectators and Parents/Carers
  • Coaches, Team Managers and Club Officials
  • Match Officials
How do they encourage people to behave?

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

My BANES X Country Role

 My role at the BANES X Country is to:

Before:
  • To turn up on time in the correct clothing required for the day.
  • To collect the right equipment I need to make my section of the race visible and easy to follow.
  • To wear high visible jackets so that i am visible to the runners
  • To make sure i have a way to contact the officials




After:
  • To Marshall a specific section of the race. 
  • To make sure that I am visible to the racers 
  • To make sure I am setting a good example by acting responsibly.
  • I will need to help any racer who is unsure where they have to go next after the section I am Marshaling .
  • I will need to make sure that none of the racer attempt to cheat by cutting corners or taking short cuts etc. If they do i will need to inform one of the race officials. 

X Country- To Do List

Here is a list of jobs that need doing at the X Country

Before
  • To turn up on time.
  • Ensure the course is available to use and is safe and if not find an alternative route. 
  • To organise the course correctly so that it is clear to the racers can see the course clearly by placing the poles, cones and Marshall's in the correct places, setting up the finish funnel. 
  • Getting the right equipment I.E the direction poles are in the correct places the laptops are set up to record the scores tickets are set out.
  • To ensure that that Marshall have high visible jackets so that they can be seen from a distance by the competitors.
  • To ensure that everyone knows exactly what their roles are.
  • To make sure that I have a way to contact the race officials.
  • Bring a first aid kit.
During
  • To Marshall the race correctly and fairly and make sure that none of the racers are cutting corners etc.
  • To be responsible and set an example to the younger racers.
  • To help any unsure racers about the course and lead them in the correct way.
  • To encourage and motivate the athletes.
  • To report any injuries to the race officials.
  • To notify the racers what races are when.
After
  • To congratulate and praise the racers
  • To tidy away the used equipment
  • Discuss and summarise how the day went

Monday, 17 October 2011

DCMS- Sport England

"Sport England is the government agency responsible for building the foundations of sporting success, by creating a world-leading community sport environment of clubs, coaches, facilities and volunteers."



Grow

  • One million people taking part in more sport
  • More children and young people taking part in five hours of PE and sport a week
These targets account for 15% of our investment.

Sustain

  • More people satisfied with their sporting experience
  • 25% fewer 16-18 year olds dropping out of at least nine sports - badminton. basketball, football, hockey, gymnastics, netball, rugby league, rugby union tennis
These targets account for 60% of our investment.

Excel

  • Improved talent development in at least 25 sports
This target accounts for 25% of our investment.
Download a copy of our strategy (PDF)

What does their work involve?

They invest expertise, resources and both government and Lottery money into community sport.
£480 million is invested directly through 46 national governing bodies of sport. And there are five open funding streams other organisations can apply to.

They have a statutory role in protecting playing fields and must be consulted if community playing fields are threatened by potential developments.
We provide a wealth of expertise and advice on range of sports subjects including planning, facilities, coaching, volunteering and sports development.
And we act as advocates for community sport - bringing together a wide range of partners from local and national government, the commercial sector, higher and further education and the third sector to make the most of their investment in sport.

How will they acheive these goals?
They will achieve these targets by working with: 
  • sporting landscape partners - Youth Sport Trust and UK Sport
  • National governing bodies of sport
  • National partners
  • Local authorities
  • County sports partnerships
  • Higher and further education
  • The third sector
  • The commercial sector
  • London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Delivery Authority

We invest expertise, resources and both government and Lottery money into community sport.
£480 million is invested directly through 46 national governing bodies of sport. And there are five open funding streams other organisations can apply to.

We have a statutory role in protecting playing fields and must be consulted if community playing fields are threatened by potential developments.
We provide a wealth of expertise and advice on range of sports subjects including planning, facilities, coaching, volunteering and sports development.
And we act as advocates for community sport - bringing together a wide range of partners from local and national government, the commercial sector, higher and further education and the third sector to make the most of their investment in sport.

Who do we work with?

To succeed, we have to work closely with a wide range of organisations, including:
  • Our sporting landscape partners - Youth Sport Trust and UK Sport
  • National governing bodies of sport
  • National partners
  • Local authorities
  • County sports partnerships
  • Higher and further education
  • The third sector
  • The commercial sector
  • London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Delivery Authority


  1. State what their 5 main targets are
  2. How they intend to achieve them.
  3. What projects they are supporting to achieve them.

Thursday, 13 October 2011

DCMS- School Sports

"Sport is a vital part of a healthy childhood, it helps in the drive against child obesity and competitive school sport offers a wide range of benefits like better self esteem, confidence and social skills. That is why we have got behind the School Games by providing up to £20 million of funding over the next two years. It will help foster strong links between schools and encourage greater uptake." Health Secretary Andrew Lansley

A School Games Tournament – inspired by the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics – is going to be set up to give every child the opportunity take part and compete.
  • 500 schools across nine regions will pilot an annual School Games Day: a ’finals’ day stemming from a programme of intra-school competition which will offer disabled children as many opportunities as non-disabled children
  • a rolling programme of leagues and tournaments will promote more competition between schools at a town or district level
  • up to 60 new, county or city-level ‘Festivals of Sport’ will showcase the best of local competitive sport in the inter-school finals
  • the most talented young athletes will have the chance to represent their schools in a high-profile, national event