ANNUAL

REVIEW

2010-2011

Looking back on 2010 – 2011 is inspiring – the sport and physical activity which we have delivered through the Partnership has brought us together and encouraged more people to experience and enjoy their participation.

This has been achieved during a very diffi cult year, dominated by fi nancial cuts. The measures taken to recover from the global economic crisis have had an impact for all partners. It is the resilience of the sport and physical activity sector which we celebrate in our report; highlighting the commitment and excellence of all those working to sustain a vibrant community sport infrastructure.

Tees Valley Sport is a partnership which brings together the professional and voluntary sport sectors. One of our tasks is to deliver national policy and programmes in a manner which refl ects the needs of our local communities and directly engages with them. The following pages contain many examples of the projects we have developed and interventions we have made across the Tees Valley.

While the fi nancial framework is tough the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games provide us with a unique opportunity to

deliver our vision to invest in our grass roots, nurture talent and support our volunteer base. Launched in August our action plan – The Lasting Legacy – delivers an exciting series of initiatives complementing national and local partner plans. We report on one of our fl agship schemes Future Champions and headline the central position which our legacy work will occupy in the coming year.

In November, Paddy Corcoran, stepped down as chair of the Partnership. Paddy was a founding member of the Partnership; we thank him for his commitment and support and wish him a long and happy retirement.

Finally, and most importantly, our many achievements in 2010 – 2011 would not have been possible without the immense expertise and commitment of everyone involved with Tees Valley Sport – we would like to thank you.

MIKE CRAWSHAW, CHAIR OF THE BOARD

TEES VALLEY SPORT’S AMBITION IS TO GROW THE CAPACITY, DIVERSITY

AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR SECTOR, OFFERING AS MANY PEOPLE

AS POSSIBLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN

SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

FOREWORDMIKE CRAWSHAWCHAIR OF THE BOARD

FOREWORD

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SUCCESS IN THE TEES VALLEY IN 2010/11

TEES VALLEY SPORT IS THE PARTNERSHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A STRATEGIC LEAD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE SUB REGION. WE ARE PART OF A NATIONAL NETWORK OF 49 COUNTY SPORTS PARTNERSHIPS (CSPS) WHICH ARE COMMITTED TO PROMOTING A MULTI AGENCY APPROACH, TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

March 2010: Youth Games held at Eston Sports Academy and Gilbrook School, attracted over 500 young people aged 16-19

April: North East Course Finder launched with over 250 courses organised.

May: Tees Valley teams compete in Legacy Games event in Gateshead International Stadium.

June: Playground to Podium event takes place at Teesside University and Clairville Stadium attracting 35 talented, young, diabled people.

July: Inspire Mark awards received for Future Champions and Partnership Youth Games.

August: Peter Rowley, Sport England Regional Sporting Champion launches the Tees Valley Legacy Action Plan in Darlington.

September: Tanni Grey Thompson launches Future Champions at Teesside University.

October: Sport Unlimited breaks the 10,000 target in total number of young people retained on programmes.

November/December: First group of 25 Future Champions attend induction event.

January 2011: Young Volunteer Awards evening takes place celebrating the work of 80 young leaders from across the Tees Valley.

February: Launch of new Sportivate programme for young people aged 14-25.

March: Players from the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Team helped to launch the new Tees Valley Wheelchair Basketball club in Stockton.

Our partners include National Governing Bodies of sport and their clubs, sports development teams, School Sport Partnerships, sport and leisure facilities, primary care trusts, higher education and many other sport and non-sporting organisations.

We are led by our strategic board supported by a central team of professional staff . Our mission is to improve the quality of life of all residents in the Tees Valley by increasing participation in sport and physical activity.

TEES VALLEY SPORT

WHAT WE DO:• Inform and infl uence opinion –

promoting the benefi ts of community sport and physical activity. It can enrich people’s quality of life, raise self esteem and confi dence levels. It provides enjoyment to individuals by meeting the needs and potential of young people, improving everyone’s health, developing the skills and knowledge of local people and building stronger, safer communities.

• Nurture talent – contributing to the achievement of regional, national and international levels of performance and celebrating the success of local young people.

• Take action to expand access and diversity – working with organisations dedicated to improving opportunities for communities who feel underrepresented in all areas of sport and physical activity. Facilitating eff ective training, networking and the sharing of knowledge.

• Promote and support investment – to build capacity, develop sporting pathways to ensure that the partnership has suffi cient resources to meet its objectives.

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SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS SEEN AS ENRICHING PEOPLE’S QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE TEES VALLEY BY PLAYING ITS PART IN BUILDING STRONGER, SAFER COMMUNITIES, STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY AND DEVELOPING THE SKILLS OF LOCAL PEOPLE, MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND REDUCING INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE THE PARTNERSHIP’S ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO SEEN AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO WORLD CLASS LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.

We are a Partnership funded in part by Sport England to support the national aim of creating a world-leading community sport system of clubs, coaches, facilities and volunteers. We coordinate a collective approach to the delivery of national policy in the Tees Valley combining local insight with practical experience to secure the best outcomes for sport.

We maintain strategic alliances and networks to help support NGBs and increasing participation in sport and physical activity is a key target for us. Participation is measured by the Active People Survey, fi rst introduced in 2006, which identifi es how participation varies from place to place and between diff erent groups in the population.

OUTCOMESINCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN A HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCE THAT ENCOURAGES ALL INDIVIDIUALS TO START AND SUSTAIN PARTICIPATION IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, ACHIEVING THEIR PERSONAL GOALS.

PARTICIPATION IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

OUTCOME 1:OUTCOME 1PARTICIPATION IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Increasing the number of people participating in a high quality experience that encourages all individuals to start and sustain participation in sport and physical activity, achieving their personal goals.

OUTCOME 2INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE

Ensuring that the Tees Valley supports and develops new and existing professional offi cers and volunteers who deliver sport and physical activity. This will ensure that the Tees Valley has the people needed to support and grow local sports opportunities.

OUTCOME 3INFRASTRUCTURE, PROGRAMMES

The principles of excellence and equality of opportunity will underpin our programmes of innovative and attractive activities, increasing participation and raising the profi le of the Tees Valley.

OUTCOME 4INFRASTRUCTURE, PLACES

Access to, and the co-ordination of, physical resources is seen as a critical element in ensuring that the most is made of the physical environment within the Tees Valley. Working through the Community Sports Networks, the Partnership will support and infl uence investment decisions using an evidence based approach – knowing what the need is and how to respond to it.

Our annual review outlines the interventions the Partnership has made to ensure its outcomes are achieved.

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experience to secure the best outcomes for sport.

We maintain strategic alliances and networks to help support NGBs and increasing participation in sport and physical activity is a key target for us. Participation is measured by the Active People Survey, fi rst introduced in 2006, which identifi es how participation varies from place to place and between diff erent groups in the population.

and physical activity. This will ensure that the Tees Valley has the people needed to support and grow local sports opportunities.

INFRASTRUCTURE, PROGRAMMES

The principles of excellence and equality of opportunity will underpin our programmes of innovative and attractive activities, increasing participation and raising

CASE STUDY:WOMEN INTO COACHING PROJECT

Increasing the number of female coaches was one priority that was identifi ed in the Tees Valley which resulted in the development of the Women into Coaching project.

20 female coaches were recruited onto the project from the Step into Sport Programme and Fairbridge Trust. This provided a mix of young people from education and disadvantaged backgrounds coming together to develop themselves as coaches.

The young people were provided with 3 days training which included outdoor activities based around team building, workshops provided by Teesside University and the completion of the women’s Get Set Go course.

All the women were provided with the opportunity for a coach bursary to support them gaining a Level 1 coaching qualifi cation in a sport of their choice.

With support the women identifi ed deployment opportunities within local clubs enabling them to continue to develop their coaching skills.

To deliver the coaching function of the core services, our coaching development manager conducted a detailed gap analysis of the current coaching provision with Tees Valley partners, followed by a club and coach consultation to identify the coaching challenges and priorities.

The Tees Valley Coaching Group which includes coaching leads from local authorities, school sport partnership, higher education, further education and national governing bodies of sport was established in September 2010 to provide the strategic lead for coach development and were tasked with the development of the Tees

Valley Coaching Action Plan to address the coaching challenges and priorities.

Through the action plan, priorities have been identifi ed for the Tees Valley to be delivered in 2011-2012. They include; volunteer recruitment events, coach manager systems, coach data management system, coaching conference, club and coach development evenings, facilities audit for coach education courses, coach awards, disabled coaches recruitment project, strength & conditioning support and development days for coaches working with disabled athletes and children.

COACH DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE: INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE

OUTCOME 2OUR INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE REFLECTS THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THEY MAKE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ACROSS THE PARTNERSHIP.

SUPPORTING THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF COACHES, LEADERS, OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELPS TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY TO DELIVER MORE QUALITY OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, CLUBS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ACROSS THE TEES VALLEY.

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THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THEY MAKE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ACROSS THE PARTNERSHIP.

SUPPORTING THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF COACHES, LEADERS, OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELPS TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY TO DELIVER MORE QUALITY OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, CLUBS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ACROSS THE TEES VALLEY.

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CASE STUDY:HARTLEPOOL AWARD WINNER, JAZ BRADLEY

Jaz fi nished her Btec National Diploma in Sport at Hartlepool College of Further Education in 2010. She completed over 300 hours of volunteering in various activities including basketball, football and work with disability sports clubs.

She won a prestigious award from the Youth Service for her sports volunteering in Hartlepool in 2009. Some of the other benefi ts Jaz has gained include becoming a Young Ambassador for Durham FA Step into Sport Scheme, which has seen her travel the country. She was also selected to attend the FA National volunteer camp in Walsall and chosen to volunteer at the Blind World Cup hosted in Hereford last year.

At the end of the academic year Jaz won the award for volunteering at the college and was the fi rst winner of the prestigious Sports Personality of the Year 2010 at Hartlepool College.

Jaz (pictured second left in the photograph) is now a student at Teesside University and continues to be an active sports volunteer.

Over 500 young people currently volunteer on the Step into Sport programme within a college, community or sports club settings in a variety of sports, ranging from athletics to volleyball. The volunteers take part in many diff erent activities within their chosen placement, including coaching, event volunteering, IT and media, administration, after school clubs and offi ciating. The volunteers are supported by their college based Further Education Sports Coordinators who play an important role in promoting the Step into Sport Programme and coordinating training opportunities at a local level. The Partnership recognised the outstanding work of the young leaders at the Young Volunteer Awards Event held at Teesside University in January 2011.

NE COURSE FINDER A new Course Finder Directory was launched in the North East in April 2010 jointly developed by the region’s 4 County Sport Partnerships. The directory contains a wide variety of generic and sport specifi c workshops and courses and provides a single point of contact to meet the training and education needs of the sport and physical activity sectors.

The new online programme of courses provides a great boost to NGBs, clubs, sports development teams and school based staff . The online system provides an easy route to fi nd and pay for specifi c courses.

HEADLINES• Over 250 courses and workshops

promoted through the year

• Over 1900 coaches and volunteers attended workshops

• 20 sports promoting courses

TEES VALLEY CLUB SUPPORT We have been working closely with national governing bodies and clubs to provide support to develop coaches and volunteers in the Tees Valley. The Club Benefi ts Package provides clubs with free training support and we have targeted this support in the following areas over the past year:

• Club development

• Funding

• Sports Science programmes aimed at club coaches

The package also provided other benefi ts to clubs including priority access to young volunteer programmes, school sport coach training and links to the Tees Valley Coach Development Manager. The Benefi ts Package has been an invaluable aid to clubs seeking Clubmark.

HEADLINES• 31 clubs accessed the

benefi ts package

• 120 coaches and volunteers received training support

YOUNG LEADERS/STEP INTO SPORT

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The package also provided other benefi ts to

volunteer programmes, school sport coach training and links to the Tees Valley Coach

CASE STUDY:CHRISTINE SHORTChristine Short, who is one of the newest members to Stockton No Strings Badminton shouted from the rooftops “I found out about No Strings Badminton through a friend. Everyone is really friendly, fantastic facilities, and I now play badminton to keep fi t. I love that I have found a new sport I hadn’t even considered before”.

As part of our sub regional agreement with Badminton England, the Partnership is fully involved in the Stockton and Hartlepool Community Badminton Networks (CBN). The role of a CBN is to increase the number of opportunities for people to take part in badminton by linking up all the activity that takes place in an area. This has led to the development of projects including No Strings Badminton and a major investment in the provision of a new fl oor at Thornaby Pavilion. Membership of the Stockton and Hartlepool groups consist of local authorities, clubs, coaches, HE and FE and school sports partnerships.

The Badminton Development Offi cer, Rachel Frobisher, has worked with organisations to develop the workplace health off er in conjunction with the No Strings Badminton initiative, which is a pay and play session for the community.

The No Strings Stockton session has the highest weekly attendances in England. At the beginning of April over 90 people had attended sessions and due to demand a second session was established.

Such is the success of the scheme in Stockton there are plans for a new No Strings Badminton franchise in Hartlepool in late 2011.

BADMINTON

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INVESTING IN SPORT IN THE TEES VALLEY We are committed to supporting the delivery of National Governing Body (NGB) Whole Sport Plans in the Tees Valley helping to deliver NGB and Sport England targets. We have worked with a number of sports during the course of the year signposting and introducing them to key partners and helping with the delivery of interventions aimed at increasing participation. Supporting NGBs with the development of clubs, coaches and volunteers and helping to attract external investment and supporting the development of facilities have been priorities.

We have also supported NGBs with the use of market segmentation tools helping them to gain an insight into the sporting behaviors and the barriers and motivations to taking part amongst existing participants and those who may be interested in engaging in more active lifestyles.

Young People often drop out of sport after the age of 16. Encouraging them to maintain their involvement is a key aim for both the new national Sportivate programme and NGBs.12 sports attended the Sportivate planning workshop to help develop the Tees Valley Delivery Plan for Year 1. Around 30% of the planned activity is being delivered in sports clubs settings which will help retain participants after the taster sessions have fi nished and help NGBs increase adult participation levels. Clubs involved include Loftus Athletic & Football Club, Eldon Grove Tennis Club, Egglescliff e Climbing Club and Middlesbrough Wheelchair Basketball Club.

We have also supported other recreational activities including walking, cycling and dance ensuring a joined up approach to the delivery of sport and physical activity in the Tees Valley. This work refl ects increases in recreational activity demonstrated through the Active People survey and will be a key element in supporting our main aim of increasing the number of people leading more active lifestyles.

I hadn’t even considered before”.

Such is the success of the scheme in

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Jane Roche of the Amateur Swimming Association hosted a workshop for members the Tees Valley Swimming Action Group on the practical use of market segmentation in aquatics. The workshop was planned to help increase the number of people swimming in the Tees Valley.

The workshop took the group through the Sport England market segmentation toolkit identifying the six groups that would be most likely to take part in swimming in the sub-region and their motivations for doing so. Clubs were encouraged to consider how they could target potential new members through promotional campaigns.

The pool providers in the Tees Valley were also encouraged to look at their pool programming and think about how they could adjust them to suit local need and encourage new swimmers. Training for workplace health advocates was also planned to promote swimming sessions in local pools throughout the Tees Valley. This work will commence during the summer of 2011.

SWIMMING

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We have worked closely with England Golf to promote a 6 week adult ‘Get into Golf’ coaching programme. The sessions have taken place at courses in Darlington and Seaton Carew and we have targeted employers through the workplace health lead offi cers. All equipment was provided and the sessions were run by qualifi ed PGA professionals. Three sessions were planned in the Tees Valley during Spring 2011 targeting around 60 adult participants.

England Golf has also developed a range of taster sessions through the new Sportivate programme in Hartlepool that will run through to March 2012.

England Netball are currently running three successful Back to Netball sessions in the Tees Valley which are attracting over thirty participants a week.

Back to Netball provides a gentle introduction to the sport for female players over sixteen years of age.

Sessions are coach led and cover basic skill development and court play.

The emphasis of these sessions is on learning new skills and having fun playing Netball with friends.

As a sport with growing participation, England Netball are keen to continue to develop and expand these sessions with partners over the coming year.

GOLF NETBALL

Not content with developing a new girls section, Stockton Town also wanted to off er opportunities to disabled people. In partnership with Stockton Leisure and Sports Development and Tees Valley Sport, the club have introduced disability football sessions with the aim of creating a junior and adult team to take part in the North East Ability Counts League.

Andy Burton explained why the club wanted to develop opportunities for disabled players: “As an FA Charter Standard Community Club, we feel that it is only right that we should provide opportunities to the whole community. It is a new area of work for us but we are excited that we can provide football for people who have previously not had the opportunities to play”.

CASE STUDYNORTH RIDING TEES VALLEY GIRLS’ LEAGUEThe North Riding Tees Valley Girls League continued to grow with the help of the Sport Unlimited programme; seven clubs were able to access funding to help them to develop new Under 10s teams. The league was also able to off er an Under 16 age group for the fi rst time as well as establishing a link with the North Riding County Women’s League as an exit route for players after Under 16.

Numbers per age group:Under 10 – 7 teamsUnder 12– 9 teamsUnder 14 – 6 teamsUnder 16 – 4 teams

The implementation of England Hockey’s Single System is in its third year in the Tees Valley.

The Junior Development Centre season included a competitive element for all age groups from U12 to U17s for the fi rst time. The Development Centre also acted as a selection process for the Junior Academy Centre, the County level of the system, which takes place from January to April. Tees Valley is proud of its excellent record of developing junior players, highlighted by the fact that 48% of both boys and girls in Junior Academy squads are from Tees Valley.

Hartlepool Hockey Action Group is a partnership between the School Sports Partnership, Hartlepool

Caledonians Hockey Club and Hartlepool Sports Development Team to develop Hockey in the town and was supported by the Partnership Hockey Development

Offi cer. The Action Groups successes include several schools festivals, coaching

in secondary and primary schools, coaching with Gifted and Talented and an increase in new members for the club, especially the ladies section.

After many years of service our Hockey Development Offi cer, Anne Whitworth retired in March 2011. Anne’s enthusiasm, experience and

commitment to supporting local hockey has been highly valued and will be missed by all partners.

HOCKEY

Caledonians Hockey Club and Hartlepool Sports Development Team to develop Hockey in the town and was supported by the Partnership Hockey Development

Offi cer. The Action Groups successes include several schools festivals, coaching

in secondary and primary schools, coaching with Gifted and Talented and an increase in new members for the club, especially the ladies section.

After many years of service our Hockey Development Offi cer, Anne Whitworth retired in March 2011. Anne’s enthusiasm, experience and

commitment to supporting local hockey has been highly valued and will be missed by all partners.

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GIRLS, WOMEN AND DISABILITY FOOTBALLFunding from the Football Association ensured that the excellent work to develop opportunities for women, girls and disabled people to play football continued in the Tees Valley.

CASE STUDY STOCKTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUBFA Charter Standard Community Club Stockton Town has worked hard on equality programmes over the past year to ensure they cater for all areas of their local community.

The club has a large number of boys teams as well as two mens teams but has not previously had a girls section. Stockton Town’s club coaches worked closely with Paul Kreczak as part of Durham FA’s Club-Links programme to develop links with their local primary schools. This led to a surge in the number of girls attending the Saturday morning fun club and the club were able to meet their target of establishing a team at the Under 10s age group. As well as developing the Under 10s team, the scheme proved so popular that the club also established two new Under 12s teams.

The three new teams play in the North Riding Tees Valley Girls League and are thriving. The club now plan to develop the girls section further with a new Under 10s team each season with the aim of introducing a ladies team in the near future.

Stockton Town’s Development Offi cer Andy Burton was delighted with the success of the programme “After delivering coaching sessions within our local schools, we quickly discovered that the girls had a tremendous appetite to play football and we were very pleased to be able to off er them the opportunity to play at our club”.

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CASE STUDY MIDDLESBROUGH GIRL’S CENTRE OF EXCELLENCECentre Director Craig Nicholson described the past year as “our most successful yet”. Record numbers of girls attended trials in June and 4 squads were selected at Under 10, 12, 14 and 16. Nicholson commented that “the quality of the players has improved year on year, with this season showing a marked improvement in standards”.

Women and Girls Football Development Offi cer Paul Kreczak commented that “the increasing number of girls playing football regularly within schools but especially at local clubs has raised the standard of play considerably over recent years. The clubs are feeding their most talented players through to the Centre of Excellence where they can continue to develop”.

Centre of Excellence players have certainly been benefi tting from the programme with 2 current players involved in Junior England squads and several more involved in regional talent camps. Several former Middlesbrough Centre of Excellence players continue to be involved in junior England squads and this year, Jordan Nobbs (pictured below left) won the FA Cup with Arsenal as well as captaining England U19s.

Nicholson believes that “...the success of former players provides huge

motivation for the current girls within the Centre. It shows them what they can achieve if they are prepared to work hard to

improve. We think that this current group of girls have the ability to emulate the successes of some of our former players”.

The Tees Valley 2012 Legacy Action Plan was launched in August 2010 and aims to deliver a lasting legacy investing in grass roots sport, nurturing talent and supporting our volunteer base. Future Champions has been a fl agship project supporting talented young people and hopefully encouraging future Olympians and Paralympians.

Places People Play was launched in October 2010 with the aim of bringing the inspiration and magic of Olympic and Paralympic Games into the heart of local communities. A variety of national programmes will add considerable value to our Tees Valley legacy work.

2010-2011 has seen the successful delivery of several programmes including Sport

Unlimited and Playground to Podium. Sport Unlimited has been a particular success in the Tees Valley providing local authority sports development teams with signifi cant investment. Over £450,000 has been invested in this scheme since 2008.

The Partnership has continued to take a key role in supporting the delivery of physical activity programmes including the New Life New Type 2 diabetes project in Middlesbrough and the development of the Let’s Get Moving pilot in Stockton. Work has also commenced on the development of a ‘workplace off er’ linking NGBs and other partners with NHS Workplace Offi cers in the Tees Valley.

We have continued to support the training programme targeting those involved in the delivery of physical education, school and community sport. The programme has been coordinated at a local level by Partnership Development Managers and the dedicated website and coordinated approach has broadened the appeal of the training workshops and courses.

Large numbers of primary and secondary school teachers, teaching assistants, coaches, parents and volunteers have accessed a varied programme of courses during the year.

We have also worked with School Sport Partnerships to develop a training programme to refl ect the educational needs of the 45 school sport coaches employed in the Tees Valley.

Resources were pooled and a Tees Valley wide programme of workshops organised. The

programme was also made available to club coaches, young leaders and SUNEE volunteers helping to strengthen school/club links.

HEADLINES• 85 workshops organised

• 1300 participants accessed training

PE AND COMMUNITY SPORT

YOUNG LEADERS ACADEMYThe Tees Valley Sport Leadership Academy aims to support young volunteers aged 16-19 with additional training and a development programme based around leadership, event management and business skills. The three modules take place at Teesside University and are be led by university staff , supported by university student sports volunteers.

The Academy has been designed to give young leaders the experience, training and support needed to develop a variety of volunteering roles. Participants are given the opportunity to gain UCAS points and university credits for attending the Leadership Programme and are also provided with an insight into university life.

We were delighted that two of the 2009 Leadership Academy students were part of the fi rst intake of students on to a new Sports Development degree course at the University in 2010.

HEADLINES• 15 young leaders received training

• 5 young leaders now active SUNEE volunteers

INFRASTRUCTURE: PROGRAMMES

OUTCOME 3:

programme of workshops organised. The programme was also made available to club coaches, young leaders and SUNEE volunteers helping to strengthen school/club links.

HEADLINES• 85 workshops organised

• 1300 participants accessed training

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TEES VALLEY LEGACY PLANThe London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide a unique opportunity to inspire and increase participation in sport, physical activity and cultural activities across the Tees Valley. Tees Valley Sport partners are working together to deliver a lasting legacy which will improve grass roots sport, nurture our local talented athletes and support our sports coaches, leaders and volunteers.

Partners are delivering a range of national and local programmes to inspire more people to play, coach, compete or volunteer in sport and physical activity. The Plan was formally launched by Peter Rowley, Sport England North East Regional Champion, in August 2010 and contains a number of key actions including;

• Future Champions supporting and enhancing local talented young athletes.

• The Partnership will increase the number of clubs gaining Clubmark accreditation ensuring that we have a network of clubs committed to delivering safe, eff ective and child friendly sessions.

• Partnership Youth Games will run annually to 2012. The April 2011 event will be for 16-19 year olds and will inspire their future participation in sport.

• Annual Leaders Award Event for young people active in our local clubs and community groups.

CASE STUDY:SQUASH IS A HIT WITH KIDS

CHANDLERS Ridge pupils proved quick learners as they won a primary school squash challenge for racquet rookies taking part in Sport Unlimited. The Nunthorpe-based school pupils came out on top in a keenly contested six team mini-festival after a series of taster sessions.

The event featured teams of novice Year 6 pupils - 10 and 11 years olds - from the family of primary schools that feed into the Saltersgill site of Trinity Catholic College. The Year 6 classes of Chandlers Ridge, St Joseph’s, St Thomas More, St Bernadette’s, St Augustine’s and The Avenue Schools were given four weeks of coaching from Diane Harker of Middlesbrough Sports Development funded by the Sports Unlimited programme.

The schools also visited Nunthorpe Squash Club, to hone their fast developing skills. Then teams of two boys and two girls from each school were pitted against each other in a fi nal squash showdown.

Chandlers Ridge ran out narrow winners for the second year running after going through the round robin series undefeated with St Joseph’s and St Thomas More fi nishing in joint third place.

The Sport Unlimited programme has proved a great success in the Tees Valley with large numbers of young people who don’t normally play sport outside of school lessons taking up the challenge of becoming more active. The Sport Unlimited programme off ered anyone aged between10-19 the chance to try out a new and exciting variety of sports under the expert guidance of qualifi ed coaches.

Young people in the Tees Valley took up the opportunities in particularly large numbers. The Tees Valley area achieved the third highest retention levels for the programme in the country. A very impressive 92 % of young

people accessing the taster sessions completed the 10 week programmes in the Tees Valley.

The programmes were coordinated by the 5 local authority sports development teams in Hartlepool, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar & Cleveland. The taster sessions were delivered by NGBs, clubs, local authority sports development teams, leisure centres, schools, colleges and voluntary sector organisations. New partnerships were established and many of the delivery partners were involved in planning activities in the new Sportivate programme targeting 14-25 year olds.

The Tees Valley programme has been completed by over 15,000 young people in only two years - demonstrating how Sport Unlimited has given youngsters in the Tees Valley an opportunity to make a positive change in their lives and to become more active.

Future Champions is one of our fl agship projects forming part of the Tees Valley 2012 Legacy Action Plan and aims to help talented athletes and players aged 12 - 18 years. The support is targeted at young people competing at a regional and national level and we have been delighted at the numbers and quality of young people accessing the programme in the fi rst year.

The support provided through our 5 local authority partners, leisure trusts and Teesside University has been excellent and much appreciated by the young players and athletes. The Future Champions and

their coaches are gaining particular benefi t from the skills and knowledge of a team of Sports Science experts at Teesside

University. Free access to fi tness facilities and programmes in local authority and leisure trusts leisure centres has also been a very popular feature of Future Champions.

The University has produced a range of physical tests based upon long term athletic development. The

Future Champion recruits are put through a series of tests to measure core stability, strength, fl exibility and basic movement patterns. They are then provided with a full assessment of their performance and a programme of exercises designed to improve their physical development.

We are also looking to support coaches through Future Champions; with a training and development programme which will provide them an opportunity to develop

skills and knowledge to support the development of Future Champions and other young athletes in clubs.

HEADLINES• 60 Future Champions recruited• 19 diff erent sports represented • 20 coaches attended workshops

FUTURE CHAMPIONS CASE STUDIESLAURA KOTCH,CYCLIST SAYS“I really enjoyed the fi tness assessment at the University and the diff erent exercises they made me do. Being able to use the gym and exercise classes within the leisure centres is great and when I get the specifi c exercises from the University I can continue doing these.”

PIP STONE, ENDURANCE RUNNER“I was very excited to be chosen to be part of the Tees Valley Future Champions Programme. Recently I have had a movement dynamic test at the University and my results show where I need to improve. I have just got a card for free access to sport facilities to help me do this, I think it’s a great programme so far.”

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by the young players and athletes. The Future Champions and their coaches are gaining particular benefi t from the skills and

knowledge of a team of Sports Science experts at Teesside University. Free access to fi tness facilities and programmes in local authority and leisure trusts leisure centres has also been a very popular feature of Future Champions.

The University has produced a range of physical tests based upon long term athletic development. The

Future Champion recruits are put through a series of tests to measure core stability, strength, fl exibility and basic movement patterns. They are then provided with a full assessment of their performance and a programme of exercises designed to improve their physical development.

We are also looking to support coaches through Future Champions; with a training and development programme which will provide them an opportunity to develop

skills and knowledge to support the development of Future Champions and other young athletes in clubs.

HEADLINES• 60 Future Champions recruited• 19 diff erent sports represented • 20 coaches attended workshops

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Physical Activity Development Manager, Gemma Saunders played a major role in raising the profi le of physical activity during the course of the year. Unfortunately the loss of Department of Health funding linked to the post resulted in Gemma leaving her position in December 2010. Gemma was subsequently appointed as Senior Sports Development Manager by Hartlepool Council and we wish her every success in her new role

Gemma coordinated the production of a Tees Valley Physical Activity Action Plan. The Action Plan was developed with the support and input of a variety of partners including NHS Tees PCT, NHS Durham & Darlington PCT, local authorities, education sector, Natural England, Sustrans and a number of national governing bodies for sport and voluntary sector organisations.

The New Life, New You programme was developed in Middlesbrough in 2009 as part of the 2012 legacy work. The Inspire Mark project has established an excellent delivery and evaluation team bringing together partners from Middlesbrough Council Leisure Services, Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust and Newcastle University. It aims to prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes and promoting a range of physical activity and lifestyle interventions to its participants. The results for the fi rst

cohort of participants are particularly encouraging and show signifi cant increases in levels of physical activity and reductions in weight and waits measurements.

Following the end of the fi rst phase of the project in December 2010, Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust has provided additional funding to continue to develop and deliver the project to March 2012.

The Let’s Get Moving Physical Activity Care pathway pilot was established in Stockton. We have worked closely with Tees

Primary Care Trust to highlight the health benefi ts of physical activity and develop a more focused patient-centred approach to making positive behaviour changes.

A variety of national governing bodies and other partners have submitted workplace off ers linked to the Tees Valley 2012 Legacy Plan. We are working with NHS Workforce Leads to link employers with sport and physical activity delivery partners and target large numbers of adults working in the Tees Valley, encouraging to return to sport of become more active.

Playground to Podium takes the opportunity which London 2012 off ers to set a new level of ambition for sport in England, and inspire a new generation of British Paralympians. Delivered for the fi rst time in 2009 the Playground to Podium framework brings together school, community, performance and competition networks to inspire and support more disabled young people to participate and excel in sport. 25 young people took part in the 2010 event.

The identifi cation, development and support of young disabled people interested in sport begins in the school environment through inclusive curriculum and multi-skills club activity. The Tees Valley County Athlete Assessment Day brings together those with sporting potential where they get an opportunity to work with coaches from

national governing bodies of sport. Those assessed to have the potential to progress further within a sport and along its Paralympic or impairment appropriate pathway are given further support. Others are

directed to community clubs and activity.

DISABILITY SPORT NEW WHEELCHAIR

BASKETBALL CLUB

ESTABLISHED

Players from Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Team helped launch a new Tees Valley Wheelchair Basketball Club in March 2011. The inclusive club, supported by funding from Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association can be attended by young people who are eight years old upwards with or without a disability. Club sessions take place every Saturday at the Stockton Campus of Durham University in Thornaby. The club sessions also provide an excellent pathway for young talented athletes identifi ed at the Playground to Podium event.

The Tees Valley Wheelchair Basketball Club follows the creation of wheelchair basketball sessions in Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland and Middlesbrough established by the local authority sports development teams and schools sports partnerships.

The club is being supported by qualifi ed coaches from Percy Hedley Sports Academy and newly qualifi ed coaches from around the Tees Valley.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

have the potential to progress further within a sport and along its Paralympic or impairment appropriate pathway are given further support. Others are

directed to community clubs and activity.

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The three Partnership Networking events held during the course of the year were well supported by Sports Development Teams, National Governing Bodies, the Health Sector and Leisure Trusts. A range of issues and actions were discussed at each session and helped to shape future work. This included delivering more and improved activity, support on using the Active People Survey Diagnostic, proposals for 2012 Legacy Action Plan and workplace health.

The Networking events have helped our partners to develop more eff ective planning and use of resources. The sessions have proved very popular and allow a broad variety of partners to communicate latest priorities and project ideas in a relaxed environment designed to stimulate new ideas and improved ways of working.

Sport and physical activity is delivered and experienced in a wide range of places. They may be formal such as leisure centres, gyms and sports clubs, or informal locations such as parks, countryside areas and water courses.

Much of the strategic planning and needs analysis is undertaken by our local authority partners. During recent years a number of partners have been reviewing and revising their facilities and activity strategies. In addition to assessing current need and the condition of their existing stock of facilities, they have also been examining future opportunities and developments. There is also a need to look beyond district boundaries and to articulate a vision or aspiration for facility provision of sub regional, regional or national importance. The White Water Course refurbishment on the River Tees in Stockton and the redevelopment of Billingham Forum are major investments in the Tees Valley facility infrastructure.

The loss of the Building Schools for the Future programme was a serious setback but we are hopeful that the Places People Play Legacy launched in October 2010 will provide the necessary resources to improve facilities. The Partnership has a signifi cant planning and coordination role interpreting and working with partners to shape national, regional and local policy to best fi t future community needs. This is an increasingly important role in the current economic climate avoiding duplication and ensuring alignment and best use of existing and potential resources.

INFRASTRUCTURE: PLACES

OUTCOME 4:NETWORKING EVENTS

COMMUNITY SPORTS NETWORKSThe 5 Community Sports Networks in each local authority area have continued to develop over the past year. They are now seen as important local partnerships, bringing together a range of organisations to ensure that sport and physical activity projects and initiatives are coordinated and that they fully utilise the strengths and priorities of network members.

Both Hartlepool and Redcar & Cleveland Networks have been successful in securing funding through Tees PCT to support the delivery of interventions designed to get more people active. The funding application process has been coordinated by the Networks and helped establish stronger links with community and voluntary sector groups applying for resources. The Stockton Network has been re-invigorated and now infl uences decision making at a strategic level. The Active Middlesbrough Partnership also secured a small amount of funding to support partners delivering sport and physical activity projects.

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Income £

Sport England Grants 491,841

Local Authority Partners 59,411

Football Association 31,797

New Life, New You 114,919

Department of Health 60,000

Other Income 45,068

Reserves 17,116

Strategic Health Authority 36,000

Total Income 856,152

Expenditure £

Staffi ng – Core 179,373

Staffi ng – Projects 169,974

Operational Costs 55,580

Delivery of projects and programmes 376,568

Total Expenditure 781,495

Balance carried forward to 2011 – 2012

74,657

Local sports clubs are often the hub of local communities and are places where people develop a lifelong participation in sport and physical activity. Evidence has shown that high quality clubs have a signifi cantly better chance of retaining participants and some of the key characteristics are;

• The club provides a coaching and recreational programme with suitably qualifi ed coaches

• The club has an action plan detailing how it will recruit and retain members from its local community

We continue to work closely with NGBs signposting and introducing them to key partners in the Tees Valley. A strong focus for this work has involved club development ranging from supporting volunteers and coaches to wider club infrastructure guidance and support around fi nance and funding.

CLUBMARK LICENSING

The Partnership gained their Clubmark Licence in May 2010 in collaboration with the other CSPs in the North East and we are now able to accredit clubs through the national Clubmark Scheme. The CSPs are one of a number of awarding bodies and we are particularly keen to increase the number of accredited clubs in the Tees Valley. The fi rst club accredited by the newly formed CSP regional panel was the Actionnaires club based in Middlesbrough. Actionnaires achieved EFDS Clubmark status in April 2010 making them one of only six clubs to have achieved this accolade nationally.

Clubmark recognises the commitment made by sports clubs to provide a high quality welcoming environment for young people, currently 88 clubs across the Tees Valley have achieved Clubmark, and a further 38 are working towards accreditation.

NE CLUB DIRECTORY

A regional sports clubs directory has been developed by the four CSP’s in the north east and can be accessed through the Tees Valley Sport website. The directory provides a comprehensive list of clubs in the region covering a wide range of sports. Visitors to the website can search for a sports club by simply entering a post code or location. The advanced search facility enable clubs to be identifi ed using criteria such as gender, age, disability and club accreditation status. It is a great new service for anyone interested in fi nding out more about clubs in their local community. We are continuing to work with clubs to enhance the information provided and clubs also have the facility to update details regularly. At present we have over 250 Tees Valley clubs using the site.

CLUB DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTING NGBS

FINANCIAL SUMMARYTEES VALLEY SPORT

Income and Expenditure 2010 - 2011

CURRENT STAFFVicky EvansMartin JenkinsPaul KreczakJean LordonSarah PanayiGemma SaundersSarah StephensonVickie ToddLouise WellsAnne WhitworthCatherine Woods

BOARD MEMBERSPaddy Corcoran (Chair)Mike Crawshaw (Chair)Jo HandPatrick BonnerJeanette CollinsRob CreeAndrew Pearson Neil RussellMark HawkingsClaire TennysonEd Chicken

Matthew WilliamsPat UsherJean Lordon

Staff /Board members highlighted in red have now left the Partnership

THANKS

FUNDERS AND STAKEHOLDERSOur primary funders are Sport England, Hartlepool Borough Council, Darlington Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Teesside University.

OTHER PARTNERS INCLUDED:UK Athletics, Badminton Association of England, England Basketball, British Canoe Union, England and Wales Cricket Board, British Cycling, The Football Association, English Golf Union, British Gymnastics, England Hockey, British Judo Association, Lawn Tennis Association, England Netball, British Orienteering Federation, Amateur Rowing Association, Royal Yachting Association, Rugby

Football League, The Rugby Football Union, England Squash, Amateur Swimming Association, English Table Tennis Association, British Triathlon Association.

Teesside Primary Care Trust, English Federation of Disability Sport, StreetGames, sports coach UK, Football Foundation, Tees Valley Leisure, Tees Active, Youth Sport Trust.

SCHOOL SPORT PARTNERSHIPS Blakeston School; Dyke House School; Oakfi eld Community College; Cleveland; Longfi eld School; Northfi eld School; Redcar and Eston.

Thanks also to the many other people and organisations who we have worked with over the year.

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