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

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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.

DATE HOME PAGE EVENTS PAGE SCHOLARSHIP COACHES PAGE

FUNDING PAGE

VACANCIES

2010-20112011-2012

6,110.0 4,118.0 1,927.0 1,468.0 1,068.0 1,053.06,624.0 5,279.0 2,015.0 1,989.0 1,597.0 1,173.0

COACHWEB STATISTICS FOR 2010-2012NAME: COACHING HAMPSHIRE & IOW DATE: 14 MARCH, 2012 PERIOD: 2010-2012 LEAD: CJ LEE

0

1,750.0

3,500.0

5,250.0

7,000.0

Home Page Events page Scholarship Coaches page Funding page Vacancies

1,173.01,597.0

1,989.02,015.0

5,279.0

6,624.0

1,053.01,068.01,468.0

1,927.0

4,118.0

6,110.0

UNIQUE PAGE VISITSON COACHING HAMPSHIRE & IOW

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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