West Cheshire Performance Centre

New Parents Presentation Summer 2014

What is a Performance Centre?Made up of Performance Pathway – Raw, Developing and Emerging Talent Squads and Club Pathway – Wirral Cell, Beacon Junior BC, Millbrook, Neston, Christleton, Bidston etcPerformance Pathway is a coaching environment, which is monitored and answerable to BE

What is a Performance Centre?Club Pathway

Provides an environment for fun, fitness, participation, social interaction and competition

Performance PathwayProvides the same benefits as Club PathwayIs for Players (and parents) who display a high level of commitmentProvides an environment where talented players are challengedDivided into 3 skill levels (Raw, Developing, Emerging)Allows movement between skill levels based on an objective assessment of skill level and competition performanceProvides an opportunity for the most talented players to progress to.......

World Class ProgrammesProvide intensive training and competition programmes for junior and senior players who have reached (or display the potential to reach) World Class

Performance Pathway - is it for you? Players/parents decide if this is something they wish to pursue

Desire and Commitment152 hours training per year (e.g. 38 weeks x 4 hrs) Compete at appropriate level on regular basis (BE sanctioned events) Commit to singles Involve in complimentary activity (other badminton, physical training, complimentary sports) Player evaluation is part of this process

No Yes

Evaluation and implications Players/parents decide if this is something they wish to pursue

No Yes

Club Pathway Participation

Player evaluation

Accepted on Performance

Pathway (regular re-evaluation)

Not accepted on Performance

Pathway

What is in it for the players?Players come firstEvaluation and feedback to guide your progressParent involvement – valued feedback, workshops etc.Coaches who embrace the coaching process:

Plan, Do, ReviewShort, medium and long term planningReview of coaching effectiveness

Coaches who have committed to Continuous Professional Development

Player

Coach Parent

Player Profiles

Used at least once a yearSquad progression is based on Player Profiles, as well as Tournament ParticipationAssist coaches in planning sessions appropriatelyTournament Review Sheets

Tournaments

Minimum competition requirement for each squadPC Tournament Co-ordinator – Nic Jennings

BE Performance Pathway

BE Performance Pathway

36 Performance Centres (WCPC = No 14)EPT (England Performance Training) – 10

Closest is Manchester, run by Colin Haughton

TASSTalented Athlete Scholarship Scheme https://www.tass.gov.uk/

Where did we start?

Raw, Developing and Emerging Talent Squads establishedRun sessions for 38 weeks/year plus holiday campsSubject to on-going reviews by Badminton England in terms of both our Management and Operation and the quality and type of coaching that we provideWe are not happy to “sit back”, but want to improve continually

Where are we now?Link with Colin Haughton – ex International and Head Coach of Manchester PC and EPT. Colin provides on-court support, mainly for the Emerging Talent Squad. 3 visits per year. Feedback provided to BE and Head CoachGrowing number of young Level 1 and 2 coaches brought into the Performance Centre and mentored by Head Coach and Senior Coach to help them to developSponsor and mentor players to become Level 1 and eventually Level 2 coaches who will in-turn strengthen and extend the coaching teamIntroduction of Rising Stars Squad (Sept 12) to allow novice players to be brought into the structure without the need for the 4hrs training requirement

Where do we want to be?Produce players who are able to compete at the highest levelOffer the required 152 hours coaching per year for every playerHave a pool of appropriately qualified and experienced coachesContinue to be self supporting by careful budgeting and bidding for additional funding

Season 2013/14

Reintroduction of Emerging Talent Squad – numbers increased from 5 to 8 (capacity) over the course of the seasonCurrently space in all other squads, which gives excellent player/coach ratios and also allows players to move up into the next squad as soon as they reach an appropriate technical standardRising Stars Squad is thriving – 4 new players during the seasonNew Coaches – Katie Marchbank (Level 2) and Gareth Dixon(Level 1)Numbers grown from 39 to 42, despite losing 4 players

Season 2013/14

WCPC Tournament – Christmas 2013FZ Forza/Unipart Tournament Regional Round – May 2014National Final June 2014Inter PC Tournament July 2014

Season 2012/13

WCPC Tournament – Christmas 2012FZ Forza/Unipart Tournament Regional Round – March 2013National Final June 2013Inter PC Tournament July 2013WCPC Family Tournament and BBQ

Season 2014/15New Kit pre-ordered from ForzaSponsorship programme continuing

Able to offer 20% off list price – demo rackets etc

Can you help?

Committee Members desperately requiredPlease speak to us if you have some spare time and can help out

•Any questions?