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We know that behind every successful athlete or team is their coach and it’s always great to hear those words ‘thanks to my coach!’ Time and time again during the Olympic and Paralympic Games the athletes recognised their coaches and brought them into the limelight to share their moment of glory. One of my favourite moments was Ellie Simmonds and her emotional reaction after...
Read morePosted Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 08:10 by jhook with 0 comment(s)
Who do we mean when we talk about Excellent Coaching Everytime for EVERYONE? Who is everyone? For each of us coaching individuals it probably means quite a different group of people depending on where we coach.
Some of my recent work as a sports coach UK officer brought the EVERYONE part of the UK Coaching Framework to life. In short, a local authority wanted to help its clubs and...
Read morePosted Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 10:47 by LBurkinshaw with 0 comment(s)
By David Turner
sports Coach UK Lead for Children, Schools and Safeguarding
The awful scenes we witnessed of the Boston Marathon bombings recently were an emotional reminder of work I have recently been conducting with the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) Police here in the UK.
The threat of terrorism has been with us in the UK for quite a...
Read morePosted Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 11:40 by jhook with 0 comment(s)
How do you rate your own personal and social skills? What are your personal and social skills like when you coach? Are you good? Excellent? Gold Star? Outstanding?
When coaching how well are you able to judge the enjoyment levels of your players or participants? I would expect an excellent coach to be able to recognise a fake smile from a participant. Sometimes this is...
Read morePosted Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 15:59 by LBurkinshaw with 0 comment(s)
By Rachel Hooper, sports coach UK, Coach Education Advisor
Don’t worry, this isn’t a blog about women of a pensionable age dressing in leopard print lycra or union jack tea towels. It’s about a trend I’ve noticed developing over the past seven years at my club. Women of a certain age finally discovering ‘their sport’ – rowing....
Read morePosted Monday, April 8, 2013 - 14:10 by jhook with 0 comment(s)
Who was your first role model as a coach? Were they a superhero in your eyes? Did you aspire to be like them or to have any of their inspiring superhero qualities?
I believe we all need role models no matter how old we are. It is good for us to have people who make us want to be better as coaches. As a coach it is important to remember that we are someone else’s...
Read morePosted Monday, March 25, 2013 - 16:18 by LBurkinshaw with 0 comment(s)
How do you as a coach incorporate fun into your sessions for recreational players? What is your fun theory? Does play and fun feature in your coaching philosophy?
Play can be a great engagement and motivational factor for getting people to be more active. My coaching philosophy includes the right to play more often. It is underpinned by the entitlement to have fun. I’m always...
Read morePosted Monday, March 25, 2013 - 15:40 by LBurkinshaw with 0 comment(s)
Dods Monitoring Press Release (8th March, 2013)
The enthusiasm for sport generated by the Olympics and Paralympics is still going strong months after the closing ceremony, according to new research published today (Friday).
A survey by the Local Government Association found three-quarters of councils have seen an increase in people accessing their...
Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 16:10 by scohen with 0 comment(s)
Dods Monitoring Press Release (8th March, 2013)
As women across the world celebrate International Women's Day, Sport England is committed to continuing to reduce the gender gap in sport and get more women active.
With half a million women in England on their bikes, playing netball, running, swimming and going to the gym last year, its programme's like...
Read morePosted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 15:51 by scohen with 0 comment(s)
Do you know anyone who ‘Throws like a Girl’ ?
If so then consider this taken from Introduction to Fundamentals of Movement (sports coach UK 2010)
Posted Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 22:23 by LBurkinshaw with 0 comment(s)
