Workshop Information
Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport
This workshop aims to increase awareness of safeguarding and protecting children, helping coaches to recognise signs of abuse and poor practice, and deal sensitively and effectively with issues that arise. It also prompts a review of coaching practice to ensure that sport provides a positive and enriching experience for children.
Tutor: Greg Simmons
The Inner Game
This course gives coaches a clear understanding of the underlying principles of the Inner Game: focused attention, trust, choice and non-judgemental awareness. These fundamentals enable students to learn more naturally and efficiently. The process recognises their individuality and encourages greater involvement and therefore motivation. Most importantly, this style of coaching is a catalyst for inspiring self-belief.
Tutor: Andy Knibbs
Core Stability
This interactive workshop raises awareness of the importance of building the strong foundation that is vital in optimizing sports performance. The emphasis is on outlining the basic core stability exercises that can be integrated into training to improve the potential for power generation and efficiency from each muscular effort.
Tutor: Tony Sephton
Dealing with Challenging Behaviour
A "practical" session to explore appropriate solutions to deal with unwanted challenging behaviour. This session – which received outstanding feedback at the Herts Coach Education Week – will offer an insight into how coaches can create a supportive coaching environment that will promote more positive behaviour amongst participants.
Tutor: Stewart Hunt
The Sports Coach as the Educator
This workshop examines the application of teaching and learning styles to coaching sport. It is an interactive workshop, which will draw on a wide range of research and practical experience including that of delegates. The session will look at a range of different coaching and learning styles, how to apply these styles to coaching delivery, and how to adapt coaching styles to meet the needs of the athlete. A short practical element will be included.
Tutor: David Pears
Disability Awareness
An interactive practical session which will offer participants practical tips and advice for those currently working with or looking to work with participants with a disability. This workshop will aim to answer all those commonly asked questions, give an introduction into how to plan and set up coaching sessions to suit the needs of disabled participants and provide ideas for adapting activities, to make your coaching more effective.
Tutor: Adam Colley