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sports coach UK would like to congratulate Ian McGeechan on being selected as the head coach of the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

The government has given the go ahead for the National Skills Academy for Sport and Acive Leisure, a move that promises to improve the standard of coaching across England.

Representatives from the coaching landscape gathered at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on April 22-23 for the 3rd UK Coaching Summit.

sports coach UK has dismissed suggestions in the media that the UK Coaching Framework, the blueprint to create a world-leading coaching system, will undermine the role of volunteers.

Following a nomination and voting process the Governing Body representatives of the Coaching Advisory Group were announced at the 3rd UK Coaching Summit.

sports coach UK has unveiled the industry blueprint to create a world-leading coaching system in the UK by 2016.

sports coach UK are proud to be involved in the development of a new Continuous Professional Development website.

sports coach UK would like to draw the attention of coaches and Governing Bodies of Sport (GBs) to the implications of proposed legislation regarding the regulation of psychologists.

An election is to be held to appoint members for the Coaching Advisory Group.

Research from Sheffield Hallam University has found that nine out of ten athletes have given a positive approval rating of the coaching they receive under the UK Sport World Class Programme.

Delegate registration is now open for the 3rd UK Coaching Summit taking place on 22-23 April at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The theme of the event is 'Building the Coaching Workforce'.

Applications for the Nancy Ovens Bursary, aimed at volunteer coaches or leaders working in the active leisure and learning sector, are being invited for 2008.

sports coach UK have issued an information update on The UK Coaching Framework.

With reference to the commitment of sports coach UK to supporting governing bodies' of sport, meetings have been put in place to communicate to them developments within The UK Coaching Framework and associated information.

The coach-education programme of the British Triathlon Federation (BTF) has been endorsed by the International Triathlon Union (ITU).

sports coach UK Deputy Chief Executive (Coaching and Delivery) Jon Roberts has been appointed Performance and Coaching Director by the Rugby Football League. Jon has worked with sports coach UK for the last 7 years previously in the role of Executive Director for Local Coaching Development.

sports coach UK is pleased to announce the appointment of John Driscoll as Coaching System Implementation Director. John will take up the position with sports coach UK as from February 2008.

The sports coach UK Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Sally Wardle as Group Chief Accountant. Sally previously worked with Jet2 and will be responsible for the management of all aspects of the financial delivery of the Group.

sports coach UK has responded to claims made by sports think-tank Sportnation that a proposal for 42,000 additional paid coaches by 2016 falls significantly short of the number required, and that a culture of volunteerism creates social exclusion in coaching and threatens the sport legacy of 2012.

Building the Coaching Workforce - Ricoh Arena, Coventry, 22 and 23 April 2008. Message from sports coach UK Group Chief Executive, Dr Patrick Duffy.

sports coach UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Olive as High Performance Coaching Manager.

HRH The Princess Royal was the guest of honour at the sports coach UK Coaching Awards 2007, as the event celebrated its 10th Anniversary.

Five promising coaches are to receive funding from the The Youth Sport Trust as part of its 'Believe to Achieve with Kelly Holmes' scholarship programme.

It has been announced that Gordon Burton is join the Performance Development Consultancy Team at UK Sport as a Coaching Consultant, in 'tandem' with a role working with the High Performance Coaching Manager at sports coach UK.

The East Midlands’ Emerging Performance Coach Programme has produced its first ‘graduate’ after British Table Tennis Federation (BTTF) Performance coach Alex Perry was announced as one of the seven coaches on this year’s UK Sport Elite Coach Programme.

The final judging for the winners of the 2007 Coaching Awards has now taken place. The winners names are embargoed until week commencing 12 November when they will be announced via the press.

The Sports Coaching in the UK II report provides a high level quantitative picture of the UK coaching workforce.

The new 'Planning and Periodisation' workshop and resource have been launched. Written by Anne Pankhurst of the United States Tennis Association - the new materials are based on the original ‘Goal Setting and Planning’ workshop and 'A Guide to Planning Coaching Programmes' resource and have been fully updated. They reflect best practice in this area, linked to the latest thinking in Long-term Athlete Development, in particular periodisation of athletes and teams.

150 disabled Londoners are set to become qualified sports coaches following the launch of Coach-ability, a new initiative from the London Sports Forum for Disabled People.

The European Coaching Council Review of the EU 5-Level structure for the recognition of coaching qualifications - a process led by sports coach UK Chief Executive Dr Pat Duffy - was used as a reference point for the ratification of a convention on the Recognition of Coaching Competence and Qualifications at the Forum of the European Network of Sports Science, Education and Employment at Rio Maior, Portugal on 22 September 2007.

sports coach UK chief executive Dr Patrick Duffy has welcomed a government scheme to recruit 10,000 voluntary community sports coaches.

Approval has been given to the new National Standards for Sports Administration and Governance – into which sports coach UK has had an input.

British Swimming has announced that Bill Sweetenham has stood down as National Performance Director for the governing body.

sports coach UK Head of Communications Mark Gannon underlined the key role that coaching has to play in the delivery of sport to children, players and athletes in a speech at the Sports Development Week in Birmingham.

sports coach UK and the Youth Sport Trust hosted a Coaches' Seminar on Friday, August 24 at the Ricoh Arena, as part of the the UK School Games in Coventry.

South Oxfordshire District Council has linked up with the South Oxfordshire School Sports Partnership managed by Wallingford School and Wallingford Sports Park to employ two Community Sports Coaches (CSCs), who have been working in the South Oxfordshire since July 2006.

Find out more about the UK Coaching Awards and how to make a nomination.

The revised Equity in Your Coaching workshop and resource are now live.

Olympic silver medallist Steve Backley OBE and former England rugby captain Phil de Glanville sung the praises of the South West Coaching Conference - jointly hosted by sports coach UK and Sport England at Bath University on July 26 - underlining the importance of such events.

As part of the implementation of the UK Coaching Framework, it is proposed to establish a network of nine England Regional Coaching Centres in sport and disability sport that will act as the focal points for the support, education and further development of coaches to meet identified strategic need based on regional priorities. Proposals to host Regional Centres in each of the nine Sport England Regions are now invited.

Martin Bateson’s gift for coaching boxing is readily apparent with his gym producing some of the brightest talent in the sport.
However, as well as producing potential future stars of the ring, Bateson is also staunchly committed to serving the communities of Leeds.

Major review of the Goal Setting and Planning workshop and A Guide to Planning Coaching Programmes resource.

sport coach UK presented at the Together for Sport Conference, hosted by Sport England, which took place in London from June 27-28.
The overall theme of the event – which was attended by delegates from County sports Partnerships, Governing Bodies of Sport, Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and Youth Sport Trust - was how sport will be delivered going forward, with sports coach UK focusing on the implementation of the UK Coaching Framework in England and ways of working in the future

The sports coach UK workshops Injury Prevention and Management and Emergency First Aid for Sport are currently under review.

June 2007 Newsletter.

How the UK will benefit from the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

Policy statement with regards to the UKCC and the engagement of sports outside the 31 and non-recognised bodies.

sports coach UK’s Mark Gannon was invited to speak at a Westminster Briefing on 12 June 2007 that examined the topic of 'A New Role for Sport: Improving the Health, Wellbeing and Development of the Nation'.

Minister for Sport Richard Caborn has sung the praises of the outstanding work with Sheffield youngsters of Top PGA pro Peter Ball.

The Equity In Your Coaching resource and workshop are currently under review inline with current and forthcoming legislation.

Find out how you can promote your coaching or sporting event through the sports coach UK website.

Including presentations and photography from the event.

The Second UK Coaching Summit, hosted by sports coach UK, was held at Grantham from April 17-18.

Double Olympic Gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes was one of a number of star names from the sporting world who attended a glittering Gala Dinner on Thursday, March 29 at London’s Savoy Hotel.

A conference hosted by the East Midlands team at Loughborough University on Saturday, 24 March - investigating the subject of Talent Identification, Selection and Development – was hailed a success by coaches.

March 2007 e-Bulletin Newsletter