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The Board of sports coach UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Philip Kimberley, the Chairman of England Hockey, as sports coach UK Interim Chair, and a Director of the organisation.

The EIPET project partners are inviting PE and sport professionals to be a part of this conference and resource pack launch on 23 October in Dublin.

The ECB and SkillsActive are now working in partnership with the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure, sports coach UK and UK Coaching Certificate to implement a scheme in cricket clubs in the north specifically focused on the personal development of coaches and volunteers.

The UK Coaching Awards 2009 will be held at Old Billingsgate, London on Tuesday, 8 December.

Dorset swimming coach Rachel Light plans to spend two weeks in Australia this summer to discover the secrets of the nation’s sporting success thanks to the support of SkillsActive and the Nancy Ovens Trust.

SkillsActive have announced that this year has seen six Nancy Ovens Bursaries awarded.

The new-look sports coach UK website is set to be launched in the near future.

sports coach UK has begun the process of engaging with further sports regarding the UK Coaching Framework.

A Record of Learning document has been compiled from the 4th UK Coaching Summit workshops.

sports coach UK is to play a key role in the initiative 'A Sporting Future for London' that was unveiled by Mayor Boris Johnson and his Sports Commisioner Kate Hoey.

Coaching opportunities could be among the jobs created by the Government's new Future Jobs Fund.

Presentations from the 4th UK Coaching Summit are now available to download.

The 4th UK Coaching Summit in Glasgow concluded with the handover from Scotland to Wales, the venue of the 2010 Summit, and a draft declaration.

The Coaching Workforce 2009-2016 was published on 29 April at the 4th UK Coaching Summit.

Planning and passion were key attributes for success highlighted by Olympic and Paralympic coaches at the UK Coaching Summit.

The vision of a world-leading sports coaching system in the United Kingdom has moved a step closer with the move to Delivering the Goals stage of the UK Coaching Framework following the successful completion of the Building the Foundations stage.

The third edition of a much more comprehensive User Guide, designed to help sports in creating long-term Coaching Plans, is available to download.

A seminar will be held at the 4th UK Coaching Summit in Glasgow to explain the new range of products and services to be offered by the sports coach UK Group.

Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe MP and Minister for Public Health and Sport Shona Robison MSP are to address the 4th UK Coaching Summit that will take place in Glasgow on 28-29 April.

sports coach UK offices will be closed over Easter from Friday 10 April to Tuesday 14 April inclusive.

The March North West High-Performance Coaching Breakfast took place at the world-class facilities of the Adidas Centre in Stockport.

Aspiring sports coaches will get help to pay for their courses and their tutors supported in getting higher qualifications - after applying to a programme funded by Sport England, and delivered in partnership by the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure, SkillsActive and sports coach UK.

Following the formal review of progress of 31 sports within the UK Coaching Framework on 30 March, the process for allowing further sports to engage has been confirmed.

The UK Centre for Coaching Excellence has produced an information booklet giving details of its vision, background, initial programmes and future aspirations.

SkillsActive, in partnership with the Nancy Ovens Trust, is now taking applications for its annually awarded SkillsActive and Nancy Ovens Bursary.

The Coaches Code of Practice leaflet can now been downloaded from the sports coach UK website.

Places for the UK Coaching Summit have sold out in record time. A reserve list for delegates is now being managed through the events team at sports coach UK. Should you wish to put your name down if places become available, please email events@sportscoachuk.org. If you have booked online for the Summit but have not received workshop booking details please contact Angela Grant at sports coach UK on 0113 2043518 or email events@sportscoachuk.org

Youth Sport Trust School Sport Coaching Programme details, via region, for March 2009.

sports coach UK is to introduce a revised package of services from April 2009 that will include a new approach to the provision of workshops.

The introductory session of the Developing Your High-Performance Coaching Team programme was launched at the Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire on the 9 December 2008.

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has made mention of the work being undertaken to ensure coaching is recognised as a profession in an interview in the Observer.

The second High-Performance Coaching Breakfast will take place at Chill Factor (ski slope) at Trafford Quays Leisure Village, Trafford Quays in Manchester on Monday 26th January from 10am-12 noon. It is free to all High-Performance coaches working in the North West.

As part of our support to Governing Bodies of Sport (GBs), sports coach UK has updated our guidance notes to help sports develop their Coaching Delivery Plans.

The first session of the North West High-Performance Coaching Breakfast Club was a great success with 34 high-Performance coaches from 12 different sports in attendance.

Coaching within governing bodies of sport has received £60 million under funding announced by Sport England.

There has been a change of allocation of Coaching system Managers to sports, regions and partners.

British Cycling Head Coach Shane Sutton was named Coach of the Year at the UK Coaching Awards on Wednesday evening.
The Australian - a key figure behind the dominance enjoyed on the track by the UK’s cycling stars - was presented his award by HRH The Princess Royal in a glittering ceremony at the Dorchester in London’s Mayfair.

The first High-Performance Coaching Breakfast will take place at the City Social Café in Sportcity, Manchester, on Monday 15 December 2008 from 9am to 10.30am and it is free to all High-Performance coaches working in the North West.

The development of proposals for front line coaching have included the completion of a Feasibility and Pilot studies on the registration and licensing of coaches and coaching agency concepts. An interim position statement was published in September 2008 with this position statement being further evolved over the past three months. Feedback is requested on the evolved position statement.

The presentation of the UK Coaching Awards will take place at a glittering celebration of coaching, on Wednesday 17th December, at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London.

The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure launched on 19 November with the support of £28 million from employers and funding agencies. The government initiative, set up to address the current skills gap in the sector, will also help fill the deficit of qualified coaches and volunteers to run the 2012 Olympics as well as create a lasting legacy in sport participation.

Delegates and speakers gave a glowing appraisal of the International Coaching Conference that took place at Twickenham from 18-20 November.

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has underlined his belief that sports coaches and coaching systems are key to the sporting structure, while Sir Trevor Brooking CBE has said that to create an effective framework for coaching it is important for countries and sports to share examples of optimal practice.

Medallists from the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games have paid tribute to their coaches, thanking them for their hard work and dedication.

sports coach UK Senior Coaching Consultant Martin Crick has won a coaching award, for the second time in five years, after being named Coach of the Year at the Rugby League Conference Annual Awards.

High-performance coaching in the United Kingdom is to be taken to a new level following the launch of the sports coach UK High-Performance Coaching Development Team.

Tennis coach Michael Buck, athletics coach Andrew Jenkins, and judo coach Kerry Pulvirenti have been unveiled as the shortlisted nominees for the Sports Council for Wales 2008 Volunteer Coach of the Year, which is supported by sports coach UK.

Places at the International Coaching Conference at Twickenham in November are being booked up quickly but there are still a few remaining.

Sebastian Coe has given his backing to the London Coaching Bursary Scheme, while the London Mayor's commisioner for Sport Kate Hoey has underlined the importance of the initiative, and of development and support for coaches.

UK Coaching Certificate Endorsements and Submissions October 2008.

sports coach UK has issued a position statement regarding a new approach to the provision of workshops from April 2009.

sports coach UK has commenced the process of establishing a Review Panel to evaluate the outcomes of the pilot Coaching Agency project in the North West of England - in the context of the strategic objectives of Sport England and the wider objectives of the UK Coaching Framework.

sports coach UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Graeme Maw as the Interim Manager of the UK Centre for Coaching Excellence in sport and disability sport.

sports coach UK has announced that Heather Crouch has been appointed as Chair of the Group Board with immediate effect for a 12-month period, following the decision of Ian McGeechan to step down from the role for a year to concentrate on leading the British and Irish Lions on their tour of South Africa in 2009.

The Board and senior management of sports coach UK has formally acknowledged the recognition of Sue Campbell CBE, who has been appointed to the House of Lords.

There have been changes to the allocations of Coaching Systems Managers.

Further information and online delegate registration is now available for the International Coaching Conference 2008, taking place at Twickenham Stadium on 18-20 November.

Nomination forms for the UK Coaching Awards can now be downloaded from the sports coach UK website.

Coaching played its part in British athletes' success in the Beijing Olympic Games as Team GB brought home its best medal haul for a century.

Gymnastics coach Tracey Skirton and fencing coach Mike Westgate were named Individual Coach and Team Coach respectively at an awards presentation given by sports coach UK at the 2008 UK School Games.

Sport England have advised us that some sports have been unable to provide concrete evidence to back up the principle that good coaching results in improvement in both participation and performance. Reference to recent research from sports coach UK should help to back up what we all believe with solid evidence.

See us at Sports Development Week, 23-25 September 2008, Birmingham NEC

sports coach UK will be recognising the pivotal role of the coach in the development of all young athletes at the 2008 UK School Games. Two UK School Games Coach Awards will be presented at this year’s event.

SkillsActive and sports coach UK have announced that there will be a direct link between the work of the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure in England, and the UK Centre for Coaching Excellence.

UKCC Endorsements and Submissions June 2008

The 2nd Annual Evolution of the Athlete - Coach Education Conference takes place at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, on 26-28 October 2008.

The next major meeting for Governing Bodies of Sport will be held at Loughborough on 20 August. The meeting will contain updates on Whole Sport Planning, the National Skills Academy and the work of the Coaching Advisory Group. For further details and an agenda, please contact Mary Mullan at sports coach UK.

sports coach UK has recently run a series of three workshops providing support for Governing Bodies of Sport in preparing the Coaching Element of their Whole Sport Plans.

sports coach UK are proud to host the 2008 International Coaching Conference on 18-20 November at Twickenham Stadium, London, supported by the Rugby Football Union.

The UK Coaching Awards 2008 will take place at The Dorchester, London on 17 December. For further information, please contact events@sportscoachuk.org

The United Kingdom’s aim to be the leading coaching nation in the world by 2016 moved a step closer as Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe announced the UK Centre for Coaching Excellence in sport and disability sport will be based at Leeds Metropolitan University.

Coaching is key to delivery of the new strategy that has been unveiled by Sport England.

UKCC Endorsements and Submissions May 2008

Lord Sebastian Coe says that coaching will be one of the key elements of the legacy left by the 2012 Olympics.

The allocation of Coaching System Managers to sports, regions and major partners has been confirmed.

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.

sports coach UK has confirmed the appointment of seven interim regional managers.

sports coach UK welcomes the announcement of the Government green light for the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure.

UKCC Endorsements and Submissions as of April 2008.

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

To view presentations from the 3rd UK Coaching Summit please click the relevant links below.

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.

UKCC Endorsements and Submissions as of March 2008

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).

UKCC Endorsed Sports and Submissions as of February 2008.

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.

Great Britain and Leeds Rhinos rugby league star Jamie Peacock launched a new web-based initiative from Skills Active called activepassport that records skills, training and qualifications easily and efficiently.

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.

UKCC Endorsements and Submissions as of October 2007.

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 tireless work of Welsh golf professional Neil Matthews has been recognised after he was named the latest recipient of the prestigious Sinclair Award.

An initiative being run by the sports development team in the Vale of Glamorgan is allowing the next generation of community sports coaches in the area to shine.

The work of athletics coach Darrell Maynard was recognised when he was named the winner of the Sportec Trophy at the recent University of Wales Institute, Cardiff’s (UWIC) Sports Personality Awards.

Student Kieran Bentley has shown he is a name to look out over the coming years after helping to guide Blackburn Rovers Ladies to what is proving to be a successful season.

The contribution of long-serving basketball coaches Ken and Di Charles was recognised at a recent presentation ceremony in Royston, Hertfordshire.

It was celebration time for sports coach UK chairman Ian McGeechan OBE and his Wasps side after they lifted the Heineken Cup with a comprehensive victory over Leicester.

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 first students have graduated from the Certificate in Tutoring Sport (CTS) and Introduction to Assessment Practice in Sport (IAPS) qualifications.

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

The next High Performance Coaching Workshop is running on 7 March 2007. The topic being covered is Training for 2012: developing a strength and conditioning programme for the successful training of a young talented athlete.

At the recent Funding and Policy Partners Group on Friday 26 January it was agreed that the UK Action Plan for Coaching would be re-titled as: The UK Coaching Framework: A 3-7-11 Action Plan

sports coach UK Achieving the Equality Standard

Secretary of State for Department of Culture, Media and Sport; the Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell, and the Minister of State for Sport, Rt. Hon. Richard Caborn, publicly endorsed the UK Action Plan for Coaching (UKAPC) and praised the work of sports coach UK and its Chief Executive Pat Duffy at a stakeholder dinner held on Tuesday, 16 January at the Atrium Restaurant, Westminster.

sports coach UK are now inviting proposals from those institutions wishing to host the recently announced UK Centre for Coaching Excellence.
Proposals are invited by February 28 2007 and, subject to reaching the appropriate standard, will be followed by a site visit from the Review Panel charged with making recommendations on the location of the Centre.

The dedication and hard work of coaches in the United Kingdom was recognised at the 2006 Coaching Awards held at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Wednesday, 13 December.

Badminton, Triathlon and Hockey are the latest sports to receive UKCC endorsement for their coach education qualifications, with Hockey the first to be awarded at level 3.

sports coach UK and Sport England hosted a conference in the South West as part of the process of establishing a UK Action Plan for Coaching (UKAPC) for the region.

The new Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop and resource, formerly Good Practice and Child Protection, has now launched. The new materials have been jointly written by sports coach UK and the Child Protection in Sport Unit.

The Learning Skills Council (LSC) has announced that it will give priority to the development and qualification of employed and volunteer coaches in line with some of the key actions outlined in the UK Action Plan for Coaching.

Presentations from the recent UK Coaching Forum at South Leeds Stadium (September 26 and 27, 2006)

A network of new coaching centres will be established in order to maximise our coaching and sporting assets in the run up to the 2012 Olympics and leave a strong legacy, post event, it was announced today.

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This second draft of the UKAPC consultation document has been developed on the basis of the mandate from the Coaching Summit and sets out the vision for the UK Coaching system.

sports coach UK is delighted to announce that the UK Action Plan for Coaching was supported and agreed upon over the two day Coaching Summit. A declaration will now be drafted and put to key and funding partners as the next stage in the process towards confirmation on 8 September 2006.

Certain sports have now produced their own sport specific versions of the Long-term Athlete Development leaflet. Further sports will also be following.

In response to recommendation 19 of the Bichard Inquiry Report, the government is planning the introduction of a new vetting and barring scheme for people whose jobs bring them into contact with children and vulnerable adults.

For access to the UKAPC presentation from the recent NASD conference.

Chief Executive, Dr Pat Duffy, speaks on the extra funding recently announced.

Now available - the audit focused on various forms of assistance within the industry covering the principles that underpin basic movement skills.