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A question I’ve always wondered about is how many people receive coaching each week? Although you can find data from the Active People Survey produced by Sport England it will only tell you about adults. However we know that coaches often work with both adults and children throughout their...
Read morePosted Monday, May 20, 2013 - 16:37 by jmcilroy with 0 comment(s)
Manchester United appoint David Moyes: Six lessons for all coaches
Andy Grant, sports coach UK Coach Education Advisor
With no silverware to show for his 11 years in charge at Everton the appointment of David Moyes to follow Sir Alex Ferguson’s trophy-laden years at Manchester United may not seem the most obvious one.
However, the decision to...
Read morePosted Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 10:52 by agrant with 0 comment(s)
Para-snowboarder Shea commits Anti-Doping Rule Violation
* Athlete served one month suspension between 6 March and 6 April 2013
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the American para-snowboard athlete Mike Shea has served a one month suspension for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation...
Read morePosted Friday, May 10, 2013 - 10:48 by scohen with 0 comment(s)
(IPC Press release May 9 2013)
Future Paralympic stars will have the chance to be fast-tracked on the road to Rio 2016 thanks to an exciting new initiative launched today.
A partnership between UK Sport, The English Institute of Sport (EIS...
Read morePosted Friday, May 10, 2013 - 10:14 by scohen with 0 comment(s)
What do you get for £2.5 billion these days? A quick scan through the internet will tell you:
Posted Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 14:34 by jmcilroy with 0 comment(s)
Coaching disabled people? Your skill set may soon be changing as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recognises that it is stuggling to keep up with the ever developing technology to enhance the ability of disabled elite athletes.
The IPC has just closed its VISTA2013Conference in Bonn, Germany with the theme "...
Read morePosted Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 14:11 by jhook 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)
By Rachel Hooper, Coach Education Advisor, sports coach UK
Well, it seems that Spring is finally making some kind of attempt to appear. Not only has 2013 given us the coldest Easter on record, it’s also been one of the most challenging for coaches of outdoor sports. Frozen pitches, flooded rivers and dangerous winds are just a few of the challenges that the...
Read morePosted Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 10:59 by jhook with 0 comment(s)
(IPC Press Release 4 May 2013)
Lack of knowledge and research on technology use could harm credibility of Paralympic sport claims van Hilvoorde speaking at VISTA2013
A clear, ethical and standard framework on the use of new technology in Paralympic sport is required, according to...
Read morePosted Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 10:55 by scohen with 0 comment(s)
(IPC press release 2 May 2013)
At the first full day of the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) VISTA2013 conference in Bonn, Germany on Thursday (2 May), IPC Sports Science Committee member...
Read morePosted Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 10:19 by scohen with 0 comment(s)
