ATHLETICS

As well as involvment in Athletics for a number of years, have also been previously employed as a 'Sports Instructor' with 'In2Sports', a company established in 1999 to act as a partner and deliver sports services for and on behalf of individuals and organisations across the voluntary, public and private sectors. Using 'Sport as a Vehicle', it contributes to a range of social issues, including health improvement, education, crime reduction and social cohesion.

Initially an 'Assistant Club Athletics Coach' in 1986, but more particularly regularly involved in Athletics since 1995, primarilly as a 'UK Athletics' Level 2 Coach (and was significantly  working towards Level 3 qualification until UKA initiaited a cut-off point for completion which I was unable to meet), especially relating to children and young people, including the FUNdamentals of Movement; Speed, Agility and Quickness; and also Strength & Conditioning. Additional qualifications and experience in Weight Training and Circuit Training.

Previous experience has also included pre-school gym and Fundamentals of Movement, 'tots tumbling', recreational gymnastics and movement, especially with children.

ATHLETICS-RELATED COACHING EXPERIENCE:

- 'OWLS Athletics Club', Leicester: UK Athletics Level 2 Coach, working towards Level 3, regularly involved in working with young people (February 2005 to present). 

- Harborough District Council - Youth Games 2006 & 2007, Year 5/6 (9-11 year olds) Athletics Team: Coach & Team Manager recruiting and running a number of sessions to select and train the Year 5/6 Athletics Team to represent the District of Harborough at the 'Leicester-Shire & Rutland Youth Games' in 2006 & 2007, winning Silver Medal in 2007.

- Redlands Primary School, Sileby: Running after-school athletics-related sessions for Year 3/4 (7-9 year olds) and Year 5/6 (9-11 year olds).

ATHLETICS & SPORTS QUALIFICATIONS:

- UK Athletics Level 1 Assistant Coach (1 day, 29/1/05).

- UK Athletics Level 2 Club Coach (12&13/3/05) - Speed (21/5/05), Endurance (10/9/05), Children in Athletics (28/10/05), Throws (29/01/06); Strength & Conditioning (15&16/9/07).

- 'Certificate in Physical Recreation for the Community' (North London Polytechnic, P/T 1986-87).

- 'YMCA Fitness Training Teacher's Award' - Weight Training, Circuit Training & Running Training (London Central YMCA - 'Teaching The Teachers', P/T 1987, Passed with 'Distinction').

- 'Community Sports Leaders Award' (CCPR, Southwark College, including work experience as part of the course with the PE Department of Elliott Comprehensive School, London, P/T 1986).

- 'Preliminary Award in Speed, Agility & Quickness' ('SAQ International', 1 day, 26/11/06).

 ON-GOING ATHLETICS QUALIFICATIONS:

- 'UK Athletics' - Level 3 Coaching, Phase 1 - Coaching Skills ('UK Athletics', 2 days, 14&15/10/06).

- 'UK Athletics' - Level 3 Coaching, Phase 2 - Performance Factors ('UK Athletics', 2 days, 4&5/02/06).

- 'UK Athletics' - Level 3 Coaching, Phase 3 - Speed/Sprints Technical module ('UK Athletics', 2 days, 24&25/11/07).

- 'UK Athletics' - Level 3 Coaching, Strength & Conditioning ('UK Athletics', 2 days, 15&16/09/07).

FOOTBALL QUALIFICATIONS:

- 'Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football' (1st4Sport/Football Association, 19/4/08).

 ATHLETICS & SPORTS-RELATED COURSES:

- 'Good Practice & Child Protection' ('Sports Coach UK', 1 Eve, 22/3/05).

- 'A Club for All' ('Sport England', 1 Eve, 31/3/05).

- 'Equity in your Coaching' ('Sports Coach UK', 1 Eve, 24/4/06).

- 'Coaching Children & Young People' ('Sports Coach UK', 1 Eve, 24/8/05 & 8/5/08).

- 'How to Coach Disabled People in Sport' ('Sports Coach UK', 1 Eve, 29/4/08).

- 'Coaching and the Law' ('Sports Coach UK', 1 Eve, 15/9/05).

- 'FUNdamentals of Movement' ('Sports Coach UK', 1 Eve, 7/11/05).

- 'Children In Athletics' ('UK Athletics', 1 day, 28/10/05).

- 'UK Athletics - Level 4 Technical Event Module' - Speed/Sprints ('UK Athletics', 2 days, 3&4/12/05).

- 'Marketing - Sport & Recreation' (London Central YMCA, S/NVQ Coaching Adults/Supervision, Level 3,1995).

- 'Stress Management' (London Central YMCA, S/NVQ Coaching Adults/Supervision, Level 3, 1995).

- 'Coaching Conference 2008' ('England Athletics, East Midlands', Loughborough University, 16/11/08) - One-day conference focusing upon Long-term Athletete Development (Toni Minichello); Developing Potential (Terry Lomax); Developing Performance Behaviours (Alma Thomas); and Raising the Bar (Steve Smith).

CHILD PROTECTION, HEALTH & SAFETY & FIRST AID COURSES/TRAINING:

- 'Health & Safety for Managers' (IRPC Hinton Group Ltd, 2 days, 1994), as part of Health & Safety responsibilities in my full-time paid employment.

- 'Working Safely' & 'Managing Safely' (IOSH, Corporate Risk Systems/Loughborough College, 5 days, 2000), as part of my Health & Safety responsibilities in my full-time paid employment.

- 'Safeguarding Adults' (Initial four days training as part of becoming accredited as one of the mutli-agency team of trainers for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland on the multi-agency policy, procedures and practice regarding the Safeguarding of Adults/Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse, 2005, and then 'Referrers' training, 1 day, 26/5/09).

- 'Personal Safety' ('Suzy Lamplugh Trust', 1996), training and on-going accreditation as a personal safety tutor as part of my paid full-time employment.

- 'Good Practice & Child Protection' ('Sports Coach UK', 1 evening, 22/3/05).

- 'Safeguarding Children' (Leicester City, Leicestershire & Rutland Area Child Protection Committees, 3 evenings, 2006).

- 'Safeguarding Children - A Shared Responsibility' (Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Local Safeguarding Children Board, 2 days, 30/4/09 & 7/5/09).

 - 'Safeguarding Children & Best Practice (Football Association, April 2008).

- 'Emergency First Aid' ('First Graide UK', 28/3/08, valid until 27/3/11).

- 'Emergency First Aid' ('Football Association, 7/4/08, valid to 6/4/11).

- 'How to be Safe & Alert' (National Centre for Volunteering, 1999) - Good practice in assessing and reducing risk when recruiting volunteers and working with vulnerable people or in vulnerable positions.

OTHER INSTRUCTING AND COACHING EXPERIENCE:

- 'In2Sports Limited' - Sports Instructor: Duties included devising, planning and delivering multi-sports-related sessions for a range of children & young people, including adults who work with young people, in a varity of settings, particularly schools (Breakfast clubs, Lunchtime clubs, After School clubs & covering and delivering PE curriculum); also  'Fundamentals' sessions with early-years (2-5 yrs), working with around 300 children a week (2-11 yrs), primarily in two Primary Schools. (F/T, 26th March 2008 - 23rd May 2008).

- Hornsey YMCA - 'Regular pre-school gym, movement; recreational gymnastics and sport-related sessions, particularly for 4-11 year olds at the YMCA and within local schools; and two-week Playscheme for 5-14 year olds at a local school (P/T, Sept 1986-May 1987).

- London Central YMCA - Circuit Training & Weight Training Instructor: Numerous regular Circuit Training classes and Weight Training programmes, including Introduction to Weight Training 8-week programmes for unemployed young people; as well as assisting the 'Teaching The Teachers' Programme which included sessions for the British Olympic Sailing Squad and a major company (P/T, June 1986-Sept 1989).

- Croydon YMCA - Circuit Training & Pre-School Gym Instructor: Organising and running fun and developmental movement, exercise and gym sessions for pre-school children; and planning and running Circuit Training classes for adults (P/T, 1987).

PREVIOUS SPORTS QUALIFICATIONS:

- 'Athletics - Assistant Club Coach' (British Amateur Athletics Board, 1986, with 'Belgrave Harriers', London).

- 'BAWLA Leaders Award' (British Amateur Weight Lifting Assocation, 1986).

- 'Gymnastics - Level 1 Teachers Award - Recreational Gymnastics' (British Amateur Gymnastics Association, 1987).

- 'Badminton - Teaching Award' (English Schools Badminton Association, 1986).

- 'Table Tennis- Leader's Award' (English Table Tennis Association, 1986).