SPORTS COACHING

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.

Particularly involved as a 'UK Athletics' Level 2 (significantly  working towards Level 3) Athletics Coach, 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.

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).

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).

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.

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).

- '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).