Annual Report July 2010 Introduction by Colin Johnson

Welcome to SASP 2009/10 Our 8 key objectives are set annual report. September out on the next page in detail 2009 marked the 10th and are common to all 49 anniversary for myself as County Sports Partnership SASP Partnership Manager across the country and each and it was a useful time to of the individual articles in reflect on how SASP has the report show how SASP evolved from one person to is helping towards achieving the 35 we have today - those key objectives. a medium size business in terms! The 2012 Olympics in London are now under The Partnership’s roles 2 years away now and and responsibilities have it is very exciting to changed over those 10 be helping to create a Colin Johnson years with national priorities community sport legacy. Partnership Manager but the main aim of the Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership - to provide Partnership strategic direction for sport in Somerset - has stayed constant.

About SASP

Background of SASP Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership is the County Sports Partnership for Somerset, one of 49 across established by Sport England to be the strategic lead for sport in the country.

Established in 1999 Its main objectives are to: (originally as Somerset Active Sports) Somerset 1. Deliver sports services Activity and Sports to National Governing Partnership is hosted by Bodies for Sport people in sport including key partners in sport Somerset County Council and offer links to key Sport Unlimited in Somerset. through the Children and partners (clubs, local Young Peoples Directorate. authorities, School 4. Understand facility 7. Develop links between Sport Partnerships). requirements for sport physical activity and SASP’s team is funded sport with key health through a variety of partners 2. Support club, coach and 5. Increase levels of partners in the county. which include Sport England, volunteer development investment in community local authorities, National sport by Sport England 8. Develop a coaching Governing Bodies of Sport, 3. Signposting National and other funding bodies. workforce in the county Department of Health and Governing Bodies to deliver increases income generated through of sport to local 6. Develop strategic in participation in its coaching team. opportunities for young alliances and network community sport. About SASP

The Team Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership team consists of a range of development staff, coaching staff (both sports specific and multi - skill) and programme managers.

Jane has worked for SASP Colin has been with since September 2001 and SASP since 2003 and as a Senior Manager since started in swimming. As 2004. Her role includes the a senior manager he now SASP health development manages 3 swim schools lead, NGB liaison and and the Somerset swim workforce development. performance pathway. His role also includes early years development and the SASP Child Protection Jane Knowles Colin Christmas and Welfare Officer. Senior Manager Senior Manager Somerset Activity and Sports Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership Partnership

About SASP

Staff Structure Gymnastics Programme Manager Sarah Binding

Officer Manager Senior Manager Early Years Activity Manager Veronica Fairbairn Colin Christmas Heather Mantle

4x FT Swim Coaches covering Taunton, Yeovil, Bridgwater, Wells, and

Partnership Manager Workforce Development Manager Colin Johnson Margaret Luck

Taunton Athletics Club Coach 3 days/wk Charlotte Fisher

Yeovil Athletics Club Coach Coaching Team 3 days/wk Stuart Richards 7 Full Time 9FT Term Time Only Operations Manager Senior Manager Coaching Development Manager 2 x 4 days TTO Jane Knowles Matthew Nolan Alistair Johnston 2 x 3 days TTO 2 x 2 days TTO Escape Project Manager 1 x 1 day TTO Dave Jackson 12 x casual coaches PT

Sports Development Manager Laura Light / Laura Dyke

Disability Sport Manager Jen Slade About SASP

Coaching Workforce “Coaches are our biggest and most valuable resource. They are SASP’s outward face at the point of delivery”

SASP employs over 30 to this they also run a “...we all have a big coaches who are deployed comprehensive training and smile on our faces and to deliver over 20,000 hours development programme of High Quality Curriculum for all coaching staff. we always laugh in PE each year, in 80 Somerset each P.E. lesson.” Schools. Plus hundreds “...lessons are so worth of hours in nurseries, “By linking to the UK playgroups, children’s Coaching Framework looking forward to... centres, home education we share the vision to When I know its P.E. centres, special schools, create a cohesive, ethical, I always feel excited. multi use games areas, inclusive and valued I have loved all the colleges and community coaching system that will (dance) routines we clubs across Somerset. be world leading by 2016” have done recently.” With a dedicated workforce (Matthew Nolan, Coaching “Gary teaches SASP have implemented a Development Manager) set of minimum standards of basketball and different deployment for the coaches skills and games. they employ and in addition He makes it all fun.” Play Sport

Sport Unlimited Year Target Achieved % 5,696 5-19 year olds participated in Sport Year 1 2223 2259 105% Unlimited activities in Somerset for year one Year 2 2363 3437 146% and two of the initiative. Year 3 2223 ? ?

Sport Unlimited is a £36 cricket, dance, disability Year three looks to become million nationwide initiative sport, fencing, football, just as successful as the past to get more children and parkour, golf, fitness, two years with some new young people taking part gymnastics, hockey, multi and exciting projects and in sports that interest skills, multi sports, netball, partners to offer a wide and them most outside of rugby, squash, swimming, varied programme for the school. Funding from table tennis, tennis, 11-19 year olds in Somerset. Sport England has helped trampolining and lots more. provide activities across the New Karate Club in county for young people Wincanton; SASP’s success comes to encourage them to take down to the fantastic team of part in 5 hours of sport and ‘Our children’s class, which physical activity each week. deliverers and hard working we developed with the help partners such as the local of SASP through the Sport Activities for year one and authorities, local clubs, Unlimited Programme, has two included athletics, school sports partnerships, been a resounding success.’ badminton, rounders, colleges, facilities, youth basketball, boxing, clubs, national governing canoeing, cheerleading, bodies and many more. Play Sport

Step into Sport This year, over 2,000 sports volunteering hours were recorded by community sports volunteers working in local clubs.

Step Out is the Community SASP has supported the Step into Sport Volunteering strand of following colleges and 6th Online Passport the Youth Sport Trust’s forms in their recruitment of National programme volunteers on to the Step Volunteers involved in any Step into Sport. Out Community Volunteering strand of the Step into 120 volunteers programme this year: Sport programme can attended leadership SASP leads on the record their volunteering conference Community Volunteering • Bridgwater College hours on their individual • Frome College on-line record – called a programme, which is for • Step into Sport Passport. 16 - 19 year olds in full-time • Wells Blue School education in Somerset. 9 colleges and sixth • SASP has cascaded forms engaged in It works with school sport • West Somerset training to all the sports Step Out partnerships, college FE Community College volunteers, school and sports co-ordinators, local • King Alfreds School college volunteering leads sports clubs and NGBs to • Richard Huish College across Somerset to enable support volunteers in finding • Somerset College them to access the Step fun, safe and rewarding into Sport Passport. The volunteering opportunities. passport has been a good Play Sport

tool in being able to track the progress of volunteers and reward them for their efforts.

In October 2009, 120 volunteers from the colleges and 6th forms on the programme attended a Step into Sport conference at School organised by SASP. At the conference volunteers received training in a range of sports leadership “I think the step into sport swimming teacher for Frome “Becky started on the Level 1 volunteering programme is swimming club. I have also leadership course as a quiet activities and met with NGB great; it gives young people helped out in the younger years year 10 pupil. Over the past representatives to discuss the chance to be the person swimming and P.E at school four years she has developed placement opportunities. leading their favourite sport lessons as well as organising into a competent leader who is activity rather than just and leading festivals for children confident leading in a variety participating in it. You also have at other first and middle of situations. Becky has been Also at the conference Yr 2 many opportunities at trying schools. I would tell others to a great asset to the school and Volunteers were presented new sports and meeting other take this opportunity if it is ever to her local club volunteering with bronze, silver and leaders the same age as you. offered to them.” over 150 hours. I hope Becky gold awards for achieving I’ve really enjoyed coaching the Becky Pearce (Aged 18) Step continues to develop her younger children. The step into leadership skills and volunteer between 50 – 200 hours of Out Community Volunteer, sport programme gave me the in the community as she moves community volunteering. chance to do my level 1 in swim onto University.” teaching which has allowed Lucy Gardner School Sports me to become a volunteer Coordinator Play Sport

Disability There have been some significant milestones in Disability Sport in Somerset, there are now nine clubs being offered on a weekly basis.

SASP in partnership with In April 2009 Yeovil Athletics Each year SASP offer special In October 2009 SASP Somerset Wheelchair Sports Arena was the venue for schools and those pupils within organised and ran the Club, Somerset FA and Mendip the first Somerset Disability a SEN dept in a mainstream Somerset County Athlete District Council have set up Athletics Competition with school the chance to take part Assessment and 4 multi skill clubs across 100 athletes taking part. From in the Millfield Games in July. Development Day. Somerset offering a wide range this event 16 athletes qualified In July 2010 this event was Twenty-eight students from of sports and active games. to attend the Disability Sport attended by 150 participants. across the county who had This year this event will be in been identified as being England National Junior There are several sports the form of taster sessions in a talented/gifted or having Disability Athletics Competition specific clubs now offered variety of sports and activities. potential sporting ability in Blackpool, where Somerset in the county, a disability were invited to attend the swimming group in Taunton, achieved 12 medals. day. The sports offered were disability trampolining/rebound Most of the athletes are football, athletics, table- therapy in Yeovil. There are now members of either tennis, wheelchair basketball Yeovil Olympiads Athletic two athletics groups, one in 16 athletes qualified and judo. Several of those Yeovil, and the other in Taunton. Club or Taunton AC who attended the day have The numbers are steadily and take part in regular for the National Junior since gone on to take part increasing at all these clubs. competition opportunities. Disability Champs in sport on a regular basis. Basketball There has been a rise in numbers affiliated to England Basketball from 393 to around 480-500 in Somerset.

A 20% increase in junior a high level of basketball Jordan Muir-Gamble who trains at Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club competed at the National Junior Championships in Blackpool in July basketball with high being played. This year and won Gold medals in both the Javelin and 60 metre sprint event. participation at the Central a new women’s league Venue Tournaments has been was successfully run. Somerset also hosted a UK disabled athletes to complete in noted this year. 2 new junior Athletics Introduction Day UK Athletics recognised events feeder clubs in Castle Cary Through SASP and in which was open to disabled including the Paralympics. and Crewkerne, together partnership with Taunton athletes who already had some with a summer taster Tigers, an U14 boys coaching, plus those who were SASP Disability Development programme in programme was organised new to the sport. Manager has worked closely are planned in 2010. to provide another pathway The events offered were throws, and stepping stone towards with the 3 School Sports sprints and sprint wheelchair. Somerset has 3 participation at U16 level. Partnerships to offer a range 30 athletes attended the day Clubmark clubs; Taunton This programme has been a of sporting opportunities to and were coached by UKA Tornados, Bridgwater great success with the team coaches. schools throughout the year. Bucs and Yeovil Jets. coming in the last 8 in the These have included country as well as creating SASP have also worked with multi-sport sessions held in the The Somerset Basketball a positive ethos amongst UKA to host a classification school during the school day league had another players and parents. clinic in April 2010. This allows and Boccia & Football festivals. successful season with Play Sport - NGB - Basketball

The following courses for volunteers, players, officials and coaches were run in Somerset.

UKCC Level 1: 8 participants

Foundation Coaching Award: 10 participants “We have seen David progress massively this season. That’s Level 2 Coach Award: both in terms of his basketball 13 participants and his personal development. It’s been particularly pleasing to see him learn to cope with Level 2 Table Award: making mistakes and taking 13 participants feedback. Being involved with the set up has been great for David’s confidence outside basketball, Level 2 Referees Award: too. 7 participants He’s had a lot of respect amongst his mates at school, for being involved with the Under 14s. A couple of them have come along to Tornados sessions and have been really impressed with what 31 new basketball he can do!” coaches qualified Jane Grenfell (David’s mum) Play Sport - NGB - Netball

Netball

The Netball South West and skill developments A fun summer league ran at ‘High 5’ workshop has been in the club sector. Taunton Vale last summer, delivered across each School with 6 teams entering. Sport Partnership this year. Yeovil NC achieved their This new venture allows for Over 50 new adult Over 50 volunteers and Bronze CAPS (Netball all levels of competition. participants now teachers have attended the equivalent of Clubmark). playing regular netball Netball ‘High 5’ workshop 3 Back to Netball Over 100 athletes took over the 2009/10 season. schemes have been part in the Netball 50 new ‘High 5’ delivered and 2 new junior Academy programme deliverers qualified Leadership clubs set up in Keinton across Somerset. Satellite Young Netball Organisers Mandeville and Paulton. academies at Millfield courses have been run across and Taunton Vale provide 3 new adult the County. 4 students from “Having not played since opportunities for extra teams started , Bridgwater school, it has been such fun coaching and athlete to rediscover the buzz of team being among the first in development into the County sport, and to realise that age the Country to achieve the and mummy hood does not academy. This programme New Youth Umpire Award. quell the enjoyment of being runs for athletes between active and the competitive spirit. 13-16. Older athletes may England Netball are in I have made friends that I would feed in to the Regional not otherwise have met, being the process of launching, new to the school. I’ve started Talent and Performance Shooting, Defending, cycling each week to get fitter centre which links into Strength and Conditioning for netball.” regional programmes and Attacking workshops Lisa at Bath University. Play Sport - NGB - Swimming

Swimming Council (over 60s only) and 4 full time swim Taunton Deane Borough SASP celebrates 7 years of continuous Council have both offered coaches in 5 clubs swimming development in Somerset. the initiative and have seen an encouraging increase National Age Group in participation within Qualifiers 8, National In this time 4 full time Club Development - these age groups. Also, as Youth Qualifiers professional coaches, building effective clubs part of the free swimming centrally managed by SASP, - increasing numbers initiative, 307 participants 7, National Senior based in 5 clubs across the of volunteers and aged 11 and over have Qualifiers 4 county (Wells and Shepton coaches- establishing the taken up the opportunity Mallet, Frome, Yeovil, Swimmer Pathway. to learn to swim for free. Bridgwater and Taunton) Pathways to excellence. have been employed. With talented young swimmers in the pipeline Strong Partnerships have across the county it is a good been built with ASA South time to reflect on success. West and Somerset ASA; South Somerset District The nationwide Free Council; Mendip District Swimming Initiative Council and the 3 Somerset started on 1st April 2009 School Sport Partnerships. allowing anyone under Together they have driven the age of 16 or over the a programme considered age of 60 to swim for free. by many to be exemplary. South Somerset District Play Sport - NGB – Athletics

Athletics A range of projects are love of the highly technical being launched which aim event pole vault mean that New funding streams have meant new to address participation he will also be working at projects for athletics in the county. The levels, coach and official county level in trying to recently formed Somerset Athletics Network development as well build on Somerset’s superb as raising performance record in the heptathlon were successful in putting together a joint bid standards. and decathlon whilst at between clubs and the Somerset Activity and the same time working Sports Partnership for an unprecedented sum Funding has enabled all hard to raise standards three of the areas which are and attract more female of over £100,000 over the next three years. serviced with a track and athletes towards pole vault. England Athletics through the Mc Cain field facility to be supported Athletics Networks project were keen to by a Community Network The Mendip Area post award Somerset a grant acknowledging Coach and a team of very is being shared jointly experienced coaches are by Tim Snowdon and that their bid was one of the strongest in the now in place to facilitate club Graham Goldsmid. country. and coach development within those areas. Tim (a Level 4 Jumps coach) has a wealth of experience Somerset is one of a number All four track and field Stuart Richards, a highly as GB Juniors Team Coach of networks being formed providers Mendip AC, Taunton experienced Level 2 coach and as a Talent Development around the country which AC, Wells City Harriers is employed in the Somerset Manager at Bath University pull together clubs wanting and Yeovil Olympiads have Area working with Yeovil where he continues to coach. to work together to maximize come together along with Olympiads. Stuart’s diversity Tim is working primarily with their resources and develop members of the Somerset as a combined events Mendip AC with a particular the sport within their area. road running community. coach with a particular focus on developing coaches, Play Sport - NGB - Athletics

but where he is also putting In the Taunton area Charlotte into practice some England Fisher is working on coach Athletics pilot projects recruitment and development around athlete pathways as well as developing athlete and award schemes. pathways and increasing participation and club Tim will be joined in the membership with women Mendip Area by Graham and girls. Charlotte who Goldsmid (a Level 2 recently completed her Level Endurance Coach) who 4 coaching qualification will be developing a range will be driving the Centre of of school to club link Excellence programme which projects with Wells City will also involve some of the Harriers around increasing county’s top event coaches, participation. As a keen Simon de Wilton (Javelin), runner himself Graham’s Bill Whistlecroft (Hurdles), enthusiasm as a coach Chris Millard (Sprints). will no doubt attract many youngsters into the sport in a discipline which the club has a great tradition for, having produced numerous GB internationals over the years. 6 of English 50 new coaches trained schools qualifiers

Play Sport - NGB - Gymnastics

Gymnastics 280 participants at the Sarah Binding, SASP Gymnastics Talent Development Coach is also Annual Festival a gymnastics High Performance Coach, based at Bath Rhythmic of Movement Gymnastics Club. This year Sarah and 2 young athletes from the club have been selected to attend the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. through a Gymnastics County Development Officer, Katie Irwin. SASP and Katie are In March, SASP joined forces with Kate Irwin from British Gymnastics to joining forces to create a organise the Somerset Festival of Movement at Wellsprings LC, Taunton. more sustainable and smooth Over 147 young gymnasts from local schools, school clubs, recreational pathway for gymnasts and gymnastics in Somerset. and competitive clubs took part in the 2 hour event of aerobic, acrobatic, rhythmic, men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics and dance, in front of Primary gym CPD continues an audience of some 150 enthusiasts. to be delivered in partnership with SSP’s. This has mainly This year, once again, produce great performances honour of being selected for been during the school SASP gymnastics has all year including, international the Great Britain Team for day, with a coach leading a been financially supported medals in Belgium, British the world championships in session for the children and through Gymnastics England. Junior Overall Champion Mie, Japan. As part of this the class teacher shadowing Funding is to support the and Senior 2nd placings. commitment Sarah delivered the coach. The coach leaving development of the high Senior Individual medals on a lecture at the national lesson plans demonstrating performance club, of which apparatus Hoop, Rope and conference in January 2010. the areas where the teacher Sarah Binding is head coach, Ribbon champion and Junior feels they need development, Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Runner up. Sarah and her This year has also seen whist being able to ask for club. This has helped to senior gymnast also had the more support for Somerset advice and helpful tips to Play Sport - NGB - Gymnastics

encourage the member 2-way international event, steps competitions in SSP’s of school staff to develop in autumn 2009 which – Bridgwater and Burnham their gymnastics knowledge saw Great Britain juniors on Sea, and many more! further and confidently with take the title, hosted at their class, whilst in their Wellsprings in Taunton. own school environment. SASP continues to link with Gymnastics and Trampoline many clubs throughout has also featured heavily in the county, offering them the Somerset 500 club this continued support and year, with 3 trampolinists direction. For example: being awarded funding to trampoline and gymnastics help them fulfil their potential. at Taunton Vale. SW Schools One of these being, Laura Trampolining to liaise and Gallagher at High Fliers create a template for good trampoline club (Cheddar). practice for their annual

Laura has been selected for schools competition, to Photo: Jon Holmes the worlds and European assist head teachers with team for GBR during this year entering the event, supporting and is training in the 2012 Orchard Gymnastics, squad. SASP continues to link Yeovil, with their ongoing with High Fliers and the 500 ventures and amalgamation Holmes Jon Photo: club to sustain the pathway with Taunton Deane club, both for Laura and other mentoring new coaches The GBR Rhythmic Group 2010, at Portiamo world cup, Portugal who club trampolinists.SASP also into recreational gymnastics are coached by Sarah Binding. supported the Trampoline sessions, supporting key Play Sport - Escape

Escape The first year of ESCAPe has focused on providing easy first steps into enjoying outdoor sports and activities for over 350 young people and adults.

ESCAPe’s aim is to provide encouraged to continue and local provision and a programme of lifestyle in a number of activities have been based around sports aimed at getting synonymous with extreme some of the best venues local people more active sport and the outdoor culture. across the South West, and introducing them to Activities have included: including , North the natural environment archery, climbing, skating Devon surf coast, Mendips in an exciting way. (inline/board), mountain and the Quantocks. biking, canoe and kayak, ESCAPe activities help sailing, windsurfing, wave ESCAPe started delivery in children and young people / wake boarding, mountain August 2009 with 5 weeks a Go scheme and were free to ‘let off steam’ and provide boarding, kite boarding/ of adventure activities at point of service to the a positive outlet for those buggying, coasteering, gill across Somerset. Many young people. The activity who like an adrenaline rush. scrambling and hill walking of these activities were programme involved sailing and more recently providing targeted at young people at Axebridge reservoir with Through ESCAPe, children a small skate park. aged between 12 and 17 the Bristol Corinthians sailing and young people from from the Bridgwater and club. Power Kiting, climbing, Somerset (and beyond) Activities are dependant Taunton areas. These were kayaking, caving and bell have been introduced and on geographical factors funded through the Give it boating at Bridgwater YMCA. Play Sport - Escape

This number has gone up to 350 in the first six months and is set to increase during the next year.

Since its launch, ESCAPe has delivered over 50 days of activities and almost 70 “Many thanks for showing individual sessions. George such a great time during The project has secured the summer holidays course funding for a mobile skate from . park, its own fleet of kayaks, He has been telling anyone who power kites and traction will listen about the fact that he sailed a boat on his own, learnt boards and other equipment how to mountain board, kept up to enable easier access and with you while mountain biking involvement in extreme sports. and the size of the waves while surfing! He really did have a great The project has successfully time. achieved its Adventure Elisa Day (parent) Activities Licence standard. The projects website now The five weeks proved to has a buy online facility be a huge success. and is proving to be a Over the first five weeks great portal and marketing escape has had over 250 tool to direct YP / families participants in activities from and Young Adults towards across the county. the projects we offer. www.escapexsports.co.uk Active 4 Life

Do Activity Stay Healthy

Do Activity Stay Healthy The scheme is due to is now 5 years old and change in September 2010 still going strong. This to account for changes in joint initiative between funding and to empower NHS Somerset, SASP schools to link DASH and the Somerset FA is provision with other healthy presently in 26 schools in schools initiatives they do. Somerset, targeting the least active children and those working towards a healthy weight. Over 250 12 month evaluation families have accessed the showed significant scheme over the 5 years. reductions in body An independent evaluation mass index and has found that DASH has increased aerobic had a significant impact on fitness levels reducing and maintaining a healthy body mass index for participants, plus showing an increased fitness level 250 families access www.escapexsports.co.uk amongst the participants. DASH each year Active 4 Life

The Wishbone 40 regular adult walkers Project and accessing the Somerset countryside in led walks Neroche Walks each week. Funded by the Neroche Partnership and Somerset Skills and Learning, this project encourages disadvantaged and family groups to access the countryside in the South Somerset area. Family groups have had treasure hunts, nature walks and bush craft to encourage children, adults and their carers to enjoy the outdoors. Regular groups of adults with additional needs are also organised to encourage socialising, team building and new skills through way finding and supporting each other. Active 4 Life

Early years and family learning SASP Water Confidence group to benefit from the sessions within Early Years programme whilst under This year the Early Years team have worked continues to thrive and close supervision by staff. closely together on a number of diverse expand enormously and projects throughout the county. We have we now work with over 250 We have been commissioned families per week across worked alongside and within Children’s to provide training for Early five locations. Here due to Years staff throughout the Centres where we have to date, run weekly our unique programme we county. To date twelve courses in 22 centres and reached into the are able to work alongside training courses have been lives of approximately 230 families. Children’s Centres and run which has attracted family support workers to nearly 200 staff from over 80 help bond families together different settings. in a fun way as well as This training has enabled Courses to help very young motor skills for children, increase the confidence of staff to continue their own children and their parents / to help with writing, playing the child and adult in the professional development carers play actively together and co-ordination. Both water. Somerset Skills and as well as promoting healthy have been set up in over 30 Learning have been involved the universal and targeted eating and increased Children Centres, nurserys courses have also been a in some of the sessions and pre schools across and have encouraged the activity within their own great success in helping Somerset. The courses have parents to further their own setting. Attendees have communication, numeracy helped both parents and goals as well as promoting been provided with a staff gain confidence around and literacy skills through goals for their children. comprehensive training active play while increasing active play. Fine and gross We are also seen as a safe manual and supporting their understanding of the motor skills have shown haven by Social Services documents as well importance of it as a way improvement alongside whereby they are able to as ongoing support of improving fine and gross general co-ordination. send some of their client with their work. Active 4 Life

‘This is me and my child’s favourite time of the week. We have both gained so much confidence together. I now feel so much closer to him’ Blue Anchor pool

‘We have been bringing the twins since they were three months old. This is the one time in the week that we can ‘I have made so many friends at the group - not be together as a family doing something fun and active. easy when I live so far out in the country. ‘A’ loves Kaye and Heather have given us so much confidence and seeing other children and I feel happier knowing we encouragement and also showed us how to let go!’ are not on our own’ Strode Pool Quantock Pool Coaching Development

“The Strength and Conditioning Coaching Development Workshop was excellent and I came away with lots of new ideas There has been a significant positive impact in along with legs that refused to coaching across Somerset for both work for several days afterwards! The weekend was an excellent volunteer and employed coaches working learning resource and I’m looking forward to the next one. Thanks in a variety of settings. SASP has given bursaries to you all” to over 50 coaches from Hockey Coach SASP has seen their across 15 different sports. partnership with Sports Coach UK (SCUK) develop with the this information and have a SASP also ran an extremely appointment of a Coaching clear understanding of the successful Club and Coach 50 coaches supported Development Manager, who coaching pathway available Development Weekend through coach is based within SASP, working to them in Somerset. which gave club coaches and bursaries from 15 on improving coaching in volunteers the opportunity to Somerset. Part of this role has It is fantastic to see so many access training, education and different sports athletes having the opportunity seen the implementation of to receive top coaching and development workshops across an online coaches database coaches being educated and one weekend. Coaches and within Somerset called Roots upskilled in the process. volunteers had the opportunity 2 Coaching which allows NGB Officer to network with other sports coaches to access information coaches as well as access the about training, education and SASP has run a Coach Bursary workshops chosen to suit their development as well as job Scheme in 2009/10 which development needs. This event opportunities and bursaries. allows coaches to access attracted over 50 clubs and The database has over 300 funding to gain sports specific 130 coaches to the weekend coaches who regularly access coaching qualifications. and is now an annual event.

Workforce Development

Workforce Development

SASP and Somerset • Appointment of • SASP has improved its Leisure Ltd successfully bid the Workforce website and branding. Work to Sport England for three Development Officer. on the equality standards years of matched funding set up; inclusion training to develop staff/club and • A joint Workforce offered across Somerset volunteer professional Development Strategy was Leisure Ltd and to local development opportunities; agreed between SASP and clubs; PE Curriculum become centres of Somerset Leisure Ltd which training developed and excellence under the National has been reviewed and mentoring supported Skills Academy brand within updated in the first year the Active Leisure sector and also to set up a website • An educational consortium that staff and club coaches was set up and two use. To oversee and lead successful bids made this work the appointment to the National Skills of a Workforce Development Academy resulting in Manager was secured. SASP being a key part of the South West National The action plan for Sport Skills Academy leading England evidences in Sports Development considerable successes in and Coaching. the period with creative and outstanding achievements reported including: Workforce Development

• Training has included • Initial thoughts undertaken Over 750 new training a large number of staff in SASP about setting and qualifications obtaining recognised up and developing a gained this year qualifications and over training unit for the future 750 engaged in learning during the year. Examples • Other work has been are: Spinning Certificates; secured for 2010 e.g. Boxercise; Cheerleading; access to the Future First Aid at Work; Gym Jobs Fund to help Instructor’s Certificates; create job opportunities GP referral training; for unemployed 18- De Fibrillation training; 24 year olds. UKCC qualifications such as Trampolining and Rugby Level 1s; Speedo Shallow Water Certificate; Walk Leader training and much more.

• Networking in the area has been developed with coaches and NGB representatives meeting together regularly through the County System Support Network Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership Hestercombe House, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8LG T 01823 410 213 W www.sasp.co.uk