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EIGHTH ANNUAL PE and Sports Coaching Summer Conference Thursday 16 – Friday 17 July 2020 at Abingdon School, Oxfordshire The Largest Multi-Sport Conference for PE Teachers and Sports Coaches in the UK ATHLETICS CRICKET GYMNASTICS HOCKEY NETBALL PHYSICAL EDUCATION RUGBY SEMINARS SWIMMING WELLBEING 8TH ANNUAL PE AND SPORTS COACHING SUMMER CONFERENCE 16–17 JULY 2020 WELCOME PROGRAMME Welcome to the Eighth Annual PE and Sports THURSDAY 16 JULY 2020 Coaching Conference, again based at the : extensive facilities of Abingdon School. British Gymnastics Teachers’ Award INTRODUCTORY LEVEL Through its timing, this event has always with Gary Kirkby attracted a combination of teachers from a Netball Coaching and Umpiring range of UK schools, as well as those working for Beginners in British and International schools abroad. with Karen Greig Its aim is to keep all teachers updated with current best practice in UK sports education. Building the Foundations for It will help them to prepare to deliver high Physical Literacy in Key Stage 1 quality sessions in the following school year, with Anne Higgins and also to improve their employability. Rugby Coaching and Refereeing There is a wide selection of courses, for Beginners qualifications and seminars. It is hoped that with Dan Cottrell this will provide something of interest to Educational Visits Co-ordinator all teachers. The Conference atmosphere is Qualification relaxed, allowing teachers to network and with Paul Bond share views and experiences in an appealing The Director of Sport in summer environment. Delegates may an Independent School attend either or both of the two days. with Neil Rollings For those visiting from afar, accommodation Pool Safety Award for Teachers is available in the heart of Oxford University at with Susan Murrell St Hugh’s College. This is situated a short walk from the historic city centre, and free transport is FRIDAY 17 JULY 2020 provided each day to and from Abingdon School. This provides the opportunity for combining Athletics Coaching Masterclass the Conference with the social and cultural with Dean Macey, Olympian possibilities of Oxford, including the Conference Introducing and Coaching Cricket to Girls Dinner on the banks of the River Cherwell with Neil Rollings An Introduction to Hockey Coaching and Umpiring PRICES with Matt Taylor ONE DAY TWO DAYS Creative Games Teaching in One Delegate £189 £315 Key Stage Two with Anne Higgins Two Delegates £315 £599 Preparing for Senior Leadership Conference Dinner £65 with Jill Berry 7.30pm 16 July Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant Coaching Soccer in Schools Accommodation (B+B 16 July) £125 with Bruce Suraci Includes transport to and from Abingdon Contemporary Swimming Teaching for Schools with Joe Roebuck and Amy Smith, Olympians Courses run 10.00am – 3.30pm. Prices include lunch, refreshments and course materials. Exclude VAT. Supporting the Mental Health For discounts on bigger groups, please call of School Athletes 015395 60060. with Adam Morris 2 8TH ANNUAL PE AND SPORTS COACHING SUMMER CONFERENCE 16–17 JULY 2020 ATHLETICS CRICKET School Athletics Masterclass Introducing and Coaching with Dean Macey, Olympian Cricket to Girls 10AM – 3.30PM, FRIDAY 17 JULY with Neil Rollings AT TILSLEY PARK, ABINGDON 10AM – 3.30PM, FRIDAY 17 JULY Almost all schools in the world have Track and AT ABINGDON SCHOOL Field Athletics as a significant part of their summer Cricket is the fastest growing summer term school programme. It is one of the most accessible GCSE game for girls. However, many teachers lack practical options, and most schools enter their experience and confidence to deliver lessons and athletes in competitions. However, progress in the coaching sessions. This is a course for teachers of technical events is often limited. Dean Macey, one girls’ cricket who have little or no experience and of Britain’s all-time greatest Decathletes, shows are introducing the game, sometimes for the first how teachers can make these activities exciting, time. It is particularly suitable for teachers involved stimulating and challenging. He also illustrates in the 10–14 age range. No previous experience how effective coaching can significantly improve is necessary. It provides everything the beginner student progress and competitive performances. requires to teach the game, prepare school teams His unrivalled expertise, entertaining delivery and and umpire matches of both the hard and soft breath-taking demonstrations make this a day ball games. Basic skills and strategies will be to remember. This course is suitable for teachers presented, along with a variety of game formats and coaches of all levels of expertise, and will help suitable for use with inexperienced players of all those delivering the Athletics modules at GCSE and ages. Simple Rules and umpiring protocols will A Level to improve student grades. equip teachers to officiate various types of school matches with confidence. Warm up activities for Developing throws: young athletes Shot, Discus, Javelin Engaging beginners in Understanding Cricket Cricket strategy Improving sprinting Analysing technique technique and diagnosis Skill based warm ups Alternative formats with soft balls Sprint start Fault identification and Introducing batting shots Games for developing Teaching hurdle correction Cricket skills in girls technique Coaching for individual Games and practices to develop batting Umpiring, managing High Jump/Long Jump/ improvement and scoring school Triple Jump Understanding Rules Developing the bowling and Regulations action matches The role of the A simple guide to the wicketkeeper Rules of the Game Dean Macey was England’s leading decathlete for a decade. His first Fielding techniques and major triumph was a silver medal games at the 1999 World Championships, was Head of Cricket which helped him win the BBC Neil Rollings in four independent schools, over 21 Young Sports Personality of the years. He was a National Cricket Year. The following year, he was Association Senior Coach, and fourth in the Sydney Olympics, and pioneered innovative methods to followed that with a World Championships Silver make the game accessible to all Medal. He was again fourth in the Athens Olympics, children. He has since worked with a before winning a Gold Medal in the 2006 wide range of teachers and coaches Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He has a enabling them to present a fast, exciting and skilful personal best of 8603 points. game to young players and beginners of both sexes. BOOK ONLINE www.independentcoacheducation.co.uk/summer2020 BOOK BY TELEPHONE 015395 60060 3 8TH ANNUAL PE AND SPORTS COACHING SUMMER CONFERENCE 16–17 JULY 2020 GYMNASTICS HOCKEY British Gymnastics Teachers’ An Introduction to Hockey Award: INTRODUCTORY LEVEL Coaching and Umpiring Gymnastics for Key Stage 1 and 2 Teachers with Matt Taylor with Gary Kirkby 10AM – 3.30PM, FRIDAY 17 JULY 10AM – 3.30PM, THURSDAY 16 JULY AT TILSLEY PARK, ABINGDON AT ABINGDON GYMNASTICS CLUB This is a course for teachers who IN ASSOCIATION WITH This course is designed for IN ASSOCIATION WITH are new to teaching and umpiring teachers working with children school Hockey. It provides an at Key Stages One and Two. overview of coaching techniques for individual It is a one-day course, which is a practical player development, as well as tactical introduction to teaching Gymnastics. The course considerations for team play. The game has is certified by British Gymnastics, as Introductory changed significantly in recent years, with new Level Gymnastics. It is regarded as the required skills and strategies to accommodate rule changes. qualification for teaching Gymnastics to primary These will be carefully introduced and explained to age pupils. No previous experience is required, ensure that novice coaches are confident that their neither is it necessary to be a qualified teacher, nor session content is contemporary and stimulating. a PE teacher. Basic rules and approaches to umpiring the game in school - at a range of abilities and ages - will be For teachers with experience of teaching presented to equip teachers with the ability to Gymnastics, the 2-day Intermediate course is officiate school matches. advised. Introduction: Warm up Balance: points and COACHING and Shapes patches, including Introducing and Developing set piece Connection Skills: headstand and developing core skills skills: Long Corner and stepping, spinning, handstand Pushing, slapping and Self Pass jumps, turns, leaps and Hand apparatus: hoops, hitting Basic penalty corner cartwheel balls and ropes Individual and team strategies Rolling Skills: log, egg, Partner Balances: defence Small-sided games for side, forward, working with partner 20 fun-based training skill development backward, teddy bear and small groups drills Playing formations UMPIRING An overview of all Umpiring the self pass major rules New rules at the Long Creating and applying Corner advantage Understanding the Communication: Penalty Corner whistle, signal and voice Gary Kirby is an international performance coach, who has Matt Taylor is the current Head coached Olympic and World Coach of Nottingham University, Championship medalists. He was who won the BUCS Gold Medal in appointed men’s Technical Director 2015. He was previously Head at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Coach of Beeston HC in the Men’s He was Gymnastics Development Premier League, winning three Officer for Liverpool, and ran PGCE Championships between 2010 and and QTS courses at Liverpool John Moores