Pass it on! Mentoring in action

England Athletics 2013 Coaching Conference – North Saturday 28 September Book before Leeds Metropolitan University 16 August Headingley Campus, Church Wood Avenue, Leeds LS6 3QS SAVE £10

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England Athletics is delighted to announce the Workshop choices Physical Preparation: Building the Athlete from the Ground Up details of our 2013 National Coaching Conferences Coaches are invited to choose two Kelvin Giles workshops: one in the morning and one in Over previous years our conferences have built a reputation as one of our the afternoon. This workshop will combine theory and practice in order to explore concepts and flagship coach development events and once again we have planned a series of Places are limited and will be allocated on a workshops and keynote speeches to engage, inspire and enthuse club coaches. training to improve the physical preparation first-come, first-served basis, so book early to of athletes, and will help coaches to The theme of this years events is ‘Pass it on! Mentoring in action’. England Athletics avoid disappointment. understand ‘physical literacy’ and its continues to invest significantly in mentoring and the development of mentoring MORNING WORKSHOPS relevance to athletics. By the end of the relationships through our National and Local Coach Development Programmes and workshop coaches should understand the this year’s events will reinforce the value and importance of mentoring. Along with Nutrition: Eat and Drink like a maturation journey of the developing athlete and understand how to assess movement our National Coach Mentors, a number of mentees from the National Coach Champion Louise Sutton competence and how to select appropriate Development Programme will be on hand to share their experiences and facilitate exercises and their progressions. practical sessions in workshops led by their mentor. This workshop will focus on nutritional approaches to optimising performance. Led Coaches attending should be familiar with the Coaches are encouraged to attend the event with their mentor/support coach and by Louise Sutton, you will explore the day to UKA Athlete Development Model on uCoach plenty of opportunity will be given for coaches to expand their networks and share day nutritional dilemmas of athletes and http://ucoach.com/document/uka-athlete- ideas and advice with fellow club coaches. In addition to this, coaches will be consider practical recommendations for development-model-document/ . challenged to consider how they will pass on the knowledge and information gained maintaining health and optimising Mental Preparation: Harnessing on the day back in their coaching environment. performance with a key focus on recovery your ‘Inner Chimp’ nutrition strategies. The conferences will launch England Athletics’ Local Coach Development Programme Robbie Anderson for 2013/14 with practically focussed workshops to meet the needs of club coaches. To Youth Development: Developing “Your Inner Chimp can be your best friend or help this, coaches will be given the opportunity to submit a question which they the Whole Child your worst enemy... this is the chimp paradox.” would like to see addressed on the day when selecting their workshops. All workshops Jamie French This workshop will explore the incredibly will adopt an inclusive approach, encouraging coaches to consider how their sessions For many years, coaches, athletes, parents and successful mind management model are meeting the needs of athletes of all abilities. others have discussed what makes an athlete pioneered by Dr Steve Peters and help successful and how a coach or parent can help coaches to understand how to apply the Each conference will include workshops aimed at Run Leaders, providing an opportunity an athlete get the most from themselves. model to better understand themselves and for professional development to enhance their skills and to provide valuable links into In more recent years, several popular books their athletes, ultimately leading to increased the coaching community to assit with the progression of their runners. (‘Talent Code’, ‘Outliers’, ‘Bounce’) have been confidence, enjoyment and a more effective exploring this topic and in particular – what and successful coach athlete partnership. Programme for the day* makes someone talented or successful. A lot Run Leader: AthleFIT (Part 1) of these books focus on the work of Anders Craig Blain and Sarah Watson 09:30 Arrival and Registration Ericsson and the notion of ‘deliberate practice’. NB: this is part of an all day workshop – coaches will also be expected to attend the afternoon session. 10:00 Keynote The aim of this workshop is to demonstrate This four-hour workshop will introduce Peter Stanley: The influence of mentors on a coaching journey key considerations when coaching children; AthleFIT, the brand new fitness programme in particular, exploring ‘the holistic child’, 11:00 Morning workshops (for choices see below, pages 3-4) from England Athletics which combines the ‘stages of development and characteristics’, best of what are fundamentally athletics 13:00 Lunch (including Coaching Marketplace) ‘early specialisation’, and the implications of running, jumping and throwing events all this for coaching. The workshop will also 14:00 Afternoon workshops (for choices see below, pages 4-5) applied with the traditional circuit training explore the value and importance of approach in a fun and exciting programme 16:00 Closing Address ‘deliberate practice’ in the context of of getting and keeping fit. Graham Ravenscroft: Pass it on! coaching children. Everyone who undertakes the four-hour By the end of the workshop all coaches 16:30 Close AthleFIT orientation workshop will be should feel confident in their knowledge and *provisional programme – may be subject to change insured to deliver AthleFIT to adults. This ability to incorporate child centred activities workshop carries 3 REPs points for those who within the programming of their athletes. are accredited. book online at www.englandathletics.org/coaching-conferences 4 5

The Importance of Planning: Endurance: The Art of Endurance development of fundamental event group enjoy some part of their training over micro- Developing your Athletes through Running motor skills and then consider how these hurdles and hurdles. The use of hurdles can skills can be integrated into event group and improve mobility, rhythm, max velocity Andi Drake plus mentees Effective Planning event specific physical preparation or mechanics, and also the conditioning for all Paul Moseley with Andi Drake and This workshop will look at drills and skills specifically developed to meet the individual athletes. The process will help coaches Kerry Eddie coaches can bring to training sessions to needs of an event. develop the skills to identify athletes with develop running mechanics on a range of Why should we consider planning for our Workshop supported by mentees from the talent for the event, and by the end of the surfaces. This practical session will equip athletes? There are numerous examples of National Coach Development Programme. workshop all coaches will feel confident in training programmes and templates that can coaches to provide augmented feedback to their knowledge and ability to incorporate be accessed via the internet, but why would athletes using simple coaching cues to Speed: Developing a Speed hurdles into the programming of their you use them? improve running form. Athlete through Hurdles – athletes. This workshop will look at how planning can Delivering with Andi will be NCDP endurance Steve Mitchell – supported by Matt mentees Greg Hull, Andy Henderson, Andy Run Leader: AthleFIT (Part 2) provide a framework of ideas for coaches to Wood and Paul Wibberley NB: this is part of an all day workshop – coaches will use and adapt to suit the needs of their own Railton and Steve Vernon who will share their experiences of coaching middle to long The aim of this workshop is to demonstrate also be expected to attend the morning session. athletes. For a range of reasons a coach may how all developing athletes can and should not plan and just decide on the night what distance on track, road and off-road. they are going to do, but is this appropriate Coaching attending should familiarise for developing athletes? themselves with the blog on Posture, Shape The aim of this workshop is to demonstrate and Performance: Keynote speaker Workshop leaders key considerations when putting together http://ucoach.com/blog/posture-shape-and- plans. In particular, developing a group profile performance/from-filter/ Peter Stanley Graham Ravenscroft to construct a training program; setting clear, and Endurance Athlete Development Model: Peter Stanley is the British England Athletics National Coach Mentor for focussed goals; identify how to progressively http://ucoach.com/document/endurance-adm/ Athletics and England High Jump, Graham has over 26 years of link sessions; identify what you need to Workshop supported by mentees from the Athletics Head of coaching experience and has coached athletes evaluate at the end of your program (and National Coach Development Programme. Coaching and to every major global championships. He has why). The workshop will also challenge coaches Development. He was an IAAF Level 5 Elite Coaching Diploma and to think about structuring progressive, develop - Throws: the Skill of Throwing – previously the National UKA Level 4 licence. He has been the Great mental programmes that are athlete centred. looking at the commonalities Coach Mentor for Triple Britain Team Jumps Coach at all age groups By the end of the workshop all coaches across the events Jump for England and has prepared and supported athletes at athletics and lead for many World and European Junior and U23 should feel confident in their knowledge and Ivan Washington plus mentees ability to plan and implement training Jumps and Combined Championships. He coached Michelle Dunkley programmes for their athletes. This Workshop will look at the physical, Events, prior to becoming British Athletics and Vikki Hubbard to the British Junior mental and technical qualities you want your Event Group Lead for Jumps and Combined Indoor record, English Schools senior record AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS throwers to possess. Coaches will explore Events. and many major age group and senior global what drills and skills are required to improve Youth Development: Coaching the As a volunteer coach he previously coached championships. Other individual athletes he performance, reduce faults and progress has worked with include Chris Baker and Whole Child Jonathan Edwards to become Triple Jump technique; whilst also looking at the World Record Holder and one of only four Stephany Pywell as well as being technical Ian Stafford, supported by Jamie French mechanical and technical similarities across athletes to hold Olympic, World, European coach to Louise Hazel and Tom Parsons. He is and Colin Allen the throws to enhance all round throwing. and Commonwealth titles simultaneously. He currently the lead coach to Jayne Nisbet. The aim of this workshop is to ensure that Workshop supported by mentees from the also coached Chris Tomlinson to Indoor & Louise Sutton children entering our sport experience a National Coach Development Programme. Outdoor G.B. Records as well as the Brazilian, Qualified as a clinical dietitian, Louise is developmental environment that is stimulat- Jadel Gregorio, to indoor and outdoor South Jumps: The Skill of Jumping – currently a Principal Lecturer in Sport and ing, exciting, challenging and engaging. The American Records. Peter currently coaches Exercise Nutrition at Leeds Metropolitan workshop focuses on the principles of the 5 developing the 'motor skills' that some of our leading horizontal jumpers in the University. She has a particular interest in the C’s (coaching the whole child) – for example, exist across all jumping events UK – JJ Jegede, Nony Mordi and Lisa practical application of sport dietetics in elite Competence of movement skills, Confidence Ferguson Graham Ravenscroft plus mentees and extreme environments and over the past through athletic activity, and encouraging This workshop will take a look at the 20 years has advised many elite sports Creativity. Through practical activity, the commonality that exists between the jumping professionals from a range of sports including workshop will explore how to include these events regarding the acquisition and athletics, swimming, diving, cricket, football aspects within your coaching. and rugby. book online at www.englandathletics.org/coaching-conferences 6 7

Known for her very practical approach, Louise coach education and teacher education a Masters in Sport and Physical Education Sarah Watson has extensive experience in delivering courses, and is a Level 3 (Sprints) Coach. He focusing on developmental psychology. Sarah has been working as a Run England nutrition education programmes and is coaches a wide range of athletic events, but Robbie Anderson Activator in County Durham for the past two currently involved in research projects predominantly specialises in coaching years. She has six years of coaching Robbie is a psychological skills mentor for Dr investigating the nutritional knowledge of wheelchair racing based at Leeds City AC. experience across a range of ages, plus Steve Peter’s Chimp Management Team. He both athletes and coaches. Through his work as a Regional Tutor with experience leading a number of Run England gained qualification in sport science, and England Athletics Paul has developed a groups within the County Durham area for a Jamie French masters awards in Psychology and Sport and number of workshops supporting coaches wide range of abilities. She is a keen runner Jamie French is a Senior Lecturer at Leeds Exercise Psychology. He has used his completing their Coach Level Qualifications, herself and a member and coach at her local Metropolitan University, currently leading the experience of competing in Rugby and including Diary Support and Planning. club in Darlington. BA Physical Education Course in the Carnegie dealing with injuries in his work with Faculty. He has spent the last six years leading Andi Drake professional rugby, professional golf, GB Ivan Washington Andi Drake is the England Athletics National a group of academic staff in the area of Canoeing and most recently GB Taekwondo. Ivan Washington is the England Athletics Coach Mentor for Endurance (North of Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy Robbie is used to working across all age National Coach Mentor for Shot and Discus, England). He was a GB&NI Team athlete from latterly including Sports Coaching. ranges and levels, from junior athletes to supporting a group of mentees across the 1984 to 2004 and has coached athletes from Jamie is Internal Verifier/National Lead for elite. His main interest lies in helping people North of England. Formerly a member of the junior to senior level who have competed at the UKA Children’s Coach qualification and is be the best they can in the sporting National Coach Development Programme for the Olympic Games, World Championships, currently a regional trainer helping to quality environment, but he also applies these heavy throws, where he delivered throws European Championships and assure delivery to bring through the next techniques to the business world. workshops as part of the Local Coach Devel - Commonwealth Games, including Johanna generation of Coaches. He has coached for 19 opment Programme, Ivan is a UKA Level 4 Jackson, 2010 20 km Walk Champion. Craig Blain years coaching both National and coach. He has worked with athletes from grass Graduating from Liverpool John Moores International Athletes in the Horizontal Andi completed his PhD in exercise physiology roots to Junior and Senior International level. Jumps along with several Junior Athletes who at Coventry University in 2007, where he was University in 2006 with a degree in Sports have subsequently gone on to compete Senior Lecturer in Coaching & Sport Science Development, Craig has worked in the Steve Mitchell Internationally in a variety of events before taking up the role as Head Coach at profession for seven years coming to England Steve is the England Athletics Area Coach (including decathlon). the National Centre for Race Walking in 2009 Athletics from British Cycling after helping to Mentor for Hurdles for North London and the based at Leeds Metropolitan University. develop their youth competition East. Steve has been a coach for the past 16 Kelvin Giles programmes. Joining the England Athletics Kerry Eddie years, focussing on hurdles for the past 11 A former UK National and Olympic Track & team in 2011 as Area Coordinator for the Run years. He has coached successful junior Kerry is currently the England Athletics Field Coach, Kelvin spent 30 years in England programme and a Tutor for UKA, athletes competing at World and European National Coach Mentor for Combined Events. Australia’s high performance sport Craig has developed wealth of knowledge in Junior Championships, including a gold Following a long International career as a environment. He was Head Track & Field all aspects of the recreational offer from medallist at this year’s European Junior Heptathlete she has spent nine years working Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport in England Athletics through coordinating the Championships in Reiti, Italy. Canberra and Head of the Athletic with the Great Britain Combined Events programme to supporting over 300 groups Development department at the Queensland Teams as both a coach and Team leader. As a and 10,000 runners in the North of England Academy of Sport in Brisbane. personal coach Kerry has guided several with his team. athletes to Junior and U23 representation. Kevin spent six years at the helm of the Brisbane Broncos Rugby League team as Ian Stafford Director of Performance and also led the Ian has worked extensively in coaching and Australian Rugby Union’s Elite Player Develop- coach development with National Governing ment section. He is a coach to 14 Olympic and Bodies and sport agencies in a variety of World Championship athletes over a 40 year consultancy roles. He was the director of career. He is currently CEO of Movement Coaching System Development at Sports Dynamics UK Ltd and currently consults across Coach UK where he oversaw all a range of National Governing Bodies and developments relating to coaching children. Federations, and is the author of the Physical Ian has authored a book on long term athlete Competence Assessment resources. development and several coach development Paul Moseley resources, particularly in relation to coaching children. He has taught physical education Paul is a Regional Trainer, Tutor and Assessor and lectured in teacher training and student for England Athletics and UKA, covering all sport at Bristol and other universities. Ian has book online at www.englandathletics.org/coaching-conferences K9E79>?IJ>;D;MJ@68D68=>C<L:7H>I: I=6I8DCC:8IHNDJIDI=:A6I:HI8D68=>C< G:HDJG8:H>C8AJ9>C

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