Online Coaching Courses Summer 2021
Take advantage of our online Zoom courses to keep up to date with the latest training and advice. MA in Education: Leading Sport in Schools
A two year, part-time online course aimed at current, aspiring, and ambitious Directors of Sport in schools of all types.
Further information from Neil Rollings [email protected] or online at www.padsis.com/ma WELCOME CONTENTS
The return of pupils to schools at the Cricket 3 start of the summer term is a welcome Netball 4 development for all concerned, and, hopefully, as significant step in the Swimming 5 journey to the return of normal school Sevens 5 life. The restoration of sport will be a Hockey 6–7 significant dimension of this. However, Athletics 7 it appears that the great majority of GCSE PE 8–9 the term will still take place under enduring Covid restrictions, which will Gymnastics 10 limit what is possible for professional Seminars 10–12 development.
We are therefore pleased to present SIGN UP another full programme of online FOR OUR training for the summer term. This PROFESSIONAL aims to meet the requirements of a NEWSLETTER wide range of teachers, in both the Our free Newsletter is sports that they will teach during the published fortnightly in summer term, but also looking ahead term time. It provides a to autumn 2021. Training events are range of articles and information delivered through video illustration, on issues surrounding PE and much of which has been created School Sport. specifically for these courses, in order to maximise their relevance and Sign up for free online impact. As always, they will be focused clearly on the circumstances in which PRICES PER COURSE teachers work in schools, and provide (except where indicated) content to ensure lessons are safe, INDIVIDUAL £60 effective and contemporary. GROUP SUBSCRIPTION £120 (log in on up to five separate devices) All webinars run via Zoom Please note there are no group discounts for excepted priced courses. All timings are UK time Prices exclude VAT.
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Cricket for Girls Level Two: Developing the game and transitioning to the hard ball with Lydia Greenway PART 1 6.30–8PM Monday 26 April PART 2 6.30–8PM Thursday 6 May
The Level Two course is IN ASSOCIATION WITH aimed at teachers who have some experience of teaching the game to beginners, and wish to Cricket for Girls Level One: improve their knowledge base and An Introduction to introduce the hard cricket ball. Through video illustration, essential skills will Soft Ball Cricket be introduced and demonstrated. A with Lydia Greenway strategy will be presented for moving PART 1 6.30–8PM Thursday 29 April on to the hard ball, and for meeting the PART 2 6.30–8PM Tuesday 4 May needs of more able and experienced players. The course is presented in two This course is aimed at IN ASSOCIATION WITH parts over different evenings teachers with no experience, who are introducing the Introducing and progressing running game for the first time. Through between the wickets extensive video, it will illustrate all the Playing the cut shot basic skills, and how to present them Hitting the gaps to improve scoring to beginners, using a variety of soft Introducing the wicketkeeper balls. The course is divided into two Fielding positions, and setting a field parts, delivered on separate evenings. Using equipment for hardball cricket Introducing batting: grip, stance and Ways to present the hard ball game backswing Insights from international players Developing batting shots: the drive and pull LYDIA GREENWAY Progressing batting drills Lydia played for England over 200 Practising through small-sided games times, in all formats of the game. She Introducing the bowling action won the World Cup twice, and the Ashes five times. She now coaches Developing the run up Sydney Sixers in Australia’s Big Bash Essential fielding skills: throwing, and commentates on Sky and BBC. stopping and catching book by telephone 015395 60060 3 NETBALL
Developing Netball Umpiring School Netball Shooters in the with Karen Greig School Game 7–9PM Friday 7 May with Tracey Neville MBE and Karen Greig This webinar aims to build confidence in school Netball umpires, enabling 7–9PM Monday 24 May them to officiate school matches safely This Online Netball and competently. It will address recent Masterclass is rule changes as well as explaining basic intended for coaches rules that apply when umpiring the of school teams. It game in schools. will illustrate how Major Rules and penalties shooters should Using the whistle work effectively in and out of the circle, ensuring dynamic Signalling / Communication and positioning movement, distribution and being Pre-Game and keeping score aware of the triggers to get them in the right place to maximise their influence Effective Umpiring at school level on the game. Interpreting difficult situations Goal shooter middle Trigger movements Goal scoring and goal attack connections Goal attack entry Front and back cuts 1 on 1 Overloading Shooter to Shooter ball
TRACEY NEVILLE MBE Tracey was head coach of the KAREN GREIG England Roses team that won an Karen Greig is the current Head Coach unprecedented Gold medal in the of Manchester Thunder, who were 2018 Commonwealth Games. Her Superleague Champions in 2019. team also won medals in the 2019 She is a former England shooter, World Championships. She is a captain and Superleague winner, and former England international and was the 2018 Superleague ‘Coach Superleague winning coach. of the Year’.
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Creating a Culture for Sevens Success Sir Gordon Tietjens 7–9PM Thursday 20 May
This course illustrates the philosophy and preparation that established the Improving School New Zealand All Swimmers Blacks Sevens with Amy Smith and Joe Roebuck team as one 7–9PM Monday 14 June of the most successful on the international circuit. This course is suitable for teachers Their style of preparation, and the non- of swimming classes, and coaches of negotiable culture, has made them competitive swimmers. It will present consistently effective performers in the extensive video analysis of each HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. stroke, showing skill progressions and common mistakes. Teachers will be Team Balance: ensuring a complementary skill set equipped to better understand effective techniques, diagnose faults and provide Leadership on and off the field corrective practices Conditioning to get the best out of your players Techniques of the major strokes Train like it’s a tournament Full technical breakdown Technical and Tactical evolutions in the Common mistakes game Deconstructing Techniques for Nutrition and hydration in preparation beginners and tournaments Starts, Dives and turns Benefit of Swimming aids SIR GORDON TIETJENS Sir Gordon Tietjens is the most highly decorated coach in the history of AMY SMITH AND JOE ROEBUCK Rugby Sevens. His New Zealand Amy and Joe competed in the 2012 team has won 12 World Series, 4 London Olympics, in both individual Commonwealth Games and 2 World events and relays. Both won silver Cups. He is a World Rugby Hall of medals in Commonwealth Games, Famer and was knighted in 2013 for Joe in Delhi and Amy in Glasgow. his services to the game. book by telephone 015395 60060 5 HOCKEY
Intermediate Hockey Coaching with Matt Taylor 7–9PM Tuesday 25 May
This course is aimed at IN ASSOCIATION WITH school coaches who have some experience of coaching and/or playing Hockey. It will enable Hockey Coaching for them to improve their understanding Beginners of the modern game, and the skills with Matt Taylor and strategies that make players and 7–9PM Tuesday 22 June teams successful. Out-letting with both 3 and 4 at the This course is for teachers IN ASSOCIATION WITH back who are new to coaching Hockey in schools. It covers Man-Man and Zonal Presses: the merits of each the basic skills and strategies for the 7-a-side Mini (Into) Hockey game as Effective counter attacking well as the full game. It will provide Counter cover and reducing the threat of the opponents’ attack an overview of coaching techniques for individual player development and High Possession in the Final 3rd tactical considerations for effective Manipulating space in attack team. It is intended to equip novice coaches with the skills, knowledge and understanding to conduct safe and RECRUIT GRADUATE effective coaching sessions, and run COACHES lower ability school teams Enhance your coaching programme with enthusiastic and well qualified Basic drills for core skill development graduate assistants. High quality Introducing advanced skills coaches are available to work in schools Game play to develop basic on a resident or non-resident basis. understanding of team play Many have top quality playing and coaching experience, and make a wide Developing the principles of the contribution to school life. self-pass All recruitment is on an no appointment, 20 fun-based training drills to no fee basis; you have nothing to lose. develop both attacking and defending Contact Daniel Scargill, techniques Recruitment Director Formations and set plays for the TELEPHONE 015395 60060 7-a-side and 11-a-side formats of the MOBILE 07500 701878 game
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Umpiring School Hockey Teaching and Coaching with Matt Taylor Athletics in Schools 7–9PM Tuesday 8 June with Dean Macey PART 1 7–9PM Monday 10 May This course is aimed at IN ASSOCIATION WITH 7–8.30PM teachers and coaches who PART 2 Tuesday 11 May are required to umpire This seminar is a school games at U11 to U-15 age single course groups. It seeks to provide them with delivered over two knowledge both of the rules and also sessions. of their practical application in a school Cost for both setting. There will be extensive video sessions is £100 illustration, to ensure that participants (exc. vat) can be confident of their capacity to officiate matches PART 1: RUNNING AND JUMPING Basic rules, and how to apply them in a school context Fun warm up activities for young athletes Maximising advantage Improving sprinting technique Applying the foot rule Blocks and standing starts Officiating the penalty corner Improving hurdle technique Increasing continuity and enjoyment through communication High jump/long jump/triple jump Differences between 7 and 11-a-side PART TWO: THROWS school Hockey Breaking down throwing technique: javelin/shot/discus MATT TAYLOR Analysing technique and diagnosis Matt Taylor is the current Head Coach Fault identification and correction of Nottingham University, who won Warm downs to minimise fatigue the BUCS Gold Medal in 2015. He was previously Head Coach of Beeston HC in the Men’s Premier League, winning DEAN MACEY three Championships between 2010 Dean Macey was England’s leading and 2014. Prior to that, he was coach decathlete for over a decade. He won of the Cannock Ladies’ side, winning Gold in the Commonwealth Games, promotion to the Premier League two World Championship medals, as in 1009. He is a former England well as twice finishing fourth in the international, and won several Premier Olympics. He was BBC Young Sports League titles with Cannock HC. Personality of the Year.
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GCSE PE: GCSE PE: Enduring Lessons from Exam Content and Cycles Online Learning with Tony Corcoran with Tony Corcoran 7–9PM Wednesday 12 May 7–9PM Tuesday 11 May This session focuses on developing a This session focuses on lessons better understanding of exam cycles that have been learned over the work and how this can impact content 12 months of lockdown and online delivery. Strengths and weaknesses learning. It considers how these can in exam replies from previous series be used to increase pupil engagement, are discussed as well as how to use and improve progress, beyond the the Chief/Principal Examiners report pandemic. This is not looking at the use along with Results+ and ERA to inform of Zoom, Teams or Google classroom, planning. but focussing on technology and apps An overview of how exam papers are that can be used to enhance classroom constructed in terms of Assessment learning and engagement whilst Objectives and types of questions. monitoring progress. Examples include: How the typical ‘3 year’ exam cycle can inform and aid planning. Doodly Content ‘not yet covered’. Thinglink Analysis of series 1806 and 1906 Edpuzzle (2018 & 2019) to identify weaknesses Wakelet in candidates’ responses. Mote Effective use of the Principal/Chief Peardeck Examiner reports in relation to these Nearpod weaknesses.
TONY CORCORAN LOOKING Tony is Senior Examiner for a major examination board. He has 20 years’ FOR A experience teaching exam PE, and been involved in the delivery of GCSE NEW JOB? training, in UK and overseas, since 2015. He is the founder and of GCSE Visit our website, Simplified, revision guides that are search for current used in 26 countries by more than 1,600 schools. vacancies and sign up for job alerts
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AQA GCSE PE: AQA GCSE PE: Maximising Student Maximising Attainment in Attainment the NEA component with Ross Howitt with Ross Howitt 7–9PM Tuesday 18 May 7–9PM Wednesday 26 May
This session provides an overview of This session provides how very successful PE departments an overview of develop a teaching philosophy to strategies to meet and exceed the demands of the maximise success in AQA GCSE PE course. It will present the NEA component key concepts, topic delivery ideas with AQA GCSE PE. and strategies to maximise student It will explain how to attainment. adopt the assessment grid to inform coursework delivery, and to provide Developing and refining approaches guidance for students (within JCQ Novel and engaging lesson ideas rules) to enable them to succeed. Focusing on ‘problematic topic areas’ How a successful lesson should look Organising practical evidence in and what it should aim to achieve ‘normal years’ Getting inside the examiner’s head- Advice on videoing performance focusing on depth and application A close look at the assessment grids Quick wins and minor adjustments for NEA Part 3 and what they mean that will make big changes to Providing student guidance (JCQ attainment compliant) Time organisation to ensure coursework is completed punctually SIGN UP and to maximum effect FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL ROSS HOWITT NEWSLETTER Ross Howitt works for major examining boards and has authored Our free Newsletter is a number of PE related textbooks. He published fortnightly in has worked with schools in a number term time. It provides a of countries to drive departmental range of articles and information success in the subject. on issues surrounding PE and School Sport. Sign up for free online book by telephone 015395 60060 9 GYMNASTICS SEMINARS
Supporting Female Athletes in School Sport with Dr Emma Ross 7-9PM Wednesday 5 May
This workshop is aimed at all teachers Progressing and coaches, male and female, Gymnastics Skills involved with teenage girl athletes. It with Gary Kirby is especially suitable for Directors of Sport in girls’ schools and Heads of 7–9PM Thursday 13 May Girls’ Games in other sectors. It will This advanced course is aimed at offer practical advice and evidence- teachers working with key stage 2,3 based research to support teachers & 4 children. Extensively illustrated with the necessary tools to educate by video of coaching stages and and empower the girls they work with. performances, this session develops Puberty 101: what happens to a girl’s basic movements to include sequence body and mind building, partner balances and vaulting. Optimising training and performing It also highlights modern coaching through the menstrual cycle techniques and recent changes to safe Hormonal contraception and its practice. potential impact on performance Sports Bras 101: ensuring girls have the Sequence Building: constructing right type and fit of sports bra routines for floor and apparatus Developing injury resilience in female Partner balances: working with a athletes partner and in different group sizes Helping everyone to start having Vaulting: using the spring board, safe conversations around female health landing, squat on/off, squat through, straddle over and handspring DR EMMA ROSS AND BAZ MOFFAT GARY KIRBY Dr Emma Ross was leader of the Gary Kirby was a GB international physiology team at the English gymnast. He is an International Institute of Sport, pioneering work in Performance Coach, and has coached female health with Olympic teams. medallists in both Olympic Games Former GB rower and women’s health and World Championships. He coach, Baz Moffat, will contribute her was Men’s Technical Director at experience of working with female the 2002 Commonwealth Games, teenage athletes and those that and was subsequently Gymnastics support them. They are co-founders Development Officer for Liverpool. of The Well.
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Lessons from High The Director of Sport in Performance an Independent School with Professor Damien Hughes with Neil Rollings 7-9PM Tuesday 27 April PART 1 7–8.30PM Tuesday 22 June PART 2 7–8.30PM Tuesday 29 June This session is a glimpse into the lives of high-achieving, world-class This seminar is a single course performers. All have excelled in their delivered over two sessions. field with first-hand experiences and Cost for both sessions is £100 (exc. vat) lessons to share. Discover the non- negotiable behaviours employed This course is intended for recently to reach the top and stay there, appointed Directors of Sport, or how high performers learn to cope teachers aspiring to this role. The under pressure and why humility is a landscape of school sport has changed superpower. significantly in recent years. This webinar considers the role of the There is no single definition of high Director of Sport as a leader, and performance. culture builder. The second part Greater understanding to aid and considers the issues surrounding facilitate your own endeavours. creating a successful, inclusive game Understanding non-negotiable programme behaviours, to live without compromises. What is a Director of Sport? Emotional awareness to reflect, adapt Becoming a leader and respond to circumstances. Culture building and quality control Embracing struggle. Leadership, management and Flexibility in outlook, thinking and administration actions. The importance of 360 degree Investing time in developing culture leadership and environment Establishing aims and goals Building structures and systems DAMIEN HUGHES Satisfying parental expectations Professor Damien Hughes is an Creating the games programme organisational psychologist who Participation v performance has worked with leading club and Choice v compulsion international teams, in a variety of sports. He is the author of ten books Quality and equality on leadership, and developing high What does “Sport for All” really mean? performance cultures in sport. Building a communication strategy Creating a culture of health and fitness book by telephone 015395 60060 11 SEMINARS
Seminar for Co-Curricular EVC Update Training Deputy Heads with Paul Bond with Rick Sellers 7–9PM Monday 17 May PART 1 7–9PM Monday 7 June Learning outside the classroom has 7–9PM PART 2 Thursday 10 June always been a hugely important This seminar is a single course component of a child’s Education. delivered over two sessions. You must The benefits of time away from the attend both sessions. classroom cannot be underestimated in this day and age. It enables pupils This seminar is intended to support to build on their personal and social newly appointed Co-Curricular Deputy skills. The EVC’s role is to help the or Assistant Heads – as well as school fulfil its Health and Safety teachers intending to apply for these obligations for off-site school visits roles this year. These are relatively by being involved in the planning and new positions in schools. As a result, management of all educational visits. priorities and operating processes are often not yet firmly established. The Nowadays, safety management course will look at the aims of the practice and procedures are ever- position, and the methods by which changing. This course gives EVCs at these can be pursued, and quality all schools the chance to examine controlled, across the whole school. current guidelines in more detail and Frequently encountered frustrations share good practice with other EVCs – with challenges will also be considered, this constitutes an invaluable part alongside the various communication of the day. mechanisms and people management skills that are crucial to success. The issues faced by School EVC’s Defining the Co–Curricular programme change over time and although EVC Role of the Head of Co–curricular training does not formally lapse it is activity good practice for EVCs to ‘revalidate’ Success criteria their award by attending update Plenary training. Many organisations include a three-year requirement for EVC revalidation. This course will address current issues. Full details of which are available online. All webinars run via Zoom All timings are UK time
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