The ASA East Midland Region have booked and paid for 3 'Running Sport' courses aimed at enhancing club development. The courses are aimed and East Midland club members and are free to all. However, places are limited to 25 people per course and we will be operating a first come first served policy.

Full details of each course as well as a booking form with instructions on how to apply are below:

 

 

·         Developing Partnerships with Clubs and Schools

 

Opportunities to bring more junior members through your doors

This workshop aims to develop school and sport organisation partnerships to provide young people with quality opportunities to progress in sports from schools to clubs.

Young people are the future of sports, and it is important that they are able to move from school to an adult environment that is of high quality, attractive to them, and that helps them progress in their chosen sport.

Developing Partnerships with Clubs and Schools' focuses on two key areas in making the transition and can be tailored to meet the needs of schools and sports organisations. This workshop will enable schools and sports organisations to:

• analyse the benefits of developing quality partnerships with sports organisations/a junior sports club
• list the key factors in creating a sustainable partnership
• identify who to involve in developing a partnership/junior club.

By participating in this workshop, schools and sports organisations will be able to:

• list the benefits of linking schools and sports clubs
• identify current initiatives and resources that can support the development of links between schools and clubs and support the development of junior clubs
• identify ways in which the partners can work together effectively to create successful partnerships
• identify the key elements for developing junior clubs, and how this fits with Clubmark and National Governing Body club programmes
• create an outline plan for a particular development project

 

 

Course will take place at Rushcliffe Leisure Centre, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7BY on  31^st March, from 6.30pm – 9.30pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Action Planning for Your Club

 

Sports development planning

A sports development plan will tell outside bodies what your club needs, when it needs it and why it needs it.

If your sports club follows a similar pattern each year - fixture lists, the term's programme or the end-of-year championships - creating a sports development plan will help you to raise your head above the weekly routine to ensure you move forward.

By attending the 'Action Planning for Your Club' workshop you will be able to:

• apply the principles of planning to sports development
• create clear performance pathways for your best performers
• establish links and gain support from a wider sporting network
• maximise the use of limited resources
• define goals for your club's progress and initiate campaigns for funding or accreditation.

 

Course will take place at Bishop Grosseteste University college, Newport, LINCOLN, LN1 3DY on the 24^th March from 6.30pm – 9.30pm.

 

 

·         A Club for All

 

Knowing your club and its community

This workshop identifies the benefits of opening up your sports club, to include a wider membership base - meaning more coaches, players, officials and increased revenue, improved eligibility for lottery funding, and quality ratings such as Clubmark; whilst ensuring the involvement and support of the local community.

The ‘A Club for All’ workshop outlines how your club can benefit from reaching all members of the community, and explains how to reach out to them - young people, older people, those on low incomes, disabled people and people from ethnic minorities.

By the end of the workshop you will be able to:

• explain what “sports equity” means
• list the benefits of sports equity for your sports club or organisation
• identify equitable and inequitable practice
• identify key equity challenges for your sports club or organisation
• identify the steps you may need to take in your own club or organisation to start a basic action plan for equity
• identify the organisations that can help you and provide further guidance on sports equity.

 

The course will take place at Loughborough University Pool, Loughborough, Leicestershire, Le11 3TU on the 10^th March from 6.30pm – 9.30pm.

 

Please complete the booking form and return to us - http://209.20.80.25/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,,5116-1-1-160636-0-file,00.pdf