UK COACHING STRATEGY GROUP MEETING Glasgow, 11 th March 2009

1. UK COACHING STRATEGY GROUP MEETINGGlasgow, 11th March 2009 Inclusion within the Coaching Framework

2. UK DISABILITY SPORT – COACHING, LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING GROUP (UKDS-CLL) Richard Brickley, MBE, SDS Coaching Officer Gavin MacLeod, SDS Chief Executive Officer

3. The UK Coaching Framework Vision • to create a cohesive, ethical, inclusive and valued coaching system where skilled coaches support children, players and athletes at all stages of their development in sport

4. Members • UK Home Countries Disability Sport Organisations (Federation of Disability Sport Wales, Disability Sport Northern Ireland, Scottish Disability Sport, English Federation of Disability Sport • Sport coach UK / Coaching Northern Ireland • Paralympics GB • Sports Leaders UK • Sports Equity Group • UK Sport and Home Nation Sports Councils • Youth Sport Trust

5. UKDS Coaching Leadership and Learning Group Vision • Develop and support inclusive, equitable and appropriate coach education, leadership, training and community development programmes across the UK

6. Objectives • Ensure that the key principles of the UK Coaching Framework vision and the 5 strategic action areas, are fully inclusive • Ensure that all leadership courses and access to leadership opportunities are fully inclusive • Develop and deliver community sport training and education programmes for the public and voluntary sectors in disability sport

7. Inclusive Coaching Guidelines • Effective communication techniques (communication skills) • Ability to adapt and modify (differentiation, adaptation and progression) • Focus on ability NOT disability (functional v medical models) • Understand and use the coaching environment (appropriately modify and manipulate) • Health and safety

8. UKDS-CLL Disability sport has own unique pathways in sport requiring coaching interventions at all levels in the continuum Position supported by the Disability Sport CEO Group – input to this presentation.

9. UKDS-CLL Disability sport coaching in some cases, requires additional knowledge and understanding of technical coach education requirements

10. UKDS-CLL National Governing Bodies need to be challenged to ensure that their coach education modules are fully inclusive in terms of their resource development and delivery to candidates

11. UKDS-CLL Disability sport agenda is already very broad • wide range of impairment groups • necessity for pan disability approach • too much emphasis on Paralympic sport is not the best option

12. UKDS-CLL • The UKDS-CLL group has a collective vision and has made considerable progress in just over two years • Specific representation on the Coaching Strategy Group would be hugely beneficial to all parties

13. Key Milestones • Identify players and coach pathways for disability sport 2007 • Development of a UK DIT workshop and resource 2008/2009 • Further milestones 2012 and 2016

14. DIT Course • When: will be available from May 2009 • Who: aimed at …… • Coaches and Volunteers • Teachers and LSAs • NGB non-coaching staff • Leisure service providers • Sports Development Officers • How: 3 hrs (classroom-based) / 6 hrs (3 hrs classroom-based), 3 hrs practical

15. UKDS-CLL • Thank you