Softball is NOT Rounders

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Softball is NOT Rounders
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The Role of competition as a bridge between
school and community
Softball school to community project
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Supported by
Sponsored by
School and Sport Partnerships Conference 2008
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Aims of the project

• The main aim of the project was to link schools
  and local children to a new club environment, in
  a new sport with a particular emphasis on young
  people gaining one more hour of community sport
  in a club setting.

• The project entailed both intra-school
  competition and inter school competition at the
  club.

• Softball and Baseball is a minority sport that is
  currently not part of the National Competition
  Framework.

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Coach - Competition Club
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Meeting the Challenge

• The PDM and National Development Manger for
  softball worked together to develop a plan around
  delivery and future development.
• Six primary Schools were identified in the
  primary project and all 9 secondary schools were
  invited to be part of the secondary schools
  project.
• The NGB provided a coach for the whole project.
• All primary schools were offered 5 weeks
  curriculum coaching for two members of staff
  which included intra-school competition.
• Each staff received a foundation certificate in
  baseball/softball as part of their own CPD.

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Meeting the Challenge

• During week 5, all schools had an intra-school
  competition to select two teams to represent the
  school.
• In week 6, all schools attended an inter-school
  competition held on the club site involving 120
  children.
• All children were invited to attend a half-term
  camp immediately following the competition which
  24 children attended.
• Children were invited to join the club and play
  for one of the teams.

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Impact

• 300 young people from KS2 involved with the
  programme at coaching level. 100hours of coaching
  delivery in 5 weeks.
• 300 young people involved in intra-school
  competition.
• 120 young people involved in inter-school
  competition.
• 24 progressed to the holiday camp.
• 15 young people have joined the club and play
  baseball on a weekly basis.
• 14 girls attended the first regional academy at
  the club.
• 5 young people from the programme overall have
  been identified as gifted and talented and are
  now part of the GB national programme.
• 3 represented Great Britain this summer.

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Impact

• All schools have received full equipment bags
  from the School Sport Partnership to continue
  delivery.
• 20 teachers trained with a foundation
  certificate.
• All schools have put baseball/softball into their
  curriculum maps.
• One school has replaced cricket for baseball/
  softball.
• Overall 600 young people introduced to a new and
  exciting sport.

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PESSYP Strategy

• This project links to 5 of the PESSYP stands
• Club Links
• Competition
• Coaching
• Gifted and Talented
• CPD

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Future

• School Sport Coach to be employed to deliver
  softball across the Partnership.
• Softball and baseball provided to both girls and
  boys at two different venues across Wokingham
  through Sport Unlimited.
• Regional academy launched at the club for girls,
  team entering into National Junior Indoor and
  summer League.
• Dates set for partnership primary and secondary
  competitions for 2008.
• Leadership training to be provided at leadership
  academy to support competition.
• Foundation certificate training offered to all
  Primary school teachers in the Partnership.

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