Active Dorset

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Active Dorset Governing Bodies of sport
working in partnership to increase participation
in sport in Dorset

• Presentation by
• Fiachra O Mathuna, Chief Executive,
• Active Dorset County Sports Partnership
• Date
• 16th July 2007

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County Sports Partnerships the Delivery System
for Sport

• 3 core functions of a County Sports Partnership
  (CSP)
• Strategic co-ordination and planning
• Marketing and communication
• Performance Management

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National Governing Bodies of Sport the
custodians of sport

• Custodians
• Managing the sport at every level
• Planning and co-ordinating sports development,
  events
• Increasing quantity/quality of participation and
  volunteering
• Attracting and investing resources
• Organising and running competition framework
• Achieving success for sport

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Active Dorsets approach to achieving and
sustaining success....

• No man is an island
• No single model has universal application
• Nothing lasts forever
• Never say never

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Active Dorset working with sports (and other)
partners

• Principle of working as equals, towards mutual
  objectives.
• Open communication with clear mechanisms in place
  (both meetings, liaison with key personnel,
  regular reports and updates)
• Support for work planning to address areas of
  commonality and difference
• Written agreements (minimum annual) covering
  working relationship, funding/resource, ME,
  reporting and objectives/targets (Sept 1st)
• Managing expectations while leading change
  (Optimism/Realism)

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Step into Sport programme in Dorset from school
to community sports club

• SIS programme has been running for some time
• Last two years have seen huge increases in
  numbers of participants attending conference
  (120)
• Little involvement of governing bodies or local
  sports clubs in any co-ordinated way
• Poor retention of young people attending the
  conference into community sports clubs
• Change direction and focus of programme and
  improve effectiveness

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Thank you for your attention!

• Next steps
• Any volunteers?
• Next today is the meeting with Dorset PDMs be
  prepared with synopsis of work

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Governing Body School Sports Partnership update
and discussion on work areas

• The following slides capture the key points
  relating to the partners in the room in terms of
  their work in/with Dorset including
  priorities/targets/ resources/planning timelines.

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Hockey Clive Nelson

• School-club links (only accredited clubs)
• Club accreditation
• Subsequent links to schools
• Only North Dorset with clubs at this stage.

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Athletics Trudi Carter

• Yr 2 county plan April/March
• Recently received if!
• Secondary school (Yr 6s)
• Priority Increased number of children receiving
  quality coaching
• Identify and develop new schemes that provide all
  year round sessions
• Priority club this year is WP Harriers AC

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Tennis Ian Wells

• Reorganisation and restructuring currently
  underway in the LTA, about to hit county
• 16 accrdited clubs across the county
• General priorities clubs, coaching and
  competition (in clubs and schools)
• Consolidation of 3 tennis charities into an
  overarching tennis foundation
• Schools will be a much higher priority than
  currently in-service training for teachers,
  training tennis leaders (14),
• Age groups key stage 2 is the priority but
  across all age groups
• Facilities will be looked at as a priority (new
  facilities)
• Plan will change

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Volleyball Geoff Allen

• Strong on junior dev in parts of Dorset
  (structured in Bournemouth/Poole)
• Target 8-14 yrs, plus further education
• One Community coach and access to others
• Wide range of schools competitions
• Local development happens through the Wessex
  Volleyball Club
• Indoor/Beach
• Offer Volleysport, Level 1 etc.
• Priority is getting new young players,
  particularly talented ones into programmes.
• No county plan but local area plans (East
  Dorset/Poole/Bournemouth) very little junior
  development at present.

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Tabletennis Chris Brown

• No plan for Dorset yet, working on regional one
• Improving the club network vis-à-vis structure
• 3 accredited clubs Bournemouth, Christchurch and
  Dorchester
• Dual-use facilities
• Local coaches supporting teaches
• Age range (yr 6 at the lower end up to yr 9
  competions up yr 9/10)
• Leaders courses for 14/15 yrs of age supporting
  local festivals..

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Rowing Rachel Woolridge

• 2 accredited clubs Christchurch and poole.
• Indoor rowing around the new competition
  framework
• Using concept 2 it can be done online
• Dorset Indoor Rowing competition next year
• Schools must have indoor rowing machines already
  (though theyll help with getting them)
• Teachers course coming up in september
• Junior leaders and 16 courses (enables coaching
  of younger ages)

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Triathlon David Hooper

• Priorities 16 age group within clubs
• Accreditaion for clubs, which can be supported
• 2 clubs Zoom, Geronimos
• Regionally 9 increase in participation at ever
  level
• Try-a-tri days for schools (looking for
  locations)
• 3rd year of a 4th year plan
• Harry Wiltshire Talent coach for Triathlon in
  schools

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Sailing Windsurfing Andy Hooper

• Dorset is split into two (Covers East Dorset)
• Pesscl initiative to link schools and clubs
• 2 OnBoard development officers (Tony Wood/Pipp
  Wood)
• 10 year plan (in year 3)
• Hoping links are made with PDMs

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Rugby Union Hamish Morton

• 4 Year Com Rugby Cycle (in year 3)
• This is a recruitment year with the World cup
• Priority is the 16 group
• Priority for schools is the under 13 age group
  (increase of 5 affiliation target for this year)
• More festivals, emerging schools, more
  competitions across the county for all age groups.

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Cricket Keith Brewer

• Increased participation and quality of coaching
• Through 15 focus clubs, supported with resources
  in facilities, coaches, and the Chance to Shine
  programme (priority is under 10 11). Prefer to
  work with them at this age.
• If clubs dont deliver they may lose their status
  depends on performance. List available
• Annual plan up until the end of September (part
  of a five year strategy).

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Football Gary Knight

• County plan (1 year) co-inciding with the end of
  a 5 year strategy.
• Priority is targeting North Dorset this year due
  to gaps in the area.
• Accredited clubs and links to schools
  (maintaining and developing)
• Skills coaches (66 nationally 4 in Dorset
  sponsored by Tescos) working in schools and
  accredited clubs.

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Swimming Barry Alldrick

• County plan exists but not well known.
• KS 2 for primary schools in East Dorset
• Links with clubs from schools
• Development days for swimming
• Inter-area competitions (water-polo)
• Water-polo for late arrivals to the sport
• Training courses
• Top-up swimming just been run (working to get all
  target groups involved)
• Working with local clubs to keep them going.

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Squash Matt Baker

• Year 3 of whole sport plan Yr1 of county plan
• Participation in sport including schools is a
  priority
• Free teacher training for Squash (offer of free
  equipment to school)
• Accredited clubs in Dorset (Weymouth, West Hants,
  BSC, Two-Rivers Meet, Jersey)
• Facilities (? Common to other sports and schools)
• 1 day per week development officer

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Badminton Sandy Jones

• All of Dorset
• Participation is life-long (including all the way
  through school)
• Badminton CSC employed full-time
• 2 Badminton Academy schools in Dorset
  (Portchester Wey Valley). This year applying
  for 4 more. This means comprehensive Badminton
  plans introduced to families of schools leading
  to community clubs.
• 4 accredited clubs in Dorset (aiming for 12 at
  the moment)
• 5 year Badminton plan
• Big national competition linked through schools,
  many courses (levels 1 2, teachers)
• Free resources for school based trainees.

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Orienteering Celia Watkinson

• 2 clubs in Dorset (Wimborne accredited, Wessex
  Bournemouth/Poole area working
  towards/interested)
• School club links
• Supporting Wessex
• Encourage junior participation and membership of
  clubs
• Priority of the Bristish Schools Orienteering
  Championships (Yrs 5-13) in Bovington November
  17th (encouraging schools to enter)
• Young leader courses (JSLA bolt on) from
  September two new teacher courses outside UKCC .
  One day for all teachers (KS 2) and then an
  additional day course for teachers who want to
  bring Orienteering up to GCSE level.

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Netball Nicki Hindmarch

• WSP annual workplan
• Target all age groups
• CSC aimed at secondary schools
• Working on school-club links
• Targets clearly set out
• Supporting the player pathway through talent
  academies/centres.
• West Dorset, North Dorset, Poole (academies)
• Teacher Netball SW High 5 resource from September
• Young organiser for 14-16 year olds (can be run
  in school)
• 4 CAPS clubs (Bournemouth, Poole, Canford,
  Verwood)
• Other clubs are working towards their CAPS
• New club set up in Ferndown from September.

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Bournemouth SSP Liz Scott

• Objectives/targets
• Priorities (Year group/age and sports)
• Planning timescale and process
• Resources and opportunities available for sport
  (support for open days, access to assemblies etc.)

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Poole SSP Linda Dyer

• Objectives/targets
• Priorities (Year group/age and sports)
• Planning timescale and process
• Resources and opportunities available for sport
  (support for open days, access to assemblies etc.)

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East Dorset SSP Gavin Rusling

• Objectives/targets
• Priorities (Year group/age and sports)
• Planning timescale and process
• Resources and opportunities available for sport
  (support for open days, access to assemblies etc.)

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North Dorset SSP Julia Lane

• Objectives/targets
• Priorities (Year group/age and sports)
• Planning timescale and process
• Resources and opportunities available for sport
  (support for open days, access to assemblies etc.)

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Weymouth West Dorset SSP Dale Rhodes

• Objectives/targets
• Priorities (Year group/age and sports)
• Planning timescale and process
• Resources and opportunities available for sport
  (support for open days, access to assemblies etc.)

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Christchurch Purbeck SSP Kath Rudd

• Objectives/targets
• Priorities (Year group/age and sports)
• Planning timescale and process
• Resources and opportunities available for sport
  (support for open days, access to assemblies etc.)

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Comments Questions (page 1)

• Multi-skill needs to be the focus up to an age
  when sports are chosen
• What resources do you have? Personnel that can be
  worked with. Two way PDMs/NGBs
• CSCs are only there for some sports, but what
  about the rest of you?
• Why just Christchurch for swimming?
• Many questions How can we work together?
• Build up clubs from an education perspective???
  Club-links, inform and educate
• In cricket clubs nominate 6 local schools to work
  with. Linking within an existing network instead
  of those already part of the county structure.
• Kath Rudd - Thank you to everybody working with
  Christchurch/Purbeck SSP. We just need to know
  whats available.
• Summary sheet on whats available. This is
  provided above and to be filled in by PDMs.
• Speed-dating partners swapping (information) Due
  to take place at next meeting.
• Share information on resources/opportunities/inter
  ests/priorities. Not happening yet!?

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Comments Questions (page 2)

• Link into Extended schools Sport generally needs
  to be more aware of opportunities
• Club and coaches fund will become available by
  end of year Triathlon x2 people in the SW.
• Competition managers coming into Dorset sooner
  rather than later with the 5 hour promise They
  were scheduled to come in 2008/09.
• Dale thanks to those whove come down to Weymouth
  West Dorset, very useful today to find out
  about accredited clubs they (PDMs) were not aware
  of
• Contact lists SSPs and NGBs We will produce a
  full list of PDM/NGB and other contacts for
  Dorset (Sept)
• Local Authorities
• Requirement of smaller sports to promote and
  advertise information Active Dorset will support
  promotion and marketing of any events for a
  sports body/club
• School club links are still not fully known. How
  to address this? Collect/collate from all sources
  (SSPs/GBs/Clubs/Schools). Once compiled the list
  can be shared to all.
• QCA website Provides information on the new
  school day/offer for young people.
• Next meeting Monday the 10th of December from
  10am to 12pm at Bournemouth University.

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Actions for attendees.

• Ensure your information is complete and correct
  (including your contact details) by checking your
  piece.
• Feedback your comments asap
• Sport - Forward list of your clubs (accredited)
  including contact details to us to compile and
  distribute.
• Sport lead officer for SIS if applicable.
• PDMs please complete your information sheet as
  per breakdown and (if not already done) your
  contact list for SCCOs/PLTs. Return by email
  directly to me.
• Sport - check against your list of SIS volunteers
  to establish contact/review progress/support.
• Please mark SIS conference date November 20th
  into your diaries
• Active Dorset will attempt to compile a matrix
  based on the feedback weve received so matching
  priorities can be easily identified.
• Active Dorset (Fiachra) after this email another
  will arrive in early September with completed
  information that has been requested in this one.
  We will also propose some next steps in advance
  of the December 10th meeting.
• Thank you for attending and all of your input.