Coaching
27 October 2011
Kath Fitzpatrick will be Technical Coach for Talent Confirmation at the new Northern Academy as well as working with Olympic Development at Lilleshall.
The Academy is a new concept, working with coaching for 14-19 year olds to feed into the Olympic Development programme. The Academy will be based in the north-west of England in a purpose-built sports facility also used by other Olympic disciplines. Eventually there will also be a talent identification strand for 8-12 year olds to be developed by Norman Suchorzewski of Pendle & Samlesbury.
Junior recurve archers selected for this have been identified with two YAA archers - Michael Smith and Blain Nicholson from Archers of East Riding - attending, although their first training camp will be at Lilleshall in November.
26 October 2011
Kath Fitzpatrick and Andy Arnold have been appointed Olympic Development Technical Coaches by Archery GB, alongside Michael Peart and Steve Nicholson.
Working closely with Olympic head coach Lloyd Brown, they will assist with the delivery of the technical element of the Olympic Development training camps at Lilleshall National Sports Centre.
Congratulations to Kath and Andy on this recognition of their abilities, and best wishes to them for success in their roles!
Full story:
Archery GB names its four Olympic Development Technical Coaches
Kath Fitzpatrick - 20 September 2011
YAA Coaching is having to introduce an archer contribution cost for the first time since the squads started in 1992. As many of you may know, the squads were originally funded as part of the GNAS coaching grant, which disappeared around 9 years ago; since then the coaches have raised funds to pay the costs, or used any profits from other activities to contribute. Recently they have been fully funded through the efforts of the coaches, albeit a declining and somewhat small group, who for the past 4 years have run the refreshments at the county tournaments at Wetherby. For various reasons we are no longer able to do that. This had raised over half of the money needed, and coaches also took on coaching clinics to raise further funds.
With rising costs and reduced income we have had to take two steps:
1 - limit numbers of coaches attending who receive travel expenses to three plus coordinator per squad.
2 - ask attending archers to contribute.
This was discussed at the coaching group and again at YAA committee and was not a decision taken lightly. YAA has given us a grant towards costs, and we plan one coaching clinic as well but the deficit means that, with similar numbers attending to last year, we would be asking squad archers to contribute £10 per session towards costs. We will continue to provide all refreshments and handouts printed for you, this is mainly to help cover venue costs and travel costs - it works out at around £2 per hour which we feel is good value - and we intend to make sure you agree with us by providing you with a quality service.
As a comparison Lancashire squads are around £8 per session, and in other regions all counties have charges - these vary from £5 - £20.
If you are interested in attending squads, the criteria for attendance and application forms are now available on the YAA website, or by email from me, and the dates and costs are also now available. Current members need only respond to the email sent asking them if they wish to continue.
Squad notice, with dates (DOC)
Squad new applicant form (DOC)
Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer
Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
01226 218518
07590 466907
info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
Les Ford - 14 September 2011
The ability to motivate a team is what can set a coach above all others. Ask yourself the following questions:
How do you promote team ethic?
How can you motivate players to train in winter?
Do your teams work for each other above themselves?
How do you challenge star players to want to be even better?
West Yorkshire Sport has teamed up with Trinity Performance at Leeds Trinity University College to run a new Motivating Teams workshop to help you address these issues with your teams.
The course uses recent psychological research presented in a way that can help coaches improve their motivational skills. While based on research, the tasks and discussions in the workshop ensure that you will leave with practical development points to aid your coaching.
This course will be of interest to anyone whose role involves motivating teams. This could be coaches, performers, sport students, or sports club officials.
This course is tutored by John Perry, Lecturer at Leeds Trinity University College.
Venue: Leeds Trinity University College Brownberrie Lane Leeds West Yorkshire LS18 5HD
Dates: Monday 24th October, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Cost: £15
To book, visit
www.coachingwy.co.uk/apply/events
This is the first of a series of workshops for coaches from Trinity Performance, the other events are:
Nutrition for Sports Performance - Mon 28th Nov, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Coping with Anxiety - Mon 30th Jan, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Fitness Assessments for Team Sports in Field Situations - Tues 28th Feb, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Details of these events can also be found at www.coachingwy.co.uk/apply/events
Thanks,
Les
Les Ford
Coaching Development Manager
West Yorkshire Sport
Red Doles Lane
Huddersfield
HD2 1YF
01484 234087
07976 497688
les.ford@wysport.co.uk
www.wysport.co.uk
8 September 2011
West Yorkshire Sport have the following courses running for coaches and club officials in the coming weeks:
Valuing Your Sports Volunteers
Mon 19th Sept 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
This will help you to recruit and retain volunteers to your sport club as well as keep them busy when they get there making sure you have the right amount for the size of your club.
Venue: Cleckheaton Sports Club. Cost: £15
Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Wed 5th Oct 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
This workshop will help you to recognise and respond appropriately to issues of child abuse and protection. It will also give you the best-practice tools you need to ensure you're providing a positive and enriching sporting experience for children.
Venue: The Glasshoughton Centre, Glasshoughton, Wakefield. Cost: £35
Emergency First Aid (4hr)
Wed 12th Oct 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
This is a 4 hour course with a certificate valid for 3 years, it covers the latest techniques and procedures when dealing with first aid emergencies. Courses are always specifically planned to include injuries and accidents that you may find in your particular setting - it’s not just a standard course. Registered with Qualsafe Awards as a registered centre, number 0904080
Venue: The Glasshoughton Centre, Glasshoughton, Wakefield. Cost: £35
To book yourself onto a course, you will need to register with Coaching West Yorkshire and then book online.
Further details
Coaching West Yorkshire calendar
25 August 2011
Andy Arnold of St George's Archery Club passed his final examination for the grade of Senior Coach, and is now the well-deserving holder of this high qualification. This is equivalent to a Level 4 Coach.
Many of the archers who Andy coaches have been achieving great things this year, with several cracking Master Bowman for the first time.
Congratulations to Andy on this great achievement!
Les Culf - 30 May 2011
We are hosting a Coaching Weekend on Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of August 2011, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
This will be held in the Wheelchair Sports Club Hall (Spinal injuries Unit) at the Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AU.
Two coaches from British Blind Sport will be joining us on both dates to help visually impaired archers. Any coaches who would like to know how best to help VI archers that may like to join your clubs in the future would be very welcome. This event has proved to be of great benefit to both VI archers and coaches in the past.
Refreshments will be available all day on both dates.
If you need any more information please contact Leslie Culf:
0114 2465515
Leslie Culf
Secretary, S R S B Sheffield Blind Archery
Kath Fitzpatrick - 22 March 2011
Please note that the forms on the website are for last year. New forms will be lodged there shortly and applications accepted from June onwards. All current members will not need to reapply but do need to confirm their acceptance once they receive the invitation to attend.
Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer
Kath Fitzpatrick - 22 March 2011
Please note that the Senior Squad has moved to Saturday April 2nd owing to clashes of activity.
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM as usual at Barnsley.
Apologies for this change.
Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer
Kath Fitzpatrick - 22 March 2011
A First Aid course will be held at Barnsley Archery Club on Saturday the 9th of April 2011, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
This is a 4 hour workshop suitable for coaches, judges and archers wishing to gain or update their first aid knowledge.
Cost is £25.00 per person.
Please book for this with the CCO Kath Fitzpatrick by sending your name, contact details and a cheque for £25.00 made payable to "YAA Coaching".
Bookings for the Child Protection course, which will run from 9:30 - 12:00 on April 9th, also at Barnsley, can also be made in the same way; cheques for £30 payable to "YAA Coaching".
Note that candidates on the Level 1 course starting 26th March do need to complete this course if they have not already done so; on receipt of our coaching grant from GNAS their fee for this course will be refunded.
Postal address:
Mrs Kath Fitzpatrick
5 Wilson Grove
Lundwood
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S71 5JS
Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer
Kath Fitzpatrick - 22 March 2011
Here is Kath Fitzpatrick's report to the NCAS as Regional Coaching Officer:
RCO report to the NCAS AGM March 2011 (PDF)
Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer
Kath Fitzpatrick - 13 March 2011
Here are Kath Fitzpatrick's reports to the YAA as County Coaching Officer:
CCO report to the YAA Committee March 2011 (PDF)
CCO report to the YAA AGM March 2011 (PDF)
Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Here are the documents for those participating in the Senior Squads programme for 2010-2011:
Developing juniors - the Yorkshire experience (PDF)
Elements circle (Word)
Elements of psychology and performance (Word)
Emotional energy (PDF)
Exercise physiology (Word)
Goal setting (Word)
Goal setting - getting down to the detail (Word)
Isometric exercises (Word)
Mental trainer (Powerpoint)
Periodization (PDF)
Practicing to compete '05 (Word)
Walkback tuning worksheet (PDF)
Weekly programme (PDF)
Yearly training chart (PDF)
Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer
Kath Fitzpatrick - 8 February 2011
YAA has applied to run a Level 1 Coach course in the new format with 1st4sport on the following dates:
Induction February 27th
Day 1 March 26th
Day 2 April 10th
Day 3 May 1st
Assessment day May 22nd
The course will run at Barnsley Archery Club, Shaw Lane, Barnsley. The practical sessions following the induction will be held at Holgate Sports College, Shaw Lane, Barnsley S70 6EP, which is Barnsley AC's indoor venue.
The full course fee will be £235.00. £90 is payable on or before the induction day as this must be received by GNAS 30 days before the course start date. For ease, please make cheques payable to YAA Coaching and we will send a single cheque to register all candidates.
For candidates in Yorkshire there is an opportunity to apply for a National Skills Academy bursary to offset course fees; there are 8 available. The condition of grant is that you must complete your training by June and complete at least 12 hours voluntary coaching by December. Jean Clarkson is the administrator for this scheme as the local liaison for GNAS, and the National Skills Academy will make all decisions. You can apply as soon as we have a course number.
As YAA has been successful in obtaining a GNAS grant, we will also be looking to make a payment back to all successful candidates to reduce costs further.
Please notify Jean of your interest in the course, which can be confirmed at the induction day when fees are then due. Once the candidate fee of £90 is paid your place is confirmed, and the remaining fee becomes payable at the start of the course. There are 12 places available on this course.
Jean can be contacted by email or by telephone:
0113 2869666
Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer
Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
01226 218518
07590 466907
info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
Kath Fitzpatrick - 30 January 2011
YAA is intending to run a Level 1 course (now the new 1st4sport qualification) in the spring/summer. If interested please download the candidate guidance (below) and contact the course manager Jean Clarkson at:
to register. 12 places will be available. If there are more applicants, a second course is planned between June and September.
All Level 1 courses are now advertised on the GNAS website too so applicants may come from any area.
Course fees are likely to be in the region of £200-250 depending on venue costs and numbers, but we are hoping to receive a grant from GNAS, which has been approved, to offset some of the costs. We also have opportunity to access a small number of bursaries for candidates from Yorkshire and Humberside from the National Skills Academy. Jean Clarkson will administer the process, but decisions are made by the NSA, not YAA.
Level 1 candidate application form (Word document - contains macros)
Level 1 candidate guidance (PDF)
We will also be offering a Level 2 course starting in March/April which will continue to the autumn. The assessment process is now being changed to bring back one final assessment day, similar to the old Coach scheme. Candidates must hold a current Level 1 to apply. Names for Level 2 should in the first instance be sent to Kath Fitzpatrick, CCO, at:
.
Application forms for candidates will be able to be accessed from the YAA website and YAA Coaching website.
L1 coaches wising to take part in the L2 course should provide their details to Kath Fitzpatrick and complete the paperwork required for the induction day. All applicants will be invited to the induction day and interviewed informally to ensure they are both eligible and ready for the course. This includes obtaining a reference from a Coach and a letter of support from your club, as this is where you will complete your supported practice.
The induction day will usually be a half day with induction in the morning which explains the course requirements, commitment required and costs, and for those who then decide to continue, interviews for about 15 minutes per person which are conducted by the course staff.
Level 2 candidate questionnaire (PDF)
Level 2 candidate interview forms and info (PDF)
Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer
Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
01226 218518
07590 466907
info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
19 August 2010
West Yorkshire Sport, one of our County Sports Partnerships, has launched Coaching West Yorkshire.
Coaches can register quickly for information and updates by providing basic contact details.
Coaches who are prepared to give a lot more information (personal details, National Insurance Number, two references, etc) will be included in a brokerage service, whereby Coaching WY will connect suitable coaches to organisations that are looking for sports coaches.
Coaching West Yorkshire
WY Sport: Boost for sports coaching in West Yorkshire
26 July 2010
From the 20 July 2010, the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) is no longer accepting the original style white CRB application forms with black typed question boxes. If you have one of these forms, you should destroy it and contact Archery GB for a copy of the new form, which is colour coded. If a white form is sent to Archery GB, it will be returned with a blank copy of the new form.
More information is available on the Archery GB website:
Archery GB: CRB Disclosure Applications
Older news
Kath Fitzpatrick - 3 September 2009
The NSPCC has launched a free online film - 'Play Sport Stay Safe' - for sports club staff, volunteers and parents. It shows examples of how to recognise, respond to and report any concerns over the safety and well being of children involved in sport.
NSPCC press release
NSPCC video
Kath Fitzpatrick
County Coaching Officer
26 March 2009
YAA Coaching has launched a new website:
YAA Coaching website
At present the site has limited information, but it will grow over time into a useful resource for Yorkshire's coaches and archers. We would be very interested in hearing your views on what the site should contain. Please send feedback to Tim Mason via yaa@phoenixbowmen.co.uk.
November 2008
Tom Musgrove was presented with the Jack Flinton Helping Hand Award at the National Coaching Conference, which took place from the 7th to the 9th of November 2008. The award of this annual trophy to Tom was announced at this year's Archery GB AGM following nomination by the Yorkshire Archery Association.
Tom's archery career began in 1954 with Harvester Archers in Doncaster. In 1956 he started to coach and rapidly progressed to a Regional and then National (now known as Senior) coach.
Tom has worked within the sport as a coach education tutor in Yorkshire and the East Midlands and as a coach, most notably working with the National Youth Squad. Tom is also largely responsible for the development of the Archery GB Leaders coaching award. In the early 1990s he was the first person to complete the Sports Coaching degree from the National Coaching Foundation (now sports coach UK).
Tom continues to work with archers of all standards from beginner to international level, and also happens to be a national table tennis coach! Kath Fitzpatrick, Archery GB Senior Coach and Northern Counties Regional Coaching Organiser said "I don't believe you could find anyone more committed to archery coaching than Tom - he still has a great enthusiasm for coaching and a thirst for learning to this day, he is a truly inspirational and a worthy recipient of this award".
Mary Hannan - 28 February 2008
I'm trying to put a data base together of any coaches interested in going into schools to provide archery coaching, normally after school, 4pm-ish. Possibly with their own training equipment.
Please contact me on email via mary.skeet at btinternet.com, or phone 01405 765347.
Mary Hannan,
YAA Coaching Schools Liaison.
Photos from the NCAS Coaching Conference 2011