Herts Primary PE & School Sport Annual Conference

January 20th 2015 #primarypeIn partnership with: Sponsored by:

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Rob HardwickCoaching Development Manager

Herts Sports Partnership20 January 2015

Workshop contentBackground – why?

CoachMark scheme

CoachMark support & progress

Looking ahead

Background Sports coaching:

- 3% of coaches are full time (75% are volunteers)- diversity – 46 sports funded by Sport England- no standard approach to licensing/registration

Issues:- Herts County Council (HCC) & safeguarding- quality assurance – minimum standards?- portability of CRBs- profile of coaching

What would you look for when taking onand using coaches?

Minimum Standards suitable qualification(s) enhanced DBS (CRB) check child welfare training - Safeguarding & Protecting Children

workshop liability insurance commitment to a code of conduct suitable references

Based on Minimum Standards for Active Coaches, published by sports coach UK in consultation with national governing bodies of sport (NGBs)

Co-ordinated by HSP coaching database checks .v. minimum standards

CoachMark process:1. Coach registers on Coaching Herts database

2. Coach completes personal profile

3. Data validated against minimum standards

4. Coach added to list of CoachMark coaches (or not!)

Hertfordshire County Council:“… we recommend that schools employ those coaches who meet minimum standards and are registered with CoachMark.” (Hertfordshire Grid for Learning)

CRB/DBS agreements between HCC and: Angling Development Board

England Bowls England Athletics BADMINTON England Lawn Tennis Association

CoachMark support Hertfordshire County Council

Herts FA, Herts LTA, Herts Rugby – and more

Watford FC and Saracens

Community Sport Networks (CSNs)

Local coaching agencies

CoachMark progress: Number of CoachMark coaches: 378

Number ‘working towards’ CoachMark: 243(Coaches on database:

2006)

Pre-requisite for funded programmes: Sportivate, Active Students, Satellite Clubs

Targeted bursary – approx. £28000 to 170 recipients over two years

CoachMark – the future A national scheme?

Endorsed by more coaching providers and leisure operators

Pre-requisite for support via funded programmes, bursaries, etc.

Rob Hardwick

r.d.hardwick@herts.ac.uk

01707 281204

www.coachingherts.org.uk

@coachingherts