The Darlington Sports Development Coaches Forum was introduced in May 2007 and has become a very successful and rewarding, bi-annual, event for both the Sports Development Team and the coaches. The main focus of this event is to offer all of our coaches support in the their coaching, improving their knowledge and experience. The evenings are also a good opportunity to advise coaches of future coaching course that will help towards their development.
February 2008
The third Sports Development coaches forum took place at Harrowgate Hill Primary School on Wednesday 6th February 2008. The theme of the evening was High Quality coaching and we were joined by Sports Coach UK coach consultants Matt Williams and Andy Grant. Matt and Andy delivered an excellent workshop to over 20 coaches from different coaching backgrounds and the feedback received from coaches was very positive.
On the night Paul Foreman, Sport and Physical Activity Development Officer, advised coaches of future development opportunities that were coming up in Darlington and across the Tees Valley and encouraged all coaches to apply to become a casual sports coach for Darlington Borough Council.
If you would like more information contact Sports Development on 01325 254370.
September 2007
In September 2007 the Sports Development Team presented awards at the coaches forum as a new initiative for the hard work and effort of coaches during the year. This will now be an annual event where we can celebrate another successful year of coaching in and around Darlington.
The award winners in 2007 can be seen below;
Coach of the Summer 2007 - Rachael Masterman
Lead Coach of the Year 2007 - Anne-Marie Wade
Support Coach of the Year 2007 - James Howell
Most Improved Coach of the Year 2007 - Dan King
Special Achievement Award 2007 - James Howell
(All of our winners received a trophy and £20 gift voucher for JJB Sports).
May 2007
The very first Darlington Sports Development Coaches Forum was held at the Education Village, Darlington in May 2007. At this event the Sports Development Team highlighted the importance of safety while coaching and covered the various non-practical aspects of a coach's role. In depth information regarding keeping accurate registers, being aware of and signing the code of conduct and completing lessons plans prior to sessions were the main components.