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Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport
Safeguarding Children and Young People workshop The course is 3 hours in duration. By the end of the Safeguarding Children & Young People in Sport workshop participants will be able to: 1. understand the background to safeguarding children and young people in sport. 2. identify best practice procedures to safeguard children and young people in sport. 3. understand the different categories of child abuse. 4. identify the signs of poor practice or abuse. 5. act if poor practice or abuse…
Find out more »Engage – How can coaches build positive relationships with athletes parents?
This workshop is aimed at youth officers, youth coaches, teachers and volunteers and will be delivered by Gordon MacLelland (founder of WWPIS). Working with Parents in Sport supports parents and coaches in working together to provide children with the best possible sporting experiences. WWPIS deliver a huge amount of authentic content, designed to help parents make more informed decisions about their children’s sporting careers. They also aim to support coaches as they navigate the complexities of working alongside today’s sporting parents. Gordon…
Find out more »Great Sports Parenting (5-11year olds)
This workshop is aimed at parents with children 5-11 years old and those coaches, teachers and volunteers working with this age group. The workshop will be delivered by Gordon MacLelland (founder of WWPIS). Working with Parents in Sport supports parents and coaches in working together to provide children with the best possible sporting experiences. WWPIS deliver a huge amount of authentic content, designed to help parents make more informed decisions about their children’s sporting careers. They also aim to support…
Find out more »Designated Safeguarding Children’s Officer Course
The aim of this workshop is to enable participants to become familiar with the role of a Designated Safeguarding Children's Officer and develop their competence and confidence in carrying out this role within sport. By the end of the workshop participants should be able to: •reference the legislation that pertains to safeguarding in sport and describe the main implications for the junior sports club •describe the roles and responsibilities of key personnel/agencies in the safeguarding of children in sport, particularly…
Find out more »Fundamentals of Coaching Course
This course is designed to be an introduction to hockey coaching for volunteers and parents. Whilst still paying heed to the skills required to be taught to beginners the course will also look at the delivery and organisation of a coaching session. The course specifically looks at the coaching needs of those with a limited background in hockey who may also require additional coaching skills to impart their knowledge. The Fundamentals course is the first course in the hockey coaching…
Find out more »National Umpires Course
This course will give prospective umpires a solid grounding in the rules and regulations of field hockey. Candidates will receive a certificate, set of cards, Fox 40’ whistle, and laminated ‘areas of control’ coloured pocket card. Umpiring is a great way to be involved in hockey. It gives you the opportunity to give something back to the sport you love, whilst also helping to widen participation in the sport. There are opportunities for everyone to umpire and whatever your aspirations,…
Find out more »Practical Umpire Development Course
The Ulster Umpires Association are keen to support and develop club umpires throughout the province and have put together a course to develop umpires who have passed the rules test. The purpose of these courses is to offer support and guidance to all club umpires, no matter at what level, in order to assist develop their skills, improve confidence, and attain consistency in decision making and rules interpretation. We will encourage club umpires to develop their individual skills and consider joining…
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