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Disability Ice Skating Opportunities

Fancy the opportunity to learn to ice skate?

There are 2 options when having tuition for skating. One is a group lesson which is for 3 - 6 people at £6 per head. The other is a private lesson which costs £8.50 per 15minutes. The only other expense is the session fee which is £3.30 plus a carer can skate for free also.

Skating is suitable for any disability or learning impairment.

Any bookings or queries please contact Beth Escott on beth.escott@hotmail.co.uk or mobile number is 07790401166.

New Board Members Required for Active Essex

Creating a more physically active and sporting environment for all people in Greater Essex

Active Essex is seeking to appoint board members to the newly established Sport and Physical Activity Partnership Board to help realise the benefit of community sport and physical activity in Greater Essex.

Greater Essex has a long tradition of sport and physical activity success and the Active Essex Board will be committed to build upon the foundations left by the previous sportessex board and its partners.

We want to build upon this progress and will need to establish new ways of working by building new relationships and responding to a rapidly changing environment.

Visit our Board Recruitment section for more information

COMMUNITY BASKETBALL COACH / PART TIME

Location : Brentwood, Basildon and Havering, ESSEX Type of contract : Permanent after probationary period Job Description : Champions Academy Basketball CIC is a well established, community organisation delivering basketball programmes to over 1000 children and young people per week. In addition we manage a sports facility, linked to the school and deliver basketball for 5 hours in each evening , all weekend and throughout the school holidays. This provides opportunity to work with the wider community , parents , young people through our basketball programme, youth work and cafe. This is being achieved by a dedicated team of professional staff and many volunteers across the community. The appointed person will play a key role in delivering coaching and competitive opportunities to boys and girls in primary and secondary schools. They will also have responsibilities with Brentwood Fire National League teams. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to liase with schools and the wider community. They will assist in the training of future leaders at all ages and have the opportunity to develop new areas in Champions Academy, depending on their skills. The successful candidate must be educated to a minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above. They must have experience working with children and young people in sport and/or education. Preferred candidates should hold a EB coaching qualification (minimum level 2) and a current driving licence. The Criminals Records Bureau enhanced disclosure applies to this post. Pre visits/ Informal visits to our programme and facility are welcome. Please e-mail alexp@championsacademy.co.uk How to apply : A full job description and person specification can be obtained by e-mailing alexp@championsacademy.co.uk. Applications will be by submission of full curriculum vitae and letter of intent explaining your suitability for and interest in the post.

Contact: alexp@championsacademy.co.uk.

COMMUNITY BASKETBALL COACH / FULL TIME

Location : Brentwood, Basildon and Havering, ESSEX Type of contract : Permanent after probationary period Job Description : Champions Academy Basketball CIC is a well established, community organisation delivering basketball programmes to over 1000 children and young people per week. In addition we manage a sports facility, linked to the school and deliver basketball for 5 hours in each evening , all weekend and throughout the school holidays. This provides opportunity to work with the wider community , parents , young people through our basketball programme, youth work and cafe. This is being achieved by a dedicated team of professional staff and many volunteers across the community. The appointed person will play a key role in delivering coaching and competitive opportunities to boys and girls in primary and secondary schools. They will also have responsibilities with Brentwood Fire National League teams. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to liase with schools and the wider community. They will assist in the training of future leaders at all ages and have the opportunity to develop new areas in Champions Academy, depending on their skills. The successful candidate must be educated to a minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above. They must have experience working with children and young people in sport and/or education. Preferred candidates should hold a EB coaching qualification (minimum level 2) and a current driving licence. The Criminals Records Bureau enhanced disclosure applies to this post. Pre visits/ Informal visits to our programme and facility are welcome. Please e-mail alexp@championsacademy.co.uk How to apply : A full job description and person specification can be obtained by e-mailing alexp@championsacademy.co.uk. Applications will be by submission of full curriculum vitae and letter of intent explaining your suitability for and interest in the post. Application deadline 1/3/12

Contact: alexp@championsacademy.co.uk.

National Go Canoeing Week

Canoe England has identified a 10 day week to promote the sport and encourage people to get out on the water.

The week will be packed full of canoeing activities going on nationwide which will include local events for beginner’s right through to Olympic canoeists taking to the water.

The first day of National Go Canoeing Week 2012 will leave just 112 days until the Opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games – How exciting!

The aim of the 2012 National Go Canoeing Week is to encourage 2012 new participants by date of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.

This week will also see the launch of a brand new project and website called Go Canoeing www.gocanoeing.org.uk which is a national campaign supported by Canoe England, to encourage and inspire more people to go canoeing more regularly.

Go Canoeing will have a range of captivating and exciting activities and opportunities for people to enjoy. These will include local starter sessions, guided tours and events, as well as information on where to go and how to get started.

PARTICIPATION EVENTS
STARTER SESSIONS
GUIDED TOURS
CANOE TRAILS

LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL
NATIONAL GO CANOEING
WEEK 6TH - 15TH APRIL 2012

If you are keen to get out on the water or are interested helping us promote the sport by organising an activity near you visit our website for more information http://www.canoe-england.org.uk/clubs-i-centres/national-go-canoeing-week/
or contact us at info@gocanoeing.org.uk

Go Canoeing Leaders Wanted

Canoe England is seeking to appoint a number of ‘Go Canoeing’ Tour Leaders to support the Canoe England ‘Go Canoeing’ programme. Places are limited and only the very best candidates with a passion for providing exceptional Canoeing experiences need apply.

2012 sees the introduction of a series of Go Canoeing Tours within England. Safe guided tours for individual or family groups of improver paddlers offered throughout England and accessed via a web based booking system.

Applicants should be approachable, friendly, and welcoming and you should be at ease working with young people, families and adults as these qualities which are vital to ensuring the positive customer experience of a Go Canoeing Tour.

In addition applicants will need to possess a clear working knowledge of the flora, fauna and wildlife associated in, on and around the Waterways environment.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have over 6 years of canoeing experience. You will be currently active and as a minimum be a confident BCU 3 star ability paddler as well as a gold standard administrator providing accurate and timely web based and paper driven administration.

The Go Canoeing Tour Leader role is a leadership role, rather than a coaching role and while successful candidates may hold a coaching award this is not essential and all successful applicants
will be required to meet the overall role requirements above and successfully complete a training course.

For further details and an application form please contact

Jenny Spencer ‐ gocanoeing@canoe‐england.org.uk

FA Beginners Guide to Futsal Course

A 6 hour course aimed at providing candidates with an understanding of the skills and techniques related to the game of Futsal. The course is for individuals wishing to understand more about the techniques of Futsal and aims to provide candidates with the knowledge to organise and deliver basic Futsal practices, whilst providing an introduction to the structure of the game.

Course Objectives

Understand and appreciate the fundamentals of Futsal.
Organise and coach the basic skills and techniques of Futsal
Understand the basic principles of attack and defence of Futsal
Appreciate the ‘Laws of the Game’ of Futsal
Have an appreciation of the fitness demands of Futsal

Where and When

Date : Sunday 26th February
Time : 10am - 4.30pm
Venue : Passmores Academy, Traceys Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6JH
Ages : 16+
Cost : £30

To book a place visit the Essex FA website

For further information contact Nick Emery on 01245 393 077 or nick.emery@essexfa.com

Level 2 Award in Dance Leadership

Less than 2 weeks until the Level 2 Award in Dance Leadership will be launched! (February 2012)

Due to demand...NEW dates and venues;

The Information Workshop will provide an opportunity for Sports Leaders UK staff to introduce Tutor/Assessors and aspiring tutors to this new and exciting qualification.

This workshop will cover:
   The remit of the award
   Award structure
   An overview of the unit contents
   Leadership hours
   Cost
   Quality Assurance Information/update.
   Tutor Training information.
   Networking Time and Q & A
   The important one – Tea, Coffee and nibbles

Please be aware that if your centre has not got a current Level 2 Trained Tutor (in Level 2 Award in Sports Leadership or Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership) and you wish to run the new Level 2 Award in Dance Leadership at your centre you will need to attend the Level 2 Award in Dance Leadership Training, for more information please see www.sportsleaders.org

Rush Hockey has arrived in Essex

Its fast, it’s furious, the new era of Hockey has arrived.

Do you crave the rush of a team sport, but can’t find the time to commit to one? Now there’s a game which fits around your hectic lifestyle; Rush Hockey is here!

A fun and exciting new way to play.

A new generation of player, suitable for players of all abilities and male and female hockey players will enjoy the thrill of the new format and you don’t need a stick as one is provided!

Budding players can find their nearest session at:

• Venue: Redbridge Sports and Leisure Centre Forest Rd, Barkingside, Essex IG6 3HD. Dates: Sessions starting early in 2012. Contact: Tel 0208 4981041.
• Venue: Southend Tennis and Leisure Centre, Garon Park Southend on Sea Essex SS2 4FA Dates Monday 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th Feb. Times 7pm to 9pm.Type Come and Try, Mixed Adult. Cost Free of Charge, Contact Tel

More venues to be announced soon. For dates and venues or just more information, check out. www.rushhockey.co.uk

Local college student Ashleigh targets basketball scholarship in USA

A student at SEEVIC College, Benfleet is targeting a basketball scholarship at an American University later this year thanks to her new found confidence which she attributes to studying the Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE).

Created by SkillsActive and funded by the Skills Funding Agency, AASE is a sports performance programme for young talented athletes. It’s designed to directly measure an athlete’s ability to plan, apply and evaluate their development in the appropriate technical, tactical, physical and psychological aspects of their sport. It also addresses wider issues such as lifestyle, career development, communication and health and safety.

Ashleigh Munns, 17 from Basildon is not a typical college student; she juggles studying for three A levels, the AASE programme and playing top flight basketball for her club Sevenoaks Suns which means she’s up against senior GB internationals every week. She has all but given up her social life to reach her full potential and travel the 80 mile round trip to club training twice a week in Sevenoaks, but her hunger and desire shows no bounds.

Choosing to enrol on the AASE basketball programme at SEEVIC, as the only girl alongside 13 boys, has been a turning point that she believes has really increased her confidence and self belief. She now has her sights set on a place at an NCAA Div 1 or Div 2 University to further her playing career, inspired by several club team mates at Sevenoaks Suns that have chosen to study in the USA.

Looking back, she said “before I started at College, I didn’t have as much confidence generally. At first I hated not having a social life and not seeing my school friends but over the last 12 months, I have totally committed to basketball and AASE was the missing link to help my game and develop me as a stronger and more confident person.”

Her selection for the AASE basketball Leonardo trip to Germany for two weeks last summer, was she says ‘one of the most amazing experiences of my life’, not because they won four out of five games but she found a new self-belief in her ability instilled by the coaching team and team mates that became close friends.

The AASE programme involves regular strength and conditioning sessions which complement her club training sessions, and individual mentoring and performance analysis totalling ten sessions per week. The style of learning and work ethic is now instilled in her training and performance she commented, “I didn’t used to like working hard, now I love being pushed to my limits and I know working hard brings results, it’s the only way to improve”.

Ashleigh’s goal for 2012 is to be selected for the England U18 team to compete at the European Championships in August and as the Olympic Games comes to London, she hopes women’s sport, in particular basketball, will be elevated to where it belongs, commenting; “it’s just not taken seriously enough in this country, but in my experience the AASE programme is really helping to move things in the right direction.”

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