Lancashire Sport Partnership has the following courses running in February.
Emergency First Aid (3 Hour Course)
15/02/2011; Preston College, PR2 8UR - Click Here
Awareness raising course for volunteers, provided by an HSE approved provider but not an HSE course (has to be 6 hour course to be HSE approved.)
As this is not part of a set syllabus the trainer can gear the content of the course to best meet the needs of those attending, but will normally cover:
- First Aid Priorities
- Conscious and unconscious casualties
- Head Injuries
- Major Bleeds
- Fainting
- Shock
- Evacuation and reporting procedures
Equity in Your Coaching (3 hours)
16/02/2011; Lancaster College, LA1 2TY - Click Here
Endorsed by the English Federation of Disability Sport, Sporting Equals and the Women's Sports Foundation, this course will raise your awareness of equity issues and help you make your sport fair, open and accessible to a more diverse range of people.
The workshop is designed to assist current or future coaches in becoming more aware of the barriers many people face in taking part in sport.
By the end of the workshop coaches will be able to:
- Explain what sports equity means and why it is important
- Identify barriers to participation
- Use appropriate language and terminology
- Identify and challenge inequitable behaviour
- Interpret the legal framework that affects coaching
- Identify how they can become more equitable
- Establish where to go for further information.
An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Movement (3 hours)
07/02/2011; Hyndburn Leisure Centre, BB5 4EP - Click Here
This practical workshop explores the concepts of Agility, Balance, Coordination and speed (ABCs), helping to observe, analyse and coach good movement patterns within multi-skill or sport specific environments.
By the end of this workshop you will have knowledge of:
- Agility - dynamic stability, starting and stopping, momentum, acceleration and rhythm
- Balance - establishing a stable core, static ability, exploring centre of gravity and base of support
- Coordination - in relation to disassociating body parts and the coordination of explosive actions, including jumping, throwing, striking and kicking.
PLEASE NOTE: It is recommended that anyone who wishes to attend this course has previously attended the 'An Introduction to Long Term Athlete Development' workshop or be familiar with the LTAD player pathways in their chosen sport.
Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport (3 hours)
08/02/2011; Burnley College Sports Centre, BB12 0AN - Click Here
24/02/2011; St Marys College, Blackburn, BB1 8DX - Click Here
This workshop aims to increase awareness of safeguarding and protecting children, helping coaches to recognise signs of abuse or poor practice and deal sensitively and effectively with issues that arise. It also prompts a review of coaching practice to ensure that sport provides a positive and enriching experience for children.
By the end of the workshop you will be able to:
- Identify and recognise good coaching practice and the implications for them
- Explore their values and feelings in relation to child abuse, and recognise how these may potentially impact on their response.
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms of child abuse and poor practice
- Take appropriate action if concerns about a child arises
- Identify the foundations of safeguarding children, good practice and child protection
- Describe the different categories of child abuse and the impact of abuse on children
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of each category of abuse
- Identify the appropriate action to take if abuse is suspected
- Recognise the roles and responsibilities of relevant statutory agencies.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the content of the course, a separate one is delivered for under 18's