GreenacreSSP

Medway Youth Service have an excellent sports leadership programme running for 6th formers in Medway.

During this ten-month programme, volunteers complete a Sports Leaders UK Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership that includes a training course in emergency first aid, attend a selection of Sports Coach UK workshops and participate in regular activity sessions. Having completed their training, volunteers are given the chance to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained to benefit the local community and also take part in a six-day teambuilding course based in Dartmoor National Park. This residential experience is delivered by Spirit of Adventure, one of the leading providers of adventurous activities in southern England.

Volunteers who complete this challenging programme are awarded a coach development grant at their final team presentation. Exit pathways have also been established to help those volunteers who are interested in developing their skills further and identifying career opportunities in the local community.

If you would like more information, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by the end of September

Course: FA Coaching Futsal: A Beginners Guide

Dates: 11 & 18 October 2010

Times: 4pm -7pm

Venue: Mascalls School, Paddock Wood

Cost: £20



To book click here http://eventspace.thefa.com/kentfa/participant/arrangement.aspx?id=23840

Is your school interesting in touch rugby? This competition is a pioneering event for England Touch and a great opportunity to establish Medway as a hub for youth development for touch in the UK.

Entry details and forms can be downloaded by going to http://www.englandtouch.org.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=192

As we are running Under 9, 11 and 13 competitions this covers both primary and secondary schools. Female players will attract bonus points for teams.

Trevor Jeffries is prepared to hold a touch coach development day/evening for any teachers or schools interested.

Qualified touch referees will be provided for the event.

The entry fee is just £25 per school (regardless of the number of teams) or just £20 for schools within the Greenacre SSP.

For more details contact Trevor Jeffries on .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Fort Pitt indoor sports hall - 12 Weeks Starting Monday 20th September
2010 Autumn / Winter Indoor Sports and Training Programme


Monday 20th September 2010 – Monday 6th December 2010
12 Weeks

Indoor Sports Hall
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Fort Pitt Hill
Chatham
Kent ME4 6TJ

7:30pm – 8:30pm

Price just £3 per person per session

The sessions cater for all ages and abilities.
Children Under 11 are welcome however must remain the responsibility of their parents for the duration of the session and will be provided with their own playing area.

Each week we will be running structured but fun fitness and training sessions
No previous experience required, all welcome.

Suitable if you just want a couple of sessions, there is no obligation to come every week. Just turn up as and when you can!

For further details you can telephone 07793 196525 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)


Medway Touch Association is a multi-sports club and carries multi-sports public liability insurance and personal accident cover for all sessions.




http://www.medwaytouch.co.uk..

Medway Council Well being team are running their 3rd annual skipping challenge. This will run at Medway Park on 19th October from 9:30-12:30pm. If you are interested in entering or would like more details please contact Nicki Nash on 01634 332594 or email Christopher Grove .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Kent Under 11 Girls Cricket Assessment
For County Squad Selection for 2011 season

Venue: Kings Hill Cricket Club, Tiffen Way, Kings Hill, West Malling Kent

Date: Saturday 18th September 2010
Time: 1.30pm-6.00pm (approx. finish)

Kent Cricket Board would like to invite primary aged girls, (you must not have reached your 11th birthday by
midnight on 31st August 2010) to a cricket assessment day in order to select a Kent girls Under 11 squad for
winter training and summer matches for the 2011 season.

The trials can sometimes been misunderstood. The term ‘trials’ for young girls is a different process compared with boys. Although we are trying to select the best primary aged girls to represent Kent, the actual day consists of a relatively informal pairs kwik cricket festival.

Girls may be nominated direct to the trials by schools and clubs. All the girls attending are divided into teams of 6 or 8, depending on how many there are. Everyone does their best while batting, bowling and fielding, and we just observe them playing. It’s a good day of cricket for everyone, and there is no pressure put on anyone to perform.

There is a further ‘sweep up’ assessment session indoors in November before a squad of about 20 girls is selected in early December. Girls are introduced to hard ball cricket during indoor and outdoor coaching sessions from January to May.

During trials, we will be looking for girls that: -

• have some idea of how to play cricket
• always like to be involved in the game
• have hand eye coordination
• are athletic
• appear to get on with other girls

Please get across the message that we would like to see lots of girls having a go and playing cricket, no matter how inexperienced they might be. The more girls that come along, the better.

Many thanks for your assistance, but should you have any queries, do not hesitate to get in touch with David Sear: -

David Sear
Kent Under 11 Girls Manager/Coach
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01227 767376
07710 742439

No more bookings are being taken for the Get Active! summer holiday programme by Greenacre School as the deadline was 9th July 2010. However, if you are still keen to attend a session there is a chance that the coaches may take payment on the day when you complete a booking form, however please note this is not guaranteed.

Here are the contact details for the coaches running each session.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT GREENACRE SCHOOL REGARDING THIS BUT THE COACHES THEMSELVES AS YOU WILL NOT GET A RESPONSE.

SPORTS CAMP
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER EMAIL
Football
Mr Roberts 07729227201 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Basketball
Mr Nicholas 07708772649 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Martial Arts
Jez Walters 01634 581092 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Girls Football
Don Turner 07961876045 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Intro to Big School
Mr Stock 01634 666337 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Tennis
Dave Baker 01634 865056 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Hockey
Lawrie O’Keefe 07795401615
Futsal
Craig Smith 07811093685 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Touch Rugby
Trevor Jefferies 07793196525 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Cricket
Tony Rossiter 07974974414 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Sports Science
Mr Nicholas 07708772649 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

***NEW MEDWAY RACKET SKILLS FESTIVAL FOR YR 3 and 4 PUPILS AT MEDWAY PARK 8th JULY 2010***
The Howard School Sport Partnership and the Greenacre School Sport Partnership organised in conjunction with 4/5 community sports clubs and Medway Sports Development Team the first Medway wide yrs 3 and 4 ‘Racket Skills Festival’ on Thursday 8th July 2010 at the newly re-furbished Medway Park. The main sports hall was divided into 4 main sports areas.
Thanks to the help of volunteer coaches and helpers from the following clubs and governing bodies of sport: Medway Junior Badminton club, Black Lion Squash Club, Frindsbury Tennis club, Chatham Table Tennis club and Howard Table Tennis club 120 pupils ‘had a go’ at various skills and drills linked to these four sports. Pupils were also given a chance to learn about the local clubs (many of which are Clubmarked) to join if they are interested at a later date.
Each sport devised 4 skills stations and coaches and student sports leaders (from Rainham School for Girls and Rainham Mark Grammar School) gave one to one instruction and coaching in those skills, so that each child could have a go for 3-4 mins and then move onto another skills station and eventually another sports area.
The following schools had a highly enjoyable time learning about 4 different sports with transferable sporting skills: Featherby Junior, Miers Court Primary, Riverside Primary, All Saints Primary School, Elaine Primary, Thames View Junior, St Michaels Primary and Sherwin Knight Junior Schools.
The organiser said: “Teachers, pupils and coaches gave us some excellent feedback on the way this event was structured; this was very much a team approach with all coaches and sports leaders giving up their time and expertise for the benefit of pupils. We will definitely run this event again. This age range is an excellent time to start to learn fundamental racket skills and we hope this gives pupils a ‘head start’ in their P.E. lessons and during after-school sports clubs for the future and beyond into secondary school.”

You are invited to celebrate
Big Dance Medway 2010 incorporated by Star Dance Club
4 July 2010 | 12pm
Medway Park, Mill Road, Gillingham, Kent

I am delighted to invite you and your family to join us to celebrate Big Dance Medway 2010 incorporated by Star Dance Club, which is taking place on Sunday 4 July 2010 at Medway Park, Gillingham. Led by Medway Council's Arts Team in partnership with Star Dance Club, Medway Park and Loop Dance Company. Big Dance Medway is part of Big Dance South East England which features several different events in unusual places including shops, parks, galleries and on town centre big screens. In addition Big Dance South East England provides hundreds of opportunities to try out different dance styles that reflect the range of dance taking place in the region. Everyone is invited to join in!

The Medway and Kent Big Dance programme is led by Medway Council's Arts Development Team and Loop Dance Company, supported by Medway Council, and coordinated by Arts Development Team and Loop Dance Company.
With the inspirational affect of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, the event offers the opportunity to create and encourage increased public interest in dance and drive a step change in participation levels for dance and physical activity across the County.

Big Dance Medway is incorporated by Star Dance Club's Latin/Ballroom Summer school competition for the whole family to enjoy. This event kicks off with a special guest appearance from the Twilight Dancer's at 1.15pm. Big Dance Medway have scheduled in dance workshops in different styles between 12-3pm.

We do hope you and your family can join us at the Medway Park from 12pm to be part of Big Dance Medway and join in with the dance fun. There is even an opportunity for you to get dancing yourselves! Dance workshops are 18 max capacity from 4 years to 85+years and the dance performance is 200 max capacity. This event is Free but we are taking bookings in advance for the workshops.


Please RSVP to Luci Napleton by Friday 2 July 2010
T 01634 338319| E .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)