GreenacreSSP

More children in Medway getting 3 hours per week of PE and sport!

National figures published on Friday show that 52% of young people from across the authority are now getting at least 3 hours of PE and sport per week. This is an increase from 26% in 2008-09. Medway’s two School Sport Partnerships lead by the two sports colleges in the area – Greenacre and Howard Schools, have worked with all Medway schools to raise sports participation over the past 5 years.

New activities, a range of coaches, access to more competitions and a chance to become a sports leader have all played their part last year for getting more young people in Medway schools involved in sport and physical education.

The Greenacre School Sports Partnership has 12 coaches, all linked to local club marked clubs, who have been able to go into the schools and lead sessions alongside teachers. After all this practicing teams were then able to take part in the Medway Games which consists of the Mini Youth Games for primary pupils and the Secondary School Games culminating in the Medway Festival of Sport week. Older students and sixth formers have been trained as sports leaders within their physical education lessons which has allowed for them to umpire and referee at the Medway Games series.
New activities for the schools in the Greenacre School Sports Partnership have included street surfing - also known as snakeboarding, rowers have been available for each of the secondary schools, urban rebounding – fitness with a small trampoline and wake up shake up – an aerobics idea for primary schools each morning have all helped to increase participation and ensure children are having fun while being active.

The Greenacre and Howard School Sports Partnership are working towards ‘The Physical Education and Sport Strategy’, originally set up in 2003 by the Government. To deliver this strategy School Sports Partnerships across the country are raising standards and participation in PE and school sport through; improving community and sports club links with schools, giving students opportunities to lead and volunteer in sport, raising quality and quantity of PE and after school provision, and ensuring ALL pupils have access to competitive opportunities. School Sport Partnerships provide a highly effective and efficient delivery mechanism for school sport. Partnerships are ‘families’ of schools working together. To find out more about what is going on in your school speak to your school sports co-ordinator in your secondary school or your primary link teacher in your primary school.

For further details or contacts please see below;
Kelly Harris – Greenacre School Sports Partnership
http://www.greenacressp.co.uk
01634 666337x253

Claire Moore – Howard School Sports Partnership
http://www.howardssp.org.uk
07725724393

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