UK Sports Coaching News

• What happened to Britain's Olympic champion curlers? - The Guardian
  The Guardian What happened to Britain's Olympic champion curlers? The Guardian Martin is now 43 and the coach of Scotland's junior curling team as well as being part of UK Sport's elite coaching programme.
• Get your skates on... and ski - Telegraph.co.uk
  Telegraph.co.uk Get your skates on and ski Telegraph.co.uk He and his team of instructors are all qualified through the Snowsport England coaching scheme.
• Mark Story: Saints coach thankful to be in Bayou, not Blue - Lexington Herald Leader
  Mark Story: Saints coach thankful to be in Bayou, not Blue Lexington Herald Leader 2 Virginia Saturday ? which snapped the Cavaliers' 63-match regular-season winning streak ? is one of the best victories in recent UK sports history. 4.
• Davenport case putting British coaching under threat - More Than The Games
  More Than The Games Davenport case putting British coaching under threat More Than The Games In 2007, Farrow, from Cheltenham, was stripped of his UK Athletics coaching licence after he was found to have abused his position of trust with a senior .

Grampian Sports Updates

Aberdeen Sports Person of the Year 2009

Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen Sports Council and Chris Anderson Trust are looking for nominations for their annual sports awards evening recognising sporting achievement in 2009. There are a wide variety of categories including senior, junior, veteran, team, coach and volunteer. The closing date for nominations is Friday 26th February 2010.
Awards will be presented on Friday 30th April 2010 and the evening will also include the presentation of the Active Schools Aberdeen award and Aberdeen Universities award.
Forms and more details are available: Click Here

UKCC Level 1 - Volleyball Coaching Award (Aberdeenshire)

The Scottish Volleyball Association is delighted to present a Level 1 UKCC Volleyball Coaching Award in Aberdeen.The UKCC Volleyball Award examines the skills of both ‘How 2 ‘coach, and ‘What 2’ coach when introducing and developing the game of volleyball. The format of the course includes an examination of movement fundamentals, how to develop body posture which leads to ball control, and developing game play. It will also examine the role of the Coach in preparing and delivering practical sessions. The course structure is two days of practical sessions and delivery by the course Tutor, and a third day of review, extension and assessment.
6th, 7th and 14th February 2010
Banchory Academy, Schoolhill, Banchory, AB31 5TQ
Cost Course is £116 – grants for between 50% to 75% of this amount are available on request.
To sign up for this coaching opportunity, or receive further details of the course (and the grants which are available) please contact the Scottish Volleyball Association Office, by phone or Email.
Contact Kirsteen on 0131 556 4633 Email info@scottishvolleyball.org

UKA Level 2 Course - Aberdeen (Athletics)

The UKA Level 2 course will take place over 1 weekend, and an assessment day. Please keep an eye on the website for information regarding assessment discipline dates. For further details, or initial enquiries, please contact Education Administrator, Anne Stewart at anne.stewart@scottishathletics.org.uk
27th & 28th March 2010
Sports Village, Aberdeen
Price: £150

RGU:SPORT (Talented Athlete Programme)

We are running a Talented Athlete program where young athletes who have no access to Strength and Conditioning can do so and hopefully support their athletic development. Our aim is to support these athletes in moving up into their NGB Academy or Institute level network and develop them to enhance their performance. So far we have been successful with two athletes gaining pro contracts at Aberdeen FC and one progressing into the Grampian Institute and Scottish Squash Academy. The next block starts end of January and we are looking to fill the sessions pretty quickly.
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