South Staffordshire Network Local Coaching Development Plan
Stafford Harriers has joined with four other local athletic
clubs to form the South Staffordshire Network. The other
four Clubs involved are :
•
Cannock and Stafford Athletics Club •
Tamworth Athletic Club •
Washland Women Runners •
Burton Athletic Club
Athletics
Networks are clusters of clubs working strategically with
other local key partners to develop the sport of athletics
in local areas. McCain Athletics Networks will seek to
drive up the quality of coaching, links with community
groups such as schools, competition in clubs (inter and
intra club) and also seek to develop the all round quality
of provision within clubs in the network. The ethos behind
McCain Athletics Networks is all about working in
partnership to improve the provision of athletics in the
area.
The Network was formally launched on 10 November 2009 at
the MRI Club, in conjunction with the “Flying Coach Visit”
of Paul Evans, international marathoner, for a Marathon
training clinic.
. . . 
Paul Evans with Chris Hollinshead . . . . and a group of
our Club members.
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A
number of UK Athletics courses for Club coaching
qualifications are programmed to be held in the Midlands,
over the next few months.
Stafford Harriers as a Club is keen to see more members
take up coaching to help guide our growing membership.
If you would be interested in starting, or further
developing, in athletics coaching skills, the Club will pay
the course fees and assist with travel costs.
See the England Athletics website for further description
and booking of courses.
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The latest programme of
England Athletics coaching courses to be staged in East and
West Midlands is HERE
Anyone
interested should
register directly
with Catherine Pendlebury OR contact Chris Hollinshead for
further explanation as soon as possible.
Apologies for the huge delay in
confirming this programme of courses but
hopefully worth the wait!
Attached are 12 workshops running from March - May. As
always there is room
to add to them based on your suggestions!
As you will see the first workshop, Sprints is on Monday 15
March 7 - 9pm -
so not that long away! Get booking!
To book: If you have already been on a network course your
contact details
will be on the database and therefore you do not need to
complete a new
registration form - just email / telephone to put your name
on a workshop.
If you are in doubt please get in touch! Obviously it is up
to you to keep
us informed of any changes with your contact details!
If you have not been on a course before; please contact me
and an
application from will be sent to you
I would also like to point out to you the workshops that
Sports Across
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent organise. These vary from
club development
workshops including the ones required for clubmark and
individual courses
first aid, multiskills, fundamentals, long term athlete
development that may
appeal to coaches. Have a look at www.sportacrossstaffordshire.co.uk
Many thanks Cath
Please note my office working days are Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Catherine Pendlebury
South Staffordshire Athletics Network Coordinator
Mobile: 07800 619 841
Email: cpendlebury@staffordbc.gov.uk
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