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Active Sussex launched the first publication in its new Library of Sport series at the Sussex Coaching Fourm on 28 March.

Joint authors Anthony Statham, of Active Sussex, and Philippe Crisp of University of Chichester, presented a number of workshops and discussions drawn from the report, entitled Participation in Community Programmes.

The report that formed the basis of discussion, produced in conjunction with Active Sussex gold tier partner University of Chichester, started life as an academic research paper. "Our aim was to take heavy-duty academic research and make it applicable in a grassroots setting," said Anthony Statham. "With the addition of on-the-ground input from the coaching forum, we have brought together the two elements to produce what we hope is a useful research tool for coaches."

"The event was helpful to me as an NGB rep on a county and regional level," said Danny Williams, South East regional officer for the Angling Development Board. "I think a real cross-section of coaches would benefit from attending similar forums across the region."

Participation in Community Programmes is available to download as a PDF from our Knowledge Bank

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Starts Wednesday 2 May 4-5:30pm for 7 weeks

14- 21 years

Both males and females welcome

Only £2 per session

Preston Park Cycle Track is located to the north of Preston Park in Brighton and can be accessed from Preston Drove or through the park. Postcode: BN1 6LA

For more information please contact Anthony Rogers - anthony@ppycc.org.uk / 07757284814

Website: http://ppycc.org.uk/wordpress/

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Sessions start Friday 4 May 6-7pm for 6 weeks

14-25 years

Both males and females welcome

FREE

Malling Skatepark, Lewes

For more information please contact Darren Ford - community@lewesfc.com

Lewes FC Community & Education Facebook

Lewes FC website

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Sessions start Monday 7 May 4.30-6pm

All 6 week courses will be followed by 2 transitional/club sessions held on Fridays 6-7.30pm

14-16 years

both males and females only

£40 for 8 weeks (£5pp per session)

Hove Lagoon, Hove, BN3 4LX

For more information please contact Harvey Dawkins - harvey@lagoonwatersports.co.uk

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Sessions start Monday 7 May with two time slots 6-7.30pm and 7-8.30pm

All 6 week courses will be followed by 2 transitional/club sessions held on Tuesdays 6-8pm

17- 25 years

Females only

£40 for 8 weeks (£5pp per session)

Hove Lagoon, Hove, BN3 4LX

For more information please contact Harvey Dawkins - harvey@lagoonwatersports.co.uk

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Sessions start Tuesday 8 May 4.30-6pm

All 6 week courses will be followed by 2 transitional/club sessions held on Fridays 6-7.30pm

14-16 years

both males and females only

£40 for 8 weeks (£5pp per session)

Hove Lagoon, Hove, BN3 4LX

For more information please contact Harvey Dawkins - harvey@lagoonwatersports.co.uk

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Sessions start Tuesday 8 May with two time slots 6-7.30pm and 7-8.30pm

All 6 week courses will be followed by 2 transitional/club sessions held on Tuesdays 6-8pm

17- 25 years

Females only

£40 for 8 weeks (£5pp per session)

Hove Lagoon, Hove, BN3 4LX

For more information please contact Harvey Dawkins - harvey@lagoonwatersports.co.uk

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Sessions start Thursday 10 May from 7.15-8.15pm for 8 weeks

14- 25 years

Both Males and Females welcome

FREE with limited spaces

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For more information and to book your space please contact Lee Quilter on 07710716902

Fighting Chance Project website

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Sessions start Friday 11 May 4.30-6pm

All 6 week courses will be followed by 2 transitional/club sessions held on Fridays 6-7.30pm

14-16 years

both males and females only

£40 for 8 weeks (£5pp per session)

Hove Lagoon, Hove, BN3 4LX

For more information please contact Harvey Dawkins - harvey@lagoonwatersports.co.uk

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Sessions start Saturday 12 May 11.30am-1pm

All 6 week courses will be followed by 2 transitional/club sessions held on Tuesdays 6-8pm

17- 25 years

Females only

£40 for 8 weeks (£5pp per session)

Hove Lagoon, Hove, BN3 4LX

For more information please contact Harvey Dawkins - harvey@lagoonwatersports.co.uk

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Sessions start Monday 14 May for 8 weeks

14-18 years

Females only

FREE

3 venues: Bourne Community College, Southbourne

               Midhurst Rother College, Midhurst

               Chichester HighSchool for Girls, Chichester

For more information please contact Jamie Fellows - jfellows@chichester.gov.uk

Chichester District Council website

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Sessions start Thursday 17 May 3:00-4:00pm for 8 weeks

14-18 years

Males and Females welcome only

FREE

Venue: Midhurst Rother College Easebourne Campus, Easebourne

For more information please contact Jamie Fellows - jfellows@chichester.gov.uk or call 01243 534871

Chichester District Council website

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Sessions start Monday 21 May 3:45-4:45pm for 8 weeks

14-16 years

Females only

FREE (limited spaces so book early!)

Venue: Rustington Golf Club, Golfers Lane, Angmering, West Sussex BN16 4N

For more information please contact Sandy Fell - sfell@tla.woodard.co.uk

Rustington Golf Club

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Sessions start Tuesday 22 May 3:00-4:00pm for 8 weeks

14-18 years

Males and Females welcome only

FREE

Venue: Chichester Raqcuets and Fitness Club, Chichester

For more information please contact Jamie Fellows - jfellows@chichester.gov.uk or call 01243 534871

Chichester District Council website

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Sessions start Friday 25 May 8-9pm for 6 weeks

TASTER SESSION - 8-9pm on Friday 18th May

14-19 years

Males only

Only £1 per session

Venue: Upper Beeding Sports Hall

For more information please contact Paul Taylor - paul.taylor@horsham.gov.uk  or call 01403 215637

Horsham District Council

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Sessions start Thursday 31 May 3:00-4:00pm for 8 weeks

14-18 years

Males and Females welcome only

FREE

Venue: Bourne Community College, Soutbourne

For more information please contact Jamie Fellows - jfellows@chichester.gov.uk or call 01243 534871

Chichester District Council website

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Sports Coach UK's talent lead Stuart Armstrong hosted the breakfast

Leading coaches from across the South East gathered for the first talent coaches breakfast at K2 Crawley on 24 February.

Newly appointed Talent Lead at Sports Coach UK, Stuart Armstrong, introduced the session by raising a question mark over the tag 'talent'.

"Do we know what we mean when we say, 'talent' or identify a young person as 'talented'?" he asked.

From this starting point, the discussion that followed explored the age-old nature versus nurture debate in an even handed way, without polarising opinion.

Armstrong, a former full-time peformance coach for golf and hockey, drew out a number of hot topics for performance coaches, including a prescient debate on whether individuals should be selected on the basis of current form, or on potential.   

"The breakfast was an overwhelming success," said Active Sussex's Anthony Statham, who organised the event in partnership with sports coach UK. "We had a full house of high-level professionals, who all contributed to a fascinating discussion around contemporary coaching practice."

For those who missed this event, a repeat talent coaches breakfast will take place in Hampshire in the near future. For more details contact Anthony Statham on 01273 644149 or astatham@activesussex.org

To be kept up to date with all sports coaching developments in Sussex, including jobs, volunteering, funding and training opportunities, register with Coach Sussex

View all photos from the event on the Active Sussex Facebook page

Golf coach Neil Plimmer, Hampshire's coaching development manager CJ Lee and Nick Levett, the FA's National Development Manager for Youth Football

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Runner up Scott Edwards congratulates David Hubbard, right, after the area final

David Hubbard has taken one step closer to regaining his national indoor bowls singles title.

In the area final at Adur Indoor Bowling Club in Southwick on 10 February, the 26 year-old from Lancing beat fellow Adur Club player Scott Edwards 21-13 to secure his place in the national finals.

Hubbard can now look forward to competing in the men's singles event in Nottingham later this month, where he hopes to reclaim his crown. In 2009 Hubbard became the youngest player ever to win the national title at the age of 22.

Men’s national singles, Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre, 29-31 March. www.nottinghamindoorbowlscentre.co.uk

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Active Sussex's Rowana Simmons and her hearing dog Sammy watch AITC Sport Makers testing kwik cricket at Albion's Community Stadium

Apprentices from Albion in the Community (AITC), the community arm of Brighton & Hove FC, have joined thousands of organisations across the country helping more people play sport by joining Sport England's Sport Makers programme.

AITC held the first Sport Makers workshop in Sussex at the American Express Community Stadium in December, when 27 of its apprentices from AITC's Education and Disability departments joined AITC Staff for an inspiring workshop run by Sports Coach UK tutor John Robinson, who encouraged them to be great Sport Makers.

The AITC workshop, which was specifically tailored for its apprentices, helped provide the knowledge, information and connections to get better at making sport happen. AITC Apprenticeship Tutor Dwayne Clevett said: "This is a great way of helping [our apprentices] further develop their leadership skills and confidence. We're looking forward to supporting them in developing sporting opportunities in their communities in 2012."

Active Sussex is responsible for organising Sport Maker events and recruitment in Sussex, which is part of its Leap into Legacy programme.

Roanna Simmons, Sports Development Officer at Active Sussex, said: "Now the workshop is over, the fun starts where they go out and make a difference in sport activities. The Sport Makers will now have further opportunities to increase participation through Sportivate and the Coach Sussex Bursary projects. I have no doubt that all of them will quickly reach their target of 10 hours volunteering."

"When they reach their 10 hour target, Sport Makers are entered to a ballot to win a free Olympic tickets. After all, the entire programme was created to be a part of the Olympic movement." 

The next Sport Makers workshops open to the public take place in East Grinstead (16 Feb), Sussex County Cricket Club (23 Feb) and Triangle Burgess Hill (15 March).

To register as a Sport Maker and sign up to attend one of the forthcoming workshops in Sussex, go to www.sportmakers.co.uk

For more details on how to become a Sport Maker or if you're an organisation looking to recruit Sport Makers please contact Roanna on rsimmons@activesussex.org

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Up to £10m in Lottery funding has been made available by the government and Sport England in the latest round of its Olympic legacy funding programme.

Sports clubs and organisations are encouraged to bid for a portion of the Inspired Facilities fund. The money can be used on anything from new equipment to refurbishing existing buildings.

Inspired Facilities is focused on making it easier for local community and volunteer groups to improve and refurbish sports clubs or transform non-sporting venues into modern grassroots sport facilities.

Investment is available to breathe new life into tired facilities and equipment including:

• building modernisation
• outdoor sports lighting
• outdoor sports surfaces
• community club buildings
• sports equipment

To find out more and bid for funds, visit www.sportengland.org/inspiredfacilities

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Active Sussex hosted a coaches' breakfast on the last Friday of Brighton and Hove's TakePart festival, adding a vital networking element to the successful fortnight of sporting events.

Over 20 coaches made their way to the Yellowave Beach Cafe on Brighton seafront at 7:30am on 8 July for coffee and pastries, before an hour of networking and discussion.

"We wanted to see if the breakfast meeting format, already well-established in the business world, would transfer to the coaching community," said Active Sussex's Anthony Statham, who organised the event.

"Judging by the turnout and feedback, this is clearly something we would look to repeat elsewhere in the county, as well as here in Brighton."

For more information on coaches' network meetings, contact Anthony Statham on astatham@activesussex.org or 01273 644149.

See all the photos from the coaches' breakfast

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