Hockey Development :

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Introduction : 

  The LRHA used to support a Hockey Development Manager, but in anticipation of funding running out in 2007, a meeting was held on 16^th June 2005 at which a Hockey Development Group (HDG) was formed. After a shaky start the group has organized a one stop Junior event schedule, enabling new clubs to identify dates which clash with other events and has successfully completed a two site junior development camp for boys and girls of U13 with over 70 young people attending for 8 weeks of training.

   The group meets 5 times a year and its representatives include local teams with junior sections, umpires, schoolgirls and boys hockey rep’s, local authority development officers and a representative from the LRHA Executive.

   Direct assistance can be offered to clubs in a co-ordinated way for initiatives such as junior or club development plans, funding applications often using Active Sports Partnership, the development of coaches, officials and volunteers and in developing school-club links. There is a strong and developing partnership now between English Hockey, Active Sports, Local Councils and other bodies, and the Coaching Centres provide many opportunities to learn and develop new hockey skills under the guidance of qualified coaches and officials. If you would like to discuss ANY development issues, please contact the address details below. 

  The HDG aims to develop, promote and implement a comprehensive hockey development program, the specific full Terms of Reference are :

Terms of Reference

1.        This Group (embedded as an Executive working Group) is charged with overseeing and co-ordinating the development of club, coach and umpiring across Leicestershire & Rutland.

      This will be achieved by:

                                i.            Supporting the work of the England Hockey Development Officer

                              ii.            The group will undertake work as directed by the Executive

                            iii.            Work with all sections where appropriate to achieve joint objectives, and with all county personnel to plan effective delivery

                             iv.            That all members of the group contribute to overall objectives

 2.        Aims of the Group

To manage the effective delivery of items on the Hockey Development Plan for Leicestershire and Rutland under the groups remit

     To encourage development and opportunities of clubs through Clubs 1^st, increasing numbers of players, coaches, officials, administrators.

To report and evaluate hockey development across Leicester-Shire & Rutland.
To identify and share examples of good practice in all aspects of developing hockey.

To report to the L+RHA Executive on all matters, highlighting any area’s of support / development needs
 

   3.        Membership

    The membership of the group is open to all clubs and representatives of:

     -    The L+RHA Executive Committee

-    Schools and Youth Section                                              
-    From Schools (PDM or SSCo)

-    From Local Authority SDO Forum

-    Representation from Umpiring and Player Coaching

-    England Hockey Board Development Officer

The membership of the group may co-opt additional members of the group from other specialist areas as and when deemed necessary.

 4.        Meetings

 There should be a minimum of three meetings of the group throughout the year, with the dates and venues agreed to be reactive to need.

 5.       Chair and the Roles of the Group

 The group, on an annual basis, will elect the Chair at the first meeting following the L+RHA AGM.

If Chair is unable to attend a nominated person will Chair that specific meeting.
The Chair will be responsible (in conjunction with others) for producing the agenda for meetings.  The agenda will be circulated a minimum of one week prior to any meetings. 

A nominated person will be responsible for recording a synopsis for the meeting, which will be circulated a maximum of two weeks after the meeting has taken place.  This document and any other sundry items are to be circulated to all members of the Group and the Executive.  Thereafter it may be published on the association website.

The Chair should ensure that a person (or report is available for) the Leicestershire and Rutland Hockey Association Executive meetings.
 

   6.  Specific Area’s of responsibility

The group will endeavour to guide and coordinate the areas’ of Coaching, Umpiring and club development including the Clubs First award. 

It will also endeavour to lead on any other development matter that may fall to this remit such as course coordination, including links with the County Sports Partnership.

Agreed Exec Meeting Oct 2010

The Wider Picture :

ENGLAND HOCKEY REGIONAL OFFICE

Regional Development Manager – Steve Floyd   

Regional Administrator – Elaina Leithead

  England Hockey (EH)  is the National Governing Body (NGB) for hockey and the official voice for hockey with the government, media and official agencies such as Sport England, Sports Coach UK and the Youth Sport Trust.  All hockey players who are members of an affiliated club are members of England Hockey and our role is to serve you as the membership and develop the game in ways that will benefit the sport.

England Hockey provides many services that should be of use to you. 

  These include; 

-          A website with pages of the latest news and information on everything to do with hockey www.englandhockey.co.uk 

-          Coaching courses, clinics and accreditation 

-          Umpiring courses and accreditation 

-          Funding advice 

-          Programmes and tools to help build stronger and more effective clubs 

-          Organisation of National Competitions 

-          Junior coaching & umpiring awards & competitions 

-          Advice and assistance with facilities

  The Regional Office is your local branch of England Hockey and recently had 3 Development Officers join the team.  These Development Officer positions have been created as many of the Hockey Development Officer roles that have been government funded through the Active Sports programme (over the last seven years) and employed directly through the County Sports Partnerships, have ceased to exist. 

The Development Officer for our particular area is : -

Jamie Fleet

Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire 

Please also feel free to contact Fay Longdon, Regional Administrator at:

England Hockey Midlands Office

The Hockey Pavilion

Loughborough University

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 3TU 

Tel : 01509 228676   Fax : 01509 228678   Mob : 07966 305857 

Email : midlands@englandhockey.co.uk  Web : www.englandhockey.co.uk

For information, the Development Officer's remit was :

(1)  To work with the County Hockey Associations & County Sports Partnerships to ensure:

a. There is a clear development plan for every county that sets out how they are delivering Uniting the Hockey Family and the Single System

b. There is a hockey development group at County level that is able to drive this work

(2)  To work with County Hockey Associations to put in place Junior Development Centre’s and Junior Academy Centre’s as part of the Single System implementation plan.

(3)  To provide direct support to clubs to achieve Accreditation and link those clubs with a School Sports Partnership. 

(4)  As part of the Regional Coach Development Programme, County Development Plans and Club School Link plans, to organise or ensure delivery of:

a. Level 1 coaching courses (and identify potential Level 2 & 3 candidates)
b. In service coach training (coaching workshops)
c. Coaching for Teachers courses
d. Leadership courses (to include the Young Umpire Award)

Also, for development opportunities, contact direct :

Active Sport Partnership
Loughborough University

Sports Development Centre

Loughborough

LE11 3TU

Tel: 01509-226745

email: t.dalby@lboro.ac.uk 

web: www.llrsport.co.uk