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Multi
Sport Camps
What
are the objectives of Multi Sport Camps?
What
sports/activities are included?
What
do the Coach Development element of Multi Sport Camps consist of?
Multi
Sport Camps are referred to in the Strategy for the Development of
Sport in Northern Ireland and the Performance and Excellence
Strategy and represent a key step on the performance ladder for
young people in sport in Northern Ireland.
Whilst the vision had been documented for some time, it is
only with the advent of increased funding from government that it
has been possible to put our aims into action and pilot a Multi
Sport Camp Programme. Five
pilot multi sport camps were held during February 2003 with local
authorities involved as follows:
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Castlereagh
Borough Council & Down District Council (joint project)
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Craigavon
Borough Council & Brownlow Campus Sports Trust (joint
project)
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Limavady
Borough Council
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North
Down Borough Council & Ards Borough Council (joint
project)
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Omagh
District Council
The
success of the camps is currently being evaluated.
However, the following should provide answers to some of
the questions that you may have regarding Multi Sport Camps.
What
are the objectives of Multi Sport Camps?
The
objectives of the Multi Sport Camps are as follows:
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to
provide participants with the opportunity to experience and
receive coaching in, a wide range of sports or generic skill
based activities, to help them develop their personal skills
and sports experience;
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to
help the participants recognise their potential talent and
make informed choices regarding their future sports
participation;
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to
enable local clubs to provide quality coaching opportunities
for young people who are not currently involved in clubs,
therefore encouraging
future club membership;
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to
demonstrate the benefits of involvement in sport;
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to
provide opportunities for the training and education of
coaches, teachers, sports leaders and parents so that
they can assist young people to nurture and develop their
sporting talent.
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What
sports/activities are included?
The
choice of sports/activities included within Multi Sport Camps is
left to the discretion of the organiser. However there should be local clubs available in the area and
the sports included should be appropriate for both sides of the
community, boys and girls. A
sport should not be included within the pilot unless it is
possible for a participant to continue with it following the Camp.
Some
of the sports included within the various pilot projects included:
Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Gaelic Football, Judo, Rugby,
Soccer and Trampolining.
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A
variety of courses can be delivered through the coach development
element of the programme. These
include:
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Working
with primary school teachers on talent identification
protocols and how to support talented young people;
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Working
with coaches involved with talented young performers;
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Working
with sports club personnel regarding the recruitment and
training of young people and developing specific programmes
for the Multi Sport Camp participants.
Working
with parents regarding their role in the development of talented
junior performers.
If
you would like to find out more about the Multi Sport Camps pilot
programme in general, please contact [email protected]
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