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Cash4Clubs

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Sport in the community is about local people, local facilities, local groups and organisations working together to provide opportunities to enjoy sport. Betfair and SportsAid recognise the importance of community sport, so Cash 4 Clubs has been set up to facilitate fundraising for community sports clubs throughout the country.

Cash 4 Clubs offers all sports clubs in the UK the chance to win grants ranging from £250 to £1000. It is a simple scheme aimed at giving community clubs a helping hand and provide the opportunity to raise the money they need to invest in their club.

If your club wants its application reviewed at our next panel meeting, make sure you submit it by midday on Friday 8 July. Any applications received after the deadline will be reviewed in October 2011.

Cash4Clubs Website

 

County Clubs Open Meeting

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As part of the AGM’s Any Other Business, our new Chairman, Andy Barnes, suggested that in order to try and improve how the County serves it’s clubs that an ‘Open Meeting’ be held to ‘brainstorm’ ideas. We are open to any suggestions and hopefully this meeting will be the starting point to creating some Working Groups to develop some of these ideas further.

Some examples of ideas suggested informally at the AGM included;

  • Assistance for clubs aiming to increase the participation in Hockey locally
  • Organised County Masters Hockey
  • Specialist Coaching opportunities for Senior players
  • Resurrection of Senior (Over 18s) County Teams (Men and Ladies)
  • Club County Cup competition(s)
  • Contributing towards representatives travel costs to AGM and Council meetings

Please spread the word around your club, have a think about how you would like the County to help YOUR club, and bring some ideas to the meeting;

  • On Wednesday 13th July
  • At Highfields (Upstairs conference room)
  • Start 7:15pm

There may be a reward for attendance.

 

Club and Coach Education Workshops: May – July

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Please find below the list of forthcoming club and coach education workshops coming up across Nottinghamshire within the next 3 months.

Full details and information on booking are in the attached and at the following link;

http://sportnottinghamshire.co.uk/courses.asp?section=41&sectionTitle=Courses&page=1

Safeguarding and Protecting Children

Wednesday 25 May, 18.00-21.00, Ashfield District Council
Monday 20 June, 18.00-21.00, Portland Leisure Centre, Nottingham
Wednesday 20 July, 17.30-20.30, Civic Centre, Mansfield District Council

Emergency First Aid

Wednesday 8 June, 18.00-21.00, Ashfield District Council
Tuesday 14 June, 18.00-21.00, Portland Leisure Centre, Nottingham
Monday 4 July, 18.00-21.00, Manor Sport & Recreation Centre, Mansfield

How To Coach Disabled People In Sport (SCUK)

Wednesday 8 June, 18.00-21.00, Kelham Hall, Newark

A Club For All

Tuesday 28 June, 18.00-21.00, Portland Leisure Centre, Nottingham

Funding For Your Club

Tuesday 12 July, 18.00-21.00, Portland Leisure Centre, Nottingham

Club and Coach Education Workshop Booking Form 2011

Decathlon Nottingham – VIP Clubs & Schools Night

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Wednesday 1st June from 6-9pm

Decathlon caters for over 70 sports and stocks equipment for individuals playing sport at every level. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an accomplished player, Decathlon has the kit for you.

The event will involve a short presentation about Decathlon & the opportunity to meet department managers for your respective sports.

It will also include the following:

  • Copious amounts of complimentary food and drink (alcoholic and non alcoholic options available).
  • Goody bags and a £10 voucher to spend in store for each attendee.
  • Presentation by Broxtowe Borough Council on new ‘Club Card’ initiative for Broxtowe based clubs.
  • Excellent promotional offers across the evening on various sports kit.
  • Music.
  • Local Celebrity – TBC.

The store is located directly next to IKEA on Giltbrook Retail Park, just off J26 of the M1.

Please RSVP via email to Emily.Cotterill@Decathlon.com or via phone on 07855 728489 for more details.

Decathlon Invite

NHA 2011 AGM Details and Reports

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Please find attached details of the Nottinghamshire Hockey Association AGM.

I would be grateful for the prompt return of a completed club details sheet to me as soon as you have held your AGM and the post holder details are known.

PLEASE PROVIDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION – this helps to keep down the Association costs and therefore YOUR affiliation fees.

If you have any suggestions or nominees for Committee positions please let me know their contact details ASAP.

A successful year for NHA Men’s teams means we will also be presenting the following teams with ENER-G Hockey League Pennants for 2010/11 Season at the AGM;

  • South Notts HC 1st XI
  • Beeston HC 2nd & 4th XIs
  • Mansfield HC 2nd XI
  • North Notts HC 3rd XI
  • Boots HC 3rd XI & 5th XIs
  • West Bridgford HC 6th XI
  • Nottingham HC 5th XI

Can I also request that if anyone has any nominations for Honorary Life Membership of the County Association that they please forward their nomination and a brief summary of why you feel they should be honoured, to me, by May 4th at the latest.

Reports received prior to the AGM will be published below as they become available. Please endeavour to print your own copies before you come. Only a limited number will be available on the night.

We have some important decisions to make regarding the Association’s future at this AGM so please make an effort to attend.

Best Regards

Gareth Parr
Hon. Secretary – Nottinghamshire Hockey Association

AGM 2011 – Agenda
AGM 2011 – Club Details
AGM 2011 – Officers List
AGM 2011 – Secretaries Report
AGM 2011 – Treasurers Report
AGM 2011 – NWHL Report
AGM 2011 – EHB Midlands Report
AGM 2011 – CDA Report

AGM 2010 – Minutes
EGM 2010 – Minutes

EHB Statement – Coaching

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From 1st January 2012, no coach except those licensed at UKCC Level 2, or above, will be permitted to coach independently.

All coaches need to be adequately qualified to coach independently.

The former England Hockey Coaching Committee, the Coaching Department and the Hockey Coaching Implementation Group across Great Britain (formerly the UK Source Group (England, Wales &Scotland) have debated this issue at length and approved the following policy statement:

‘From 1st January 2012, no coach except those licensed at UKCC Level 2, or above, will be permitted to coach independently’

This is a reminder to all Level 1 coaches that time is running out and following 4 years of previous notice that coaches must be qualified at Level 2 to coach Independently.from January 1st 2012

Please click on the following link to the web site for a full explanation and it is suggested that anyone planning to coach independently should enroll and upgrade to a level 2 during this summer

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New Quicksticks Online Training Course Launched

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Quicksticks

EHB are celebrating the launch of the new Quicksticks online training course and the best news is its absolutely FREE!

Available via the Quicksticks website, the course has been designed as an additional training tool to sit alongside the current Quicksticks INSET courses as a more flexible training option.

The course appropriately trains deliverers to introduce hockey at instructor / entry level within a primary school or hockey club setting. It is aimed at non-specialist Primary Teachers, non-teaching schools staff (teaching assistants, lunchtime supervisors etc), and Community Sports or Hockey Club Coaches / Assistants.

Through a series of short videos the course explains the game of Quicksticks, and takes you through the Quicksticks equipment and resources. You can then take your pick from a selection of videos showing how easy Quicksticks challenges and lessons are to set up and deliver. The videos show Quicksticks being played on a variety of surfaces, (artificial pitch, sports hall, playground and netball court), with different ages and group numbers, showing you just how fun and adaptable Quicksticks is!

Take a look and see how you can adapt the delivery of Quicksticks to suit the environment within your school or club at www.playquicksticks.co.uk. Don’t forget registration is FREE and you can log in at any time and access the course when you need to!