Afternoon Workshops
After lunch 4 workshops were held and delegates had the opportunity to attend 2 of them.
Each workshop was divided into 2 parts:
Part 1 - A Question of Coaching?A short quiz with questions regarding the UKCC Coaching courses. This was a team participation exercise and was an alternative way of informing people of the current achievements and up-dates. Keenly contested and fun.
Part 2 - Coaching Framework and Coaching Strategy
A continuation from the Conference delivery by scUK in the morning. Groups were invited to identify coaching priorities: locally, county and regionally and a time scale these could be achieved - 3yrs / 7yrs / 11yrs. Each group then chose their most important priority and fed back accordingly.
- Communication and continuous up-dates
- More coaches available on demand
- Finding grants to assist cost of qualifications
- Extending the validation of old awards
All information gathered will be fed back to the 'Coaching Strategy' group
Safeguarding (CRB) workshop
Headline information was provided about:
- Finalising of the procedures and guidelines which underpin the published Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Netball Policy
- The work to achieve the national safeguarding standards
- The ongoing efforts to recruit Regional Welfare Officers in those regions that have not currently been successful
We then had discussion around:
- What a CRB disclosure is and what it tells us
- Where we can get additional information relating to a volunteer and the current portability status of the disclosure information. This led us to "CRB - Next Steps for England Netball" and how the process would be rolled out to the membership.
Participation Workshop
The workshop was split into 5 groups and then did 10 minutes discussion work about ideas and thoughts on how to increase participation. 2 groups focused on aged 14-16 to ensure they retain in the sport, 3 groups did 16+. They then fed back for a couple of minutes with each group.
The main themes were:
- we need to consult with these age groups to see what they want
- we need to look at affiliation being more flexible
- support for mixed netball
- we need to ensure we have suitable and quality coaches
A presentation was then given on the back of a netball project based in Wirral. There was a good response to this, a few people from each workshop stopped to ask more information.
Post workshop, a partnership has been developed with WSF in the North West to start a research programme in the subject area.
Officiating Workshop
Why are you here?
- To get any new initiatives
- To find out what strategies there are for keeping umpires in the 'job'
Response: CH did an update on the Umpiring Strategy group - confirmed that some of the points raised in these workshops will assist in the USG work
- Wanted to report back anything to their county
Response: SR re World Championships and Congress and then EN will agree timescales to disseminate and commence any rule changes
- Anything on Tutoring or Mentoring
- Are there any Development Pathways - clearer routes
Response: BA on work in Netball Europe to look at 'fast tracking'
Some questions followed and noted with discussion:
- Reluctance in young people to go into umpiring while playing
- Young people might come into officiating when playing - if they were paid for it
- To pay or not to pay (This came up in both sessions)
Response: SR This will be looked at together with how it can be controlled and monitored i.e. performance level of umpire and to ensure that umpires do not umpire too many games in one day
- RCL struggle to find officials of correct standard
Response: SR need to ensure that these are communicated on the website via the regions - as anyone can attend any course anywhere in the country)
- Need incentives to get umpires to move from C-B and B-A
- Officiating should be part of being a netballer
- Quality assurance v important
- Use of Competition Key - e.g. RCL CCL
- Why is Course attendance required - why do umpires being mentored have to have attended a course before taking the award?
Response: SR this will be looked at together with the new initiatives being put through via Netball Europe
- The new structure no longer shows technical support groups and it was felt this was a missed opportunity
Response: CH this will be looked at via the Umpiring Strategy Group
- Revise fees for tutoring - why is there a different level for taking a C course and a B course - Feel that the work is the same for both
Response: This was received on a post it note and will be looked at
- Key official messages required (Membership Committee) - communication fed through this channel
Conclusion & Downloads
Conference Conclusion
A question and answer session was held before the Chairman thanked all for attending what been a very successful day, and gave her conference conclusion.
Downloads;
Work Shop Outcomes:
10-1-1 Officiating Participation Workshop Coaching Priorities
Presentations;
Presentation 07 Conference (EN Main presentation) Liz Broomhead Presentation Together in Sport (Sport England Presentation) Safeguarding and Protecting Young Children (Helen Murdock)