Newsletter 14th September 2009
Flying High Weekly SSCO News Update
15th September 2009
Primary & Secondary
Basketball
Danum Eagles are offering basketball coaching sessions to both primary and secondary schools for £20 per hour please find attached information and contact details.
Weight management Clubs
NHS Doncaster are funding community based weight management clubs to help overweight and obese children and their families to lose weight. This is part of NHS Doncaster’s three year plan to tackle obesity in the region.
Our primary aim is to raise awareness and we’d like your help promoting these clubs to the local community, so together we can reach out to as many young people as we can who may benefit from this service.
The FREE sessions called ‘Carnegie Clubs’ will be delivered by Carnegie Weight Management (CWM), the leading experts in childhood obesity based at Leeds Metropolitan University. The first round of clubs beginning in Doncaster on Saturday 3rd October, will be aimed at young people aged 11-17 years, who are overweight (BMI<95thcentile**) to attend with their parents/carers.
The Clubs are a 12 week programme combining physical activity and lifestyles classes and will usually take place on a Saturday morning or afternoon for 3.5 hours per week with 3 month follow on support. All participants must be registered with a Doncaster GP. Clubs for children aged 4–10 years will be launched in January 2010.There will be 8 clubs rolled out at different venues across the region per year over the next three years. The Clubs will work to a flexible delivery model moving around and targeting the different areas of Doncaster, as identified through the referral networks and according to demand.
Packs will be going out to schools during September.
Hockey Centres
DONCASTER SCHOOLS AND YOUTH HOCKEY JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT CENTRE is one of three locally based centres where young players can gain experience, work with different qualified coaches, learn new skills and compete alongside the best players in the area. There is assessment and development for players in age groups Under 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 please see attached for further information
Secondary
Funding for Sports Leaders
Please find attached a simple application form (with all the info) to obtain £250 per school from Sports Leaders UK to support them in delivering a Leadership course to a group of hard to reach young people.
The grants are limited and hence schools will be allocated the funding on a 'first come first served' basis so I would recommend getting the application form sent in quite quickly.
Rugby League Players
Doncaster College are running a Rugby League side this year and are looking to recruit players / students from other sixth form colleges in the Doncaster area in order to field a side
The student Rugby League have given the college the green light to do this. Therefore if you have any sixth form students interested in playing Rugby League please tell them to contact Sam Meadows at the college.
Sam's contact details are as follows - 07932849677 sam.meadows@don.ac.uk