County Cork Local Sports Partnership

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County Cork Local Sports Partnership Overview of
Strategic Plan 2009 2011 More people taking
part in more sport and physical activity for life
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About Us.

• Structure An initiative of the Irish Sports
  council the County Cork Local Sports Partnership
  is a limited company with a Board of eighteen
  Directors and a staff of six (Jan 09).
• Mission To lead and coordinate the development
  of sport and physical activity in Co. Cork in
  partnership with local agencies, sporting
  organisations and local communities.
• Vision More people taking part in more sport and
  physical activity for life.
• Core Target Group People in Co. Cork that do not
  undertake physical activity.

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Staff on a surf lesson (summer of 08)
Standing from left Padraig ODonoghue (Trails
Coordinator), Ciarán Ó hIarnáin (Acting Manager),
Martin Coleman (Sports Development
Officer). Front John Hynes (Surf Instructor),
Claire Hurley (Sports Development Officer) and
Sinead Costello (Sports Inclusion Disability
Officer).
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Key Tasks of the Sports Partnership.

• Create and implement plans for long term local
  sports
• development
• Establish a sustainable structure to assist all
  those involved in local sports development to
  face the associated challenges
• Deliver projects and programmes particularly for
  target groups
• Establish networks at local level and liaise with
  existing
• initiatives.

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Summary of Strategic Areas.

• Increased Participation - More people taking part
  in more activities for life.
• Sports Development Supporting others who are
  making lifelong participation possible.
• SportsAbility Create opportunities for people
  with a disability to participate in sport and
  exercise.
• Managing our Future Measuring our impact,
  communicating and sustaining the LSP.
• Structures, Systems and Staff Strengthening our
  operating systems and structures.

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Strategic Area 1 - Increased ParticipationMore
people taking part in more activities throughout
their life.

• Fermoy Senior Fitizens (Spring 09)

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Strategic Area 1 - Increased ParticipationMore
people taking part in more activities throughout
their life.

• In working to increase participation the Sports
  Partnership will
• focus on
• Active Communities with a desire and commitment
  to be more active
• Individuals
• Children in pre-schools and primary schools

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Strategic Area 1 - Increased ParticipationMore
people taking part in more activities throughout
their life.

• Active Communities
• This approach involves the Sports Partnership
  supporting community in the county in the
  development an delivery of activity programs and
  initiatives.
• The Sports Partnership will work in partnership
  with the community to identify their needs and
  through a community charter agree on a suitable
  activity programme and corresponding resource
  needs.
• Support provided by the Sports Partnership will
  include the oversight of a Sports Development
  Officer, an activity grant allocation,
  identifying suitable training opportunities
  for community leaders and the
  provision of templates.

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Strategic Area 1 - Increased ParticipationMore
people taking part in more activities throughout
their life.

• Individuals
• The Sports Partnership will continue to develop
  coordinate the delivery of programmes and
  initiatives that suit individual or small group
  participation. Specific target groups include
  women and older adults.
• Pre-schools and Primary Schools.
• The Sports Partnership believes participation in
  sport or physical activity requires that we
  promote active lifestyles from an early age.
• We will continue to work with parents, teachers
  and schools to ensure that regular physical
  activity forms a central part of a childs life
  from an early age.

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Strategic Area 1 - Increased ParticipationMore
people taking part in more activities throughout
their life.

• Key Objectives 2009 -2011.
• Roll out the Active Communities Programme.
• Continue to roll out the Buntús Programme to
  pre-schools and primary schools
• Increase the awareness of parents of the Buntús
  programme and benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
• Promote local clubs to parents.
• Continue to deliver the Meet and Train
  Initiative.
• Continue to support the Go For Life programme.

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Strategic Area 2 Sports DevelopmentSupporting
those who are making lifelong participation
possible.
Club members attending a Code of Ethics workshop
in Ballincollig (October 2007).
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Strategic Area 2 Sports DevelopmentSupporting
those who are making lifelong participation
possible.

• A primary role for the Sports Partnership is to
  create awareness of the
• importance of and opportunities for sport and
  physical activity in the
• county.
• We recognise three pathways to fulfil this role
• National Governing Bodies
• Clubs
• Commercial Bodies
• The national Governing Bodies structure and their
  clubs offer the best
• long term and sustainable pathway for individuals
  while commercial
• providers can support individuals where club
  based
• alternative opportunities are not available.

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Strategic Area 2 Sports DevelopmentSupporting
those who are making lifelong participation
possible.

• Key Objectives 2009 - 2011.
• Work with NGBs and commercial facilities in
  delivering programmes and enhancing local links.
• Implement a Club Development small grant scheme.
• Strengthen and develop school/club link
• Identify and support the development of minority
  sports clubs
• Coordinate the delivery of Sports Open Days
• Promote community based sport summer camps
• Identify and promote volunteer best practice
  guidelines
• Continue the roll out of the Code of Ethics and
  Children Officer Training programmes

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Strategic Area 3 SportsAbilityCreating
Opportunities for people with a disability to
participate in Sport and Exercise
Wheeler Basketballers in action (summer 08)
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Strategic Area 3 SportsAbilityCreating
Opportunities for people with a disability to
participate in Sport and Exercise

• With the support of funding from Pobal the Sports
  Partnership employs a Sports Inclusion
  Development Officer (SIDO) to support and promote
  opportunities in sports for people with a
  disability.
• The SIDOs remit is to coordinate the delivery of
  physical activity programmes and initiatives to
  people with a disability in the county.
• In particular the focus will be on club growth
  and participation in the five sports prioritised
  at a national level Boccia, Athletics, Swimming,
  Fitness/Gym and Power Soccer.

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Strategic Area 3 SportsAbilityCreating
Opportunities for people with a disability to
participate in Sport and
Exercise

• Key Objectives 2009 2011
• Establish links with key agencies and access
  current provisions.
• Assess and provide support to existing
  clubs/groups that offer sport and physical
  activity opportunities for people with a
  disability.
• Establish Sport and physical clubs for people
  with a disability.
• Promote the benefits of participation to
  individuals with a disability through the
  database
• Develop volunteer training programme and deliver
  training courses.
• Initiate an access audit on sport and physical
  activity facilities within the
  county.

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Strategic Area 4 Managing Our FutureMeasuring
our impact, communicating and sustaining the
Sports Partnership.
Beara Island Womens Rowing Club, receipts of
Women in Sport funding, in training (summer 08)
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Strategic Area 4 Managing Our FutureMeasuring
our impact, communicating and sustaining the
Sports Partnership.

• Measuring
• Ongoing research and the analysis of this
  research is required in order to identify where
  we are needed, what we must do and ho we are
  making a difference.
• Communications
• The Sports Partnership must communicate
  effectively with all our stakeholders while also
  enhancing our communications resources.
• Sustainability
• The target is to be 50 self financing this is
  to be
• achieved by our agreements with our
  partner
• agencies and developing new relationships
  with
• commercial organisations.

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Strategic Area 4 Managing Our FutureMeasuring
our impact, communicating and sustaining the
Sports Partnership.

• Key Objectives.
• Identify and source appropriate communications
  resources
• Develop a three year Communications strategy
• Undertake a sports participation conference
• Draft and implement a research strategy
• Identify annual financial operating targets
• Deliver a commercial strategy

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Strategic Area 5 Structures, Systems and
Staff.Strengthening our operating systems and
structures.

• Structures
• As a consequence of the first stage of
  development the need for specific strands of
  support and resources has emerged. These strands
  include a streamlined Board and project specific
  sub groups.
• Staff
• The expertise and skills of staff will be
  supported through a formal induction process the
  identification and provision of training needs
  an appraisal system and comprehensive internal
  communications.
• Systems
• To capture the knowledge and experience of the
  Partnership we will implement systems that allow
  us to store, share and apply this knowledge
  effectively
• Planning
• The implementation of a formal planning and
  review process will allow us
  to identify where we are being effective
  and how we build on
  this.

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Strategic Area 5 Structures, Systems and
Staff.Strengthening our operating systems and
structures.

• Key Objectives 2009 2011
• Update and implement operating procedures
• Undertake a biannual Partnership review and
  planning process
• Implement an annual staff performance review and
  training needs programme
• Amend the Board structure and establish subgroup
  responsibilities.
• Complete a staff and Board member induction
  process and supporting materials.
• Identify and implement a formal computer file
  management and search system
• Develop and implement a partner agency support
  agreements
• Develop and implement a suitable cost benefit
  analysis.

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County Cork Local Sports Partnership Overview of
Strategic Plan 2009 2011 More people taking
part in more sport and physical activity for life