PLYMOUTH HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT GROUP Jamie Oxley

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PLYMOUTH HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT GROUPJamie Oxley
Simon Fenwick

• Welcome and introduction
• Purpose of tonights presentation
• Format
• Test the audience
• Presentation
• Group task Nibbles
• Question Answer session

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Aim of Presentation

• Update on progress
• Outline current structure of PHDG
• Develop greater understanding and support
• Establish key outcomes
• PHDG/Club Partnership
• Key areas for development

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Hockey in England Devon

• England Hockey Development
• LTAD Single System
• Clubs First
• Coaching (Centrally Contracted)
• Staffing (Development)
• www.englandhockey.co.uk
• Devon Hockey position
• Active Sports/Associations/Teams

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HOCKEY IN PLYMOUTH 2001

• 2 Junior Clubs (Ivybridge Plymouth)
• 8 Primary 5 Secondary Schools Playing
• No competitive schools hockey
• No Regional let alone National League Hockey side
• No structure to develop grass roots players,
  coaches, umpires and volunteers
• No Active Sports development

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Why has Hockey Developed in Plymouth?

• Formation of the PHDG in 2001
• Committed Volunteers
• Vision and Action
• Partnerships
• Successful funding bids

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How the PHDG Runs - Whos Who

• Executive Jamie (Chair), Steve (Treasurer)
  Bruce (Secretary) all (V)
• Umpiring Rob Logan (V)
• Coaching Development programme Simon Fenwick
  (FT)/ Phil Ithurralde (PT)/ Marjon coaches (CC)
• Web Site Jason Sweby (V)
• PHDG League coordination Rob White (V)
• Junior Umpiring coordinator Jackie Daw (V)

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How is the PHDG Funded

• Grants
• Awards for All, Sports Match, Local Network Fund,
  DCMS, Neighbourhood Renewal..
• Club subscriptions?
• Sponsorship (DML/Festival/Marjon/Tony Pryce)
• Income generation from
• Schools programme
• Community Programme

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Development Officer Coaching Structure

• Development Officer/Coach started part time in
  2003-04
• Full time since 2004
• 2006 Community Coach Funding secured to enable
  group to employ part time coach to be employed on
  a term time basis
• Team of Marjon coaches

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Partnerships

• Clubs
• College of St Mark St John Marjon
• School Sports Coordinator Partnerships
• Sir John Hunt/Plymstock/Callington
• Devon Active Sports/DCMS
• DML Sports Social
• Tony Pryce Sports

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Schools Community Programme

• Primary Schools Curriculum coaching
• Primary School Festivals
• Academic/City Finals/DML Mixed Festival
• Primary After school clubs
• Secondary Curriculum development
• Secondary school clubs
• Multi Skills (Curriculum and Clubs)

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Leadership Volunteering

• Young Leader development 30 qualified in 2006
• Young Foundation Umpires
• Level One Umpires, yearly course
• Youth Forum development
• Active leadership in clubs and schools

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The current state of the Game

• Largest Primary Hockey Festival in the Country
  48 Teams and over 500 players
• Over 60 Primary and 13 Secondary Schools now play
  hockey in Plymouth.
• Coaching to over 4,000 School Pupils now takes
  place each year through the PHDG Programme with
  the support of Marjon Students
• Competitive Hockey leagues Competitions for
  both Primary Secondary Schools.
• Full time Community Hockey Coach Development
  Officer
• Part Time Coach/Development Officer
• Team of coaches from Marjon

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The current state of the Game

• 5 Junior Hockey Clubs in the City Plus
  Ivybridge
• Plymouth Marjon/Devonport/Lipson/Plymstock/Eggbuck
  land
• U10, U12 U14 Boys and Girls Junior Hockey Club
  Leagues
• Over 60 newly qualified Level One Coaches in the
  City
• Over 30 Newly qualified Umpires
• Expanding youth and senior volunteer programme
• Senior Mens Womens Clubs are expanding
• National League Hockey

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Current Areas of Development

• Lipson Lions now an independent Junior Club
  supported by OPMs and Plym Valley
• Plymstock Panthers/Plymstock School/Plymouth
  Marjon Partnership
• Development of a Youth Hockey Forum
• Proposed development of 3 centres for junior
  youth development for school hockey
  Lipson/Marjon/Brickfields.
• Continued expansion of programme into East
  Cornwall and hopefully West Devon

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Sustaining Developments Success

• How does the PHDG in partnership with Clubs,
  Schools and key partners continue to develop the
  sport in the City and surrounding area?
• Using the 4 sheets please add comments in the 2
  columns 5 minutes
• Whats Working/Successful
• Issues Ideas
• Additional sheet for general Questions

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Key Areas of DevelopmentHow can the PHDG support
the development of the following key areas?

• Club Development Junior Senior
• School Club Links / FE HE Links
• Player development Senior / Junior
• Coaching/ Volunteering/ Leadership/Umpiring

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Close

• Summary of key points
• Feed back to be sent to all who attend and club
  representatives.
• Information placed on PHDG web site
• www.phdg.org.uk
• Thank you for attending