SCHOOLS COMPETITION

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SCHOOLS COMPETITION
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Introduction

• Andy Inchley Senior Competition Manager
• Dean Bennett Competition Manager (Leighton
  Linslade Redborne SSPs)
• Paul Evans Competition Manager (Bedford
  Kempston, North Beds East Beds SSPs)
• Vicki Thompson Competition Manager (Chiltern
  Luton SSPs)

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National Competition Framework

• Launched in 2005, the National Competition
  Framework was established to
• Increase the amount of inter schools competition
  available to all young people
• Broaden the range of competitive opportunities
  available
• Create a world-class system of competitive sport
  for young people
• Improve the quality and structure of existing
  competitive opportunities

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Benefits of NCF

• Provide high quality and more structured
  opportunities for young people to participate in
  competitive sport
• Broaden opportunities available for young people
• Ensure that school based opportunities are
  integrated with competitions run by clubs and
  other sports organisations
• Provide clear pathways from school, to club to
  regional/national competitions
• Ensure children are participating in appropriate
  competitions for their age group
• Ensure consistency throughout the whole of the UK

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School Competition Experiences

• Discuss your most memorable good and bad
  experiences of school sport

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NGB Competition Frameworks

• 16 NGBs identified national competitive
  structures and focuses with Competition Managers
  helping to deliver pathways at SSP and sub
  regional level
• All NGB plans reflect the importance of school
  based competition at the base of the player
  pathway and deliver clear, consistent and
  progressive competitive opportunities
• The 16 sports are listed below
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Cricket
• Fencing
• Football
• Gymnastics
• Hockey

• Judo
• Netball
• Rugby League
• Rugby Union
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball

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Role of the Competition Team

• There are now 225 Competition Managers
  operational across the country covering 49 county
  areas and all 450 school sport partnerships
• Discuss what you believe the role of the
  competition team is

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Role of the Competition Manager

• The role of the Competition Manager is to
• implement each identified sports competition
  framework at a local level
• increase the number of young people engaged in
  high quality inter school competitions for all
  levels and all groups
• broaden the range of sports available
• increase the quality of competition pathways
• reduce barriers to competition
• ensure sufficient competitions are available to
  meet targets
• create transformational change and a sustainable
  legacy

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Competition Manager Work

• The position of Competition Managers in the
  school sport network is not to replace the
  voluntary effort that is already in place, but to
  co-ordinate competitive sport more effectively
• All Competition Managers now have a national work
  programme as directed by the YST
• The main priorities within this are
• To meet NGB outcomes of more schools
  participating in priority competitions.
• To transform the competitive landscape by
  breaking down barriers such as transport,
  officials and club links
• To articulate the difference the infrastructure
  has made to the school competition landscape
• To support the regularity and number of young
  people participating in inter competition

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Priority Competitions 2009-10

• National priority is to increase participation by
  5 in core sports
• Years 56 High Five Netball
• Year 6 Kwik Cricket
• Year 7 Inter Cricket
• Year 7 Boys Rugby
• Year 7 Girls Rugby
• Year 8 Boys Rugby
• Year 9 Boys Rugby
• KS4 Boys Rugby
• KS2 Quicksticks
• KS2 Mini Hockey
• Key Steps Gymnastics

• KS3 Boys Badminton
• KS3 Girls Badminton
• KS4 Boys Badminton
• KS4 Girls Badminton
• KS2 Aquasplash
• Year 34 Mini Tennis Red
• Year 78 Tennis
• U14, U15 U16 Boys Basketball
• U14, U15 U16 Girls Basketball
• U13 Boys Table Tennis
• U13 Girls Table Tennis

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Competition Priorities 2009-10

• 80/20 split of Competition Manager time
• 80 nationally driven (priority competitions)
• 20 locally driven
• Need to demonstrate clear pathways from SSP to
  county rounds and further
• Need to demonstrate clear pathways from
  competitions to clubs and communities
• Measure will be actual participation numbers in
  the priority competitions, schools participating
  and SSP's participating in each competition at
  each age group

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Planning of a competition

• TASK Plan a competition from start to finish
• What are the crucial elements?
• Who do you need to get involved?
• What are their roles responsibilities?
• How does your role link in?

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High Quality Competition

• Order of Play
• Photo consent forms
• Risk Assessment
• Map of Venue
• Confirmation letters
• Team sheets
• Reminders to schools
• Reminders to helper/deliverers
• Certificates
• Trophies
• Evaluation forms
• Score sheets for each activity
• Main score sheet
• School signs
• Signs indicating toilets, spectator area etc
• Thank you letters
• Scores out to schools
• Evaluation of competition
• Data collection

• Date
• Time
• Venue
• Invite to be drafted
• Rules
• Format of competition
• Confirm competition with SSP
• SSCos informed
• Young Leaders
• Training of leaders
• Club involvement
• NGB involvement
• Judges/officials/umpires/referees
• Coaches/Deliverers
• Transport
• Equipment
• Set up of Venue
• Music/PA system
• Whistle/Stopwatches/Clipboards

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True or False?

• The walls are the wrong colour for playing
  badminton
• The acoustics in this hall are making the
  instructions confusing
• Are you providing tea and coffee?
• The sportshall lights are the wrong brightness
• Why cannot you provide transport back to school
  after competitions
• The children cannot take part in MSF activities
  for an hour without having a snack break

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Links with other strands of PESSYP

• Competition is one of the ten strands of PESSYP
  and it is imperative it links in with all the
  other strands 3 examples below
• Gifted Talented
• Competition Frameworks together with the Gifted
  Talented programme are crucial to developing
  clearer pathways for talented children and young
  people
• Elements within the Gifted and Talented programme
  also ensure that young people receive the best
  support to balance their training and competition
  with their academic lives that will ultimately
  improve their performance in sport
• Leadership Volunteering
• Strong links have been made with the LV strand
  through providing young volunteers and officials
  to support competitions at a local level and in
  turn offering these young people the opportunity
  to implement the skills they have acquired
• Club Links
• Club links are once again crucial in developing
  pathways for all children to ensure that they
  continue to participate and develop their full
  potential

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Bedfordshire Luton Vision 2009-2011

• The vision for Bedfordshire Luton is
• "to ensure appropriate competitive opportunities
  exist within Bedfordshire and Luton for all young
  people irrespective of age and ability".
• Current county percentage 47
• Current national percentage 44

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County Data 2007/08

• 5608 children through brand new competitions in
  2007/08
• Over 8000 children overall through competitions
  that CM team directly involved in
• Focus on participation over performance
• 367 KS 3/4 girls participated in specific B
  standard competition
• Approx 500 children participated in Key Steps
  gymnastics
• Approx 500 children participated in Tri Golf or
  Golf Xtreme
• 1300 children through Sports Hall Athletics
• 300 children participated in fun aquatics
  festivals
• 900 children participated in SSP tag rugby
  competitions
• Approx 1100 children participated in SSP / zone
  badminton festivals

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County Data 2008/09

• Over 360 competitions/leagues run across the
  county by the Competition Team in 2008/09
• Over 21,500 children overall through competitions
  that CM team directly involved in
• 90 of competitions planned were delivered, 10
  cancelled due to weather!
• Key Successes
• 41 MSF ran across the county equating to over
  5000 participants
• Over 1200 children participated in Tag Rugby
• Over 480 boys undertook Basketball at years 78
• Over 1500 children participated in Sportshall
  Athletics
• All SSPs ran Gymnastics as a competition with
  over 500 participants
• Introduced Rock-it-ball, Dodgeball, Ultimate
  Frisbee and Trampolining to some partnerships

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Introduction to Competition

• Multi Skill/Sport Festivals 2008-09
• MSF developed to offer children in years 1-4 the
  opportunity to take part in organised station
  based activities
• Young Leaders from local middle and upper schools
  utilised to run stations and activities as part
  of their young leader training and development
• Multi Skill Festivals based around Agility,
  Balance and Coordination skills
• Multi Sport Festivals incorporate Sportshall
  Athletics, Netball, Football, Tag Rugby, Hockey,
  Tri Golf, Dodgeball
• 2008-09 5000 Participants
• 2009-10 5500 Predicted participants

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Mass Participation

• Rugby
• RFU is the ideal model for competitions, support
  and structure
• All SSPs run Tag Rugby for Years 3-6 and contact
  Rugby for Years 7-11
• All festivals/competitions lead to county finals
  run by RFU
• Festivals/Competitions supported by RFU and CSCs
• County, regional, national events run by RFU
• In 2008-9 around 3500 participants took part in
  Rugby festivals/competitions/leagues

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Engaging the disengaged

• Cheerleading 2008-09
• Aimed to target the drop off of girls at years
  9-13
• Coordinated by Fresh Fit UK
• Over 170 girls took part in the afternoons event
  with teams from middle and upper schools
• Post event saw three new squads form at Sandy
  Upper, Stratton Upper and Samuel Whitbread Upper
  Schools
• Similar competition is being planned to run at
  Sandy Upper School this year and Fresh Fit UK
  have been developing Cheerleading in many schools
  across the county so high team entries are
  expected

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Future Plans

• Expanding competition programme
• Upper School competitions focus on KS4
• Raising the profile
• Developing the legacy