TUTORS AND COACHES
| “Disabled people should have equal access to sport because sport has physical, psychological and social benefits and should be accessible to all.”
Steph Allmark a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March. Steph is 22, lives in Alsager in Cheshire. She is a training assistant at English Federation of Disability Sport. What elements of the course you felt were most useful? “The practical session – adapting the games to that they are inclusive to all.” More |
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Chris Cook a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course at South Shields on 2 February 2010 "By providing people with greater opportunities to participate in physical activity from all areas of our community, regardless of whether they have a disability of not, the more chance we stand of creating a culture with a positive attitude and behaviour towards the impact sport can have on our society." Chris is 30, lives in North Tyneside, and is co-director of Aspire International Sports Consultancy. “I found the approach to the course very interesting as it was based around inclusion and challenges old beliefs. The tutor was great in taking us through the whole process of how to include challenging yet rewarding exercises". More |
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Chris Dalton a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Norwich on 19 February.
Chris is 59 lives in South Norfolk and is a Coach Educator & Field Based Trainer for the ECB & Norfolk Cricket Board. He coaches children, adults and coaches.
“Seeing how many things I already do which can be adapted for disabled people.” More |
| Disabled people should have equal access to sport to improve their personal and sporting qualities”
Jim Dawson a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March. Jim is 22, lives in Stone, Staffordshire, and is a community cricket coach. He works for the Staffordshire Cricket Board and is an ECB tutor. He coaches in Staffordshire Schools.
“The practical sessions in the sports hall.” More |
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Barry 46, lives in Douglas, Isle of Man and is a swimming coach. He coaches people with mental and physical impairments at the Pices Swimming Club and the Special Olympics. He has coached the Special Olympics 10 -pin bowling and swimming teams for national and world events.
“The practical session in the afternoon. It was great seeing different ideas and techniques. Meeting fellow coaches was great and enabled us to set up new local contacts.” More |
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Andrew Evans a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March. "Sport has numerous benefits to physical and mental health, which everyone should have access to.” Andrew is 32, lives in Lichfield and is a Cycling Programme Co-ordinator. Andrew is an on and off road cycling coach for Sandwell PCT.
“The practical workshop.” More |
| "Because everyone deserves the opportunity to have access to sport regardless of disability or anything else."
Rachel Ford was a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March. Rachel is 30, lives in Stoke-on-Trent, and is a sports coach and supply teacher. She has played cricket for Meir Heath club since the age of 10 and Staffordshire from the age of 12- 19. Her sporting highlight was taking 4 wickets in 4 balls for Staffordshire under 15s. Rachel coaches Meir Heath under 13s and also coaches multi sports for the local council.
“The practical elements in the sports hall.” More |
| “Disabled people should have equal access to sport for personal development, enjoyment and social aspects.”
Matthew Fry a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March 2010. Matt is 29, lives in - Stoke-on-Trent and is Events Coordinator for Regent Independent Specialist College Shelton Stoke-on-Trent. He coaches football, basketball and athletics for North Staffordshire Special Olympics and Regent Independent Specialist College.
“The practical session.” More |
| Sport should be for all and benefits of sport are for all.”
Jake Heath a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March. Jake is 20, lives in Stoke-on-Trent, and is a university student and cricket coach. He coaches for the Staffordshire Cricket Board and the Special Schools Partnership.
“The practical sessions in the sports hall.” More |
| “Disabled people should have the same opportunity to take part in sport as everyone else to be able to fulfil their ambitions and enjoyment.”
Phil Kearns a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March 2010. Phil is 29 and lives in Lancashire. He is a full time Community Rugby Coach for the Rugby Football Union, and works with several disability schools in Lancashire area and is in the process working with one of thelocal clubs to set up a disability section
The course gave me some great ideas to help with my delivery of sessions and to make sure I'm carrying out good practice More |
| Aad Kwakkelstein a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course on 27 February in Bury St Edmunds. "Sport is for all. It’s a great opportunity to build up a better society. For each individual, especially a disabled player, it’s an opportunity to improve his skills, not only in sport but possibly also in all-day life.” Aad is 44, lives in Sudbury and is BATTS East Region Disability Club Support & Coaching Officer. He is a table tennis coach and coaches disabled people in the East Region at the BATTS Table Tennis Club, Harlow and the Mark Hall School Sport Partnership in Harlow. Before moving to Bury St Edmunds Aad lived in the Netherlands. He coached table tennis and was the National team champion Men Premier League the Netherlands.
“I was particularly interested to know more about the organisations in England that are involved in sports for disabled people. I gained more knowledge of the EFDS and other organisations. Also coaching disabled people in practice. Some practical tips were given in the afternoon session.” More |
| Kofi Kyreh a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March. "Sport is not restrictive. It is also a great way for all people to interact and have fun.” Kofi is 34, lives in Birmingham and is a personal trainer and physical activity community champion.
“The practical session.” More |
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Gemma MacDonald was a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course on 14 February in Hertfordshire.
Gemma, 26 lives in Plymouth and is Active for Life Manager. Active life is a service with supports disabled people to be more physically active and gives them the opportunity to try different sports and activities and supports them to continue with the activities they enjoy.
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Phil McNamee a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Preston on 1 February 2010. Phil is 41 lives in Wigan, and coaches disability sports at Robin Park in Wigan. What elements of the course you felt were most useful? “The preparation.” More |
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Jayant Mistry a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Loughborough on 15 January 2010 "Disabled people should have equal access to sport – sport is for all to access it at a level that is suitable for themselves." Jayant is aged 43, lives in Leicester and is Inclusive Sports Development Officer for EFDS East Midlands. "The ability to interact with the tutors and fellow participants." More |
| “Disabled people have every right and should have equal opportunities to learn new skills, compete and have fun.”
Laura Mulliner a delegate at the Typhoo Sprots for All course in Stoke on Trent on 12 March 2010. Laura 21, is a student and lives in Newcastle-under-Lyme. She coaches netball and martial arts at Sir Thomas Boughey High School and Summer Bank Primary School.
“The practical session.”More |
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“Because everybody should be entitled to take part in whatever they choose to do, and not be restricted due to their disability, and access for them, especially after school age.” Simon Newton a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Durham on 6 March 2010. Simon is 34, and lives in Willington, Co. Durham. Simon coaches New Age Kurling at Lead to Encourage Activities, Participation & Sports (LEAPS), Blind Life IN Durham (B.L.IN.D) and the North East Kurling Association.
“Practical coaching sessions were very good and made us think about how we could adapt different sports and activities.” More |
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Dawn Riley a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Swindon on 21 December 2009 "All sport should be inclusive not exclusive and nothing is impossible. “ Dawn 44, lives in Bath she is a LTA licensed tennis coach and works at Chippenham Tennis Club. She has coached tennis for 20 years in the West Country, and works with under 12’s and county players. She is also a squash coach. What elements of the course you felt were most useful?“I enjoyed the theory. This was most useful to me.” More |
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Phil Roberts was a delegate at Keighley on 22 December 2009
“Enjoyable sport is a life enhancing experience which should be available to all. I believe that it is fantastic that Typhoo and EFDS are working together to provide this course which will ultimately benefit the disabled sports people.”
Phil 39, lives in Wigan and is League for All Officer for the RFL. He is a player and coach for the England Wheelchair Rugby League, World Cup Winners 2008. He is a wheelchair rugby league and rugby league coach.
What elements of the course you felt were most useful? “The question and answer sessions, where we got a fresh perspective from people in many other sports and also the practical elements.” More |
| Dominic Ryder a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March. "Disabled people should have equal access to sport for personal development, enjoyment and social aspects.” Dominic 33, lives in Stoke-on-Trent and is a football and multi sports coach. He coaches the Stone Dominoes.
“Methods of inclusion, communication methods and terminology.” More |
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Sebastien Scaux a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course on 23 January 2010 at Peterborough. “Disabled people should have equal access to sport because disabled people are human beings like anyone else.” Sebastien is 35, lives in Cambridge and is a LTA tennis coach working with clubs and schools in Cambridgeshire. He also coaches volleyball. What elements of the course you felt were most useful? “The vocabulary that can and cannot be used. I personally treat all people the same way: I treat them the way I would like them to treat me.” More |
| Nic Scott a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March. “Disabled people have as much right as anyone to take part in sport in whatever form.” Nic is 38. lives in North Staffordshire and is RFU Equity, Inclusion & Safeguarding Manager. He coaches Rugby Union mainly and oversees a range of inclusion projects for the RFU
“I enjoyed the course and felt it was good to update my knowledge and even better to meet like-minded individuals.” More |
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Linda Taylor a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Loughborough on 15 January 2010 "It is important it is for disabled people to have access to sport! This is for all the same reasons as non-disabled people – participation, socialisation, competition, to keep fit and most of all for fun.” Linda 47, lives in Leicester is a Level 2 squash coach. Over the past three years Linda has been developing squash in her county. This has taken the form of taking Minisquash into schools and bringing children onto the squash court. More recently she has begun to expand this into adult sessions at her local Leisure Centre. What elements of the course you felt were most useful? "The morning session was very informative, with regards to the legal requirementsaround disability. The afternoon session was the most useful part as it covered all the practical aspects". More |
| Gavin Wood a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 March. “Sport is a good way to keep fit, socialise, make friends and relieve stress. Everyone should be allowed to have access.” Gavin, lives in Staffordshire and is a football, handball and multi sport coach.
“Everything on the course was useful.” More |
| David Wray was a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course on 14 February at Hatfield. Disabled people should have equal access to sport because they want to be treated the same as everyone else." David is 55, lives in St Albans and trains people to be sports coaches. He trains over 100 coaches a year, and this year there are 20 disabled people on the coaching programme. He works with local schools, St Albans Disability Team, Special Olympics, Oaklands College and Highfield Park Sports Centre.
The practical sessions. More |
| Alice Wright Typhoo Sports for All Tutor
"As the mother of a disabled child I was fully aware of the barriers to participation in all aspects of society but had also had the good fortune to experience the thrills and delights of achievement in sport by the disabled people I had worked with.” I am 54 years old and live in Disley, a village on the Cheshire/Derbyshire border about half way between Buxton and Manchester. My day job is as a Further Education lecturer at Buxton College of FE where I teach sport, literacy and numeracy. More |
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Ron Young a delegate at the Typhoo Sports for All course in North Tyneside on 24 November 2009 “Everyone should have the right to access sport in an environment that they feel comfortable in and enjoy learning about the sport in a fun and enjoyable way.” Ron is 64 years, lives in Sunderland and is a Disability Cricket Development Officer. His oldest son Ben became deaf when he was three years old Ron became a cricket coach to help his son to play the game. Ron is a Level III coach and a Tutor and Assessor. He coaches in the Special Needs Schools in the three Sports Partnerships in County Durham and runs taster days for disabled youngsters in mainstream schools.
What elements of the course you felt were most useful? “Learning all the games, skills and procedures for working with youngsters with various special needs.” More |
