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We are the local collective voice for sport in
Kingston and our aim is to promote and encourage
sporting activity throughout the borough and represent
all of our local sports clubs. Members from Kingston
clubs are welcome to attend our meetings and you can
keep up with what’s been happening by reading the
Minutes. |
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We hope that our website provides you
with the information and advice needed to develop your
club. If you can’t find what you are looking for then
let us know and we will do our best to find you the
answer. |
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Featured Event |
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Kingston Athletic Club & Polytechnic
Harriers Fundraiser
- 20th Dec 2011 |
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Kingston gets Ready to Welcome Olympic
Cyclists In 2012 |
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With an extremely successful Test Event
which saw the streets of Kingston lined with
spectators we caught just a glimpse of the
spectacle to come in 2012. Borough residents
and visitors can look forward to 3 action
packed days of Olympic Events as cyclists
pass through the borough on July 28th, 29th
and August 1st. |
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London Surrey Cycle Classic - Cyclists
crossing Kingston Bridge |
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But that’s not all, there will be a
whole host of exciting and fun-filled events
taking place throughout Kingston starting
with the celebrations of the Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee on 2nd June right through to 9th
September. Full colour Brochures detailing
all events and more will be available from
May 2012 but if you can’t wait until then
you can get a preview of what’s to come by
viewing the
full list of events.
Further
information is available on Kingston
Council’s website along with details of how
you and local businesses can get involved;
Go Kingston 2012 |
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Go Kingston 2012 |
Get Set>
Get Started>
Get Involved> With the
GO KINGSTON 2012 Volunteer Team
There is a whole host of events happening in
Kingston during 2012 in sport, art and
culture during the countdown to London 2012
and beyond.
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To mark Kingston’s celebrations Kingston’s
Cultural Olympiad has brought together a 14
week Programme of Events across Kingston for
local residents and visitors to either watch
or participate in. This programme will run
from 2nd June to 9th September 2012. Many of
these events are already well know such as
the Dragon Boat Challenge, Kingston Regatta,
Thames Open Swim, Carnival and International
Youth Arts Festival with some new events
taking place such as the Alternate Olympics
(one to look out for!) |
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You can view a full list of
events here |
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Volunteers will play a key role
in making these events happen, you can
volunteer for the event/s that appeal to you
and there is no long term
time commitment. We can’t do it without you
so why not be part of something BIG
and Volunteer for Kingston. |
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Registration is easy and is co-ordinated by
Kingston Volunteer Centre. |
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Start your journey to become a
GK2012 Team Member and Register Here!
Registration Form |
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If you have any questions at all please
e.mail our volunteer co-ordinator Hedley
Featherstone on
GK2012@kvc.org.uk |
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Kingston’s Borough Sports Awards
2011 |
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Full details can be found on the
Club
Pages. |
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Sport England Market Segmentation Toolkit
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Why do some people play
sport? And why do some simply not want to
join in?
Sport England has developed
nineteen sporting segments to help us
understand the nation's attitudes to sport,
their motivations and barriers. |
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Find out more about Segments and answer
questions such as ‘what is the dominant
segment in my local authority area’ or
‘which segment lives within the catchment of
my sports centre’ or ‘where can I find
Leanne?’ |
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Explore a particular Sport and answer
questions such as ‘which segments are more
likely to play my sport’ or ‘which segments
play team sports’ or ‘in this area, where
are the people located who are more likely
to play tennis?’ Investigate further
Characteristics about the segments and
answer questions such as ‘where are people
located who would like to play sport to lose
weight?’ |
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For more detail on the development of these
segments follow
this link |
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the
latest
from
the
pitch
Feb
2012 |
Sport
England
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Creating
sporting
opportunities
in
every
community
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County festivals of sport get £4 million of National Lottery funding
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Hundreds of thousands of young athletes will have the chance to come together and take part in festivals of sport after Sport England invested £4 million of National Lottery funding into the organising of the multi-sport events.
Forming part of the School Games, the annual county festivals of sport are the third level of the School Games structure and are a culmination of the ongoing programme of intra-school and inter-school competition. |
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More than 100,000 competitors and
nearly 14,000 young volunteers will
take part in the country festivals of sport.
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The
funding
will
be
used
to
establish
46
local
organising
committees,
who
will
be
responsible
for
organising
and
delivering
the
festivals.
Each
committee
will
be
made
up
of
representatives
from
local
schools,
county
sports
partnerships,
young
people,
and
national
and
local
sports
providers.
“The
School
Games
will
help
inspire
a
generation
of
young
people
to
take
part
in
sport,"
said
Mike
Diaper,
Sport
England’s
Youth
and
Communities
Director.
“The
local
organising
committees
will
showcase
and
deliver
the
finals
of
the
all-year-round
inter
school
competition
across
30
sports.
“Alongside
our
Olympic
legacy
programme,
Places
People
Play,
this
will
ensure
we
build
a
lasting
sporting
legacy
beyond
next
year’s
Olympic
and
Paralympic
Games.”
The
committees
will
also
be
supported
by
the
Youth
Sport
Trust,
which
has
been
commissioned
by
Sport
England
to
develop
and
deliver
the
School
Games
until
2013.
Greater
Manchester
School
Games
was
one
of
nine
regions
chosen
to
pilot
these
events.
More
than
1,500
young
people
from
200
primary,
secondary
and
special
schools
competed
in
11
different
sports
at
some
of
Manchester’s
most
prestigious
2002
Commonwealth
Games
venues.
The
event
was
supported
by
more
than
250
student
volunteers,
who
formed
the
School
Games
crew
helping
run
and
promote
the
event.
“The
Greater
Manchester
School
Games
were
an
outstanding
success
bringing
together
so
many
volunteers
and
competitors
in
some
of
the
country’s
best
World
Class
sports
facilities,”
said
Richard
Saunders,
Greater
Manchester
Sport’s
Chief
Executive.
At
least
60
festivals
are
expected
to
take
place
in
the
first
year
and
will
involve
more
than
100,000
competitors
and
nearly
14,000
young
volunteers.
As a
key
part
of
the
School
Games,
the
county
festivals
of
sport
will
help
ensure
a
lasting
sporting
legacy
for
young
people
beyond
London
2012. |
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We've all given them, or heard them, and sometimes taken credit when all has subsequently gone well. But are team talks effective? Mike Dale took advice from two world-class coaches... Words to the Wise
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Welcome to
issue nine of
the sports
coach UK
e-newsletter.
You will
need to
register
on the
sports coach
UK website
to access
some of the
full
articles. |
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Proposed
Changes
to
Criminal
Record
Checks:
Implications
for
Coaching |
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sports
coach
UK
is
working
with
the
Child
Protection
in
Sport
Unit
(CPSU)
to
understand
the
implications
of
the
proposals
put
forward
under
the
Protection
of
Freedoms
Bill
2010-11.
The
outcomes
of
this
work
will
be
communicated
in
due
course.
The
information
below
aims
to
provide
some
answers
and
highlight
where
further
clarity
is
still
required. |
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Planned
Changes
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Criminal
record
checks
in
England
and
Wales
will
only
be
applied
to
people
who
work
closely
and
regularly
with
children
and
vulnerable
adults,
under
proposals
in
the
Bill.
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The
Bill
also
proposes:
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- portability of criminal record checks between jobs
- merging the Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)
- an end to the requirement for those working or volunteering with vulnerable groups to register with the Vetting and Barring System and then be continuously monitored by the ISA
- stopping employers knowingly requesting CRB checks on individuals who are not entitled to them
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The
Bill
is
expected
to
become
law
by
early
2012
with
the
proposed
changes
introduced
gradually. |
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Implications
for
Coaches |
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CRB
Checks
Applied
to
Fewer
People |
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Clarification
is
required
over
the
meaning
of
people
who
work
closely
and
regularly
with
children
and
vulnerable
adults
and
who
it
would
impact
on.
For
example
would
those
undertaking
'helper'
roles
such
as
putting
cones
out
or
driving
children
to
matches
need
to
undergo
a
criminal
records
check
under
the
proposal?
As a
minimum
standard
of
deployment,
sports
coach
UK
would
still
recommend
that
lead
coaches
and
assistant
coaches
have
an
enhanced
criminal
records
check. |
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Portability
of
Criminal
Record
Checks |
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This
could
mean
coaches
who
work
for
different
employers
will
not
have
to
undergo
a
criminal
record
check
for
each
employer,
thereby
cutting
time
and
bureaucracy. |
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Coaching
Women
Factsheets |
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sports
coach
UK
and
the
Women
Sports
and
Fitness
Foundation
have
produced
a
series
of
factsheets
for
coaches
who
coach
women
or
those
who
are
interested
in
coaching
them
in
the
future. |
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The
factsheet
titles
are:
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- Coaching Female High-performance Athletes
- Coaching Myth Buster
- Developing Female Coaches
- Female Psychology and Considerations for Coaching Practice
- Female Physiology and Considerations for Coaching Practice
- Socially Inclusive Coaching
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the
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Back
To Netball - Sessions In Kingston -
Starting 1 March 2012 |
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Active Kingston Newsletter -
Issued Feb 2012 |
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Sport
England Newsletter 'The Pitch' - Issued
Feb 2012 |
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Humanrace Newsletter -
Issued Feb 2012 |
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Kick It Out Newsletter - Jan 2012 |
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Surrey County FA - Referees & Coaching
Courses 2012 |
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Survive and Save Swimming Newsletter -
Issued November 2011 |
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Pro-Active South London Newsletter -
Issued November 2011 |
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Surrey County FA - Newsletter - Issued
Sept / Oct 2011 |
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Running Sports -
Newsletter
- Issued Sept 2011 |
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Humanrace Swimming & Triathlon Events -
Issued Sept 2011 |
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Kingston Volunteer Centre
Workshops - Issued
Autumn 2011 |
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Kingston
Trampoline Academy - Issued Sept 2011 |
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Surrey
2012 Newsletter - Issued August 2011 |
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Club
Mark Newsletter -
Issued July 2011 |
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Running Sports -
Workshops For Your Club
- Issued June 2011 |
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Sigis Tennis Club Kingston Newsletter -
Issued May 2011 |
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Good Sports Newsletter
- Issued Apr 2011 |
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Nordic Walking Spring Newsletter -
Issued April 2011 |
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Sports Coach UK Newsletter
- Issued March 2011 |
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Minima Yacht Club Newsletter - Issued
Mar 2011 |
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London Youth Games 2011 Newsletter -
Issued Feb 2011 |
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Kingston Little League Newsletter -
Issued Feb 2011 |
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Kingston Voluntary Action
- Issued Jan 2011 |
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Capital
Coaching Newsletter - Issued Jan 2011 |
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