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COACHINGINNOVATIONPROGRAMME

Southampton Solent University

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Southampton Solent University’s CoachingInnovation Programme (CIP) represents a major contribution to coaching, physicalactivity and sport provision in Southamptonand surrounding areas.

The CIP is a curriculum-based initiative thatenables students on sports courses to getinvolved with the sport and coaching inSouthampton and the region, developing anddelivering an innovative coaching project to help advance sporting and physical activityengagement in the local community.

Solent sport development students areencouraged to research a community or group in their second year – engaging with localpractitioners, examining underdeveloped or nicheareas and working with the community todevelop a project that uses coaching, sport orphysical activity to address its unique needs.Then, in their third year, the students followthrough on their plans – delivering their project in the chosen community.

The work of the CIP currently helps around 500people a year in the Southampton area, andaddresses a wide range of social and health issues.These issues, such as physical activity, schoolsport, crime and anti-social behaviour, disability,ageing populations and women’s participation, aregrouped according to five key themes:

• EduMove: combining physical literacy andmovement with curriculum subjects

• Education• People with disabilities• Women and girls• Inclusion

The CIP has a strong steering group made up by industry practitioners from the following keypartners: Sport Solent, The Saints Foundation,national governing bodies of sport (NGBs),Sustrans, Southampton City Council, Catch 22,Sport Hampshire and Isle of Wight and local colleges.

WHY GET INVOLVED?If you are an industry practitioner or organisationworking in the Southampton area, the Solent CIPrepresents an excellent opportunity to addresssome of the themes above, broaden engagementwith sport and develop specific niche areas incommunity coaching.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED Follow us on Twitter: @SSUSpCoachDevCheck out our blog: sport.solent.ac.uk

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WHAT IS THE COACHING

INNOVATION PROGRAMME?

Research anddevelopmentSecond-year sporting student’sresearch the needs of thecommunity in partnerships withindustry practitioners, anddevise project plans. Students research potential funding bids.

Project showcase Students showcase theirprojects at the annualCoaching InnovationProgramme Symposium.Practitioners maybecome mentors forcertain projects.

Monitoring andevaluationStudents research variousM&E techniques. Studentsthen explore how and whytheir projects achievedcertain outcomes.

Project deliveryCIP projects commence andcomplete between Octoberand June, each academic year. The length of CIP projects isbetween 10 and 20 weeks.

SustainabilityStudents exploresustainability routes andoutcomes with participantsand practitioners.

The CIPCycle


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THE CIP TIMELINE

October – April Students are encouragedto go out into thecommunity and engagewith local partners andpractitioners. During thistime students willresearch the communityand conduct variousneeds assessments tosee what needs to betargeted. Once theneeds analysis has beenconducted, students willstart to design their CIPprojects with theirpartners, meeting up ona regular basis.

April – May The Coaching InnovationProgramme symposiumis held in this time. At this time studentsstart to prepare for thesymposium, making suretheir posters are ready toshowcase. The symposium alsoprovides theopportunities forpartners to potentiallytake on a CIP project andbecome mentors.

May – JuneCIPs will continue todevelop their projectsbefore the summer break.CIPs will research intomonitoring andevaluation techniquesand methods ready todevelop after the summerbreak. This may alsoinvolve pilot delivery.

Year 2 CIP students

OctoberStudents arrive backfrom the summer break.CIPs make last-minutepreparations ready for delivery.

October – JuneStudents will startdelivering their 8+ weekCIP projects. Monitoringand evaluation will alsotake place throughoutthe whole deliveryperiod.

June: When the CIP iscomplete studentswill ensure that thereis sustainability forthe project.

Year 3 CIP students

THE PLANNING AND DELIVERY STAGES OF STUDENTS CIP PROJECTS.

The Coaching Innovation Symposium brings togetherstudents, academics and employers to celebrate theachievements of the Coaching Innovation Programmeprojects. It’s a great opportunity to meet the students,discuss their projects and discover new and excitingopportunities for you or your organisation to get involved.

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ACTIVE RECOVERY Active Recovery was a community-based projectthat aimed to use sport and physical activity as away to help drug and alcohol users with theirrehab and recovery.

The project used a six-week physical activityprogramme to address substance users’ issues of lack of social life and promote interaction with the wider community. Trained drug andalcohol counsellors provided support throughgroup discussion, along with simple tasks andactivities to bring the group together to aid withtheir recovery.

Topics covered included diet and nutrition,teamwork and lifestyle advice. Funding from the external organisation Inspired was used toprovide participants with free places on coachingcourses, as well as to provide free refreshments at each session.

A link with the ‘Learn To’ programme throughActive Nation was also established, in order toprovide follow-on activity for all participants.Student Ashley Phillips, who was the project’s leadpractitioner, commented that Active Recovery‘gives a good idea of what the sport developmentworld is really like to work in, and experiencedealing with funding, budgets, charity partners,commercial partners and participants’ wellbeing.’

Outputs: Ten project participants receivedcoaching qualifications and training.

Outcomes: Deeper awareness of the taughtareas, and improved self-esteem – enablingparticipants to access new opportunities.

SAMPLE PROJECTS


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MUMS ON THE MOVE. ‘Mums on the Move’ was a community basedproject that aimed to increase awareness ofphysical activity for single mums aged 16 to 25.Initially the project ran for 10 weeks and focusedon activities including Zumba and kick boxing, aswell as a healthy eating.

On top of the outcomes of the fitness programmes,such as health benefits and more energy, theparticipants learnt other day-to-day skills such asdeveloping their language skills and also expandingtheir resources - whether that would be for theirchildren or for themselves. Some participants wenton to find out about Sure Start classes (which werea partner) and also healthy eating classes whichSure Start also held.

‘Mums on the Move’ activities were cheap, whichmade the classes extremely affordable for themums, where as previously, becoming healthy wasalways deemed as an expensive practice. ‘Mums onthe Move’ couldn’t have offered their serviceswithout the financial support from some of theirpartners; Solent Health Spark and Sportivate.

Outputs: 15-20 mums accessed the programme.

Outcomes: Improved self-esteem and confidence,an improved way of living for two generations,health benefits from the fitness programme.

One year on and now ‘Mums on the Move’ is stillgoing and are relocating from Weston to Sholing toengage with a different community. They created alink with the Family Freedom Project, Catch 22,who now take care of the programme along withJulies Dance School who runs the sessions

NUTRITION COUNTS Nutrition Counts was an EduMove-inspiredproject working with a pupil referral unit inSouthampton, utilising the principles of activeteaching methods and movement games toincrease attainment in maths. Elements of thescience curriculum based around nutrition werealso incorporated, creating a fun, unique andexciting learning environment for the children.

Working with children with behavioural issueswas a challenge but the CIP engaged with theparticipants at their level and designed anddelivered sessions (in conjunction with teachers)that allowed the pupils to demonstrate theirability in an appropriate way.

The project culminated in participants andteachers visiting the University and taking part inan open EduMove-based session to demonstratewhat they had learned over the previous weeks.

Sam Ferguson, lead practitioner on the project,commented, ‘the CIP allowed me to gain first-hand experience of conceptualising, organising,running and evaluating a social interventionsproject, and the challenges and benefits thatdifferent environments, partners and stakeholderscan bring.’

Outputs: 20 young people accessed theprogramme

Outcomes: Young people with behavioural issues were able to engage with maths in a waythat was much more conducive with theirlearning style.


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The Coaching InnovationProgramme (CIP) has supporteda number of initiatives withinthe Saints Foundation and hasprovided innovative solutions to

a variety of challenges faced by our CommunityProgrammes.

The Foundation believes CIP’s are an integral part ofa student’s development and through acombination of the new Saints FoundationVolunteering Pathway and the Coaching InnovationProgramme, the Sports Coaching and Developmentstudents have access to a wide variety ofcommunity engagement programmes, enhancingtheir employability.

The diverse range of projects catering for the localneeds has really impressed me, furthermore it isfantastic that these programmes are sustainable andcreate a lasting legacy.

Phil HastingsFunded Projects ManagerSaints FoundationSouthampton Football Club

Our centre has had theprivilege of working with one Coaching InnovationProgrammes (CIP) project so far.

The benefits of this project have been shown,especially with one individual who mannerisms have now calmed down and the young man nowtakes responsibility as a volunteer at the centre.

The young people can get involved learning crucialskills without having to ask for help, which in thearea we work is a great difficulty. The skills theylearn during sport discipline carry over intoexperiencing the ‘real world’.

The CIP programme is absolutely necessary andrelevant to improve and extend the work we alreadydo with in the community.

Sharlien Kennedy ManagerHealth and Sport YMCA, Fairthorne Manor.

WHAT OUR CIPPRACTITIONERS SAY

A key area and indicator of success for the

Coaching Innovation Programme is the

relationships developed with industry

practitioners. The following testimonies

below provide an insight into the benefits

gained from working with the CIP.

The CIP programmeencourages links with thecommunity and thoseworking within differentphysical activity andcommunity contexts. This

brings a greater breadth of understanding to thestudents of the working and practisingenvironment and how they might fit in at theend of their course.

The programme’s requirement to work with atarget population within the communityencourages a maturing of approach in respect ofthe academic and practical sides of the courseand enhances their understanding of thecircumstances of these groups.

Wendy HislopHealth Improvement ManagerSolent NHS Trust


Throughout my time workingwith the CIPs I have provided amentoring role forapproximately 30+ groups. Thegroups that I mentor are allworking with young people

within a school or community setting.

The students have really listened to the needs of the young people, and are so 'in touch' withwhat the young people want to engage with.They use sport positively to tackle socialinclusion issues, lack of self-esteem andconfidence, and also empower young peoplethrough sports leadership.

Participation and engagement has mostdefinitely been improved because of the work thestudents are doing. The impact has beenoutstanding, and the experience for bothparticipants and our students is very valuable.

Julia Tucker-BlackfordSport SolentSchools and Colleges Partnerships Manager

During our innovation project we went into schools and promoted our EduMove anddevelopment project, and having experience and confidence to go into schools andpromote a service has been essential in my role.

Experience in building good rapport, and devising service level agreements, policiesprocedures and so on has enabled me to better engage with our target groups and

successfully plan, deliver and evaluate sustainable development project that individuals would benefit from.

I have also carried out the innovative and sustainability-minded approach to development which I learnedthrough the CIP into my work, and have recently created ‘Young Inspectors Initiative’ to empowerindividuals – providing them with opportunities to ‘inspect’ certain areas and activities.

Chad Oatley Research Coordinator, Public Health Team, Isle of Wight Council. Southampton Solent Graduate and CIP practitioner

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GRADUATE TESTIMONIAL

The Coaching InnovationProgramme (CIP) is a really goodmodel for enhancing the sportingopportunities available to peoplewithin the city and surrounding

areas. By assessing the needs of their localcommunity each CIP group is able to build a projectthat meets a gap in provision, addresses identifiedissues and delivers positive outcomes through sportand physical activity.

All of these factors mean that the CIP supports thestrategic aims of Sport Hampshire and Isle Of Wight.County Sport Partnerships (CSPs) are committed toincreasing the number of people taking part inregular sport and physical activity and to working in collaboration to achieve this.

CSP’s deliver Sport England programmes such asSportivate, with funding that supports the running of activities designed to appeal to inactive youngpeople. Several CIP groups have been successful inapplying for Sportivate funding, helping with costssuch as coaching fees and facility hire. We’re lookingforward to working with Solent staff and students to build on this further in the future.

Penny WoodsStrategic Lead – ProgrammesSport Hampshire and Isle of Wight


If you or your organisation want to getinvolved in this fantastic sport for socialchange programme, contact:

Kevin Harris, Senior Lecturer in SportDevelopment Policy, Course Leader for BA(Hons) Sport Coaching and Development.

Tel: 023 8201 3520Email: [email protected]

@SSUSpCoachDev

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