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News from TLR Communications: November 2011

TLR Comms invited to lead on cross-party research into sports coaching issues

TLR Communications is currently undertaking research and consultation for a presentation on the state of sports coaching in the UK for the parliamentary cross-party group on sport. The Leisure Review, which is published and produced by TLR Communications, has been invited by Lord Tom Pendry, the committee’s chair, to provide a briefing paper on the contentious topic of coach development and will be consulting widely with coaching system-builders, coach educators and jobbing coaches to make sure the paper is representative of current thinking within the sports coaching sector.



Coaching Insights programme delivering professional development and debate

The Leisure Review Coaching Insights autumn programme, presented and promoted by TLR Communications Ltd on behalf of The Leisure Review, has already delivered two first-class events. Elite coaches and performers gathered in Warrington under the heading of 'Developing talent: in search of the Philosopher’s Stone of elite coaching', with a further highly experienced coaching group attending the 'Sitting at the feet of giants' event in Nottingham.

Reports of both events are featured in the November issue of The Leisure Review and some places are still available on the November and December events. Full event details are available via The Leisure Review events page.

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The Leisure Review launches nationwide Coaching Insights programme

Sport and leisure magazine The Leisure Review is continuing its commitment to the coaching profession by extending its popular programme of Coaching Insight seminars to Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire as well as continuing to work with established partners Sport Nottinghamshire, Greater Sport and Sport Cheshire.

Established in 2007 and aimed at practitioners across the sport, leisure and culture spectrum, The Leisure Review has always covered developments in the coaching sphere and began delivering their three-hour Coaching Insights, which give coaches who work at Level 2 or above an opportunity to get out of their sport or work silos, network with peers and listen to experts in the field, as part of the legacy of the 2009 Hockey Champions Trophy in Nottingham. So successful was the inaugural seminar that demand has led to the launch of this year’s autumn series with seminars being run in partnership with a total of seven county sports partnerships and three of England’s leading sports universities.

CJ Lee, the coaching development manager with Sport Hampshire and Isle of Wight, explained why he had jumped at the chance to bring the programme to the south coast:

“One of the challenges of my role is providing valid CPD opportunities for developed coaches and the Coaching Insight programme does just that. The Leisure Review consistently provides thoughtful and challenging articles on the current issues in coaching and the Insight seminar will allow our coaches to continue this debate and really get to grips with the issue of the changing demands on them in the current climate.”

With each local partner selecting a theme for their Coaching Insight session, the programme will see coaches debating a range of topics, including the challenge of delivering differently in a range of social contexts, the best way to nurture talent, the coach’s role in the change process, the nature of inspiration and what can be learned from coaches of elite performers. The Leisure Review’s coaching correspondent Mick Owen was delighted to be launching the new series:

“The success of The Leisure Review Coaching Insight programme highlights the value which developed coaches put on input and ideas from other coaches and other sports. That so many coaches are prepared to commit their time and resources to access these seminars is a testament to the quality of the events and the latent demand for professional development opportunities.”

Full details of The Leisure Review Coaching Insight autumn series are available via The Leisure Review events pages.

The Leisure Review symposium success

The Leisure Review symposium, held at Wadham College, Oxford on 31 March and 1 April, delivered on its promise of providing a new way of thinking about the sport, leisure and culture sector and drew an enthusiastic response from symposium members.

The event brought a high level of debate among the senior, highly experienced management professionals present and concluded with a symposium communiqué drafted by symposium members. The communiqué comprises a list of actions and commitments that those present agreed to pursue in the long-term interests of the sport, leisure and culture sector.

A full report of The Leisure Review symposium, including details of the inaugural Leisure Review lecture delivered by Sam Jones of Demos, is now available for download at www.theleisurereview.co.uk

Bookings have already been taken for the 2012 symposium, which will take place on 12/13 April.

Full report of The Leisure Review symposium 2011 and booking details of the 2012 event.



TLR Comms launches Pay-as-you-go PR

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