My role at my work placement

ABOUT MY PLACEMENT


My work placement is Sportscool which is a private coaching company based in Staveley and Chesterfield this is the second year i have this as my work placement.

Sportscool comprises of the founder Carl vickers and eight coaches to cope with the work load which includes coaching at schools for PE lessons and after school clubs and teams. Sportscool also do holiday clubs and football camps at Staveley miners wellfare.

He has a website www.sportscool-foundation.org  and has a office based in staveley where the equipment is kept and he also keeps the rest at stavely miners welfare ground.


As well as Sportscool he also has Sportscool foundation which  is a non profit organisation  he delivers sessions and programmes the Programmes are delivered independently or in partnership with local providers.

These programmes are funded by a wide variety of clients including: Corporate Sponsors, Schools, Community Groups, Statutory Organisations including Local Councils, Police, Fire Service, Primary Care Trusts, Youth Services and Community Assemblies

Sportscool foundation has a philosophy which is the companies goal "We use sport and physical activity as a regeneration mechanism to overcome social and  economic issues faced by the communities with whom we work. These issues include: Poor Health, Obesity, Crime, Criminal Damage, Anti Social Behaviour, Drugs and Alcohol misuse and Unemployed"

( info gained from http://www.sportscool-foundation.org/ on the 24/10/12)



MY ROLE



My role comprises of  going to the schools etc and delivering high quality multi sports sessions that are fun but so they learn about the sport, I can do a session on my own or with other coaches, when at schools or clubs we represent Sportscool and our actions reflect that of Sportscool so we need to be profesional and set a good example and also look like coaches.

As our sessions represent Sportscool it is my job to make sure they are fun, so it looks good for Sportscool and keeps Sportscools employees happy so we get more business.