British Wrestling are delighted to announce the third of our line up of speakers for the upcoming Wrestling Conference. We’re excited to have Alex from Sport England to host a talk on their new campaign. Below is a short biography:
Alex is the National Partnerships Manager (Workforce) for Sport England, primarily managing a number of workforce specialist partners he work’s with, whilst also driving the work of the Children’s Coaching Collaborative and it’s campaign Play Their Way.
The Children’s Coaching Collaborative is a collective of like-minded organisations looking to support coaches in implementing child-first coaching in their practice. The collective are looking to arm a movement of child-first coaches with tools, tips, and resources through www.playtheirway.org.
The Conference will be on Saturday the 4th November 2023. This conference is open to all coaches, assistant coaches and volunteers such as technical officials.
Entry is free for all wrestling coaches and volunteers looking to support the coaches to the BWA conference. You must book through the BWA membership portal to confirm your place. BWA is unable to cover hotel or travel costs. Coaches need a valid BWA membership to book onto the conference. (Any BWA membership valid on the day however this does not include fan memberships).
If you do not hold a full membership please contact British Wrestling at education@britishwrestling.org for support.
Limited places available
Book NowThis years conference will be over one day. Below is the agenda for the day however it is subject to change
09:30 – 10:00 – Meet and greet (Tea/Coffee)
10:00 – 10:30 – BWA Update
10:30 – 12:00 – Common Injuries in Wrestling (TBC)
12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch. Network in specific subject areas with like minded people. Subject areas including (Subject to final sign off) Competitions, Leagues, Funding, Education, Volunteer recruitment etc
13:00 – 14:30 – Weight Management Seminar (TBC)
14:30 – 15:00 – Networking Break
15:00 – 16:00 – Sport England, Play Their Way Campaign (TBC)
16:00 – 16:15 – Break
16:15 – 17:00 – Competition Rules for Coaches
Thanks again to our partners at British Judo for access to their lecture theatre
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