PATHWAYS DEVELOPMENT The Plan 2010-2015 Pathways to Opportunities 1
Contents Introduction... 3 Clubs... 5 Competition... 6 Volunteers... 7 Players Development Pathway... 8 Equity and Child Protection... 9 Key Performance Indicators and Targets... 10 Appendices 1. Netball Pathway... 12 2. Primary, Junior and U15 Pathway Centres... 14 This Pathways Development Plan is one of four plans that underpin the Netball Scotland Strategic Plan 2010-2015 2
Introduction Netball is the third most popular extra-curricular activity in Primary Schools and fourth most popular activity in Secondary Schools for girls in Scotland (sportscotland 2007) proving the popularity of the sport amongst girls across a wide age group. The introduction of a Youth Development Officer (who sits on the Youth and Schools Group) with funding from sportscotland has given us an opportunity to increase participation in netball through developing partnerships with Active Schools and through encouraging new Junior Clubs in the community. However, we are aware that there is a significant drop off in the numbers playing netball at secondary school level in key areas of Scotland; netball is often not featured in the school PE curriculum, due to a number of factors. Co-educational PE may have resulted in netball being viewed as a women-only sport, the inclusion of individual activities for girls such as dance or yoga, with a move away from team sports and a greater focus on physical activity for girls, may also reduce the likelihood of netball being in the curriculum. In addition, since 2008 there are only 2 dedicated Netball Development Officers in Scotland, one in Glasgow and one in South Lanarkshire. There is also a trend in local authorities and Leisure Trusts for Officers to have a generic role rather than sports specific. In turn, these organisations will prioritise staff and other resources to agreed local target sports as defined in their Leisure plans. While some of these trends may not yet be impacting on extra-curricular statistics in schools, we must prioritise action to ensure netball remains a popular and well supported sport amongst young people. Netball Scotland will work in partnership with local authority services, Leisure Trusts and Active Schools to encourage the inclusion of netball in their local Strategies. We recognise that, going forward, more priority must be put on developing the pathways across the whole spectrum covering all age groups and giving opportunities equitably across the geographically challenging country. In order to put in place a Legacy beyond 2014, we recognise that energy and resources should be directed to the area of Talent Identification and Development across the country. These involves creating a more robust system for identifying potentially talented and talented athletes, training National selectors and scouts within an open, transparent, and equitable structure as well as establish a Development Programme in line with LTAD principles that gives appropriate opportunity to maximise the full potential in young people. This Pathways Development Plan seeks to underpin Netball Scotland s objective of increasing membership from 21,000 to 25,000 by 2015 3
Objectives Clubs: To support clubs in areas identified by them and through the production of club resources to assist netball clubs in their formation, their management and funding applications. Competition: To complete the competition review started in 2009 to develop an appropriate competition calendar that provides a clear, accessible pathway for girls and women moving from junior participation through to senior competition and high performance, Schools: To work with Active Schools to increase netball participation with primary and secondary schools across Scotland. To improve linkages between Leadership Courses and the provision of Mini Festivals. Volunteers: To undertake a comprehensive audit of volunteers skills and produce a volunteer plan to assist in recruitment, training, retention and rewarding volunteers within netball. Players: To work with key partners to establish a talent development programme which is athlete centred and provides the necessary support to ensure that talented young people maximise their full potential. Equity and Child Protection: To continue our committed to Equity in Sport by auditing our membership and working towards the next level of Equity. To work with key partners to continue to implement the protection of children within the sport of Netball. 4
Clubs Clubs are vital to all sports, and netball is no exception. We currently have 32 Junior and 58 Adult Netball Clubs affiliated to Netball Scotland, between them representing 89% of our membership. Netball Scotland plan to continue to support clubs through equity and child protection services and advice, and to produce club resources to assist netball clubs in their formation, management and funding applications. We will develop and provide Club Development Packs for clubs, which will be updated regularly. These Club Development Packs will not only support existing clubs in their work but will also encourage the establishment of new Adult and Junior Clubs, which in turn will impact on membership and participation figures. All clubs with under 18 s will receive the necessary support and help to have a child protection policy and a trained child protection officer by 2012. We will encourage existing adult clubs to provide activities for juniors. At our membership consultation days, members told us they wanted help with funding applications and we will include this in the Club Development Pack resources, along with examples of successful Awards 4 All applications, to assist them. Pro-forma for Club Development Plans will also be provided. Netball Scotland plans to link in with Community Sport Hubs based with established Netball Districts such as Aberdeen, Ayrshire, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Orkney, Renfrewshire and Shetland. In line with our philosophy of consulting with our membership, we will produce a club questionnaire to ascertain the clubs needs, building on the consultation undertaken in late 2009 and early 2010. Key Performance Indicators Develop and distribute a club questionnaire to ascertain their needs 2010/11 Club Resource Pack 2011/12 Other Targets Run a Club Development Forum 2010 Provide updated club development packs for clubs (annually) Increase the number of adult clubs with Junior Sections to 50% 2014 Increase the number of Junior Clubs to over 50-2013 Increase the number of Adult Clubs to 70-2015 5
Competition A competition review group was formed in 2009 to review the number and levels of competitions run for netball in Scotland. We will complete this competition review, taking into account our members feedback at consultation and develop an appropriate competition calendar that provides a clear, accessible pathway for girls and women moving from junior participation through to senior competition and high performance. Again, work in this area will fit in with the Netball Participant Pathway, always remembering that not only do netballers see competition as a means to the high performance arena, but that many remain active in netball mainly because they want to compete at a level that best suits them. Work will continue in the District programme to ensure there is provision for quality opportunities to compete at District level. And we will continue to deliver national competitions each year Scottish Cup, Scottish Schools Cup, and District Competitions. Key Performance Indicators Complete and publish the Competition Review 2010/11 Review Competitions 2015 Other Targets Develop a new U13 District programme 2014 Achieve 3 new Districts competing in District programme 2014 Deliver high quality National competitions Scottish Cup, Scottish Schools Cup and District Competition (annually) 6
Schools Although Netball is the third most popular extra-curricular activity in Primary Schools in Scotland (sportscotland 2007) it appears that there is a drop off in participation when participants move towards secondary school. By implementing Netball Scotland s new club development programme within primary schools and Active Schools and through mini netball, Netball Scotland hopes to the bridge the gap that appears when the participants move from primary to secondary and therefore retaining these young participants within the sport of netball and within a club structure. In 2008/09 there were over 10,000 participants in netball through Active Schools, across 32 Local Authorities. The work to build links between schools and clubs will impact on both participation and membership figures going forward. We will work with Active Schools to increase netball participation with primary and secondary schools across Scotland and improve linkages between Leadership Courses and the provision of Mini Netball Festival by implementing new School and club development plan. Key Performance Indicator To pilot a School and Club Development Plan within 3 new areas - 2011. Other Targets A further 3 different areas to be targeted with the club development plan in 2011-2012. To have worked in 15 areas developing clubs in partnership with Active Schools 2015 To promote Mini Netball as the game player within Primary Schools 2010/11 Volunteers Volunteers, in every capacity, are the lifeblood of sports, and again netball is no exception. The hard work, commitment and dedication of our volunteers should not be taken for granted. We plan to undertake a comprehensive audit of volunteers skills and produce a volunteer plan to assist in recruitment, training, retention and rewarding volunteers within netball. Our members tell us that one of their challenges in running netball at grass roots, Club and District level is getting enough people to volunteer for various roles within their clubs. We will include advise on recruitment including production of Role Outlines (to clarify the work that has to be done) as well as internal (within the club) and external (Volunteer organisations such as TimeBank and Reach) routes to recruitment. Showing volunteers we value their work is also very important so in addition to giving advice on rewarding and recognising volunteers at a local level, Netball Scotland will continue to reward volunteers 7
nationally. We plan to audit current volunteers in terms of equity commitment and the skills they have and wish to share, and then produce a Volunteer Plan. Specifically we will be looking to develop volunteers for specific programmes, for example to implement mini netball festivals. The work undertaken on volunteers will be strongly linked to the work we are doing with Clubs. Sections of the resulting plan will refer specifically to clubs and will become a section of the previously mentioned Club Resource Pack. At a national level, we intend working with Glasgow City and the Commonwealth Games team, to ensure our Volunteer Plan dovetails into, and enhances the Commonwealth Games Volunteer programme. This will include technical officials (e.g. Table Officials) as well as event specific volunteers. Key Performance Indicator To produce and publish a Volunteer Plan 2012/13 Other Targets To continue to reward volunteers annually with Netball Scotland recognition awards (annually) To develop a workforce to implement mini netball festivals and club development plans 2010/11 Players Development Pathway Netballers currently entering the pathways at 13-15 are in poor physical condition with the basic components of athlete preparation not being implemented in a systematic manner prior to maturation. We intend to provide national development opportunities in the form of Primary and Junior Pathway Centres, i.e. 9-11 and 11-13 to develop potential talent in accordance with the LTAD principles as linked to our Netball Pathway. Working closely with the Performance staff, we will introduce a high performance environment at an earlier stage and provide opportunities to develop specialist positional skills. Good practice from national squad level will be cascaded and shared through all pathway levels providing a well co-ordinated and cohesive approach to developing potentially talented and talented athletes. (See Appendix 2) Netball Scotland need to draw/attract athletes into our talent development programme who meet the required standards, fitness, height and skill level for each position. Scotland Performance Standards for each position will be created and used to help train National Selectors and Scouts to identify potentially talented and talented athletes. It is recognised that Netball Scotland must ensure a robust, open and transparent system and widen opportunities to young people in all areas of Scotland. 8
Key Performance Indicator To establish a talent identification/development system 2010/11 To train National Selectors and Scouts to identify potentially talented and talented athletes.2010/11 Other Targets 8 number of Primary Pathway Centres established by 2012/13 8 number of Junior Pathway Centres established by 2012/13 6 Number of U15 Pathway Centres by 2012/13 Equity and Child Protection In September 2008 Netball Scotland showed its commitment to Equity by achieving the Foundation Level of Equity. Equity within Netball is vital as it has moral and legal obligations, as people participating in Netball must be treated with fairness and respect. Netball Scotland is currently working towards the next level of Equity, the preliminary level, and will achieve this by the end of 2011. We will continue to work with key partners to continue to implement the protection of children within the sport of Netball. Key Performance Indicator To gain the Sport Equity Preliminary Level 2011 Other Targets To ensure all clubs with under 18 s have a child protection policy 2012 To ensure all clubs with under 18 s have a trained child protection officer 2012 To audit membership in relation to equity commitments (annually) 9
Summary of Key Performance Indicators and Other Targets Key Performance Indicator Participation to increase from 21,000 to 25,000 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Competitions Complete and Publish Competition review Delivery of National Competitions Delivery of National Competitions Under 13 District Programme Review Competitions Delivery of National Competitions 15 Districts in District programme Delivery of National Competitions Delivery of National Competitions Clubs Club Development Pack Club questionnaire Club Dev Forum Junior Clubs 40 Adult Clubs 60 Junior Clubs 45 Adult Clubs 63 Provide updated club development packs for clubs (annually) Junior Clubs 50 Adult Clubs 65 Provide updated club development packs for clubs (annually) Clubs with Juniors 50% Adult Clubs 68 Provide updated club development packs for clubs (annually) Developed Clubs Across 15 areas Adult Clubs 70 Provide updated club development packs for clubs (annually) Schools Pilot School & Club Development Plan within 3 new areas School & Club Development work within 3 new areas School & Club Development work within 3 new areas School & Club Development work within 3 new areas School & Club Development work within 3 areas Mini Netball Promotion Developed Clubs Across 15 areas 10
Volunteers Annual Recognition Awards To develop a workforce to implement mini netball festivals and club development plans Annual Recognition Awards Volunteer Plan Annual Recognition Awards Annual Recognition Awards Annual Recognition Awards Player Development Pathway Talent ID and Development Plan Develop National Scouts and Selectors training programme National Scouts and Selectors training in place U15 Pathway Centre x 6 Junior Pathway Centres x 8 Primary Pathway Centres x 8 Equity and Child Protection Audit Membership Achieve Preliminary Level of Equity All clubs to have trained child protection officer Audit Membership Audit Membership Audit Membership All clubs to have child protection policy Audit Membership 11
Appendix 1 Netball Pathway Chart FUNdamentals Learning to Train Training to Train Training to Compete Training to Win Learning the ABC s of Physical Literacy. Introduction of learning through self discovery and providing freedom of movement experiences. Learning Basis Skills Fostering an enduring love for the sport. Consolidation of FUNdamental movement skills coupled with attainment of FUNdamental sport skills. Learning Key Skills Application of physical training principles to enhance performance. Achievement of self determined physical and psychological goals. Acquiring Advanced skills Key foundation skills are innate - players working within units and consistently applying high quality skills under pressure. Refining and Maximising Skills Consistent automatic use of high level quality skills under pressure. This stage is important for developing:- This stage is important for developing:- This stage is important for developing:- This stage is important for developing:- This stage is important for maintaining:- Agility, balance & coordination. Running, jumping, throwing, catching. Sports Science Nutrition Level of Activity/Competition The individual - physical, social and emotional. Key game skills Sports Science Nutrition Level of Activity/Competition:- Problem solving and decision making skills. Combinations of movement and ball skills. Sports Science Nutrition Level of Activity/Competition:- Complex serial skills executed to allow for quick strategising. Sports Science Nutrition Level of Activity/Competition:- Automatic ability to vary and successfully execute all game skills according to own team and opposition.. Sports Science Nutrition Level of Activity/Competition:- Everything is informal and fun Up to 4 hrs per week 30-60 minute sessions according to growth and maturation levels. Festivals for U12 s Inter School, Club, District and/or Region/Pathway organised competition. Up to 8hrs per week 2hr sessions Inter school, District, Universities, National, Netball Europe, Asia, Oceana, America & Africa. Scottish Cup, Inter District, Glasgow Wild Cats, Netball Europe, Asia, Oceana, America and Africa. CG &World Champs. 12
FUNdamentals Learning to Train. Training to train Training to Compete Training to Win Where does this take place:- Where does this take place:- Where does this take place:- Where does this take place:- Where does this take place:- Schools and community facilities. Coaches at this stage will be:- Schools, community centres and sport centres, after school clubs, primary Pathway Centres. Coaches at this stage will be:- Schools, clubs Leisure & sports centres Pathway centres in District or Region Colleges & University Area Institutes Coaches at this stage will be:- Schools, clubs Leisure/Sports centres, Colleges & University Area Institutes of Sport, Institute of Sport Europe and overseas Coaches at this stage will be:- Area Institutes of Sport National Institute of Sport International standard Leisure/sports centres within local authorities. Coaches at this stage will be:- Appropriately trained parents, teachers, local authority staff. Umpires at this stage will be:- Parents, PE & Class Teachers, Club & Pathway Coaches. Leadership Award Coaches, Level 1 & 2, ASC s, SDO s. Umpires at this stage will be:- PE Teachers, Club Coaches, Leadership Awards, UKCC Level 1 & 2, District, Pathway Coaches. Umpires at this stage will be:- UKCC Level 2, Old SNA Level 3 Attending PCD opportunities in Scotland, UK, Europe, Oceania Working towards the UKCC Level 3. Umpires at this stage will be :- UKCC Level 2 or 3 Old Level 3 Award Attending PCD opportunities in Scotland, UK, Europe, Oceania. Working towards the UKCC Level 3 Course Umpires at this stage will be:- Not required Umpiring for U12 s C Umpire Award C Umpire Award B Umpire award B Umpire Award A Umpire Award A Umpire Award 13
Appendix 2 Primary, Junior and U15 Pathways Centres U.15 Pathway Centres (13-15yrs) 2008/2009 2 centres of approximately 40 athletes located in north and south focussed on Learning to Train stage (LTAD). Emphasis is on individual athlete development rather than competition. Expand and develop this programme to ensure that the fundamental skills of the game are learned, trained and tested. Reduce numbers to maximum 25 in each group as from season 2011/2012 when athletes move through from junior pathway centres established in 2010/2011. Increase beyond 2 centres long term. National programmes, nationally resourced for seasons 08/09 and 09/10 then locally resourced in partnership with local councils / regions and district associations. Athletes identified from U.15 coaching academies and U.15 events by nationally trained selectors and invited to trials for selection to U.15 pathway centres Junior Pathway Centres (11 13yrs) Nationally devised programme, locally delivered focussed on Learning to Train stage (LTAD) Junior pathway centres in district/area/region. Funded by local councils/regions in partnership with NGB and local district association Players identified from Primary pathway centres by pathway coaches and at junior club/school events by nationally trained selectors and Invited to junior pathway centres Coach development and support provided by NGB for local junior pathway coaches Primary Pathway Centres (9 11 yrs) Nationally devised programme, locally delivered focussed on FUNdamentals stage (LTAD) Primary pathway centres in district/area/region Funded by local councils/regions in partnership with NGB and local district associations Number of groups in each centre may vary depending on number of players involved in mini netball Players identified by nationally trained selectors at mini netball events and invited to primary pathway centres Coach development and support provided for local primary pathway coaches 14