Welcome to the SDS Branch Conference Dewar’s Centre, Perth Sunday 16 November 2014
Overview of the Day Welcome & Introduction: Janice Eaglesham Athlete Interview: Joanna Butterfield Branches: Sharing Good Practice Part 1 Tea & Coffee Branches: Sharing Good Practice Part 2 Interactive Workshops Events Calendar Athlete Interviews: Blaze Cultural Exchange Summary & Close Buffet Lunch
Welcome & Introduction Janice Eaglesham Chairperson of Scottish Disability Sport
Branch, Local & regional Opportunities • Branch Success • Identify Support Needs • Share Good Practice • Action Plans
Developing Talent & Performance Commonwealth Games • Most inclusive Games ever • 21 Athletes, Pilots & Directors representing 8 Branch Areas • 3 Gold, 3 Silver,1 Bronze World/ European Championships • 7 Medals at European Athletics Championships • 4 Gold & 3 Silver at European Swimming Championships • Silver at World Boccia Championships
Education & Coaching Branch Courses Courses Completed Scheduled Angus 2 Ayrshire 3 4 Borders 4 2 D&G 2 Dundee 1 Fife 5 7 Forth Valley 6 4 Glasgow 15 4 Grampian 5 2 Highlands 6 Lothian 5 4 Perth & 2 Kinross South 1 L’rkshire
Governance & Infrastructure • 4 New Branches achieving MOR • Total of 9 out of 13 Branches now achieved MOR • Target all branches to have achieved MOR by 2017
Governance & Infrastructure • Intermediate level for the Equality Standard for Sport • Regional Manager Structure • Help for Heroes and the Personnel Recovery Unit • Lead body recognition for the sport of Boccia
Communication & Leadership • Communications & Leadership Strategy and annual action plan • 3,533 average monthly website visits • Coaches, Volunteers & Athletes Recognised • 1298 Twitter followers • 565 Likes on Facebook • Youtube Channel
Athlete Interview Gavin Macleod CEO, Scottish Disability Sport Jo Butterfield IPC European Champion & Record-Holder
Jo Butterfield
Jo Butterfield
Share Good Practice • Case Studies • Inter-Branch Advice/ Support • Celebrate Our Successes
Sharing Good Practice – Opportunity to share four different examples of branch activity. – Action Plan: • How does this case study reflect our branch? • What can we implement following this?
Workshops Workshop 1: Key Opportunities & Challenges with PVG. Ann Ferguson – Volunteer Scotland Workshop 2: Funding Opportunities Andy Kelly - Sportscotland
Blaze Sports UK Ecxhange 6-21 September 2014
Overview - Opportunity through branches - Who are BlazeSports? - What was the purpose of the exchange? - Where did we visit?
Washington D.C - Historic monuments - Washington Nationals - Department of State - USAID - Maryland University - Network Opportunity
Alabama Huntingdon College - Who we met – ASN - PE programme Lakeshore Foundation - Accessible
Atlanta - Kinnesaw University – Social Media - Chinese Para Athletics squad/Blaze Day - British General Consulate - Host families - Tourist spots
Summary & Next steps 1. Scotland doing well in terms of Inclusion 2. Similar ethos between SDS & Blazesports 3. Social Aspects Next Steps: Young persons sports panel – March 2015
SDS Update Mark Gaffney Opportunities & Events Manager Scottish Disability Sport
Overview • One of flagship programmes of SDS – Over 2500 people competing • Evolving Calendar – 20 Events across 7 Sports – Athlete Centred Approach
Event Trends
Branch Actual AGE Disability Blind & Deaf & Participants Ambulant Visually Hearing with a Wheelchair Physical Impaired Impaired Learning Male Female Pri Sec18-2425-4445-64 65+ Participants Participants Participants Participants Disability Grampian 61 25 3 9 13 21 14 3 2 10 3 0 72 Angus 31 13 0 0 8 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 44 Borders 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Dumfries & Galloway 77 17 6 42 21 23 0 0 2 4 3 0 84 Dundee 101 55 2 84 31 30 9 2 6 8 0 0 146 Fife 285 116 7 197 41 122 32 3 9 31 4 1 345 Forth Valley 166 52 5 125 24 43 7 0 9 17 2 1 198 Glasgow 452 145 8 297 108 116 22 4 6 21 0 4 565 Highland 110 39 9 76 32 22 5 0 1 4 3 0 147 Lothian 220 58 23 131 51 52 13 4 6 22 17 16 234 North Ayrshire 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Perth & Kinross 10 5 2 10 13 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 23 South Lanarkshire 61 5 0 1 18 39 13 0 3 1 0 0 68 Member Organisations 74 34 10 99 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 13 89 Totals 1655 566 76 1075 360 484 119 16 45 127 41 35 2017
Events Calendar • New Events • Area Qualifiers • 2 Year Calendar • Branch Event Host Proposal Form • Event Entry Process • Education Training Opportunities
• World Wheelchair Curling Championships, Finland 7-14 th February 2015 IBD World Bowls Championships, New Zealand February CPISRA Football World Championships, England 13-29 June 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Tollcross, Glasgow 13 th – 19 th July 2015 BisFed European Team and Pairs Boccia Championships, England July 2015 CPISRA World Games, Nottingham 7-16 th August 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Doha 22 nd – 31 st October 2015
Overview • Branch acknowledgement and thanks • Feedback from workshops • Evaluation
#askSDS Questions: Is there a badminton competition for participants with a disability? How do you get selected for National Squad Training? How do you get classified? Are there any opportunities within Horse Riding for people with a disability?
Closing Remarks Janice Eaglesham Chairperson of Scottish Disability Sport
Thank You For Attending & For All Your Hard Work! Please join us for lunch before enjoying a safe journey home
Forth Valley Action 1 Action 2 Branch Presentation Dundee Fife Forth Valley Grampian Lothian
Lothian Action 1 Action 2 Branch Presentation Dundee Fife Forth Valley Grampian Lothian
Dundee Action 1 Action 2 Branch Presentation Dundee Fife Forth Valley Grampian Lothian
Grampian Action 1 Action 2 Branch Presentation Dundee Fife Forth Valley Grampian Lothian
Highland Action 1 Action 2 Branch Presentation Dundee Fife Forth Valley Grampian Lothian
Fife Action 1 Action 2 Branch Presentation Dundee Fife Forth Valley Grampian Lothian
Glasgow Action 1 Action 2 Branch Presentation Dundee Fife Forth Valley Grampian Lothian
Perth & Kinross Action 1 Action 2 Branch Presentation Dundee Fife Forth Valley Grampian Lothian
Dumfries & Galloway Action 1 Action 2 Branch Presentation Dundee Fife Forth Valley Grampian Lothian
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