UP & UNDER SPORTS COACHING SERVICES

Coaching for schools

Teacher Support and Mentoring Programme:

Up & Under Sports specialises in providing teacher support and mentoring programmes which have an unrivalled level of provision to the teachers involved.

Up & Under Sports provide specialist, dedicated staff to deliver coaching sessions to all age groups. The sessions our coaches provide incorporate differentiation – each group of children will be taught according to developmental needs. Our coaches are trained to identify special educational needs as well as gifted and talented children and can advise and liaise with the school, teachers and management to ensure all children reach their full potential.

Up & Under Sports also offers curriculum coaching and PPA cover.

Breakfast, Lunchtime and After School Clubs:

Up & Under deliver a wide variety of extracurricular activities. These sessions can run at either breakfast, lunchtime or as an after school club. With an emphasis on healthy lifestyle, all sessions are delivered by rigorously trained and highly qualified coaches. Up & Under Sports gives young people opportunities to participate in a variety of sports in a safe and fun environment.

PE Curriculum Mapping

Up & Under Sports can help with curriculum mapping to ensure the Sports Premium funding is spent effectively to target the inactive whilst supporting teachers in their delivery of PE. By working collaboratively with Up & Under Sports, schools can expect to see development in the following areas:

• The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity
• An increased profile of PE & Sport across the school as a tool for whole school improvement
• Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
• Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils
• Increased participation in competitive sport

Healthy Heroes

Healthy Heroes is a health and well-being programme designed to educate children with the knowledge they need to lead healthy, positive and active lifestyles.  It takes the form of two hours of curriculum delivery every week for a term including a one hour tailored classroom based session and a practical PE lesson.   See our Healthy Heroes page for more information.

KICKING COACHING

Up & Under Sports specialises in rugby coaching for individuals, schools and clubs for all ages and abilities. The sessions are designed to provide players with the confidence to be able to kick goals under pressure, find long touch kicks and drop goals to win games.

The sessions can be designed to the specific needs of the individual or team. They will be presented by Geraint Lewis who has 16 years as a 1st team kicker at both National League 2 in Wales and South West 1 in England. He has also played representative rugby for both Pembrokeshire and Somerset in the County Championship. Geraint also played for Cottesloe Rugby Club in Perth, Western Australia in the WA Rugby Championship where he was the top points scorer for two consecutive years.

Geraint has a wealth of coaching experience and has been involved in preparing representative sides in England and Australia at various age groups from Under 14’s to Under 20’s. He is and RFU and Australian Rugby Union Level 2 coach and is also an accredited Coach Developer for the RFU. Geraint was also involved in running kicking sessions for Western Australia Rugby and the Western Force (Super 14) Academy.

CRICKET COACHING

Up & Under Sports are also able to deliver high quality crickets session for individuals, small groups and larger teams. Focusing on all aspects of the game including bowling, batting, fielding, wicket keeping and game play, these sessions can be designed specifically to meet the requirements of the players.

Within the Up and Under Sports team, we have a number of coaches that have played cricket at a high level including professional county standard and a coach who received the Sky Sports Regional Coach of the Year award for his services to Cricket. These sessions are therefore guaranteed to use the latest techniques and strategies to improve skills.