Boccia Leaders Award
Saturday 10 September 2016, 11am-2pm
DG One, Dumfries
£20 per person (this course is subsidised through Awards for All funding and would normally cost £30 per person)
Boccia is a Paralympic sport. The Boccia Leaders Award will provide coaches, teachers and volunteers with the knowledge, skills and confidence to introduce boccia to children, young people and adults with a wide range of abilities. The tutor will organise theory and practical sessions that provide an overview of the structure of the sport. rules and relevant practices.
Coaching Footballers with Disabilities
Sunday 16 October 2016, 10am-4pm
Annan Athletics Football Club
£30 per person (this course is subsidised through Awards for All funding and would normally cost £54 per person)
This six-hour course is open to all interested parties aged 16 and over, experienced or otherwise, who work with, or have an interest in working with, footballers with disabilities. Using practical and workshop teaching methods, the course is designed to give coaches an insight into best practice when delivering coaching sessions to groups of players with a wide range of abilities and disabilities.
For further information on either opportunity or to register, please contact Susan Bryson, Coaching Development Officer, on 0303 333 3000 or email Susan.Bryson@dumgal.gov.uk.