West Cheshire Performance Centre New Parents Presentation Summer 2014

What is a Performance Centre? Made up of Performance Pathway – Raw, Developing and Emerging Talent Squads and Club Pathway – Wirral Cell, Beacon Junior BC, Millbrook, Neston, Christleton, Bidston etc Performance Pathway is a coaching environment, which is monitored and answerable to BE

What is a Performance Centre? Club Pathway Provides an environment for fun, fitness, participation, social interaction and competition Performance Pathway Provides the same benefits as Club Pathway Is for Players (and parents) who display a high level of commitment Provides an environment where talented players are challenged Divided into 3 skill levels (Raw, Developing, Emerging) Allows movement between skill levels based on an objective assessment of skill level and competition performance Provides an opportunity for the most talented players to progress to World Class Programmes Provide intensive training and competition programmes for junior and senior players who have reached (or display the potential to reach) World Class

Performance Pathway - is it for you? Players/parents decide if this is something they wish to pursue Desire and Commitment 152 hours training per year (e.g. 38 weeks x 4 hrs) Compete at appropriate level on regular basis (BE sanctioned events) Commit to singles Involve in complimentary activity (other badminton, physical training, complimentary sports) Player evaluation is part of this process No Yes

Evaluation and implications Players/parents decide if this is something they wish to pursue NoYes Club Pathway Participation Player evaluation Accepted on Performance Pathway (regular re-evaluation) Not accepted on Performance Pathway

What is in it for the players? Players come first Evaluation and feedback to guide your progress Parent involvement – valued feedback, workshops etc. Coaches who embrace the coaching process: Plan, Do, Review Short, medium and long term planning Review of coaching effectiveness Coaches who have committed to Continuous Professional Development Player CoachParent

Player Profiles Used at least once a year Squad progression is based on Player Profiles, as well as Tournament Participation Assist coaches in planning sessions appropriately Tournament Review Sheets

Tournaments Minimum competition requirement for each squad PC Tournament Co-ordinator – Nic Jennings

BE Performance Pathway

36 Performance Centres (WCPC = No 14) EPT (England Performance Training) – 10 Closest is Manchester, run by Colin Haughton TASS Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme

Where did we start? Raw, Developing and Emerging Talent Squads established Run sessions for 38 weeks/year plus holiday camps Subject to on-going reviews by Badminton England in terms of both our Management and Operation and the quality and type of coaching that we provide We are not happy to “sit back”, but want to improve continually

Where are we now? Link with Colin Haughton – ex International and Head Coach of Manchester PC and EPT. Colin provides on-court support, mainly for the Emerging Talent Squad. 3 visits per year. Feedback provided to BE and Head Coach Growing number of young Level 1 and 2 coaches brought into the Performance Centre and mentored by Head Coach and Senior Coach to help them to develop Sponsor and mentor players to become Level 1 and eventually Level 2 coaches who will in-turn strengthen and extend the coaching team Introduction of Rising Stars Squad (Sept 12) to allow novice players to be brought into the structure without the need for the 4hrs training requirement

Where do we want to be? Produce players who are able to compete at the highest level Offer the required 152 hours coaching per year for every player Have a pool of appropriately qualified and experienced coaches Continue to be self supporting by careful budgeting and bidding for additional funding

Season 2013/14 Reintroduction of Emerging Talent Squad – numbers increased from 5 to 8 (capacity) over the course of the season Currently space in all other squads, which gives excellent player/coach ratios and also allows players to move up into the next squad as soon as they reach an appropriate technical standard Rising Stars Squad is thriving – 4 new players during the season New Coaches – Katie Marchbank (Level 2) and Gareth Dixon(Level 1) Numbers grown from 39 to 42, despite losing 4 players

Season 2013/14 WCPC Tournament – Christmas 2013 FZ Forza/Unipart Tournament Regional Round – May 2014 National Final June 2014 Inter PC Tournament July 2014

Season 2012/13 WCPC Tournament – Christmas 2012 FZ Forza/Unipart Tournament Regional Round – March 2013 National Final June 2013 Inter PC Tournament July 2013 WCPC Family Tournament and BBQ

Season 2014/15 New Kit pre-ordered from Forza Sponsorship programme continuing Able to offer 20% off list price – demo rackets etc

Can you help? Committee Members desperately required Please speak to us if you have some spare time and can help out

Any questions?