The document outlines plans for a coaching system support network across 49 County Sports Partnerships in England. It discusses agreements with Sport England to provide core coaching services including coach education, identifying funding opportunities for coaches, and coordinating support for coaches. The partnerships will each receive £41,800 annually to employ individuals to manage delivery of extended coaching functions to meet the needs of National Governing Bodies of sport based on their whole sport plans. The network will be coordinated nationally by Sport Coach UK and aims to develop local coaching communities, support coaches, and ensure consistent high quality delivery across England.

1. Coaching System Support Network Planning January 2010 CJ Lee Coaching Development Manager Sport Hampshire IOW

2. A Rapidly Improving CSP Network…. 49 County Sports Partnerships 1 County Sports Partnership Network Working towards consistent delivery in 49 CSPs

3. CSP Core Services Agreement with Sport England Grow Sustain Excel

4. CSP Core Services Agreement with Sport England Connecting NGBs to the CSP area Club, Coach and Volunteer Development Children and Young People Facilities Investment Strategic Influence and Networking Knowledge Management Operations

5. Coaching within Core Services Agreement Coordinate and promote a programme of coach education Identify and promote local funding opportunities that will help coaches As funding for NGB plans was confirmed …..delivery gaps became apparent….

6. The Coaching Services Agreement…… The recruitment, support, development and deployment of coaches in order to support… Grow, sustain, excel

7. The Coaching Services Agreement…… £41,800 per annum to each of the CSPs for the delivery of Extended Coaching Functions To employ an individual within each CSP to manage the delivery of these coaching functions to meet the needs of a range of National Governing Bodies, as required by their Whole Sport Plans. Delivery will occur in the context of the UK Coaching Framework and, in particular, strengthening of local coaching communities The Coaching System Support Network will be coordinated at a national level by sports coach UK

8. Headlines within Coaching Services Agreement… Lead the development of Coaching Support Network to support coaches at community level in response to Governing Body Whole Sport Plans Work in partnership with sports coach UK to develop and implement a 3 year Coaching Strategy Support deployment of coaches Recruitment and RIC Evolve Community Sports Coaches Scheme System for PDPs for coaches Communicate with coaches and database Bursary programmes Links between programmes Minimum Standards for Deployment (MSD)

9. Our task is quite clear Build a sense of a community of coaches Meeting needs of coaches, complementing not duplicating work of NGBs Consistent in delivery across England Highest standards of delivery