Coaching Highland win UK Coaching Award
...UK's Leading Agency in Support of Coaching!
Coaching Highland was announced winner at the UK Coaching Awards 2008 hosted by Sports Coach UK on Wednesday 17th December in a glittering ceremony at the Dorchester in London’s Mayfair.
They won the new category ‘Agency in Support of Coaching’ and were up against SkillsActive (the sector skills council for the active leisure and learning industry in the UK) and The Football Foundation (funded by the Premier League, The FA and the Government to fund grassroots football across England).
The organisation based in Inverness was represented by its Chairman Mr Angus Dick and three staff Alan Hoseason, Elissa Steven and Vince Walker.
Alan Hoseason, Coaching Development Officer, who submitted the nomination and collected the trophy on stage said...‘It is tremendous that the excellent work being done in developing coaches in the Highlands has been recognised at a UK level in the presence of some sporting greats including Rebecca Adlington and Dame Kelly Holmes
The staff at Coaching Highland are an excellent team and our award confirms that the work we do in funding over 2,200 coaches, training over 1,500 young people as sports leaders and over 1,300 volunteers for the Active Schools programme plus developing many other coach support mechanisms in Highland is at the very front of coaching development.’
The event, compered by BBC’s Steve Rider and attended by HRH Princess Anne (Patron of Sports Coach UK), was attended by hundreds of coaches at all levels with many Beijing Olympic Coaches recognised on the night for their successes earlier this year.
‘I am delighted that our staff have made the absolute most of the funding from our main partners The Highland Council and sportscotland. The Board of Directors are well aware of the professionalism and high achievements of the team which we see year on year in our annual reports. Tonight, the staff have been suitably recognised and celebrated in front of the UK’s coaching agencies and elite. There is no higher accolade we could have achieved.’ said Chairman Angus Dick.
Coaching Highland has recently produced a Coach Recruitment DVD to help people understand how to become a sports coach, get support and obtain funding - this is available free to anyone seeking such advice.
Sports Coach UK used much of the footage on the DVD to support the entire awards ceremony making Highland sport a strong feature of the UK Coaching Awards 2008.
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Comments...
'Congratulations to Coaching Highland on winning this fantastic award at the recent sportscoach UK Coaching Awards. Winning the title of ‘Agency in Support of Coaching’ is a great achievement and indicative of all the work, energy, and innovation of coaching practices in the Highlands. Well done to all the team involved and best wishes for future successes.'
Fiona Wernham, Head of Coaching and Volunteering, sportscotland
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