Sports Development Service
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Bassetlaw District Council's
Our Mission Statement
To Encourage More
Bassetlaw People to become More Active More
Often
(Sport
and Recreation Strategy)
How will we deliver the Mission
Statement?
By offering support, advice and
working in partnership with others, the Bassetlaw Sports
Development Service aim to increase participation in Sport and
Physical Activity for as wide a cross section of Bassetlaw
residents as possible.
What are the overall aims of
Bassetlaw Sports Development Service?
- Work in partnership to ensure
effective and efficient use of resources and avoid
duplication.
- Increase the access and usage
of facilities across the District for Sports and Physical Activity
opportunities.
- Raise the profile of Sports
and Physical Activity and highlight health benefits and improvement
in the quality of life associated with active lifestyles.
- To increase the pride across
Bassetlaw through Sports and Physical Activity success
stories.
What do Bassetlaw Sports Development
Service do?
- Offer strategic help and
advice linked to National/Regional and County priorities.
- Represent Bassetlaw views at
County and Regional Forums
- Act as advocates for good
practice such as offering advice linked to Child Protection issues
and Sports Club Accreditation Schemes.
- Offer funding advice at
varying levels
- Support the workers of
The Bassetlaw Sports Forum and various
sports specific action groups
- Operate a comprehensive Coach
Education and Coach Development Programme
- Offer support across the
District to enhance Sports Club Development
- Organise an annual
Sports Calendar of Events linked to the Bassetlaw School
Sports Partnership including the Annual Youth Games.
- Organise the Annual Bassetlaw Sports Awards - a review of the
Districts Sporting Achievements
- Support The S.A.N.D (see the ability not the disability)
Sports Club which offers twice weekly sports sessions for young
people with a disability
- Organise weekly Play with Purpose special needs swimming
lessons
- Manage and administer the
District performance swim squads The
Bassetlaw Swim Squads.
- Through partnership working
operate the Go For Fit GP referral
scheme, the Healthy Hearts cardiac
rehabilitation scheme, and the Healthy
Walking scheme across the whole District
- Deliver outreach Multi-Skills
School Holiday activity schemes in isolated rural communities
throughout the year.
- Manage the young persons
social inclusion sports project A Sporting
Chance.
- Manage the young persons
social inclusion football project A
Footballing Chance
Quest Accreditation
Bassetlaw Sports Development Service
were last assessed by the external Quest assessor in October 2005
achieving a score of 71% having scored 63% in October 2003 in their
initial assessment (an 8% rise in 2 years)
In May 2008 the unit underwent their
third full external Quest assessment – the quality scheme
for sport and leisure in the UK and gained a score of 87%.
This improved score now
places the Bassetlaw Sports Development Unit into the category of
being accredited as an “Excellent” service.
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Last Updated - 03/02/2010