Featured Events in Hatfield in February, 2025 (June Updated)

Join Dr David Turner for the next edition of his Learning From Legendary Coach series. Joe Mazzulla is an unlikely NBA championship winning head coach. He is a relatively inexperienced and young coach, who never played himself at professional level in basketball. He has been described as a genius, a sicko, and weird… by his own players! Mazzulla’s unexpected developmental pathway and unusual coaching approach has nonetheless resulted in the highest win percentage of any coach in NBA history, after two seasons at the helm of the now reigning champions the Boston Celtics. This session explores the themes that might help to explain his astounding early career success, and considers what Mazzulla would need to do moving forwards in order to progress from being a rising coaching star to a fully confirmed legendary coaching status. Information Source: Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership/ UH | eventbrite

Disability Sport Coach Workshop with Inclusive United CIC Are you passionate about making sport accessible and inclusive for all? Ready to gain valuable skills and knowledge to coach with confidence in inclusive environments? Join Inclusive United for an interactive and engaging theory and practical workshop designed to: ✔ Empower coaches to deliver engaging sports sessions for individuals with disabilities. ✔ Enhance your understanding of inclusive coaching techniques. ✔ Equip you with practical tools to create safe, supportive, and fun environments for all abilities. Whether you're a seasoned coach or new to inclusive sports, this workshop is for you! Information Source: Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership/ UH | eventbrite

Please note this session will contain details of extreme child sexual abuse and may contain triggers. There will be a dedicated space on the evening should the content become too overwhelming. Join Alan Arber and The Offside Trust on Thurdsay 13th February 2025 to hear firsthand his harrowing personal story of sexual abuse in sport. This workshop will cover key areas to identifying abuse, dealing with concerns and improving confidence in reporting procedures. This event will be the launch of HSP's Coach Education Week 2025. The theme for this years programme is safeguarding and welfare which is highly topical given the recent Sport England investment into a national network of Sport Welfare Officers. The Offside Trust is an organisation founded and run by survivors of child sexual abuse in sport, established as an independent body to work alongside clubs, organisations and other charitable bodies to futher enhance safeguarding at all levels of sport. The key aims of the trust are to raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding across all sport at all levels, to provide survivors with advice, guidance and resources to aid the healing journey and to campaign for legal and regulatory changes to improve safeguarding within sport. Alan has stated that The Offside Trust have been hugely supportive and helpful and given him the strength to deal with what happened to him. Information Source: Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership/ UH | eventbrite

CIMSPA accredited Inclusive Activity Programme will equip you with the skills to engage disabled people and people with long-term health conditions more effectivly in physical activity. The Inclusive Activity Program provides a comprehensive package of learning opportunities. Each designed to support you to make physical activity more inclusive for disabled people. Through the learning package you will; Learn about practical tools to support inclusive delviery of physical activity Understand how to apply Activity Alliances Ten Principles in your work Access resources to support your activity sessions. The program has been designed to support you to make physical activity more inclusive for disabled people. The learning package will help you Understand how to apply a range of tools to make physical activity more inclusive for disabled people. The learning package will help you Understand how to apply a range of tools to make your activities more inclusive Increase your confidence and competence to include disabled people in your activities Reflect on your current delivery and identify how you can improve fairness for disabled people in sport and activity Access futher support, training and opportunities for yourself and disabled people you work with. Information Source: Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership/ UH | eventbrite

Safeguarding & Protecting Children (UKCoaching) 18+ to attend (In person) Date: Tuesday 18th February 2025 Time: 6:30-9:30pm Room: TBC As delivered to the UK Coaching syllabus. This course is for participants aged 18+ onlyThisin personnewly updated workshop will raise your awareness of the tell-tale signs of abuse and give you the tools and confidence you need to deal with any issues sensitively, appropriately, and effectively should the need ever arise in your coaching career. Learning Outcomes:This interactive face-to-face workshop will help you recognise and respond to concerns a child may be experiencing, or be at risk of experiencing, harm, neglect, or abuse.Learn the importance of person-centred care and taking an individualised approach to your coaching practice, that puts the child or young person at the heart of every session.Explore your values and feelings in relation to child abuse, and recognise how these may potentially impact on your response.Through interactive scenarios and discussions with people from different sports and activities, you will have the opportunity explore the consequences of those decisions in a safe and supportive environment, helping to increase your confidence to deal with safeguarding issues effectively and counteract the latest threats to emerge that could impact on the physical or mental health of children in modern Britain.This workshop is a Minimum Operating Standard requirement for many governing bodies of sport, it can be delivered to all those responsible for organising children's sport (e.g., within governing bodies of sport, local authorities, sport and leisure centres, sport clubs) and those who lead or deliver children's sports programmes (e.g. coaches, leader, instructors, development officials, administrators, volunteers, parents). This course will take place in personand further information will be sent directly to the email address you provide when making your booking. Please contact us on j.gamble2@herts.ac.uk if you have any questions, or require support to make your booking. Information Source: Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership | eventbrite

Safeguarding & Protecting Children (UKCoaching) 18+ to attend (In person) Date: Friday 21st February 2025 Time: 10am - 1pm Room: Sent appoximately a week prior to the workshop. As delivered to the UK Coaching syllabus. This course is for participants aged 18+ onlyThisin personnewly updated workshop will raise your awareness of the tell-tale signs of abuse and give you the tools and confidence you need to deal with any issues sensitively, appropriately, and effectively should the need ever arise in your coaching career. Learning Outcomes:This interactive face-to-face workshop will help you recognise and respond to concerns a child may be experiencing, or be at risk of experiencing, harm, neglect, or abuse.Learn the importance of person-centred care and taking an individualised approach to your coaching practice, that puts the child or young person at the heart of every session.Explore your values and feelings in relation to child abuse, and recognise how these may potentially impact on your response.Through interactive scenarios and discussions with people from different sports and activities, you will have the opportunity explore the consequences of those decisions in a safe and supportive environment, helping to increase your confidence to deal with safeguarding issues effectively and counteract the latest threats to emerge that could impact on the physical or mental health of children in modern Britain.This workshop is a Minimum Operating Standard requirement for many governing bodies of sport, it can be delivered to all those responsible for organising children's sport (e.g., within governing bodies of sport, local authorities, sport and leisure centres, sport clubs) and those who lead or deliver children's sports programmes (e.g. coaches, leader, instructors, development officials, administrators, volunteers, parents). This course will take place in personand further information will be sent directly to the email address you provide when making your booking. Please contact us on j.gamble2@herts.ac.uk if you have any questions, or require support to make your booking. Information Source: Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership | eventbrite

the 90 minutes will include, experiencing sound loss and learning key aspects to ease communications for deaf athletes. You will learn how to counter communication breakdowns and open your session to a deaf individual successfully. The aim is to ensure deaf people can access your coaching. You will be Learning about What communication is. What are the barriers to effective communication for deaf athletes? I will help us brainstorm methods to be inclusive in your coaching whilst meeting deaf awareness principles. I will teach you some key sign language terms you can use. Having an introduction to Sign Language will enable you to match your potential athletes first language. British Sign Language. Participants of the session will learn practical tips on teaching Deaf students and some technology updates on hearing devices you can use. You will be challenged by thinking what is deafness or Deafness, hearing impaired or Deafened or hard of hearing? and how and why do the differences matter when communicating? We will cover a brief introduction to Deafblind communication techniques and cover different methods of communication and so being inclusive to all athletes with communication difficulties including; autism, mute, ADHD, neuro diverse and speech impaired people. The aim of the 90 mins is to learn and leave being deaf aware, and with new an understanding of how you the coach can include Deaf people effectively in your sessions. Information Source: Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership/ UH | eventbrite

Deaf awareness: the 90 minutes will include, experiencing sound loss and learning key aspects to ease communications for deaf athletes. You will learn how to counter communication breakdowns and open your session to a deaf individual successfully. The aim is to ensure deaf people can access your coaching. You will be Learning about What communication is. What are the barriers to effective communication for deaf athletes? I will help us brainstorm methods to be inclusive in your coaching whilst meeting deaf awareness principles. I will teach you some key sign language terms you can use. Having an introduction to Sign Language will enable you to match your potential athletes first language. British Sign Language. Participants of the session will learn practical tips on teaching Deaf students and some technology updates on hearing devices you can use. You will be challenged by thinking what is deafness or Deafness, hearing impaired or Deafened or hard of hearing? and how and why do the differences matter when communicating? We will cover a brief introduction to Deafblind communication techniques and cover different methods of communication and so being inclusive to all athletes with communication difficulties including; autism, mute, ADHD, neuro diverse and speech impaired people. The aim of the 90 mins is to learn and leave being deaf aware, and with new an understanding of how you the coach can include Deaf people effectively in your sessions. Information Source: Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership/ UH | eventbrite