why they need to know 4 (sports coaches)

this is the 4th post for this weeks series of short posts and focuses on sports coaches and to an extent probably PE teachers

from last years dyspraxia awareness week a survey suggested that the majority of teenagers with dyspraxia avoided participating in sports especially team sport and it is thought to be the same across the majority of people with dyspraxia which is why i think that sports coaches need to know about it as if they are coaching someone with dyspraxia it may be that they want to improve their co-ordination, they may have had negative sporting experinces in the past or they are dealing with someone who does really enjoy sport even if they are not brilliant at it and this post provides some tips for sports coaches.

dont think you know everything about the sport and coaching
and dont single them out

someone with dyspraxia could well find kicking or throwing a ball the 'correct' way difficult and they may be repeating the same mistake multiple times after being shown the correct technique in this situation you need to be able to offer a way of doing something differently that has the same or very similar results this way over time they will build up confidence knowing they can do something and may then try the original technique themselves away from the pressure of being watched by others

something that is probably more related to PE teacher rather than coaches is that if a child does have a passion for a sport but is not good at playing or is not particularly happy when playing is to see if they would enjoy a different aspect of the sport such as coaching themselves and that way you are able to develop more coaches and that can often happen as coaches arent always the best players

many of the Dyspraxia organisation will have more in depth information on helping a child with dyspraxia and other details on how to support a child with dyspraxia

the links to my previous blogs from this week
http://dyspraxiactivist.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/why-they-need-to-know-1-primary-teachers.html

http://dyspraxiactivist.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/why-they-need-to-know-2-secondary.html

http://dyspraxiactivist.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/why-they-need-to-know-3-university.html

and as usual finishing with detail from the cycle challenge i did a couple of months ago and the justgiving page will probably stay up for a little while https://www.justgiving.com/Eben-Fletcher/, and i should probably continue to mention all those companies that supported the challenge atleast for the next few posts

i hope i have not forgotten anyone

http://www.cyclesuk.com/ specifically there maidstone store providing me with disount on equipment etc and great customer service (also i believe the first company to support me)
Sheppey FM http://sheppeyfm.org.uk/ local radio station that helped publicise the ride
http://www.endurasport.com/ cycling clothing 
http://www.jenwoods.co.uk/ a local printers in Swale,Kent
http://www.hlgraphics.co.uk/
and chek out these hotels, B&B's etc. if you are thinking of going on holiday in any of these area's
http://www.irondukebrighton.co.uk/ in brighton 
http://www.swallowsrestselfcatering.co.uk/ in weymouth
http://www.torbaycourthotel.com/index.php in or very near Torquay
http://www.parkhotelpreston.co.uk/  in Preston
http://www.etruriatownhouse.com/ in Kilmarnock
http://www.thebridgehotelscunthorpe.co.uk/ in Scunthorpe
http://johnogroatsbnb.com/ in John O'Groats
http://www.the-beeches.co.uk/home  in Bristol
http://www.dornochcastlehotel.com/contact/location/  in the Dornoch/ Bonar Bridge area
http://www.rezarefarmhouse.co.uk/ in Rezare, Launceston, Cornwall close to Tavistock
http://www.lionandpheasant.co.uk/ in Shrewsbury
http://www.thegeorgehotel.co.uk/ in Inverary, Scotland
http://www.scottishguesthouse.com/contact-pitlochry-guest-house.html in Pitlochry
http://www.albahillsguesthouseedinburgh.com/ in Edinburgh
http://www.trapinn.co.uk/newtrap/ in Alnwick
and finally in hitchin where the dyspraxia foundation are based http://chartridgevenues.com/hitchin-priory/ 

also thank you to the two universities that allowed and were going to allow me to use room in student accomodation http://www.solent.ac.uk/home.aspx (my old uni) and https://www.dur.ac.uk/ and i also forgot to mention ther place where we had our emergency stop which was the ivydene guesthouse  http://www.bedbreakfastcornwall.com/west-cornwall/helston/ivydene-guest-house/ which was very nice