Social Media Workshop (Monday 17th March)

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Are you aware of all of the ways in which social media can help  – or hinder – you in your career options? Are you missing out on useful information about courses, job opportunities and cutting-edge developments in areas of interest? Many of you will be using social media already, but may not have thought about it in these terms.

Pauline Tait – the School’s Careers & Employability Adviser – has kindly agreed to run a session that will introduce effective strategies for using Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to support your academic and career activities. Discuss how to network using these tools…and what pitfalls to avoid!

Maaike Veencamp – a Lincoln-based Senior Community Organiser – will also speak at the event. She will be introducing three trainee community organiser positions that are currently available and, from the recruiter’s perspective, will share examples of where an applicant’s social media presence has influenced how their application is viewed.

The workshop will run from 5.30pm to 6.30pm on Monday 17th March in the Coach Education Suite, and all are welcome!

 

IMPressing: Steph Brennan – Multi-Sports & Hockey Coach

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Steph Brennan (Sport & Exercise Science, Year 2) is a part-time coach for Synergy Sports Coaching, traveling to different primary schools within Lincolnshire to deliver both PE curriculum lessons and multi-sport after-school clubs for children from Reception to Year 6. She also finds time to coach hockey for the University of Lincoln, Kingston-upon-Hull U16 and U14 boys and girls, and for Hurricane Sports in junior development camps and CPD sessions. In her first year at University she was a member of the National Young Coaches Academy for England Hockey and Youth Sport Trust.

“These opportunities have allowed me to gain experience in working with a variety of different groups in both a school and competitive setting. The variety in the coaching roles I am currently undertaking requires me to use transferable skills gained from my degree in overcoming the different problems and situations that I may come across.

I had gained my coaching qualifications prior to coming to university, but the amount of sporting qualifications on offer from the university – and the content taught on both the SES and SDC courses – will equip you with the knowledge required to complete similar roles to the ones I have. I would thoroughly recommend getting involved with a community group or gaining leadership experience whilst at university as it involves and develops so many skills that are used in a variety of jobs.”

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Steph coaching the University of Lincoln Men’s 2nd XI Hockey team

 

 

Free Places! “Equity in Your Coaching” Workshop (April 2nd)

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We have three free places for University of Lincoln students to attend an Equity in Your Coaching workshop to be run by Lincolnshire Sport on Wednesday 2nd April. The session will be from 6.30pm to 9.30pm in the Coach Education Suite.

The free places are offered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. If you are able to commit to attending at that time then please email impresslincoln@gmail.com to apply for one of them.

The workshop is an activity of the Lincolnshire Coach and Instructor Network – a free resource/network for all coaches and instructors that live or work in Lincolnshire.

Coaching for Hope: Voluntary Football Coaching Overseas

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Coaching for Hope sounds like a really exciting initiative. They run volunteer football-based programmes in Africa and now India. From their website:

“Coaching for Hope is an innovative programme which uses football to create better futures for young people in West and Southern Africa. We’re part of the international volunteering and development charity, Skillshare International.

We tap into the global passion for football and organise coaching courses where professional coaches from the UK train local youth workers to recognised FA standards. At the same time, the local coaches learn how to deliver HIV awareness and life skills sessions to young people in their communities.

Once the UK coaches leave, our programme staff provide ongoing support to the graduates.  This means they can deliver Coaching for Hope sessions and develop training initiatives of their own.”