4.1. AU – KL explained that David (DL) had only just started his post so she would just run through what is happening with AU at the moment.
Coaches Forum discussed; KL asked Emma (EP) to provide more information – EP explained when the forum was (Thursday 29th Jan at 6pm) and who was attending so far (9 people) with another email invitation sent out that morning for any others to attend. Matt (MP) said not many responded; KL understands now that it was the wrong approach to contact coaches through their clubs and would be improving on this next time so that we can correspond directly with coaches. Understands that it is the first Coaches Forum so will be working on that next time. KL said MP & James Topping (JT) very welcome. EP to email MP & JT invite to the evening.
JT advises that interacting with coaches is a large part of their role in S&W as development in sport as part of their agreement and important to show they are doing so for the Football Foundation and Eastleigh. JT advises shame not many field sports attending.
KL explained that teas and coffees will be provided, that it will be a chance to update coaches on where SUSU sees the sports strategy going and how it will benefit the coaches and how to improve. KL does not want to focus on the negatives but allow coaches to provide feedback for improvement.
JT advises that Ultimate Frisbee and Baseball have good coaching links. JT advises that Baseball want to start academy but also interested with coaching students (next step up from youth) so have a vested interest in the coaching opportunities. Overlap relationship between external and internal club – clarify the relationship – coaches seem to be the link.
DL suggested posters – may be a bit late to put these up, especially as we are not concentrating our marketing on the student population, but on the external coaches that provide their services. KL suggested that we may be able to do a quick poster for start of AU fixtures.
4.2. IM – Jamie (JW) advises that IM feedback form has been sent out to all participants, with 93 responses so far. Highlights points we can work on and improve.
Matches have started again (from 24th/25th Jan) – couple that need to be rescheduled as teams couldn’t field teams so soon after exams.
Matt (MP) asked if matches would be finished by the end of term or would run over – JW explained that it will be touch and go but should finish everything within the allocated IM time as long as there is no weather disruption. Weekend leagues – no weather weekends left, Wednesday do a couple of mini leagues to finish it off. Manage within space of time. JW explained that we have requested an extra half an hour for two Wednesdays in order to support a couple of mini tournaments.
4.3. Sports Participation – see section 5.1.