Mental Health in Sport

Date: Tuesday 28th January 2025

Time: 7:00pm- 8:30pm

Where: Online

Join our upcoming webinar on Mental Health delivered by Mind!

If you deliver physical activity sessions, you're not expected to be a mental health expert. But you have a duty of care to support the people in your sessions. And often, small, everyday actions can make a big difference.

This session, Spot. Support. Signpost aims to help anyone, from volunteers to senior leaders, to:

• Spot the signs someone may be struggling
• Support them, if you feel able to
• Signpost them to help and services

This session is available to anyone involved in sport and physical activity, please feel free to share this with colleagues, parents, carers and other adults who may be interested."

Strength and balance qualification  

Date: Friday 10th January | Friday 17th January | Friday 24th January | Friday 31st January 

Time: 09:30am- 16:30pm

Where: HCPA, Mundells, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1FT

HCPA's Strength and Balance in Care course is to ensure that you have a member of staff who is qualified to carry out strength and balance group classes within your organisation. Falls related injuries are common in older adults, can have extremely negative effects on functional independence and quality of life, and are associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and health related costs. We must therefore follow the below guidelines to prevent falls in your service.

Course entry criteria

• Delegates must hold a Level 2 Chair-based exercise instructor qualification
• Delegates need to have delivered 2 classes a week for approximately 6 months (approximately 50 hours).

Course fees: Standard: £375+VAT | Associate Member: £375+VAT | ACE Member: £375+VAT | HCPA Member: Fully funded*

Reducing the risk of falls, frailty and dementia webinar  

Date: Monday 17th February 2025

Time: 11:00am- 12:00pm

Where: Online

This webinar will:

• explore factors that can increase an individual's risk of falling and importantly, evidence-based ways to minimise that risk.
• look at the characteristics of frailty and how the effects of frailty can be slowed down and even reversed through movement.
• help to us to understand what happens to our brain and mind as we live longer, recognise that dementia is not normal ageing and share what we can do to maintain and increase our 'Brainability', reducing our risk of dementia.

Inclusive Activity Programme

Date: Monday 17th February 2025

Time: 6:30pm- 9:30pm

Where: University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland Campus, Mosquito Way, Hatfield, AL10 9EU

CIMSPA accredited Inclusive Activity Programme will equip you with the skills to engage disabled people and people with long-term health conditions more effectively in physical activity.

The Inclusive Activity Programme 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 delivery of physical activity
• Understand how to apply Activity Alliances Ten Principles in your work
• Access resources to support your activity sessions.

Introduction: Supporting people living with Dementia 

Date: Tuesday 18th February 2025

Time: 2:00pm- 3:00pm

Where: Online

Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Friends programme is the biggest ever initiative to change people's perceptions of dementia. It aims to transform the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition.

Dementia Friends is about learning more about dementia and the small ways you can help. From telling friends about the Dementia Friends programme to visiting someone you know living with dementia, every action counts.

Find out more information about this initiative at https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/

1 Day Emergency First Aid at Work

Date: Tuesday 18th February 2025 | Thursday 20th February 2025

Time: 09:30am- 4:30pm

Where: Hertfordshire Sports Village, de Havilland Campus, Hatfield, AL10 9EU

This qualification enables a first-aider to give emergency first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work. The one-day course covers a range of CPR and first aid skills, providing you with the skills to ensure a safe working environment. The course is split into practical work and theoretical classroom work, including practical assessment on CPR and first aid. The award is valid for three years as of the date of assessment and candidates must be a minimum of 16 years of age at the time of taking the assessment. No prior first aid knowledge is required

Disability Coaching Workshop 

Date: Tuesday 18th February 2025

Time: 1:00pm- 3:30pm

Where: Hertfordshire Sports Village, de Havilland Campus, Hatfield, AL10 9EU

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!

Embedding Falls Prevention Principles into Community Classes 

Date: Wednesday 19th February 2025

Time: 10:00am- 1:00pm

Where: University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland Campus, Mosquito Way, Hatfield, AL10 9EU (room tbc)

This masterclass will share the principles of evidence based falls prevention exercise programmes. Drawing upon research to identify key aspects of strength and balance which could be adopted into community exericse classes.

There will be demonstrations and opportunity to pratice evidence based exercises.

The aim of the masterclass is to give inspiration to embed falls prevention principles into physical activity delivery, and as such, an entry requirement for this masterclass is a minimum of level 2 physical activity related qualification.

This masterclass will not provide any accreditation nor qualification to deliver specialist falls prevention exercise programmes.

Safeguarding Adults 

Date: Wednesday 19th February 2025 | Thursday 20th February 2025

Time: 6:00pm- 9:00pm | 10:00am- 1:00pm

Where: University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland Campus, Mosquito Way, Hatfield, AL10 9EU

Delivered by the Ann Craft Trust, this essential workshop will cover the essentials of safeguarding adults in sport and activity clubs, including how to identify concerns, respond to concerns and disclosures and how to create a safe culture within a sport or activity club setting.

Who is this course for?

This course is anyone working with adults in sport with a direct responsibility for a participant's welfare, and who may recognise and raise concerns of adult safeguarding issues.

This could include:

• Team managers
• Coaches
• Volunteers with direct responsibility for players' welfare

Aims

• Explore responsibilities in relation to safeguarding (organisational, local and legislative).
• Identify the signs and symptoms types of abuse, and factors affecting risk of abuse.
• Look at what consists of poor practice.
• Understand how to determine the actions to take to safeguard an adult at risk.

Understanding Menopause & Mental Health 

Date: Thursday 20th February 2025

Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm

Where: Online

This workshop will provide a detailed look into the physical and emotional issues that oftern accompany perimenopause and the menopause, paying particular attention to the impact on a persons lifestyle, relationships and work. We will also spend some time discussing individual situations and 'lived experience', leading onto support options and how to overcome hurdles during this, often difficult, phase of life.

The training aims to:

• Be able to understand signs and symptoms of Perimenopause and Menopause.
• Understand the impact that Perimenopause and Menopause has on a persons lifestyle, work, mental and physical wellbeing
• Have a better understanding of how to help yourself

Motivational Interviewing- Beginners and Advance  

Date: Friday 21st February 2025 

Time: 9:00am-11:00am | 11:00am-1:00pm

Where: University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland Campus, Mosquito Way, Hatfield, AL10 9EU

This workshop introduces professionals to Motivational Interviewing (MI), a way of talking with those they work with to encourage them to make positive changes by increasing their own motivation and commitment. Participants will learn simple, practical techniques to help clients overcome doubts and take steps toward their goals. Through hands-on practice, attendees will build confidence in using MI to support behavior change in their specific field.

Participants will leave with a set of basic MI skills they can immediately use in conversations with clients, helping encourage real, lasting change in a supportive way.

Finding your Feet - Judo Coaching Accredited CPD Course

Date: Friday 21st February 2025 

Time: 10:00am-3:00pm 

Where: Cricket Hall, Hertfordshire Sports Village, de Havilland Campus, Hatfield, AL10 9EU

By 2030, the global population aged 65 and above is estimated to reach a staggering one billion. Within the UK, falls among individuals over 65 result in an astonishing £4.6 million burden on the NHS each day. Statistics reveal that a third of people in this age group experience a fall annually, escalating to half among those over 80. It's not just about the fall itself; it's the fear it instils.

Finding Your Feet leverages this fundamental aspect of judo to not only teach safer falling techniques but also to reduce the fear associated with falls. This course will upskill Judo coaches to support participants with controlled falls techniques — a transformational journey from fear to confidence.

Leading Judo coach and University of Hertfordshire academic professor Mike Callan will be leading the session, the second of its kind in Hertfordshire after a highly successful launch in 2024.

Boccia Leaders Award

Date: Saturday 22nd February 2025 

Time: 1:30pm-4:30pm 

Where: Mount Grace School, Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ

This is an introductory level course and is therefore suitable for individuals with little or no prior knowledge of boccia. It is also ideal for those volunteering at boccia clubs who are looking to refresh and confirm their knowledge. The course is suitable for school students, teachers, community workers, leaders and players. 

Intergenerational Inclusion in the Sport and Physical Activity Sector

Date: Monday 14th April 2025 

Time: 11:00am-12:30pm 

Where: Online

At the 2022 Games in Birmingham, we saw George Miller, aged 75 years, win a gold medal for Scotland in lawn bowls and Anahat Singh, a 14-year-old badminton player, compete for India. It's not just on the international stage where we see such a diversity of ages, but also in classes, clubs, community centres, the countryside, and parks all around the country.

The passion for being active transcends age and generational boundaries. Nowadays, workforces are more likely than ever to be intergenerational, comprising of five generations working together. This is even more apparent in sport and Physical Activity, where staff, volunteers, officials, and coaches can be from such a broad spectrum of age groups.

In this webinar, we will support you in understanding the different dynamics of intergenerational environments and how to create inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive