The Sports Development Unit works in partnership with key agencies including Suffolk Sport and National Governing Bodies of sport to organise, promote and further develop a comprehensive programme of sports related educational opportunities to meet the needs of the local sporting community.
Included in the programme of courses on offer are National Governing Body coaching and officiating awards, Sports Coach UK (
www.sportscoachuk.org), Running Sport and First Aid courses.
Suffolk Sport (www.suffolksport.com) produces a brochure once a year which serves as an easy reference guide to sports related educational courses taking place in Suffolk and the Eastern Region.
Included in the brochure are details of courses covering:
* Child protection
* First Aid
* Sports equity
* Running sports clubs
* Coaching principles and practice
* Fitness and training
* Sports psychology
There is also another brochure produced which gives details of the National Governing Body Coaching Awards and the National Governing Body Officiating Awards, and this includes contact details for course organisers as well as local authority Sports Development Officers and National Governing Bodies of Sport.
To obtain a copy of either brochure, please contact the Sports Development Unit at sports.development@ipswich.gov.uk
If you are a qualified coach interested in getting involved in coaching sport in Ipswich then the Sports Development Unit would also like to hear from you at sports.development@ipswich.gov.uk