LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR COPING THROUGH FOOTBALL TO WIN EXTRA FUNDING

LOCSP Press Release: For Immediate Release

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR COPING THROUGH FOOTBALL TO WIN EXTRA FUNDING
All votes have to be cast by tomorrow for LOCSP/LPFF project to win £60,000.

Coping Through Football has been shortlisted for a Beyond Sport London Legacy Award.

The winner of the award receives £60,000 funding. Winning this award would help extend the project and reach more Londoners who suffer from long term mental illness.

The award will be decided by a public vote and we would like you and everyone you know to help us by voting for the project.

Please click the link below to vote and send this email to as many people as possible to help us win! Voting closes 26 June (tomorrow) so vote now!

Read and vote about Coping Through Football here:
http://www.beyondsport.org/the-awards/entries/view.php?Id=377

Click on this link directly to vote for Coping Through Football here:
http://www.beyondsport.org/the-awards/london-legacy/shortlist.php?AwardId=377&Vote=5

See the ‘London Legacy’ shortlist here:
http://www.beyondsport.org./the-awards/london-legacy/shortlist.php

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The Beyond Sport London Legacy Award is the search for the best project or initiative in London which uses sport as a vehicle for positive social change.

In partnership with The Mayor of London's Office and The Evening Standard, the Award will celebrate the best such project that London has to offer and will provide a tangible legacy for Beyond Sport's Host City for 2009.

A shortlist of five projects for this Award was announced on Monday 15th June with each project receiving an invitation to attend the Beyond Sport Summit. Click here to view the shortlist and vote for the winner.

The winning project will be announced at the Summit during a special presentation ceremony, hosted by Mayor of London Boris Johnson, on the evening of Wednesday, July 8. The project will receive £60,000 of funding, provided jointly by Beyond Sport and the Mayor of London, over three years.

Coping Through Football is a ground-breaking project delivered in Waltham Forest since 2007 which sees two sports charities (London Playing Fields Foundation and Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme) working with the statutory health service (North East London Foundation Trust) to create a sustainable recovery model for one of society’s most marginalised groups, the long term mentally ill.

The winner will be chosen by an online public vote and we therefore need as many people as possible to click on the website and register their vote.

For any further information please contact us Jo @ The London Playing Fields Foundation on 0845 026 2292 or email jo.mckenzie@lpff.org.uk. Alternatively, contact Andrew McSteen at Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme on 020 8556 5973 or email andrew.mcsteen@locsp.org.

FREE SUMMER 2009 SPORTS COACHING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE

LOCSP Press Release: Tuesday 23 June 2009

FREE SUMMER 2009 SPORTS COACHING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE
Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme start new project for 16-25 year olds

Are you a 16-25 year old male or female? Are you interested in community sports coaching? Do you want to gain Key Skills in IT? Do you have an interest in the media world? THEN OLYMPIC OPPORTUNITIES IS FOR YOU!

Olympic Opportunities is a new summer sports, IT and media based project that combines workshop sessions with practical sports coaching. Aimed at young people who have an interest in working in the sports and leisure industry and run by the award-winning Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP), the course will be delivered by LOCSP staff within Leyton Orient’s stadium and the adjacent SCORE

Olympic Opportunities is open to Waltham Forest residents, aged 16-25 years old* (*certain criteria applies) who have an interest in sport/media, are available for the summer period and are motivated to participate!

Running on MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS from 11AM – 4PM with an Open Day / Interview on Monday 29th June at SCORE, this is your chance to improve basic IT skills in a non-formal professional sports environment and to gain practical based sports qualifications ready for a move into training, employment or education.

Everyone on the course will gain coaching skills in a number of Olympic sports including football, handball, volleyball, athletics and a whole lot more.

All successful candidates completing the course will be signed up, free of charge, for the Football Association (FA) Level Coaching Certificate in Football!

For more information and to apply please contact Philip Rudling, LOCSP Education Manager on 020 8556 5973, email philip.rudling@locsp.org, visit the website at www.locsp.org or write to Philip Rudling, LOCSP, SCORE, 100 Oliver Road, Leyton, London. E10 5JY.

To download the flyer, cut and paste this link into your browser: http://www.locsp.org/pdf/pdf_olympic_opps.pdf

HACKNEY YOUNGSTERS LEARN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF GUN AND KNIFE CRIME

Press Release – Monday 22 June 2009

HACKNEY YOUNGSTERS LEARN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF GUN AND KNIFE CRIME
Specialist firearms command talk at Haggerston School.

Haggerston School was the setting as Hackney youngsters learnt about the dangers of gun and knife crime and gang affiliation from the Metropolitan Police’s CO19 Specialist Firearm Command - the branch of the Metropolitan Police Service that provides firearms-related support to its unarmed colleagues.

The youngsters aged between 10-16 years old regularly attend the Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) Kickz sessions at the school, but took a break from football to participate in a presentation and group discussion aimed at increasing the youngsters’ knowledge about gun and knife crime, whilst diverting them and their friends away from possible involvement in such crime.

Sergeant Paul Young from CO19 showed footage from a recent Sky TV News documentary about the unit and the various scenarios it faces before discussing each scenario with the youngsters, their coach - LOCSP Hackney Development Officer Yassin Abidou and local PC Joy Sivaji.

Sergeant Young also discussed both the consequences and sentencing outcomes associated with gun and knife crime before taking a variety of questions from the inquisitive group.

Sergeant Paul Young, CO19, Specialist Firearms Command said:
“The presentation is part of the CO19 initiative ‘Operation Makepeace’ which started in January and aims to divert people away from guns, knives and gangs.

“We feel it is important to be pro-active and engage with our community.

“We want to go out and teach youngsters about the consequences of gun and knife crime and gang affiliation so we can divert them away from it.

“We are here to send an important message and the youngsters here today asked good, direct questions - it was a really good group to present to, normally we find one or two ask questions in a group but this group had five, six, seven asking different questions.

“I feel that the information discussed has really been taken in and I hope everyone got something out of it.”

Yassin Abidou, LOCSP Hackney Development Officer said:
“Unfortunately some people in London can be exposed to crime at a young age so it is paramount for them to understand what the law says about gun and knife crime.

“When you ask any young person why people carry knives they will say it is for protection but Sergeant Young highlighted and explained the downfalls about this in a really eye-opening way.

“Hopefully this workshop can act as a deterrent; we are not here just to solely deliver sport – we are here to deter young people away from bad factors in their lives where possible, using sport as the ‘hook’ to get them interested.

“I was proud of my lads today. They are young, but asked some very incisive questions. They attended the workshop in their own time and sat down and concentrated on what Sergeant Young was saying.

“You could clearly see that it had an effect on them and they really took in the answers to their questions.

“I like to keep them on their toes by continually refreshing and stimulating their minds through workshops like this and, of course, the sport and activities.”

LOCSP Kickz sessions in Hackney run at Mabley Green on Tuesdays and Thursday, Gascoyne Estate Hardcourt on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and Haggerston School on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

For more information about LOCSP sessions in Hackney please contact Yassin Abidou, LOCSP Hackney Development Officer on 020 8556 5973, email yassin.abidou@locsp.org or visit the LOCSP website at http://www.locsp.org/ or www.locsp.org/pdf/pdf_hkickz.pdf.


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Notes to Editors
For photos and further information about this story please contact: Andrew McSteen, LOCSP Communications Officer on 020 8556 5973, email andrew.mcsteen@locsp.org or visit http://www.locsp.org/

· The award-winning Kickz is a groundbreaking football project partnership between the Premier League, Football Foundation and the Metropolitan Police and is aimed at engaging young people in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. For further information on the Kickz Programme visit their website at: www.footballfoundation.org.uk/kickz

· For further information about CO19 please visit their website at: http://www.met.police.uk/co19/

· Named 'Community Club of the Year' at the 2009 Football League Awards, LEYTON ORIENT COMMUNITY SPORTS PROGRAMME (LOCSP) exists to help young people develop the skills and confidence to succeed in their lives, with our core work taking place in the six London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Newham, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and Hackney - a total combined population of over 1.3 million people.Established in May 1989 by Leyton Orient Football Club and the London Borough of Waltham Forest, LOCSP started with 150 young people a week and now provides over 4,500 sporting and educational participation and engagement opportunities every week for young people across London - equating to 225,000 a year.LOCSP has invested £5.5 million in the east London community since 1998 and work with some of the most challenging young people, jointly confronting difficult issues including racism, sexism, lack of cultural awareness, crime, unemployment, lack of education and training and ageism. Watch our video - CLICK HERE!

· Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme runs Kickz sessions in the four east London boroughs of Waltham Forest (Tom Hood School, Kelmscott Leisure Centre, Thomas Gamuel Park), Redbridge (Hainault Youth Centre), Tower Hamlets (Ian Mikardo School, Devons Road) and Hackney (Mabley Green, Gascoyne Estate, Haggerston Girls School)

WALTHAM FOREST PROJECT LEADS WAY IN DRIVE FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

WALTHAM FOREST PROJECT LEADS WAY IN DRIVE FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

- GET SET FOR OPEN WEEKEND - 10/ 11 JULY -

A Waltham Forest multi-sport training session, commissioned by the Council, is leading the way in a major campaign to give young people interesting things to do on Friday and Saturday nights. A weekend of free nationwide activities on 10 and 11 July will kick start the campaign, which is part of the Government’s Aiming High strategy for young people.
Now teenagers from around the Cathall estate in Leytonstone and across Waltham Forest have something positive to look forward to on a Friday night, thanks to a weekly evening multi-sport session.
The evening, set up by Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) in February 2008, has been made possible as a result of funding from Waltham Forest Council’s Youth Opportunity Fund and through the Football Foundation ('Kickz').
Taking place at Tom Hood School in south Leytonstone it attracts around 45 young people aged between 11-19 keen to hone their sporting skills and make constructive use of their Friday nights.
Open Weekend on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July is a key milestone for local authorities and their partners to work together to improve positive activities for young people making sure there are things to do for young people on Friday and Saturday nights, the time young people and communities say they need them the most. Under Aiming High £679m is available between 2008 and 2011, £4.3m in Waltham Forest, to ensure there are places to go and things to do for young people.

Running between 6-9pm, the Waltham Forest sessions are often supported by a number specialist LOCSP coaches including LOCSP Basketball Development Officer Robert Youngblood, who has played in the NBA and is a current English National League basketball player for the MK Lions.
With access to both indoor and outdoor space, the variety of sports and activities on offer changes throughout the year through participant feedback and suggestion, helping to ensure it is fresh, innovative and that the people keep coming back. Current activities include Football (inc. Futsal, 5-a-side, 6-a-side), Basketball, Cricket, Athletics and Handball coaching sessions and tournaments.
The session has already helped to uncover some budding sporting stars, with one young man captaining the award-winning and FA Community Charter Standard club LOASS (Leyton Orient Advanced Soccer School) reserve side, and another now training at Reading FC
However, the evening is not just about creating local sports stars. It also provides an opportunity to engage the young people in educational and training schemes. Some of them are now working towards accreditation to become sports coaches themselves; one member is now a part-time teaching assistant, helping to motivate and be a role model to the other youngsters.
There are also plans to attract more young people to the evening, in particular girls, with Street Dance, Drama, Creative Writing and DJ sessions in the pipeline.
The evening has really given the young people from Leytonstone a sense of purpose and worth, taking them off the streets and helping to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the area. It’s also supported by the local Metropolitan Police whose officers, alongside the PCSO Community Liaison Officers often go along to meet and engage with the young people, discussing a variety of topics and concerns.

“This project has really turned my life around and helped me cope with life on the streets. I’ve now got much better communication skills, am more confident and have become a team player. I now feel really motivated about my life and have made new friends who are supportive of me,” said an 18 year old participant.


Dawn Primarolo, Minister for Children and Young People said:

“It’s no surprise that young people want and need activities on Friday and Saturday evenings. In a recent survey 66% of young people said that more activities would do most to keep them out of trouble. And yet a recent survey of local evening provision showed that only around 15 per cent of evening activities are available on Friday evenings and just 2.5 per cent on Saturday evenings.

“The Open Weekend is a fantastic opportunity for local authorities to really look at the type of youth provision in their area and involve young people so that they are given a say in the activities on offer. We must make sure young people have things to do and places to go at the times they need them most because this is the best way to tackle the minority of young people who cause disruption. Preventing young people from getting involved in anti-social behaviour should be everyone’s responsibility and we are playing our part by making sure the support and funding is available.”

NOTES TO EDITORS


1. In July 2007 the Government announced a £679 million investment supplemented by 160million from the Children's Plan to ensure places to go and things to do for young people aged 13-19 as part of the Aiming High for Young People: A Ten Year Strategy for Positive Activities
2. Under the Aiming High strategy, nearly £4.3 million has been made available to young people in Waltham Forest between 2008 and 2011.
3. Open Weekend on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July is part of Aiming High with a specific purpose of focusing on weekend provision especially Friday and Saturday nights, when young people and communities feel activities and facilities are most wanted and needed.
4. Experience shows that young people are more likely to get involved in positive activities when they have a say in what is available, and that taking part helps them to learn new skills, as well as divert them from behaviour that might be considered by the wider community as anti-social.
5. All local authorities receive funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families for the Youth Opportunity and Youth Capital Funds, the purpose of which is to enable young people to make decisions about positive activities and places to go in their communities. A total of £173 million is available for YOF and YCF in England between 2008 and 2011 with an extra £25million invested to expand into the most deprived areas. Local Authorities also receive funding to provide intensive activity-based programmes targeted at young people at risk of negative outcomes such as involvement in anti-social behaviour and crime. In total the Government is investing £222 million in such programmes in England over the 2008-11 period.
6. The Open Weekend is the culmination of a week of activities to celebrate young people through Shine, the national festival to celebrate the talents in all young people taking place for the second time this year between 6-10 July 2009. Shine this year is evolving to have a stronger youth focus bringing an even higher profile to young people and their achievements. For more information visit www.shineweek.co.uk
7. More information on Aiming High is available at:
http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/youthmatters/aiminghigh/

LOCSP Handball Coach is a World Beater

Press Release: Monday 22nd June 2009

LOCSP HANDBALL COACH IS A WORLD BEATER

London – Miriam Pupalova, LOCSP Handball Development Officer passed her international Handball degree at Bratislava University in Slovakia last weekend.

Congratulations from everyone at LOCSP Miriam!

Pictured is Miriam receiving her degree certificate from the University.

For more information on LOCSP Handball activities visit http://www.locsp.org/, call 020 8556 5973 or email enquiries@locsp.org.

EAST LONDON YEAR 9 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SUCCESS

LOCSP Press Release: Wednesday 10 June 2009

EAST LONDON YEAR 9 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SUCCESS
Newham team win, Waltham Forest side finish runners-up

Last week saw the ‘Five Olympic Borough’ Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) Year 9 Boys Basketball Tournament take place at SCORE, Leyton.

Over 100 players from teams in the Olympic host boroughs played in the day-long festival of basketball with NEWHAM represented by St Bonaventures RC Secondary School and Rokeby School , HACKNEY represented by Hackney Free and Parochial CofE Secondary School Specialist Sports College and Mossbourne Community Academy.

WALTHAM FOREST were represented by The Lammas School and Sports College,
Rush Croft Sports College and Tom Hood Community Science College, TOWER HAMLETS represented by The Raines Foundation School and making the journey across the River Thames, GREENWICH were represented by Woolwich Polytechnic School and Eltham Green School .

The tournament saw action taking place on three courts with an initial two-group stage that saw the top four teams in each playing off in the quarter-finals, eventually progressing to the final, with a break in the middle for lunch which allowed for the chance to inject a bit of the NBA razzmatazz as individuals tried their hand at the ‘Three-Point Challenge’ and the ever-popular ‘Killer’ game.

The final saw the unbeaten St Bonaventures RC Secondary School from Newham confirm their status as the best team in the tournament as they comprehensively beat Tom Hood Community Science College from Waltham Forest 28-9, with their Number 10 player Daniel Ogunseye also walking away with the MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award.

Speaking after the event, Emma Omo-Bare, LOCSP Basketball Development Officer said:
“All the schools who we invited came down and competed at a very high level and sportsmanship was evident throughout the whole day - if a player hurt someone they would say sorry. All the players watched each others’ games, taking notes and learning. Even when some teams were losing heavily, the encouragement from the sidelines was non-stop, which was great to see.

“All of the coaches here spent time talking to the young players about exit routes from schools basketball into team basketball and the coaches themselves also used the tournament as an opportunity to network and watch how other coaches worked.

“We are looking at running a Year 9 Girls tournament soon and will also repeat this tournament, if not in September then next year and make it an annual event.”

Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme ran a wide-range of basketball courses, including a ‘Basketball Camp’ in partnership with the Spartans from August 10-14 at SCORE.

For more information please contact Emma Omo-Bare, LOCSP Basketball Development Officer on 020 8556 5973, email emma.omo-bare@locsp.org or visit http://www.locsp.org/.
Notes to Editors:

1. FULL RESULTS

Group A – Results
Winning Team Losing Team
Hackney 22-14 Rokeby
Hackney 14 - 7 Lammas
Rokeby 21 - 2 Eltham
Mossbourne 21 - 8 Lammas
Mossbourne 28 - 13 Eltham
Rokeby 27 - 10 Lammas
Mossbourne 21 - 19 Hackney
Mossbourne 28 - 20 Rokeby
Hackney 15-3 Eltham
Lammas 12-11 Eltham
Group B – Results
Winning Team Losing Team
Tom Hood 25 - 29 Rush Croft
St. Bons 25 - 4 Raines
Rush Croft 9 - 7 Woolwich
Tom Hood 22 - 8 Raines
St. Bons 24 - 2 Woolwich
Rush Croft 9 - 6 Raines
St. Bons 31-21 Tom Hood
St. Bons 20-12 Rush Croft
Tom Hood 14-10 Woolwich
Raines 14-11 Woolwich

Group A – Final Placings
1. Mossbourne
2. Hackney Free
3. Rokeby
4. Lammas
5. Eltham

Group B – Final Placings
1. St Bons
2. Tom Hood
3. Rush Croft
4. Raines Foundation
5. Woolwich Poly
Quarter Finals
Raines 15 – 26 Mossbourne
St. Bons 36 – 8 Lammas
Hackney 14 - 12 Rush Croft
Rokeby 19 - 27 Tom Hood

Semi Finals
St. Bons 20 – 9 Hackney
Mossbourne 13 - 16 Tom Hood

Final
St. Bons 28 – 9 Tom Hood

2. SCHOOLS REPRESENTING THEIR BOROUGHS

Newham
St Bonaventures RC Secondary School
Rokeby School

Hackney
Hackney Free and Parochial CofE Secondary School Specialist Sports College
Mossbourne Community Academy

Waltham Forest
The Lammas School and Sports College
Rush Croft Sports College
Tom Hood Community Science College

Tower Hamlets
The Raines Foundation School

Greenwich
Woolwich Polytechnic School
Eltham Green School

3. FULL SQUADS

Mossbourne Squad
Muhammed Yahya, Ladi Soyege, Ashan, Cundale, Jelani Okoruwa, Pascal Paulsen, Daniel Ilelaboye, Stein Khallum, Zulfi Azom, Sam Frith-Salem, Kennady Adamu, Ezra Walcott, Modou Gaye

Lammas School and Sports College Squad
Stefan Bennett, Alexander Braithwate, Romario Essel, Ashley Smith-Louis, Jack Cookson, Cozmin Anton, Johnathon Akinrinwa, Yojuanda Blaize, Andrei Stsepanenka, Max Gasparian, Joseph Molly-Smith, Edmond King, Jernik Manham

Rush Croft Squad
Simon Omope, Krisnik Krishniq, Kashif Jones, Nyan Dajmore, Luke Felthan, Dominique Esprit, Jule Banny, Mitchell Denehay, Haffizulua Kadamzadeh, Deva Fletcher, Billy Jago, Aaron Yeboah

Raines Foundation Squad
Kamal Thompson, Emmanual Hambe-Manu, Jago Streete, Julian Gordan, Joel Francis, Daniel Nwaonuma, Daniel Hambe-Manu, Denzel Kwarteng

Hackney Squad
Michael Adewole, Odaine Davis, Salim Sharman, Daniel Gushman, Ashann Siddik, Freddy Hussey, Farthad Daqik, Joel Toney, Shyhiem Newell-Samuels, Shendemi Ajiayi, Bailey Mackenzie, Endurance Eiche

St. Bonaventures Squad
Alex Semanda, Aljay Javier, Joselito Bumatay, Jeremy Atta-Owusu, John Hills, Obhi Ejele, Travis Edwards, Dwayne Baptiste, Jeric Tuaino

Rokeby Squad
Jonathan James, Sydney Ekiyo, Rolando Macanas, Isheanesu Gwegweni, Jany Rahman, Tristan Lafronte, Japy Terera, Kasparas Baksys

Tom Hood Squad
Dinnis Limmo, Junior Das Santo, Dugo Blardeny, Harry Hughs, Jason Strasser, Shakeel Vadiverlu, Derek Larbi, Kevin Nkrumah, Jack Matthews, Davidas Lankoustaa, Zureel Perkins, Theral Kittoe

Woolwich Squad
Mohamed Cyuzuzo, Metin Gozde, Nishan Rama, Rohan Halle, Charlie Fletcher, Richard Olarinoye, Sadiq Akanmu, Andrew Munonye, Lawrence Folashade, Oyewumni Makinde-Akanni

Eltham Squad
Michael Omoigie, Abdulrahman Youssef, Jordan Osbourn, Ibraheem Agbaje, Chukwudumebi Idegbema, Ryan Mulhere, Tyler Smith, Mustapha Abbas

SPORTS LEADERS OF THE FUTURE

LOCSP Press Release: Wednesday 10 June 2009

SPORTS LEADERS OF THE FUTURE

Leyton, London – Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP), supported by CLM, recently ran a free ‘Sports Leaders UK Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership’ at SCORE.

10 girls and boys aged 14-16 from Newham, Waltham Forest, Hackney and Tower Hamlets took the week-long course which enabled them to learn the key skills on the road to becoming a sports coach and gain a nationally recognised qualification.

The first day of the course saw the youngsters learn about what is needed to be a sports coach, with the second day progressing to assisting qualified coaches with their sessions.

The last two days are a test as the young leaders have to plan and execute their own sessions with their contemporaries.

One such young person was Courtney Taylor-Preville, 14, from Leytonstone who on completion of the course said:

“I have been doing multi-sports at SCORE for three years and wanted to try something new. My Dad found this course on the website and I wanted to do it so I came along with my brother.

“I enjoyed taking my own session the most as we had all done a lot of hard work and to see where it finished was satisfying.

“This course has opened up my eyes to a lot of other sports and as I have always been quite a good basketball and handball player I would like to give coaching them a go. I aim to now complete the CSLA [Community Sports Leaders Award) and then my FA Level 1 in coaching like my dad.

“I would tell anyone reading this to go and do this course as it is good and can not only help your sporting work but it can help you in life.”

LOCSP is running two Sports Leaders courses at SCORE this summer:

Sports Leaders UK Level 2 Award
Monday 27 July – Friday 31 July, 10am-4pm - 16+ years
(FREE if referred by LOCSP or partner agencies / £50 for the week otherwise.)
Please note – this course must be PRE-BOOKED. Attendance every day is compulsory and students have to compete an additional 10hr Work Placement and Emergency First Aid course to pass.

Sports Leaders UK Level 1 Award
Monday 24 August – Friday 28 August, 10am-3pm. 14-16 years
(FREE if referred by LOCSP or partner agencies / £30 for the week otherwise.)
Please note – this course must be PRE-BOOKED. Attendance every day is compulsory

For more information or booking forms please contact Philip Rudling, LOCSP Education Manager on 020 8556 5973, email philip.rudling@locsp.org or visit the website at www.locsp.org.

Leyton Orient Girls Centre of Excellence and Player Development Centre - 2009 Trials

Leyton Orient Girls Centre of Excellence and Player Development Centre

Open Trials for 2009/2010 Season
24, 27 June and 1, 4 July at Low Hall Sports Ground, South Access Road, Walthamstow, London


The highly respected and successful Leyton Orient Girls Centre of Excellence and Player Development Centre are holding open trials for the forthcoming 2009/2010 Season for its Under 10, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 age groups.

Trials will take place at Low Hall Sports Ground, South Access Road, Walthamstow, London E17 8AX on:

U10s, U12s and Goalkeepers (All age groups)
Wednesday 24th June: 6pm – 8.30pm
Saturday 27th June: 10am – 1pm

U14s and U16s
Wednesday 1st July: 6pm – 8.30pm
Saturday 4th July: 10am – 1pm

The trials are an opportunity for talented players to ‘try out’ for the Centre with the day consisting of coached skills practices and small-sided games.

All trialists will be notified if they are successful or not by letter which will be sent by Monday 20th July.
Successful trialists will compete in the 2009/10 Centre of Excellence League (East Region).

The Leyton Orient Girls Centre of Excellence and Player Development Centre is based in Leyton, east London and strives to provide an outstanding football development programme for elite young female players, incorporating a technical coaching programme, an extensive FA fixture programme against other FA centres, a structured fitness programme and detailed player assessments.

Our team of qualified coaches are experts in the field of coaching and empathetic towards the individual and collective development needs of female players. In our short six year history we have produced a number of successful international players and coaches.

Our new U10s Player Development Centre (PDC) links into our Centre programme and has been entered into a mini league which will be monitored and assessed by coaches from the FA Charter Community Standard and multi-award winning Leyton Orient Advanced Soccer School (LOASS).


Map for Leyton Orient Girls Centre of Excellence and
Player Development Centre Open Trials

Address: Low Hall Sports Ground, South Access Road, Walthamstow, London E17 8AX
(Free parking available on site)












Leyton Orient Girls Centre of Excellence and Player Development Centre Open Trials 2009/2010 - Player Detail Form

To register please complete this form for the attention of ‘MICHAEL MORRIS’ and return by POST, EMAIL or FAX.

Post: Michael Morris, Girls Centre Trials, Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme, Score, 100 Oliver Road, Leyton, London, E10 5JY.
Email: michael.morris@locsp.org Fax: 020 8539 7439

Player Name:

Date of Birth:

Address:

Postcode:

Contact Telephone Number: Day – Evening –

Current Club (if any):

Age Group 2009/10 season (please tick): Year 4/5 □ Year 6/7 □ Year 8/9 □ Year 10/11 □

Playing Position:

Medical History or Allergies:

I will attend the Open trials on Wednesday 24th June 2009 (Years 4/5, 6/7 Goalkeepers) □
I will attend the Open trials on Saturday 27th June 2009 (Years 4/5, 6/7 Goalkeepers) □
I will attend the Open trials on Wednesday 1st July 2009 (Years 8/9, 10/11) □
I will attend the Open trials on Saturday 4th July 2009 (Years 8/9, 10/11) □

I agree that no liability whatsoever is accepted whether to person or property in connection with this programme unless criminal or negligent (please tick). □

Parent / Guardian (Delete as appropriate) Signature…………………………………............

Date………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I will not be able to attend the trial dates but would like to be considered for a trial □
(If you can not make the trial dates for any reason but would like to be considered, please contact Michael Morris)

Players should arrive 15 minutes before their trial for registration and will need appropriate clothing, footwear, lunch and drinks for the day.

ENGLAND HANDBALL ASSOCIATION U15 BOYS SOUTH OF ENGLAND TOURNAMENT AT SCORE

ENGLAND HANDBALL ASSOCIATION

U15 NATIONAL SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

SOUTH OF ENGLAND RESULTS, FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2009

BOYS COMPETITION:

The German School v Barking Abbey School 0-10
The Howard School v Hayes School 7-2

The German School v The Howard School 2-2
Barking Abbey School v Hayes School 5-3

The German School v Hayes School 5-5
Barking Abbey School v The Howard School 5-2

BOYS POSITIONS:
1. Barking Abbey School
2. The Howard School
3. The German School
4. Hayes School

Barking Abbey School and The Howard School qualify for the National Final Tournament on Saturday 20th June 2009 at Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton.

GIRLS COMPETITION

Hackney Free School v Barking Abbey School 5-7

GIRLS POSITIONS
1. Barking Abbey School
2. Hackney Free & Parochial School

Barking Abbey School and Hackney Free School qualify for the National Final Tournament on Saturday 20th June 2009 at Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton.

THANKS
My thanks to Toby Julen of Olympia Handball Club for refereeing all the matches, to Neil Brown, SCORE Operations Manager and to LOCSP Handball Development Officer Miriam Pupalova for organising the table officials, to the table officials for running the table and tournament so efficiently and finally to the staff for preparing and coaching the teams.