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2012 Brochure
- 1. ACTIVE SPORTS ACADEMIES Learn and play the active way www.activesportsacademies.co.uk Specialist providers of sports camps for schools and sports clubs
- 2. Company History Originally a cricket coaching company back in 2007, Active Sports Academies (ASA) now provide of a varied portfolio of sporting camps to schools and clubs in the UK. Maintaining its high standards of coaching throughout, Directors, Mike Legg and Martin Barry have driven the company to a position at the head of the marketplace in the UK. Mike comments: ¡°The quality of instruction at our camps is crucial, we don¡¯t see ourselves as standard childcare providers, we want each child to have learnt new skills from each camp that will stay with them when playing elsewhere.¡± Martin adds: ¡°Repeat business is vital so we always try to ensure that all those who participate have as much fun as possible ¨C to achieve that we not only provide experienced and highly qualified coaches but always vary camp content.¡± ASA prides itself by only using high calibre, sports-specific fully accredited coaches ¨C we do not use general teachers or students as head coaches, unlike many of our competitors. Our ethos ¨C to make learning fun! ¨C to offer expert and enthusiastic coaching ¨C to help all children enjoy their sport and realise their potential ¨C to promote talented children ¨C to involve everyone and encourage all children and young people, regardless of ability or experience ¨C to encourage club and school sporting relationships ¨C to promote social and health benefits that exercise provides ¨C to advocate the belief that sport is thriving in the UK Products and Services Active Sports Academies provide stimulating, fun and exciting sports camps for children aged 5-16 at schools and venues across the south of England. We offer a safe environment where our enthusiastic staff will ensure children have a memorable, fun time ¨Cand thrive whilst learning. Coaches emphasise basics such as balance, co-ordination, speed and agility as well as developing physical, tactical, technical and mental skills. Children are also encouraged to demonstrate empathy and develop friendships through play. When and Where Our camps are held at any location during any school holiday - Easter, during all half terms, Summer and Christmas are our peak times. We can make use of any suitable space both indoors and outside. Sports at our camps include Cricket, Football, Tennis, Basketball, Netball, Rounders, Softball, Touch Rugby, and Hockey - something for everyone! We can cover any venue in the UK. Previous camp locations include schools in Sussex, Kent, London, Middlesex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Devon, Cornwall and Berkshire at schools and colleges such as: Brighton College; Claremont School - Hastings; Kent College - Canterbury; Spring Grove School - Ashford; St Aubyn¡¯s School - Brighton; Colfe¡¯s School - London; Northbourne Park School - Deal; Bricklehurst Manor - Wadhurst. To see a full list of camps in 2012, please visit www.activesportsacademies.co.uk/camps
- 3. Key benefits to schools which host Active Sports Academies ¨C No financial outlay ¨C Create holiday income ¨C We do the work! ¨C Attracting children and parents to your school ¨C Promotion of your school ¨C Development of your children ¨C Quality service and representation ¨C Professionally-designed literature ¨C Improved community links ¨C Full on-line bookings management ¨C Quality and expert sports coaching Sports camp examples Single sport camps, such as cricket, tennis or football, would generally be two or three days in length ¨C this is typical cricket camp programme: Day 1 ¨C Introduction, warm-up, softball skills coaching, throwing, catching and bowling games, match-play Day 2 ¨C Re-cap, games and competitions, speed gun challenge, match-play and hard-ball nets for older children Day 3 ¨C Warm-ups, batting, target throwing, agility and balance drills, final matches and closing presentation Multi-sports camps To demonstrate a multi-sport camp, it is perhaps easiest to show a recent example of a tailored multi-sport camp for a school in the south east. This was planned for a full week for ages 5-13 of mixed abilities. Children are able to sign up for all, or part, of these camps. Day 1 ¨C Active Football ¨C Qualified UEFA coaches giving fun football tuition Day 2 ¨C Active Cricket ¨C ECB-trained cricket coaches teaching fun games and drills Day 3 ¨C Active Fitness & Games ¨C Including basketball, netball, rounders and softball Day 4 ¨C Active Tennis Coaching ¨C Tuition from a UK LTA tennis professional Day 5 ¨C Active Multi Sports ¨C Children's choice day. Followed by closing presentation Booking process provided by Active Sports Academies for parents and children ¨C We provide PDF booking forms for parents and full bookings management ¨C Full online booking service for parents ¨C payable by debit/credit card ¨C Active Sports Academies take telephone bookings, postal bookings and payment in person ¨C We encourage the host to promote camps using their usual methods. School income Income varies considerably ¨C with parameters such as: the amount of camps, length of days, number of days and number of attendees ¨C as such, it is best to discuss your requirements in person. We aim to please, and will of course provide a tailored service contract which is suitable to all parties. We will gladly come to you when convenient to discuss this and anything else to provide the right course, in the right manner for your school. Sports Camps forchildren www.activesportsacademies.co.uk
- 4. Announcing additional head coaches to complement our existing team Head Cricket Coach ¨C Saqlain Mushtaq We are delighted to welcome Saqlain to our coaching staff. The former Pakistan, Sussex and Surrey off spinner has over 200 international appearances and 500 international wickets to his name. With 10 wickets in a match three times he is a vastly experienced and recognised name who is fantastic for the children to learn from. Saqlain will be appearing at selected camps during the year. Head Football Coach ¨C Lyntton Peppiatt Lyntton Peppiatt is one of the South East's leading football coaches, and now a head coach at Active Football Camps. A highly qualified UEFA coach, he leads our camps with an infectious enthusiasm which rubs off on all who attend and his original skills, drills and games programmes are both innovative and extremely enjoyable. Head Tennis Coach ¨C Richard Harrison, LTA Professional Richard joined us in 2010. As a junior Richard was trained at national level under coach Nigel Sears who is now famous for coaching at world class level on the women's tour. He won junior county titles as well as a junior national doubles title. Since that time he has built up senior and junior coaching experience, working in clubs and schools around Sussex. Richard is DCA and LTA licensed. Telephone: 08454 799948 Mobile: 07812 108941 / 07792 187578 Email: enquiries@activesportsacademies.co.uk www.activesportsacademies.co.uk Proud supporters of Teenage Cancer Trust