Goalball UK Conference 2020

The 2020 Goalball UK Conference ‘Returning to Play’ took place virtually, during the 1st week of September, via Zoom and social media.

The key presentations are available to download below and the webinars and Q&A’s are available to watch on the Returning to Play Conference playlist on the Goalball UK YouTube channel.

Return to Play

Download the PowerPoint pdf copy of the presentation – Return to Play webinar 1
Download the Word text only copy of the presentation – Return to Play webinar 1 presentation (text only)

Nutrition with Jodie Redgrave

About Jodie
Jodie is a Registered Sport & Exercise Nutritionist, working with the GB Men’s squad, alongside helping University scholars and TASS athletes skyrocket their performance whilst eating on a budget.

Session 1: Fuelling Goalball Players On and Off the court
Informative and practical nutrition advice to help you understand what to eat, when to eat and how much to eat when training or competing as well as how to shape your environment when at home.
Download the PowerPoint pdf copy of the presentation – Goalball UK Conference – Fuelling Players On and Off the Court
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Session 2: Nutrition Preparation for Tournaments
Practical nutrition tips to prepare you for tournaments, including portable nutrition options for on-the-go.
Download the PowerPoint pdf copy of the presentation – Goalball UK Conference – Tournament Nutrition
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Fitness with Dale Forsdyke & Jamie Salter

About Dale and Jamie
Dale is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Therapy at York St John University. He is an accredited strength and conditioning coach and sports therapist with experience of working in various elite sports environments.
Jamie is a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Therapy at York St John University. He is an accredited strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist with experience of working in various applied sport environments.

Session 1: Preparing goalball players
General guidelines on how you, as coaches and parents, can help to support your goalball players physically and mentally.
Download the PowerPoint pdf copy of the presentation – Goalball UK Conference – Preparing your goalball players
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Session 2: Warm-up for Goalball
How you can micro-dose basic injury prevention, strength and mobility exercises into your goalball sessions to help develop the athletic ability of your players. The associated video (on the Goalball UK YouTube channel) demonstrates the exercises whilst Caleb, Josh M and Matt from the GB Men’s squad talk with Dale and Jamie in the Q&A session about some of the challenges they have faced during Covid-19.
Download the PowerPoint pdf copy of the presentation – Goalball UK Conference – Warming up for goalball
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Club Matters with Paul Mijalski

About Paul
Paul is the Programme Manager for Continuum Sport and Leisure and has worked on the Club Matters Programme since 2017. Continuum Sport and Leisure are responsible for the programme co-ordination, content development and stakeholder engagement of the programme.

Session 1: Introduction to Club Matters
Club Matters is Sport England’s information, advice and guidance hub for sports clubs. It provides a range of free, simple and bite-sized resources to support all aspects of running and developing a club. Paul explains how to use Club Matters to support the running of your club, providing an overview of the different resources available and shows you how to access and utilise these effectively.
Download the PowerPoint pdf copy of the presentation – Goalball UK Conference – Club Matters
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