derbyshire institute of sport - november 2012
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The Derbyshire Institute of Sport (DIS) is an exciting new development, inspired by London 2012 and unique to Derbyshire. Its purpose is: "To provide high quality support to Derbyshire’s emerging talented sports performers, enabling them to achieve greater national and international success and in so doing, to enhance the reputation of Derby and Derbyshire." The Derbyshire Institute of Sport has been designed to help support this potential, to leave less to chance and to develop a conveyor belt of success in those sports which have a strong base in Derbyshire. The three principal funding partners of the Derbyshire Institute of Sport are Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council and the University of Derby.TRANSCRIPT
ISSUE ONE - November 2012
Contents
Page 3 Highlights
Page 4 Swimming
Page 5 Badminton
Page 6 Basketball
Page 8 Golf and Hockey
Page 9 Table Tennis
Page 10 Athletics and Cycling
Page 11 Netball, Sailing and
Squash
Page 12 Individual Athletes
Page 13 Hub Sites
Page 14 Physiotherapy
Page 15 News in Brief
“To provide high quality
support to Derbyshire’s
emerging talented sports
performers, to enable them
to achieve greater success
on the national and
international stage and to
enhance the reputation of
Derby and Derbyshire.”
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• DIS Performance Manager Andy Wood appointed. Former GB Badminton
Performance Director Andy was Badminton Head Coach at the Sydney,
Athens and Beijing Olympics. He coached Simon Archer and Joanne Goode
to Britain’s first Olympic badminton medal, a bronze in Sydney in 2000, and
Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms to their silver in Athens in 2004.
• Lead Strength and Conditioning Consultant Nick Ward appointed. Nick
has worked with organisations such as Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton,
Hartlepool United FC and Newcastle United Academy.
• Lead Physiotherapy Consultant Lynda Daley appointed. Lynda has worked
for England Hockey, GB Weightlifting and GB Wheelchair Tennis, and was
the Venue Medical Manager for the North Greenwich Arena (O2) for the
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Former international badminton player Donna Kellogg, who represented
Great Britain at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, appointed to develop
the Team Derby Performance Programme. Donna will mentor students who
are awarded scholarships through the performance programme and ensure
close links with the DIS.
• DIS lead coaches have been appointed in basketball, badminton, golf,
hockey, table tennis and swimming and they are all working with athletes in
these sports on a weekly basis. The basketball and table tennis coaches
are joint appointments with the University of Derby.
• Three strength and conditioning coaches have been appointed - Luke
Storey, Paul Joyce and Spence Brown. Two associates, Tim Lawrenson and
Donna Kellogg, have also been appointed and they are now each working on
a regular basis with squads and athletes.
• Three physiotherapists, Jenny Knibbs, Carl Butler and Rachel Royer, have
been appointed to provide physiotherapy services to DIS athletes.
• 76 athletes from 12 sports are now members of the DIS and are receiving
coaching and sports science/medical services on a regular basis. Some
noticeable performance improvements have already been seen.
• To date more than 60 athletes have started appropriate and
professionally-led strength and conditioning programmes - which they
would not have had access to without the support of the DIS – and more
than 500 hours of S&C coaching has already been delivered.
• A medical support programme has been established, allowing athletes to
receive high quality support with initial assessment and treatment usually
within 24 hours.
• A voucher system has been set up to allow athletes to access free
physiotherapy sessions on a needs-led basis. Each athlete may access up
to ten sessions. To date around 70 hours of physiotherapy have been
delivered to athletes.
• A monthly DIS Coach Forum has been established to allow lead coaches to
share information and best practice. The coaches are also now regularly
attending CPD opportunities together.
• Hub sites have been established at the University of Derby and Brampton
Manor. The delivery of strength and conditioning and medical support
services are being coordinated through these two sites.
Highlights so far....
Andy Wood
Nick Ward
Donna Kellogg
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Swimming
• Jodie Hawksworth, (16) England/GB Junior International
• Kane Haggett, (21) GB International
• Kevin Wallbank, (16) Multiple National Finalist
• Imogen Clark, (13) National Silver Medallist
• Abbie Wood, (13) National Gold Medallist
• Tyler-Anne Black, (15) National Qualifier
• Sarah Vasey, (16) Multiple National Finalist
• Ben Goodall, (16) GB Junior International
• James Latham, (16) Multiple National Finalist
• Hannah Jones, (15) 3rd ranked Junior GB
Supported athletes
Andi Manley – Swimming
Performance Coach
Andi Manley, head coach of Derbyshire’s
performance squad Derventio eXcel, is the
Swimming Performance Coach for the
Derbyshire Institute of Sport, leading its
swimming programme. Andi, who joined
Derventio eXcel in 2009 and is also involved as
a coach in the GB Junior International
Programme, is working to improve the
performance of Derbyshire’s emerging
swimmers.
Andi said: “The support DIS has provided our
programme is fantastic and has come at such an
important time for Derventio eXcel and the
swimmers of Derbyshire. There has been an
impact on so many levels - the facility provision
in pools at Moorways, Etwall, Ripley and
Matlock has been fundamental to ensuring we
can provide the correct training programme for
all our athletes.
“There has been a clear coach and athlete
education programme which is already reaping
rewards both in and out of the water. Lastly the
sports science and sports medicine support is a
resource that ensures the swimmers are the
most ‘athletic’ I have ever seen them and are
given physio and rehabilitation support by a
team that we know and that understand the
demands of our sport. ”
“We have seen results already in the short
term but more importantly are laying the
foundations for continued national and
international success for many seasons to
come. As a total package, DIS has made a
huge impact to Derventio and has given us
long term stability and support.”
• Eleven swimmers have been selected for the England Talent Squads:
Elle Pryce, Imogen Clark, Abbie Wood, Jamie Ingram, Oliver
Davidson, Imogen Morris, Kevin Wallbank, Ben Goodall, Sarah Vasey,
Hannah Jones and Kane Haggett.
• Four swimmers have been selected for AASE - Advanced
Apprenticeship for Sporting Excellence: Jodie Hawksworth, Kevin
Wallbank, Molly Renshaw, Sarah Vasey.
• Molly Renshaw has been selected for British Swimming’s World Class
Development Squad and also for AWPP (Aspiring World Performers Programme).
• Derventio coaches Kim Hill and Mark Tanner have been selected as
coaches on the England Talent Programmes.
• Coach Andi Manley has been nominated by British Swimming for the
UK Sport Elite Coaches Programme – subject to approval from UK Sport.
• Kane Haggett has been selected to swim for Great Britain in the
Flanders Cup in Antwerp, Belgium in January 2013.
• Lewis White chosen as part of British Swimming’s World Class
Disability Development Squad.
• Molly Renshaw has been selected for the Great Britain Senior Team
to compete in the European Short Course Championships in Chartres,
France in December 2012.
Recent Successes
Jodie Hawksworth Kane Haggett
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Badminton
Supported athletes
• Daniel Hong, (15), Top 12 in country
• Josh Hong, (14), Top 15 in country
• David Hong, (11), Top 6 in country
• Ragna Mularczyk, (13), Top 10 in country
• Tiara Samuel, (14), Top 8 in country
• Sophie Brealey, (14), Top 15 in country
• Grace King, (12), Top 3 in country
James Boxall – Badminton Performance Coach
Former international badminton player James Boxall is the Badminton Performance
Coach for the Derbyshire Institute of Sport, leading its badminton programme.
James, who is now one of the England Junior Coaches, is working to improve the
performance of Derbyshire’s emerging badminton players. James is also Head Coach
of the Derbyshire Badminton Performance Centre, a Derbyshire Junior County
Coach and National Talent Coach. He is a former Junior International and was a
European Junior U19 medallist and National Junior Doubles and Mixed champion,
and also competed on the many Major Senior International Tournaments such as All
England and the Danish Open as a full-time player and member of the National
Senior squad based at Milton Keynes.
Recent Successes Daniel Hong – Reached the semi-final of the Cardiff U17 gold star singles.
Tiara Samuel – Reached the quarter finals of the U19 Wycombe Open (three
years young) beating the 4th rank player her age.
Sophie Brealey - Senior women's singles champion. Made debut in senior
county team.
Josh Hong – Reached the quarter final in the singles at the Cardiff U17 gold
tournament.
Grace King - Represented England in Denmark. Played a crucial role in the
team which won a bronze medal in the team event.
Grace King and Tiara Samuel
James said: “So far the DIS programme has had a major impact on my players. They have become far more
professional and it has inspired them to push themselves even harder to try to become the best player they
can be. I have seen huge all round improvements.
“Players are much more responsible for their training and much more professional. They also have increased
their work rate as they know how lucky they are to have this opportunity. The results will keep getting
better but the main thing I've noticed is how much closer we are getting to those players above us and some
of the players are starting to establish themselves as in the top group in their age. ”
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Tiara Samuel
Basketball
James Maudsley - Basketball
Performance Coach
James Maudsley is the Basketball
Performance Coach for the Derbyshire
Institute of Sport , leading its basketball
programmes and the University of Derby
Men’s Basketball club.
James, who led the Derby Trailblazers to win
the EBL Men's National Trophy as Head Coach
earlier this year and spent two years working
with the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball
team, is working to improve the performance
of Derbyshire’s emerging basketball players.
James’ role includes establishing a process for
identifying, developing and monitoring
talented players, working with GB coaches to
nominate potential GB players, and supporting
selected basketball players within the DIS
with a strength and conditioning programme.
James also organises and delivers coaching to
the University of Derby Men’s Basketball
Team, with the aim of improving performances
and results in BUCS competitions.
James said: “I’m delighted to be part of the
Derbyshire Institute of Sport. We have a
number of talented players for the Derby
Trailblazers who can only benefit from the
support which the DIS offers. We have seen
many of our most gifted players offered
scholarships at universities in America in the
past few years, meaning Derbyshire is losing
some of its talent, but with the additional
support to them from the DIS and the
partnership with the University of Derby and
hopefully they will see that America isn’t the
only option.”
Derby Trailblazers welcome new player
from America thanks to partnership
with University of Derby and DIS
The Derby Trailblazers basketball team has welcomed a new player
from America, thanks to its partnership with the University of Derby
and the Derbyshire Institute of Sport (DIS).
Nick Rose has joined the team from Colorado, USA, on a partially-
funded scholarship programme with the University of Derby. Nick
will play a season for the Derby Trailblazers while at the university
and will also play for the university's Team Derby Basketball team.
Nick was a Division Three All American at Colorado College, and
was a major contributor that completely transformed the
programme from a team that struggled to win a game to a team
which beat the Division One Air Force Falcons.
During his time playing for the Derby Trailblazers and the Team
Derby basketball team Nick will be supported by the DIS, which
provides athletes with access to high quality strength and
conditioning, sports science and sports medicine services within
Derbyshire. He will be coached by James Maudsley, who is the
Basketball Performance Coach for the DIS, Head Coach at Derby
Trailblazers and coaches Team Derby Basketball.
Also joining the University of Derby programme will be two players
from the Derby Trailblazers U19 National Colleges Championship
winning team, Benson Arogbo and Tom Brown. Both players have
been involved with the Division One programme at the Trailblazers
and will continue to develop at university and National League level.
The vision is to continue to develop the link between Trailblazers
Academy based at Derby College and Noel Baker School, and the
University of Derby. The goal is to see more players progress from
the junior age groups at the Trailblazers through the academy and
then remain in Derby and study at the University of Derby.
Derby Trailblazers player Rema Lascelles has already been reaping
the benefits of the support which the Derbyshire Institute of Sport
provides, having received some vital physiotherapy support. With
only a few weeks of the 2011/2012 season remaining, Rema suffered
a potential season ending ankle injury. But thanks to physiotherapy
support from Carl Butler and his team, Rema was able to play a part in
the Final Fours where the team finished as runners up, and went on to
be selected for the U20 GB Mens squad for the European
Championships. Rema has been with the Trailblazers programme from
Mini's (U12) right the way through to being the starting point guard
for the National Trophy winning team. 6
Derby Trailblazers player reaps benefits of
physiotherapy support from DIS
Supported athletes
• Ricardo Guddemmi, (16), EBL Division 1 player and former England U16 player
• Martin Gayle, (23), EBL Division 1 player and Former England U18 International. National Trophy Winner
• Nick Rose, (23), US Import, D3 All-American
• Benson Arogbo, (19), EBL Division 1 player and U19 National Colleges Winner
• Tom Sherlock, (31), Former BBL starting 5 player
• Luke Daykin, (19), EBL Division 1 player and U19 National Colleges Winner
Recent Successes
• Derby Trailblazers won the England Basketball
National Cup and finished 3rd in the national league
• U18 player given a full basketball scholarship in
Hawaii
• Qualified to the quarter finals of National Cup
competition • Qualified to the quarter finals of National
Trophy competition • Nick Rose awarded part-time scholarship
at University
– averages 20 points per game
• Benson Arogbo scored 21points in first
University BUCs game, where the team
won 85 – 46
Nick Rose
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Hockey
Golf
Golf Performance Coach appointed by
Derbyshire Institute of Sport
Steve Astle, Head Instructor of the East Midlands Golf Academy, has
been appointed as Golf Performance Coach for the Derbyshire Institute
of Sport (DIS), and will lead its golf programme for the next two years.
Duncan Woods - Hockey Performance Coach
Former England and Great Britain hockey player Duncan Woods is the Hockey
Performance Coach for the Derbyshire Institute of Sport.
Duncan, who earned 90 Caps and competed at two Commonwealth Games,
winning a bronze medal in 1998, is working alongside current hockey coaches at
club and regional and national level to help further develop the most talented
junior players in Derbyshire.
He is also working with coaches in the county to identify a performance level
group of players to receive additional targeted support, and is providing
additional “hands on” coaching to the performance group to develop their
technical and tactical skills.
Duncan said: “I’m really excited to be part of the Derbyshire Institute
of Sport. A number of Derbyshire players are currently playing for
England or Great Britain at age group level and I will be working
closely with other coaches in Derbyshire to ensure that those
players can reach the next level.”8
Steve, who is also Head Coach for Derbyshire (DUGC) Boys and Lead Coach for
the Derby College Performance Golf Programme, will work alongside current
coaches at club, regional and national level to help further develop the most
talented young players in Derbyshire.
The part-time role will include identifying a performance level group of players
to receive additional targeted support from the DIS and developing a system
within the county to increase the regular coaching, guided practice and
competition support to these players.
Steve, (37), will also work with other coaches in Derbyshire who are producing
talented players to establish a group of coaches driving golf performance, as
well as developing links with colleges and University of Derby to strengthen
their golf clubs and programmes. Steve, from Derby, is also Head of Instruction
at Lee Westwood Golf Academy and received the Derbyshire PGA Professional
of the Year Award 2012.
• Robin Pearson, (12), ranked No.23 nationally at U13 level
• Matthew Webster, (11), ranked No.101 nationally at U13 level
• Alex Tiley, (13), ranked No.45 nationally at U15 level
• Tim Denby, (15), ranked No.135 nationally at U18 level
• Callum Goodwin, (14), ranked No.158 nationally at U18 level
• Jake Meikle, (17), ranked No.50 nationally at U18 level
• Isobel Ashley, (16), ranked No.10 nationally at U18 level
Supported athletes
Gareth Herbert - Table Tennis
Performance Coach
Former professional table tennis player
Gareth Herbert is the Table Tennis
Performance Coach for the Derbyshire
Institute of Sport, leading its table tennis
programme.
Gareth, who won two gold medals at the
Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002,
is working to develop and improve the
performance of Derbyshire’s elite table tennis
players within the DIS through regular weekly
coaching, and is establishing a process for
identifying, developing and monitoring
talented players.
Gareth is also organising and delivering
coaching to the University of Derby Table
Tennis Club, with the aim of improving
performances and results in BUCS
competitions.
Gareth said: “Derbyshire has a number of
very talented young table tennis
players, including Liam Pitchford who
of course competed at the 2012
Olympic Games, and I’m looking
forward to working with the county’s
best players to help them follow in
Liam’s footsteps.”
As well as enjoying a successful career as a
table tennis player, Gareth has also been a
table tennis coach for a number of years,
working with players at every level from
grassroots to elite performance.
Recent Successes
Isobel Ashley has been offered a contract to play for
the Aquestil club in Duga Resa, Croatia. She played in
the Stockton-on-Tees 4 Star tournament (highest
standard national open tournament) where she
reached the final, losing 3-2 to Nicole Hall from Wales
who represented Wales at the
European Youth Games.
Table Tennis
Isobel Ashley
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Jake Meikle
Cycling
Athletics
Katie Byres represented the GB & NI senior team at the World Championships in Istanbul in March 2012 and the GB
& NI Junior team at the World junior Championships, Barcelona in July 2012. She won her first senior medal - a silver at
the UK Senior Indoor Championships in Sheffield - in February 2012.
Recent Successes
• Jay Rarazda – Achieved a PB of 10.9 in 100m, 4th at English Schools, Silver at Northern Indoors and qualified for
the final of the UK Indoor Championships.
• Katie Byres (U20 Pole Vault) -1st, UK Women's League Premier Division.
• Dominic Chambers – Won Bronze at UK School Games and Gold at UK Indoor Championships.
• Yasmin Miller – Gold at UK Indoor Championships – 60m hurdles, Gold at UK Championships – 100m hurdles.
Supported athletes
• Katie Byres, (19) Pole Vault – Ranked No.2 in UK
• Dominic Chambers, (16), 800m – Ranked No.2 UK
• Kelsie Hutchinson, (16), Discus and Hammer
• Yasmin Miller, (17), 110m hurdles – Ranked No.2 in UK
• Jay Rarazda, (16) 200m – Ranked No.8 in UK
• Naomi Reid, (18), Triple Jump – Ranked No.2
• Judah Simpson, (19), 100m – Ranked No.10
• Jess Turner, (16), 400m hurdles – Ranked No.2 in UK
• Hannah Blount (15-years old – Youth A Category) – National track cycle
champion in 500m time trial
• Rosie Blount (17-years old– Junior Category) – National track cycle
champion in 500m time trial
• Adam Morewood (12-years-old) – won gold at the EBU European MTB
Championships
• James Shaw - Won the Desselgem Open road race in Belgium
• Kim Bent – (BMX Cruiser) – Took fifth place at the UCI 2012 BMX World
Championships
• William Cheaney – Took 11th place at the 2012 MTB XC National
Championships (Youth Male)
DEVELOPMENT SPORT
Supported athletes
Katie Byres
Hannah Blount
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• Isobel Beighton - Successful at England U17 Trials, member of
Loughborough Lightning NTL Squad
• Tyler Bexton - Member of Loughborough Lightning NTL Squad
and Regional and Premier Pennine teams
• Jessica Smith - Member of Loughborough Lightning NTL
Squad
Supported athletes
NetballDEVELOPMENT SPORT
• James Hadden - Finished 4th Junior (U21) at the 2012 Worlds
• Joshua Haynes – Won gold in the Splash Class at the British
National Championship
• Alice Woodings - Selected to represent GBR at the Laser
Radial U21 Womens Europeans, finished 10th British girl
• Toby Woodings - Competed at the National School Sailing
Association Regatta, finished in 7th place overall in the Youth
Radial
Supported athletes
DEVELOPMENT SPORT
• Ashley Davies - Selected to play for England at the European
Championships and the World Junior Individual and Team
Championships, but unable to compete due to injury
Sailing
SquashDEVELOPMENT SPORT
Supported athletes
Ashley Davies
Alice Woodings
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Individual Athletes
The Derbyshire Institute of Sport is also currently supporting
a number of individual athletes:
Caroline Povey – Olympic Trap Shooting
Caroline represented Great Britain at the World Cup in Tucson, Arizona
earlier this year. She was part of a team of three women and three men to
be selected, and finished in a World Cup career high of 9th place and as the
top British competitor.
Caroline said: “Competing against the best shooters in the world, many of
whom would compete in London 2012 was a fantastic experience and I
hope to be selected to represent Great Britain again during 2013.”
Ellie Koyander – Skiing
Ellie competes on the FIS World Cup circuit for freestyle moguls skiing.
This year she achieved a Top 20 World Cup finish and she is ranked No.30
in the world. Ellie competed at the Winter Olympics in 2010, becoming the
youngest female member of Team GB, and she is now aiming to be a medal
contender at the next winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.
James Machon – Skiing
Derbyshire freestyle skier James Machon is half way to qualifying for the
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics after taking 20th place at the FIS World Cup
in New Zealand. 21-year-old James, from Bamford, competed at the first
Olympic qualifying event for ski halfpipe at Cardrona in New Zealand, and
did enough to keep him on course on his journey to the Winter Games
despite injury.
James said: “The BOA qualifying criteria is 2 x Top 20 results in World
Cups and I came 20th in the first one which was the result I needed as
part of the qualification process for Sochi 2014, so I'm really pleased.
The week before the competition I was learning a double flip and had a
crash, which bruised my sacrum bone and a ligament in the gluteus
maximus. I was able to ski through the pain and secure 20th place, and
after needing a top 20 result as part of the qualification process I’m
relieved the tactics of a conservative run paid off, and every bit of
training over the last five months has been worthwhile.”
There are six more qualifiers between now and the Olympics, with the next
qualifier in Park City, Utah, in December.
Hannah Jones - Snooker
This year Hannah has won the World Ladies U40 Northern Snooker Shield,
the World Ladies Northern Snooker Plate, the World Ladies British Open U
40 Shield, the EABA U19 Ladies Championship and the Derbyshire Ladies
Snooker Championship. Hannah was also placed third at the European
Team Championship and was a semi-finalist at the European Ladies
Snooker Championship.
Ellie Kayander
Hannah Jones
James Machon
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Caroline Povey
Plans to further develop
‘hub’ sites after busy first
six months
The first two ‘hub’ sites for the DIS at the University of Derby and
Brampton Manor have enjoyed a busy first six months since the
official launch of the DIS, and plans are also in place to further
develop services offered at both sites.
The University of Derby has recently begun work to refurbish an
existing building to create a high performance strength and
conditioning facility, which will provide a base for DIS athletes as
well as a unique opportunity for athletes on the University of
Derby’s new Performance Programme.
Meanwhile at Brampton Manor in Chesterfield, DIS athletes who
use the facility are given free membership and the DIS is given free
use of the facility for strength and conditioning specific
workshops.
Brampton Manor also recently held a fundraising event to support
DIS athletes. Staff at the gym at Brampton Manor have also been
offered free CPD to enable them to provide strength and
conditioning support to DIS athletes outside of programmed
session times.
The facility management team are also currently analysing the
potential to develop its training environments to become more
performance related. Additional ‘hub’ sites are also being
explored, to allow for a more local approach. Discussions are
currently being held with the University of Derby’s Buxton campus,
John Port School in Etwall and Derby College.
A physiotherapy suite is also being developed at the university to provide standard access times
for when DIS athletes can receive treatment and advice.
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Physiotherapy
The demand for physiotherapy treatment throughout the
summer has been very variable across sports, mainly due to
the fact that some sports and athletes have been
undertaking much more intensive phases of training than
others.
But as coaches and athletes are becoming more aware of the
physiotherapy services available more are making use of them. A
physiotherapy base has recently been established in a medical room
within the Medical Suite at the University of Derby. Appointments are
currently available three evenings per week, and there is potential to
extend working hours if demand increases. This site provides a
temporary physiotherapy facility until such a time as the proposed DIS
hub site - that will house a gym, medical area and offices - becomes
available.
If any athlete who is supported by the DIS sustains an injury, their coach can refer them to the clinic for a physiotherapy
opinion. The physiotherapist will then assess the injury and will either advise the athlete how to self-manage the
problem or the required number of treatment sessions to resolve the problem will be provided. If the injury is
significant, the DIS physiotherapy team can advise on an appropriate specialist referral.
A voucher system for physiotherapy access has
been introduced. Vouchers will be distributed to the
coaches to make it easier for them to
manage physiotherapy referrals.
Carl Butler and Rachel Royer are the two physiotherapists who are leading on treatment delivery and they have also
started to implement a screening programme for all DIS athletes. All athletes will be invited to attend for a musculo-
skeletal profiling assessment that will allow potential issues such as poor posture, reduced flexibility, muscle
imbalances or other anomalies to be identified.
If anything that could lead to injury or performance problems is found, athletes will be told and
provided with a corrective exercise programme.
The physiotherapy team will also liaise with the S&C coaches so that the teams can work together to supervise and
progress the athletes pre-habilitation programme with the aim of reducing the risk of injury and contributing to the
enhancement of sporting performance.
Lynda Daley
- Lead Physiotherapy Consultant
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News in Brief
DIS Table Tennis players take on
Midlands team
A group of table tennis players who are supported by the
DIS put their skills to the test in a number of matches
against players from the Midlands regional team.
The tournament, staged at the Colin Deaton Table Tennis
Academy, saw the DIS players take victory in a number of
the matches.
DiS athletes given nutrition
advice from top sports
nutritionist
Elite Sports Nutritionist Freddy Brown has delivered a
nutrition session to DIS athletes. Freddy is currently
working with professional rugby clubs and the RFU, and
the English Institute of Sport, and has been involved with
GB wrestling, GB boxing and a host of professional
boxers, as well as GB Canoeing and triathletes.
Freddy specialises in performance nutrition – supporting
the specific demands of certain sports.
DIS awarded £9,500 grant for
performance analysis
equipment
Sport England has awarded the DIS a grant of
£9,500 which will be used to purchase a range of
performance analysis equipment. This will include
ipads, an underwater camera, Dartfish software and
FlightScope, a portable indoor-outdoor ball-flight
and launch monitor. The equipment will allow the
performances of DIS athletes to be tracked and
analysed, providing objective feedback which will be
used to help improve performance.
Swimmers turn to gymnastics
Swimmers from Derventio eXcel have begun
gymnastics training through the DIS. This land-
based training with a specialist coach is designed to
increase the depth of strength and flexibility of
individual swimmers.
Talks take place to build
Academy programme for DIS
sports
Further talks have taken place to build the Academy
programme for DIS sports.
Basketball has operated an Academy run by Derby
College and Noel Baker School for a number of
years, linked to the Derby Trailblazers basketball
club. The goal is to see more players progress from
the junior age groups at the Trailblazers through the
Academy and then remain in Derby and study at the
University of Derby.
A Netball Academy will start at Derby College in
September 2013, operating in a similar way, and
opportunities to create academies in other sports
such as table tennis and badminton are being
explored.
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Freddy Brown