The Roscommon Sports Partnership is dedicated to the promotion and development of sports in Roscommon. We have introduced programs to help further that aim, and you can find more information on the programmes that we run by clicking on the links below.
This programme was aimed at 4th year girls in all secondary schools in Roscommon. The programme consisted of dance aerobics, yoga, salsa, team bonding activities and various fun physical activities. The sessions lasted one hour each week for four weeks.
The aim was to increase the amount of physical activity adolescent girls perform and show them that physical activity can be enjoyable and that it is open to all levels of fitness. There is a wide range of non-competitive and exciting activities.
This is four week programme delivered to Active Age Groups, Active Retirement Associations and Irish Countrywomen’s Association. The groups takes part in numerous activities such as balance exercises, flexibility work, strengthening exercises, rolling and bowling games, pitching and tossing games and even some line dancing. The sessions last for approximately 45 minutes and are a level that will suit everyone in the group.
The programme aims to show people how important and how easy it is to get and stay active. After the four weeks each group should be able to continue these exercises on their own until the next programme, when they will receive more information on games and exercises. If you group wishes to take part or you need more information please contact Sarah on 090 6639853.
Go for Life is the national programme for sport and physical activity for older people. The aim of Go for Life is to involve more older adults in all aspects of sport and physical activity more often not only participating but also planning and leading sport and physical activity within their own groups. The thrust of the programme is to empower and enable older people by reaching out to active retirement associations, senior citizens groups, day care and community centres around the country, to ensure that older people are more active, more often.
There are two key strands:
• Active Living: to get more people involved in health enhancing physical activity.
• Sport Participation: to increase participation rates in sport by older people.
The programme also provides training for Physical Activity Leaders (PALs). Where an individual receives training from 8 workshop below.
1. Basic Principles
2. Sit-Fit
3. Better Balance
4. Going Strong
5. Stepping & Strolling
6. Rolling & Bowling
7. Pitching & Tossing
8. PALS skills
Leaders are trained locally and will in turn promote participation in sport amongst the older people in their communities.
For more information contact Paul Gillen, the Health Promotion Officers within the HSE on 091 548323.
The Roscommon Sports Partnership in coordination with Health Promotion Services, the Health Services Executive would like to inform you about a new initiative called ‘Playground Markings’.
The Roscommon Sports Partnership has the playground stencils which are available to your school on loan free of charge. They can be used to paint many games including Hopscotch, A Maze, the Snail Game and an Activity Circuit. It is hoped that this initiative will encourage children to take part in active games and promote lifelong participation in sport and physical activity.
The school covers the cost of the paint (long-lasting traffic paint) which is approx €250 including delivery to your school for all the games. This can be got from a company called ‘Capiche’, Space 5, 10-13 Thomas Street, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8 or telephone 01 4535 805. Laying the markings is also on the onus of the school. It is suggested that help can be sought from a number of services such as senior primary school students, teachers, care takers, parents or local community groups.
If you are interested in this initiative or require further information, please contact Sarah on 090 6630853.
1. Youth Sport & Physical Activity Grants:
Roscommon Sports Partnership would like to remind clubs and sporting organisations that Youth Sport & Physical Activity Grants 2008 have been allocated for this year. If you want any further information about this year's grant scheme. Please contact us.
2. The Sports Capital Programme:
The National Lottery-funded Sports Capital Programme provides funding to voluntary sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country towards the provision of sport and recreational facilities. Applications are invited by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism under the National Lottery funded Sports Capital Programme in respect of the round of grants on an annual basis. Proposals for the development of sport and recreational facilities are eligible for funding under the Programme with special priority given to the development of facilities in disadvantaged areas in line with Government policy aimed at increasing participation in sport and recreation in those areas.
3. National Grant Scheme for Sport and Physical Activity for Older People:
The Irish Sports Council and Age & Opportunity are delighted run the Go for Life National Grant Scheme for Sport and Physical Activity for Older People. Since 2001 over three thousand grants totalling €1.93 million have been distributed to local clubs and organisations and this money has been used by older people to purchase equipment and to take part in activity programmes. This year €350,000 will be made available to local groups to enable their older members to become more involved in sport and physical activity.
Any local group seeking to provide increased opportunities for older people to participate in sport and physical activity may apply for a grant. Grants range from €500 - €3,000 and are typically used by groups to purchase equipment or so that members may explore a new sporting activity. Last year almost 600 groups nationwide shared in excess of €300,000 under the sixth phase of the scheme. Successful applicants included active retirement associations, senior citizens clubs, ICA guilds, sports clubs, day centres and community centres in 26 counties.
Application Forms are available from Go for Life c/o Age & Opportunity Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9. Tel: 01 805 7733 or email gfl@mie.ie.
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Roscommon Sports Partnership are now in the position to offer clubs a basic 4 hour training workshop in the Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children's Sport. Every volunteer who works with children (up to 18 years of age) is required to do this course. It is as much for the protection of the volunteer as for the child. The workshops are open to all sports leaders and have a duration of 4 hours, which is covered in one evening. The workshops must have at least 15 participants 18 years or over.
It can be arranged that the COE tutor travels to a club to give the course or a central venue can be organised.
This is the only Irish Sports Council recognised Code of Ethics Course. All participants receive a certificate on the night. Participants name and number are then registered with the Sports Council on their data bank for each individual sport.
For further information, please contact Noel Feeley at 090 66 30853 or email info@rosactive.org
Roscommon Sports Partnership is commited to supporting the needs of all sporting clubs and organisations. We are in the process of reviewing our last strategic plan and our new strategic plan should be available later in the year. Our plan has 4 main work areas or 'Flagship Objectives'. These are: Improved Communications, Good Facilities, Increased access and Participation in Sport and Physical Activity and Supporting Clubs and Drivers. View 'Rosactive' by clicking on the link below.
View the Rosactive Strategy (PDF).
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Buntús Play and Buntús Sport programmes developed to support Primary School Teachers
in Introducing Young People to Sport and helping to develop their interests.
Buntús Play for the Junior Cycle and Buntús Sport for the Senior Cycle will initially be delivered by Teachers in Schools in support of the Games Strand of the Physical Education Curriculum.
The Buntús Programme seeks to:
- Raise the profile of physical education and sport.
- Improve In-service Training opportunities for Teachers.
- Assist Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB’s) to develop and deliver appropriate support for Teachers.
- Provide enjoyable and meaningful activity for children.
- Support delivery of the National Curriculum.
The three key components of the Programme are:
- Training
- Resource Cards
- Equipment
These three elements link to provide an easy to understand and accessible support structure for children to gain a fun, but high quality introduction to sport.
At present, there are two strands of Buntús that have been delivered to all 96 national schools in Roscommon: - Buntús Generic and Buntús FAI. The other National Governing Bodies have also delivered their sports specfic Buntús programme to the schools, these include Buntús Badminton, Buntús Golf and Buntús Basketball.
Buntús START is a comprehensive pE prgramme for 2-5 year old. This programme is designed to develop the children's spatial awareness, coordination and control, basic motor skills and aiming, predicting and estimated skills. This programme is delivered locally in coordination with the Roscommon County Childcare Commitee to all the childcare servies in Roscommon.
The Buntús Programme is nationally coordinated by the Irish Sports Council and locally delivered through the Roscommon Sports Partnership.
Roscommon Sports Partnership works to help to develop all clubs throughout Roscommon. In order to help achieve this they can organise a number of training events for you club such as
1. Occuptional First Aid
2. Sports Injury First Aid
3. Lucozade Sport Modules
4. Code of Ethics Training
5. Children's Officer Training
5. Sports Capital Funding Workshops
If you think any of these courses would be helpful in devleoping your club or if you need more information please contact us on 090 6630853
Roscommon Sports Partnership devised a programme for the development of dance in the Athlone and Roscommon Town Region.
These where both 4-6 week programme that were held with 2 Community Groups from both regions, they undertake dance related tuition work on a community basis with the instructor in order to increase participation in dance among the community.
Aims of the Project
Aims
X To promote dance as a vibrant and enjoyable art form
X To encourage young people to become physically active.
X To positively promote dance among young people.
X To increase public knowledge and appreciation of dance
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