Geoff MaltbySports Development Manager – Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport

Self-review of your Level 3 event

How the Leicester-Shire & Rutland Local Organising Committee (LOC) used the ‘Quality Standards’ to create an effective LOC and deliver a high quality School Games Programme.

Examples, case studies, sharing best practice

NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL!

• Overview of the LRS LOC• Case study – Quality of competition• Case study – Quality of the event• Case study – Sports programme• Case study – Truly competitive sport

Overview of the LRS LOC

• Full and varied representation based on local structures• Links to all other county forums / groups• ‘Identified’ and ‘selected’ individual members• Active roles and full commitment from membership• ‘Advocates’ and ‘influencers’ • Check & challenge / shared decision making• Commitment / influence of Chair is key!

Share your current LOC structures…

Case study – Quality of competition

Creating a meaningful competition experience when holding winter and summer School Games Festivals…

• Is there a need for a Winter Festival?• Seasonality / pathways – ‘Super Series Finals’• Future planning?• Early consultation / appropriateness

• Competition calendars / variety of sports?• National priorities + local priorities

• Consultation / considerations?• Retaining & building on current successful structures• Full consultation / continuing to improve the offer

Share your ‘offer’ & any changes / improvements from year 1…

Case study – Quality of the event

Inclusion of oaths relating to the Spirit of the Games values within the opening ceremony…

• Are the values placed at the heart of the School Games?• Embedded and valued alongside success

• What processes are in place to reflect the values?• Promoted throughout and values awards in place

• Cultural group to develop the ceremonies?• Not a sub-group, but a key agenda item throughout

• Engagement with external partners?• Yes! 2012 Legacy, dance, music, media

Share your best practice around the School Games Values…

Case study – Sports programme

Sports and age groups selected with full reference to schools in the locality…

• Ensuring NGB formats are followed at all levels?• Yes! Fully! Partner commitment

• Appropriate local selection of minimum criteria sports?• Consultation / joint planning / building on past success

• Consulting with schools to meet local need?• Thorough consultation, past success, what currently works,

national priorities & local priorities identified hand-in-hand

Share your planning / selection of sports formats & any issues…

DISCUSS…..

Case study – Truly competitive sport

SGOs actively promote & play a role in the development of the School Games Festival to raise its status in schools as an event to aspire to…

• Working with SGOs to raise its status?• Regular consistent M&C, pinnacle events, high quality, added value

• Working with SGOs to market & promote to media?• Consistent M&C templates, partnership with local media company

• Recognition of qualifying teams before & after Level 3 events?• Post event press releases, results, photos, videos, medals table, school

assembly's. Work to be done locally by SGOs pre-event• Engagement with parents & wider community to raise awareness?

• ‘Super Series Events’ after school, parents / spectators encouraged, qualifying letter template for parents used by SGOs

Share your best practice around raising the status of your School Games…

DISCUSS…..

Summary…

• Not one size fits all!• National priorities meets local need• Working collaboratively with all key partners• Shared commitment / roles for successful delivery• Sharing examples of best practice is key