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Manchester Festival of Coaching 2024 in manchester

Welcome to Manchester, a city with unrivalled sporting history, reputation and landscape.

Supported by several strong pillars. Two premier league powerhouses. A historic sporting legacy. World class venues and facilities. Successful hosting of major sporting events, including the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Women’s EURO 2022 and Davis Cup. This is Manchester.

We’re proud that no other city, arguably in the world, understands the significance of sport and physical activity as a catalyst for change.

Manchester is a world-renowned city of firsts. Punching above its weight when it comes to innovation. A city that thrives on pushing boundaries.

As a ‘city of firsts’, we’re inviting YOU to the join us at the very first Manchester Festival of Coaching.

This June, Manchester becomes the epicentre of coaching – and you're invited to be at the heart of it all.

Whether you’re an established career coach looking to enhance your skills and build your network, or an enthusiastic volunteer trying to support your local community, this summer’s inaugural Manchester Festival of Coaching is your chance to supercharge your skills, network with like-minded individuals, and become part of a movement that's redefining coaching.


what is the manchester festival of coaching?

Citywide in scope, the Manchester Festival of Coaching takes place at venues across the city from Sunday June 23 - Saturday June 29.

Dive into a plethora of activities, events, and workshops, sharpen your skills with advice from industry titans and coaching innovators, and discover fresh approaches to inspire and motivate athletes.

This year’s themes are Inclusion, Neurodiversity, Adults and #PlayTheirWay, with an array of speakers and presenters from across the sport and physical activity sector.


what's on?

Elevate your coaching game at the Manchester Coaching Festival! This week-long extravaganza (June 23-29) ignites across a series of powerhouse events.

Check out the festival schedule below or view the Schedule poster here

But that's not all! The entire week explodes with a range of coaching activities and events, with new additions announced every week. Stay tuned and don't miss your chance to be a part of this transformative coaching experience!

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Click here to grab your passes before they're gone! Be a part of history in the making this summer.

For information about Passes and Tokens, see the tab below

BECKY TOPPING - MANCHESTER UNITED FOUNDATION

Becky topping has been announced as a speaker for the Women's Sport in Manchester Panel on 29 June at National Cycling Centre.

Ahead of the talk, we spoke with Becky to learn a little more about her:

What is your current role?

"I'm currently working the female development coordinator at Manchester United Foundation with a focus on community engagement and the centre manager for our Emerging Talent Centre.

Outside of my full-time role I also work for the FA as a Women & Girls mentor for the growth of intentional female coaches in the grassroots game across Greater Manchester". 

What is your experience?
"I have spent the last 8 ½ years working within community foundations with an overall focus of working in deprived communities and utilising the power of football to inspire and engage young people".

What do you hope to achieve through your work?
"My focus in my current role is to provide more opportunities to girls to play the game, create future female leaders, increase awareness, and challenge attitudes within the game". 

For this week-long event, we will be asking all attendees to purchase one of three cards in advance.

Each card will be loaded with a specific number of tokens that can be used against each event/session in the "paid for" part of the festival, with each being worth 1 token.
 
For example, if you attend the full day on the Sunday, this will use up 7/8 tokens. Whereas a single workshop on the Tuesday will be worth 1 token.
 
The three different cards, which can be bought via the BUY NOW button below are as follows:
 
Performance Director - Unlimited
Head Coach - 25 tokens
Assistant Coach - 10 tokens

Take a look at the options here

Sunday 10:00-16:30 (National Speedway Centre)
‘Lift off’, featuring Kirk Vallis, Phoebe Schecter and Sarah Green, with sessions including "Innovation and Creative Thinking", "Engaging and Embracing Diverse Cultures" and a practical Invasion Games masterclass.
 
Monday 10:00-12:00 (Moss Side Leisure Centre)
Disability Inclusion
 
Tuesday ALL DAY (Manchester Metropolitan Institute of Sport)
Workshops, including "Emotional Intelligence in Sport Coaching: How to Manage your own and others' emotions."
 
Wednesday 18:00-22:00 (The MIHP)
High Performance at the Manchester Festival of Coaching, featuring Paul Reddish, Phoebe Schecter, Tom Stanton and Tony Fretwell, with sessions including "What is an Elite Culture and How to Create it", "Talent Inclusion" and "Anti-Racism and Performance"
 
Thursday 10:00-16:00
Sport England System Partner Day
 
Friday 10:00-16:00 (Manchester Metropolitan University)
The Next Generation, featuring Coach Core, Access Sport, We Love Manchester and CIMSPA.
 
Saturday 10:00-16:30 (National Cycling Centre)
‘Touch Down’, featuring Rachel Taylor, Born Barikor and Becky Topping with sessions including "Women's Sport in Manchester", "Celebrating Neurodiversity" and "(Re)Engaging Adults".

For any enquiries or questions, please contact support@sportingpeople.co.uk

A member of our team will be in touch.

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