British Roller Sports Federation (BRSF), The National Governing Body for Roller Sports in the United Kingdom.

From: Southport YMCA

Sunday, 3 June 2007

SOUTHPORT

SOUTHPORT YMCA
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE BRSF & SPORTS COACH UK
Level 2 Coaching Certificate for Generic Roller Skating
Various Dates in July 2007

Theory Element
This comprises of the Sports Coach UK “Coaching Essentials” workshops to fall in line with the new National Coaching Certificate.

Coaching theory is generic and these modules are suitable for anyone wanting to coach any sport.

Where & When
The theory elements take place at Studio One, Southport YMCA, 81 Houghton Street, Southport, PR9 0PR on
Saturday 21st July 2007 from 9am~4.30pm & Monday 23rd from 17.30~21.00pm.

Practical Element
The practical element takes the form of a number of practical workshops and includes how to teach the first four grades of the BRSF Basic Skills Scheme “Skate Smart”.

Where & When
Practical takes place in Studio One and the YMCA Sports Hall Southport YMCA, 81 Houghton Street, Southport, PR9 0PR on Saturday 28th July & Sunday 29th July 2007 from 9am~4.30pm on both days.

The BRSF Level 2 Coaching Qualification is appropriate for teaching young people to skate in schools and leisure centres and is becoming the standard qualification required by an increasing number of Education Authorities and Local Authority Leisure Service Departments across the UK.

This project was made possible through part funding by the European Social Fund in partnership with Southport College, and by grant aid from the Big Lottery Fund.

The development of Inline Skating at Southport YMCA was made possible by Sport England as part of the Active England Project

For full information connect to the flyer

From: International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS)

Tuesday, 8 May 2007

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION of ROLLER SPORTS
President's Newsletter, May 2007

Dear friends in sport,

Back from Beijing, host city of SPORTACCORD 2007, it is now time to draw a few important guidelines for the next months. First of all, after all the meetings and personal discussions with IOC Members and top world sports managers, I am reasonably more confident about the growing attention arising towards roller sports.

The whole world of sports, starting from the IOC Headquarters, cannot deny the continuous match with time and new technologies, and the hints coming from the world of finance and sponsors keep suggesting to open up to new sports closer to the taste of young people.

I have spent the last 20 years of my life, from the very beginning of my career as international roller sports manager, showing everyone the attractiveness and the huge, massive practice of all forms of roller sports all over the world.

To read the complete newsletter please connect to the International Federation of Roller Sports website

Left to right:
René Fasel, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation;
Sabatino Aracu, FIRS President;
Roberto Marotta, FIRS Secretary General and CIC President.
(©Rollersports.org)

From International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS) website

Monday, 30 April 2007

News from Federation International de Roller Sports Website

Talks between FIRS & IIHF in connection with Inline Roller Hockey

On 24 April 2007 a story was posted on the FIRS website concerning discussions that took place between officers of the International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS) and officers of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) concerning future co-operation between the two organisations in connection with inline roller hockey.
To read the full story on the FIRS website click here.

Roller Sports and the Olympic Games ~ discussions re-opened

On 27 April 2007 a story was posted on the FIRS website detailing discussions concerning the possible inclusion of roller sports in the Olympic Games program.
To read the full story on the FIRS website click here.

	Sunday, 29 April 2007
A NEW SKATING MAGAZINE ISSUE 1 NOW AVAILABLE FROM Roller Venues, Roller Clubs & Roller Retail Outlets or by mail order This magazine is not available from Newsagents or Stationers Connect to http://www.skatemagazine.co.uk for more details

From: Birmingham Wheels Roller Speed Club

Thursday, 26 April 2007

BIRMINGHAM WHEELS ROLLER SPEED CLUB

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Federation of Inline Speed Skating
&
British Roller Sports Federation

Level 2 Coaching Certificate
for Generic Roller Skating

Kings Norton High School, Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham

Practical Elements: Saturday 12 May, repeated Sunday 13 May 2007

Theory Elements: Saturday 26 May, repeated Sunday 27 May 2007

Theory Element
This comprises of the Sports Coach UK “Coaching Essentials” workshops to fall in line with the new National Coaching Certificate.

Practical Element
The BRSF Level 2 Coaching Course, practical element is applicable to all disciplines of roller skating and to both inline and quad skates, it takes the form of a number of practical workshops and includes how to teach the first four grades of the BRSF Basic Skills Scheme "Skate Smart".

The BRSF Level 2 Coaching Qualification is appropriate for teaching young people to skate in schools and leisure centres and is becoming the standard qualification required by an increasing number of local authority education departments and local authority Leisure Services Departments across the UK.

To read the full details of this Coaching Course click here.

From: Southport YMCA

Monday, 23 April 2007

NORTH REGION INLINE MARATHON

PRESTON SPORTS ARENA

Sunday, 3rd June 2007

Southport YMCA and the Federation of Inline Speed Skating
are pleased to announce details of the
2nd NORTH REGION INLINE MARATHON
incorporating the
BRITISH INLINE MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Following the success of last years inaugural event it has been announced
that this years event is being held on Sunday, 3rd June at the Preston Sports Arena

To read more about this event please connect to our Speed Skating page

From: Rolschaatsclub, Heverlee, Belgium

Friday, 20th April 2007

ROLSCHAATSCLUB HEVERLEE

42nd BELGIAN CHAMPIONSHIP MARATHON

Bank Holiday, Monday 8th May 2007

The Haverlee Roller Sports Club are pleased to announce that the
42nd Belgian Championship Marathon
will be run on Monday 28th May 2007

The weekend will commence at 14.00 on Sunday 27th May with a series of races for
'Minimen' (1998~2000), 'Pupillen' (1996~1997),
'Kadetten' (1994~1995) & 'Scholieren' (1992~1993)

To read more about this item connect to our speed skating page

From: Federation Inline Speed Skating

Saturday, 24 March 2007

ROLLING INTO SCHOOL

South Woodham Rollerspeed
& Roller Skating Club

Successful Awards for All Grant Application

South Woodham Rollerspeed and Roller Skating Club have been successful in achieving an Awards for All Grant for £9,500 from the National Lottery to help them develop the sport of Roller Skating (inline skates and traditional skates) and promote their club.

To read the full story click here

From: Federation of Inline Speed Skating

Saturday, 3 March 2007

FISS
The Federation of Inline Speed Skating

NATIONAL INDOOR SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

CASTLE SPORTS COMPLEX, SPALDING

SUNDAY, 25th MARCH 2007

The Federation of Inline Speed Skating
has issued an open invitation to all roller sports supporters
to come to the Castle Sports Centre at Spalding, Lincolnshire
on Sunday 25 March 2007
to see some of the fastest roller skaters in the country racing.

To read the full story click here

From: YMCA, Southport

Tuesday, 6 February 2007

SOUTHPORT

Southport YMCA has successfully obtained £117,950
from The Big Lottery Young Peoples’ Fund
for The Bridge Project.

Project Outline

The bridge project focuses upon the community cohesion between young people who love to skate and the older person population in Southport, Merseyside. To work with young skaters to form a self governing Multi-Roller sports hub including hockey, speed, freestyle, acrobatic, half pipe and skateboard disciplines that could be replicated in other regions.

To read the rest of this story on our website click here

Job Vacancies - Southport YMCA

Health & Fitness Manager
Click here to download a Job prospectus
and application form for this vacancy (607kb)

Roller Sports Development Officer
Click here to download a Job prospectus
and application form for this vacancy (49Kb)

From: British Roller Sports Federation

Tuesday, 6 February 2007

2006 Coaching Report

Presented to the 2007 Annual General Meeting

2006 has been a period of continued and significant development for the generic coaching program within the British Roller Sports Federation, this has justified the inclusion of Skate Smart at level two, the level one, Community Sports Leaders Award (CLSA) 'bolt on' and teachers certificate courses as the correct vehicles for grassroots development of the sport within schools, colleges, leisure centres and other non specialist roller skating settings.

These are proving to be the main recruiting grounds for mass participation and the growth of roller skating (a requirement of all funding bodies for any significant financial input) and the growth of individual skating disciplines which can only happen in any meaningful way if a stable base is provided at grass roots level from which the individual disciplines can develop.

To read the full report on our website click here

From: Federation of Inline Speed Skating

Wednesday, 17 January 2007

LEON FRANCIS GOODCHILD
1923 - 2007

This week has been as sad week for roller speed skating in Great Britain. One of it's greatest unsung heroes passed away peacefully at his home in Birmingham after a long fought battle with illness.

Leon Francis Goodchild was born in London on 22^nd February 1923. However, in his teens he travelled to Birmingham and for the next 70 years has made it his home.

Leon had always been keen on keeping fit and sport in general, and looked towards roller speed skating as his "chosen" activity. The outbreak of World War II put on hold any plans Leon had of achieving early successes. Soon after the war roller skating saw one of it’s biggest boom periods. It seemed that a new roller rink was opening up nearly every week, and Leon once more took to his roller skates.

To read the complete story about this superb ambassador of speed skating please click here

From: British Roller Sports Federation

Sunday, 14 January 2007

BRITISH ROLLER SPORTS FEDERATION

Sports Medicine ~ Anti Doping Policy

MISSION STATEMENT
All roller sport disciplines affiliated to the
British Roller Sports Federation
have adopted the Sports Medicine Protocol - Anti Doping Policy
currently set in place by the
International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS).

APPLICATION
The above mentioned Sports Medicine Protocol - Anti Doping Policy
of the International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS)
affects all GB Team Members of all roller disciplines
from the time they are selected
and applies to all events organised by, or sanctioned by the
International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS),
any Continental Governing Body, such as the
Confederation of European Roller Skating (CERS), and any
individual countries' National Governing Body for roller sports.

For the information of skaters of all disciplines,
team coaches, team managers and parents, to provide clarity and to remove doubt,
a number of documents, including background papers and frequently asked questions
which are available from the
International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS) Sports Medicine Commission and the
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
have been identified on our newly introduced Sports Medicine page
with links to enable their downloading and retention
by everyone with an interest in the welfare of roller sports.
Click here to reach our Sports Medicine Page

From Puckstop, Sheffield

Monday, 8 January 2007

PUCKSTOP, SHEFFIELD

Theft of property

Saturday, 6th January 2007

Puckstop, Sheffield are offering a £500 reward to anyone
who provides information which leads to a successful prosecution
of the person or persons responsible for the theft of goods from their shop on
Saturday 6th January.

We would ask all hockey players (ice and inline) to be extremely wary of purchasing any
new equipment which appears to be sold at an unbelievably low price or not from a main supplier.

We do not need to remind you that purchasing stolen goods, even in good faith,
maybe considered by the police as a crime.

The majority of the goods stolen include:-
Long Pants, Hockey Shirts, CCM clothing, TPS clothing, Bauer Clothing.
Some Bauer, CCM, Tour and Nike Inline skates, and some Bauer Ice Skates

If you have an information regarding the theft please contact
Richard Day at Puckstop on 01142 443 005 or
Sheffield Police on 01142 202 020

From: YMCA Southport

Wednesday, 3 January 2007

Southport

Southport YMCA

Level One, Practical Coaching Course

Saturday & Sunday, 24th & 25 February 2007

Southport YMCA In partnership with
British Roller Sports Federation and
Sports Leaders UK, Community Sport Leaders Award

Are offering a Level One, Practical Coaching module for those coaches who are using
"Accreditation for Prior Learning" (APL) as a path to obtaining
Sports Coach qualifications recognised by Sports Leaders UK.

This Level One, Practical Coaching module is being offered at Southport YMCA Sports Hall (map)
on Saturday & Sunday, 24th & 25 February 2007
starting at 09.00 and finishing about 16.30 on both days.

To read more about this training opportunity jump to our Coaching Page

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