Eilish Ward Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Through partnership between Youth Sport Trust, Lidl and their wider partnership with the LGFA, I am supporting Ladies Gaelic Football working on the #SeriousSupport programme. Successfully piloted in the Autumn of 2018 the programme aims to reduce the drop-off rate in sport participation amongst girls 11-14. As an Athlete Mentor, I visit schools, sharing.

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Providing leadership and influence in the areas of club development, coach education & participation based programmes and advocating for the quality of athletics experience for all participants through an Athlete-First, System-Led and Performance-Driven philosophy. Working with clubs to assist them to improve the quality of athletics provision and to.

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Promote, develop & deliver a programme of courses in the Sports curriculum appropriate to the educational and training needs of the area and ensure its effective and efficient delivery focusing on sports performance, development & coaching.- Teach a range of subjects at various levels within the relevant subject/programme area including sports development.

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Appointed independent director on the board of Archery NI, the national governing body for the sport of archery across Northern Ireland, with an overview of membership, safeguarding and development of the sport both strategically and operationally.As part of this role, I am a member of the Inclusion committee striving to create a diverse and inclusive.

United Kingdom

Providing business support and guidance to gymnastics clubs across the UK:- Supporting clubs to increase their business sustainability, longevity and increase participation capacity opportunities through the innovative design, creation and implementation of various learning tools and resources.- Proactively create and design business support guidance.

Northern Ireland

Developing sustainable gymnastics participation across various stakeholders throughout Northern Ireland:- Increasing sustainable gymnastics participation across both the core group i.e. 5-12 year olds, and other target groups e.g. people in areas of high social need, people with disabilities, across clubs and other partners in Northern Ireland.- Provide.

Belfast, United Kingdom

Guest speaker in areas of sports development covering topics including:- creating sustainable participation within sport.- the importance of business planning & development within clubs.- the role of retention within sports participation.

Belfast, United Kingdom

The recipient of one of ten scholarships designing to provide role models to children/young people through volunteer work with Ulster Sports Outreach in the Greater Belfast area:- Working on three separate sports outreach programmes in areas of social deprivation.- Coaching children aged from 8-12 in areas of physical literary and social engagement on.

Professional Doctorate, Elite Performance (Sport)

The programme explores the professional working context by supporting the development of evidence-based solutions to ‘real world’.

Master’S Degree, Sports Development & Coaching, Second Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Ladies Gaelic Football TeamThe MSc in Sports Development and Coaching allows me to combine my passion for sport.

Bachelor’S Degree, English & Sociological And Political Studies, Second Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Ladies Gaelic Football (Captain and Chairperson), Soccer.Provided the basis for knowledge of the barriers and.

Jim Madden Leadership Programme (Gpa/Wgpa), Urban Education And Leadership

A bespoke, one-year blended learning Leadership Course which is delivered by the Gaelic Players Association in conjunction with.

Professional Diploma, Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Distinction

The Professional Diploma supports the evaluation and appraisal the strategic approaches utilised by organisations, whatever their size or.