Stoolball England offers free stoolball coaching for schools whenever we can get funding to do it. Sessions can be during lesson time, lunch time or after school, and will typically lead to an all-day stoolball festival between the schools we’re coaching.
Our capacity to provide coaching is limited by the availability of grant funding, and by the number of volunteers we have to go into schools. We’re keen to expand the scheme, so please contact us if:
- you’d like us to come to your school – we’ll try to organise something for you, either coaching or other help to get you playing stoolball
- you’d like to volunteer to coach stoolball – we’ll give you all the training you need in coaching and first aid, and ensure you get all the necessary checks for working with children
- you offer a coaching service for stoolball – when we don’t have the capacity ourselves, we’ll be happy to promote your service to schools.
Coaching in 2013
- Forest Boys School in Horsham as part of a GCSE project
Coaching in 2012
In 2012 we ran clubs or coaching courses at:
- Shelley Primary School, Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex
- Slinfold Primary School, West Sussex
- Southwater School, West Sussex
- St Mary’s School, Horsham, West Sussex
- Warnham Primary School, West Sussex
Coaching in 2011
In 2011 we ran clubs or coaching courses at:
- Meath Green Junior School, Surrey
- Yattendon School, Horley, Surrey
- Salfords School, Redhill,, Surrey
- Southwater School, West Sussex
- St Mary’s School, Horsham, West Sussex
- All Saints’ School, Horsham, West Sussex
- Shelley Primary School, Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School, East Sussex
- Burnt Oak Primary School, East Sussex
We also ran taster sessions at:
- Warnham Primary School, West Sussex
- Slinfold Primary School, West Sussex
- Harlands Primary School, Uckfield, East Sussex
Coaching in 2010
In 2010 we ran our largest schools coaching programme so far:
- Village schools in Horsham and surrounding districts at Warnham, Wisborough Green, Rudgwick, Broadbridge Heath, Southwater, All Saint’s Horsham, St Mary’s Horsham, Slinfold and Itchingfield. The programme concluded with a Stoolball Festival at Horsham Cricket Club on 14 July.
- Secondary schools in Crawley. A 10 week coaching programme was organised at Hazelwick and Oriel schools, resulting in both schools successfully taking part in the Sussex Schools Stoolball Championships.
- Primary school coaching initiative organised by Inspire Leisure, Littlehampton at St Mary’s School, Clymping; Flora McDonald School, Littlehampton; St. Wilfreds School, Angmering; Ferring Primary School and Georgian Gardens School, Rustington. Qualified coaches were provided by Angmering Stoolball Club.
Coaching in 2009
In 2009 Stoolball England first coaching programme in six Horsham schools was a considerable success with a total of 517 children, from Year 4 (66), Year 5 (294) and Year 6 (157) taking part. The culmination of this programme was a highly successful festival held at Horsham Cricket Ground where 16 teams playing in 4 groups took part.
