For more information or to find your nearest Team15 club visit www . rya . org . uk / programmes / rya-team15
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mentor and help with coaching . To encourage clubs and coaches to participate fully in the Team15 initiative , the coaching sessions are ‘ earned ’. For every club that attends one of the club development and event support training sessions , a day of coaching is given back in return . This system has been tried and tested and ensures that everyone involved is fully invested toward the common goals of Team15 .
From the moment Team15 was launched there has been tireless work behind the scenes to produce resources for the clubs involved , from video resources for coaches to leaflets and posters for the clubs .
Increasing sailing skills
There have been tools developed to help clubs pick the skills challenges they have within their clubs . The main point being the subjective nature of judging the skills . The Team15 programme discourages clubs to choose skills challenges based on a pass or fail basis . The reasoning behind this is that Team15 is about increasing sailing skills . With a pass of fail system it is not who performed a skill the best through a judges eyes , but whether you can complete the skill and carry on sailing to the next . It ’ s about developing and building upon confidence as well as sailing skill .
Ultimately , the plan and road ahead for Team15 is to build on the successful programme changes that have been implemented in recent years . The updated strategic investment in the programme has been seen to be developing the sailing numbers within the programme , which is the long term objective .
The Team15 initiative gives the building blocks for any club in the country that would like to offer windsurfing . Its aim for the immediate future is to further support clubs , coaches and encourage more clubs to participate in interclub competitions and with more sailors .
For more information or to find your nearest Team15 club visit www . rya . org . uk / programmes / rya-team15