The cancellation of the camp is regrettable as we have been getting great support from not only the Hampshire area but from the BJA Southern area too. Sadly, the camp shan’t go ahead but the Academy itself is in a better position than before. The camp has helped raise the profile of the Academy project and people are now beginning to be aware of how we are building a pathway for young athletes to follow from club to elite performer.

We shall continue to work on the project and would ask that you stay tuned to this site and our Facebook group; we shall be updating with news of our plans soon!

On behalf of the Team,

Lance

Hampshire Judo Academy Development Camp 2009 Logo

The winter camp for the Hampshire Judo Academy is progressing well, we now have registration forms and a brochure online.

• 2009 Winter Camp Registration Form
• 2009 Winter Camp Brochure

We will also be in attendance at the Hampshire Split grade tournament (October 25th) to promote the camp.

The camp designed to introduce young Judo players to the pathway from recreational club players to elite performer.
The academy project is designed to educate and prepare the young Judo athlete, so that when they reach the appropriate age to move onto a higher level, they can do so.

The weekend camp will cost £80.00 and includes accommodation, meals and lots of Judo and other activities.
Judo coaches are being organised now and will include both Hampshire based and coaches from outside of the county. We also have planned to have a Tai Chi instructor, Sports Psychologist, Judo Referee(s), and other specialist deliver sessions that will inform players to the aspects of performance that are not just about being able to throw!

Spaces will be limited to approximately 25 players, so please contact us early.
Coaches are invited to attend also, this academy project is designed to help Hampshire Judo, so engagement with the entire Hampshire Judo Community is what we would like to achieve. Please contact  us for more details and to provisionally book places on the camp.

We have setup an event on FaceBook, ( CLICK HERE ) where you can follow progress and also indicate if you would like to attend. It is linked to our FaceBook page too ( CLICK HERE ).

As we get closer to the event we shall post more on this site and contact people via email and letters.

just a quick post to say that despite appearances on the site, we are actually progressing really well behind the scenes.

The schools Judo side of the project is proceeding the most quickly and easily. We have some classes setup for the new term already and potential for more. It is soon reaching the point where we shall need more coaches, which is great. The community sports club projects are moving along nicely, with a club looking to be started in Bishopstoke in a month or two, all things being equal.

The academy programme itself is the slowest moving, which is to be expected. The aim is now to launch with a development camp, we shall be writing to all the clubs and coaches and referees etc asking them to identify talented young Judo players at secondary school age. We will then send invites to these players specifically along with invites to their coaches. We shall also invite all the other clubs and players; but depending on venue and interest we may/will limit attendance to those identified as talent.

The aim of the camp will be to get to know the players and their coaches. We need to understand what the players and coaches are like as people and also we want to test them a little to see how they handle themselves in a camp situation. There are lots of clues to be picked up about a player by putting them into a camp situation and seeing if they thrive or dislike it; or both.

We will probably not be launching the camp until after the September 2009 Hampshire Judo Association Committee meeting and will need 2-3 months of preparation time, so as you can see the Academy Camp is still quite a way away.

But the ball is rolling and awareness of the project grows with it.

Lance

We would appreciate any assistance introducing Judo into your local school. Please do contact us if you think you can help.

The Academy is in the preliminary phase of development, we are planning how we shall deliver Judo within schools, through community sports clubs and also through an “academy programme”. the “academy programme” is our programme to prepare young athletes to enter serious training within the British Judo Association or University performance programmes. We also wish to provide pathways for refereeing, coaching and other roles within the Judo and wider sporting community; for example Strength and Conditioning, Medical or Sport Science support.

Our plan is three phased, starting with the schools programme; feeding into the community sports clubs and from the clubs into the academy programme.

We will be posting our progress via this website and will endeavor to share our progress openly with interested parties.