STS COVID-19 Webinar Programme
Update (8 June)

STS COVID-19 Webinar Programme

To help members during this time of lock down, STS has scheduled a series of online webinars on areas of interest expressed by members through our education survey.

This Week’s Session

This week we are hosting a session called A Shooting Mindset - Shooting Psychology for Athletes and Coaches. This online session is aimed at all discipline and will be suitable for both athletes wanting to learn how to improve their mental strength, as well as coaches wanting to know more about using psychology as part of their coaching toolbox.

It is not often we can open up the entire membership to someone of Simon’s calibre so we plan to use the session to give you a glimpse into some of the exercises and processes he uses with athletes, as well as tapping into his experiences to answer your questions. If you haven’t booked on to this yet then get signed up now!

New Additions

STS can confirm that we have now added 2 new sessions to our programme:

Disability Inclusion Training (DIT) for Clubs and Coaches has been developed between Scottish Disability Sport and Scottish Target Shooting aimed at clubs and coaches interested in becoming involved in sport for people with a disability. The workshop provides a chance to consider what adjustments might need to be considered to improve how inclusive clubs and coaching sessions are, as well as discussing experiences so we can share good practice but also learn from experiences encountered by those on the course. Find out more and book on.

Communications Workshop: How Best to Positively Promote Your Club recognises that target shooting clubs are doing a lot of good work but the challenge is how can you effectively communicate this? If clubs can clearly and effectively communicate this then it can help with attracting new members as well as funding through funding applications as well as sponsors that may want to align with the good work you are doing. This workshop is designed to help club volunteers who may not have a lot of time and/or experience to explain what makes a good story and what is the best way to get it out there so we can support shooting clubs in improving their profile, as well as the profile of the sport as a whole. Find out more and book on.

About The Sessions

The programme has been designed to include a mix of sessions to appeal to shooters of every different discipline and every standard. Some will focus on specific disciplines and some may be more high performance related but it has been designed to provide something for everyone, responding to the requests received from members.

In general, most sessions will run on a Tuesday evening to allow people at work to still get involved. For the majority, the sessions will run from 6-7pm and will be free for all members to attend. Session may over run slightly but we will endeavour to finish on time.

Initial sessions will be quite broad but where there is clear demand and interest in a topic, we will look to provide more in depth dives on a future date.

The majority of the sessions will be hosted by STS and run in an informal manner with presentations and discussions on topics of interest, with the opportunities for you to ask questions. However some, such as the course on child protection, are officially recognised courses, hosted by external partners and on completion of the course those attending will receive certification to prove they have completed the course.

We have tried to make the programme as varied as possible but are always open to suggestions. If you would like to let us know your suggestions, please complete our education survey.

Sessions In the Programme

To date, the sessions confirmed in the programme so far include:

You can book on to any of these confirmed courses using the links provided.

Future Sessions

The above sessions are confirmed but we are also in conversations with colleagues in the shooting and sporting community about delivering online webinars to you on the follow topics:

first aid for shooting
session with British Shooting to speak to members about coach and athlete development
strength & conditioning for shooters in lock down
nutrition for shooters in lock down

If you have any suggestions for courses, you can let us know by completing our short online form.

How Can I Find Out More

STS will list everything in its COVID-19 Webinar Programme on its website under the events section where further details about each course will be provided. A link to all webinars in the programme will also appear on the front page of the STS website. On signing up to each event, members will be receive a confirmation email providing the necessary details for attending the session.

STS Events

How To Book

Booking on to each course is easy. Either use the links provided above or visit the events page on the STS website and go to the event in question. In the page that opens you will be presented with more details about the event, along with the booking form embedded in the page but also provided as a link if the page is not displaying properly for you. On booking on to the event, you will receive an email with the details for attending the session.

Need Help?

If you need help or have any questions about any of the sessions, please contact us at admin@scottishtargetshooting.co.uk.

STS COVID-19 Webinar Programme Update (8 June)