Hi there,
My name is Susie Stinton.
I am an experienced PE teacher, having been head of department in Staffordshire schools for 10 years. I have two small children of my own, and I have seen the physical and social benefits that early participation in sport has for children and how limiting a lack of sport at a young age can be.
I believe that every child can enjoy sport and it’s up to adults to give children the opportunity to learn, try different things, make mistakes and achieve success in a safe and encouraging environment.
I have developed a coaching programme that introduces children to seven different sports (badminton, basketball, cricket, football, tennis, hockey and rugby). I believe it is really important to introduce children to as many different sports as possible, so they can discover for themselves what they enjoy and where their talents are. In the ICanPlaySport programme we coach each sport for 6 weeks at a time. This gives children time to develop skills and understanding and then be ready to try something different.
I believe that it’s important for children to learn physical skills but there is so much more to sport and ICanPlaySport than that. We actively encourage the children to talk to each other, play together in teams and become friends. We help them to learn how to win and lose graciously. We’ll help to give your child a life-long love of being physically active.
I look forward to welcoming you and your child to ICanPlaySport.