Learning your coaching craft comes in a variety of formats. There are Sports Coaching Degrees, sports-specific coaching courses (e.g. football) and generic sports courses (e.g. Equity in your Coaching), as well as other methods of learning.

Leadership Into Coaching Information (NGB Specific)

Coach Education
Learning your coaching craft comes in a variety of formats. There are Sports Coaching Degrees, sports-specific coaching courses (e.g. football) and generic sports courses (e.g. Equity in your Coaching), as well as other methods of learning.

To find out further information on NGB courses please  Click Here

To register on to a generic sports course please click here   It is recommended by many that coaches, as a minimum, attend the following courses:

• Emergency First Aid
• Safeguarding and Protecting Children
• Equity in your Coaching
• Coaching Disabled Performers

Sports coaching degrees vary and further information can be found by clicking here

Peer support
There is a great deal to be learnt from other coaches either through shadowing or mentoring. Asking your local club’s coach if you can assist or shadow their work is a good way of getting started in coaching.

Safeguarding your own future
As a coach you will be a role model and someone in a position of responsibility. Whether you are working with children or adults you need to take this responsibility seriously, ensuring you are up to date with your Safeguarding and Protecting Children certificate and latest information is a good place to start. Contact your NGB for further information regarding Safeguarding issues, or search through the Safeguarding pages of our website.

Berkshire Sport offers Safeguarding and Protecting Children courses that are heavily subsidised. Details of all courses that Berkshire Sport run can be found here.

Remember that it is likely you will be asked to complete a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check. Although completing a CRB form may be onerous it is essential to protect the vulnerable adults/children you are working with as well as yourself. To find out further information regarding CRB checks please click here

Insurance
Cover yourself by getting insurance, don’t rely on your club getting insurance for you or on their public liability insurance as this will not cover you for many issues. Your NGB may offer insurance as a separate entity, or as part of their courses or coaching licenses. If your NGB does not offer insurance you are able to get insurance through sportscoach UK. Click Here to transfer to the Sportscoach UK website

Coaching Opportunities
Your local sports club would be able to support you in providing coaching experience, usually assisting the head coach in their sessions. Local Authorities, NGB’s and schools may also have coaching opportunities, please use the contacts pages on our website for further information.

For information on National Coaching Initiatives may also help. Click Here  for further information.

The Berkshire Sport Jobs section may also contain adverts for coaching jobs in the county. You can access the Jobs section by clicking here