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Getting Started

 

 

Welcome to the getting started page. The information below is designed as a guide to getting you into coaching. It includes easy steps that you can take to develop your coaching skills and work towards your first coaching qualification.

 

In this section:

 

Gain Experience

 

Step into Sport

 

Sports Leaders UK Courses

 

Sports Specific Level 1 Qualifications

 

Equipment Loan Scheme

 

 

Gain Experience
 
A good way to start coaching is to gain some experience at your local club. Ask the lead coach if you can watch and help with some appropriate parts of the sessions. Ask the club for support to help you try coaching. Only work in the supervision of a qualified coach.
 

 

Step into Sport
 
View the Step into Sport pages by clicking Here

 

Sports Leaders UK Courses
 
Find out more about becoming a sports leader by clicking Here

 

If you would like to start volunteering in a club there is more information to be found in the Berkshire Sport volunteers pages. You can get to these pages by clicking on the link Here

 

Sports Specific Level 1 Qualification
 
If you feel that you are capable of taking the level 1 coaching qualification for your chosen sport then you can contact your local National Governing Body (NGB) officer for details of the next course. Details for many of the coaching courses and NGB officers can be found in the Berkshire Sport courses pages by clicking Here and selecting the sport that interests you. 


 

 
A FREE Berkshire wide Equipment Loan Scheme is to be offered to partners and external organisations. The equipment will be loaned from the Berkshire Sport Support Team for a period of up to six weeks, free of charge to make session more inclusive and allow high quality coaching and imporved learning of participants.
 
Click Here to look at what is available.
 
To borrow equipment you will need to complete a booking form and return it to the Berkshire Sport office before the equipment can be loaned out. Please Click Here for a booking form.
Click Here for Terms & Conditions of Loan.



For more information about getting started please contact Berkshire Sport:

 

Tel: 0118 3766135

Email: berkshiresport@reading.gov.uk

 

 

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