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Coach Education

Want to become a coach?
Upcoming Courses
Already coaching?
UKCC
Funding
Coaching Links



Want to become a coach?

It couldn't be easier. For the Leaders Award (aimed at U16's) and Level 1 Coach no prior experience is necessary. Check out when the next course is and book yourself on.

- Sources of funding for your course
- Coaching pathway
- Further recommended courses

Remember: If you want to work with children you must have your CRB check completed first. Click here for further BasketballWales advice


Upcoming Courses:

Leaders Course Fri 30th October 2009, RCT
Contact: Bethan Rowlands BethanR@urdd.org for more information


Upcoming SportsCoachUK courses and similar coach development opportunities can be found via www.coachingwales.com

Also check out England Basketball courses this is the same qualification as in Wales. Dates or venue may suit you.

There will be no more 'old style' coaching courses run. New courses will be UKCC only. We are in a period on transition and dates for UKCC courses will follow shortly.

Enquiries: Coaching@basketballwales.com


Already Coaching?


If you are already a qualified coach, alongside ensuring you renew your coaching qualification every few years (see UKCC info below), you should also be looking to develop your skills and further your knowledge (Continuous Professional Development, CPD). One of the easiest and best ways to do this is through SportsCoachUK. Contact your local sports development unit for more details.

NOTE: Qualifications will soon be changing to UKCC qualifications.

Introduction to UKCC pdf
What does the UKCC mean to new & existing coaches, & what will it achieve?

From the Sports Council for Wales:
The 'UK Coaching Certificate' - what is it all about?

In the past each governing body for sport had developed their own unique coaching qualification structure which has resulted in a lack of harmonisation between sports throughout the UK and often between Wales and other Home Countries. The UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) is an initiative to endorse coach education programmes across 31 sports within the UK. Whilst each sport will continue to have unique sports specific element, there are many elements of a coaching qualification that are similar across all sports, and therefore it is hoped that this concept can be used to adopt a standard approach to qualifications which will be endorsed and quality assured.

To a coach this will mean:

• Any qualification you undertake will be recognised anywhere in the UK

You can transfer your qualifications across to other sports more easily, and it will be transferable across the Home Countries
• The training provision will be quality assured

• There will be a quality assured administration and management structure in place

This will hopefully lead to a more professional and effective coach education system! The 31 selected sports are currently undergoing the process of re-aligning their existing coach education qualifications to the new standards. Each sport is at a different stage in this process.



Continuous Professional Development Opportunties: (for all levels)


NBA Coaches Evening, Monday 5th October 2009 at The O2 Arena. More

BasketballWales and British Basketball recommends the e-version newsletter 'Hard 2 Guard' for coach and player developement information and advice. To subscribe, email hard2guardinc@yahoo.com with "Subscribe" in the Subject.



Health & Safety Update regarding Physical Contact when coaching
by Glen Beaumont - afPE Health & Safety Officer

Physical Contact:

We are grateful to Stuart Allison, Senior Schools Improvement Consultant, CfBT Educational Trust, Lincolnshire for raising the issue of staff physically supporting or guiding the movement of pupils with the purpose of assisting learning, providing additional control and developing skilled action.

This has long constituted common and approved practice and is generally associated with gymnastics, although a number of other activities also employ 'contact' procedures e.g. 'steering' a pupil through a backhand in tennis or cover drive in cricket.

The following recommendations are designed to be helpful in avoiding unnecessary and unmerited misinterpretation of physical intervention teaching strategies:
* Explain clearly to pupils the purpose behind any physical contact and how it contributes to improving their performance and safety
* Provide opportunities for pupils to discuss any reservations and, if necessary, decline such assistance
* Adhere to 'official' (e.g. NGB) technical guidance and approved practice
* In a mixed teaching or coaching setting, ensure that staff of both genders are present - avoid physical contact in one-to-one situations
* Communicate your policy on physical support/guidance to parents and carers and make provision for any dissent



Recommended Further Qualifications:

Good Practice and Child Protection (contact your local council or scuk)

Emergency First Aid (contact your local council or scuk)

Coaching Young Performers (contact your local council or scuk)

Criminal Records Bureau Check (contact your local council or www.crb.gov.uk)

Referee Award (contact Director of Officials haydnmjones@ntlworld.com)

Table Official Award (contact co-ordinator Jan Griffiths janet.griffiths@btinternet.com)


Funding for Courses

Community Chest (up to £1000)
This is a Sports Council for Wales (SCW) National Lottery funded scheme which is designed to make a difference to sport locally. The primary purpose of the SPORTLOT Community Chest is to encourage and support good projects which will create new or improved sports activities and opportunities that are additional to what is already in place and would not be able to happen without a grant. This means that a sports club can apply for funding towards coach education courses for it coaches/volunteers. Coach education is a high priority of this grant scheme.

Who is eligible?
Organisations can apply, provided they have a bank or building society account in the name of the organisation. This means that the sports club will need to apply on behalf of the coaches within a club

How to apply?
The application forms can be be downloaded from the link below
Take me to the Sports Council for Wales site and downloadable form.



Coaching Links
NOTE: BasketballWales is not responsible for the content or views expressed within these websites.

Basketball specific:

British Coaches Association - www.bcauk.com

England Basketball Coaching Resources

FIBA - International Basketball Association http://www.fibaeurope.com/


Generic Coaching:

Sports Council for Wales - www.coachingwales.com

SportscoachUK - http://www.sportscoachuk.org/home.htm


Basketball Coaching Websites:

http://www.coachlikeapro.com/

http://www.degerstrom.com/basketball/drills/

http://www.jes-basketball.com/animated/drills.html (animated!)

http://www.basketball-drills-and-plays.com/basketball-drills.html

http://www.winningdrills.com

(NOTE: BasketballWales is not responsible for the content or views expressed within these websites.)