Level
1
Level 1 assistant coach award
About the course:
The level 1 course is interactive and involves discussion, presentations
and most importantly practical coaching experiences throughout all three
disciplines.
The course is designed as an introduction to triathlon coaching, and covers
basic swimming, cycling and running techniques and equipment.
T he level 1 coaching role has been defined as:
assist more qualified coaches, delivering aspects of coaching sessions,
normally under direct supervision
Course duration and cost
3 days spread over 2 weekends, is usually separated by 2 weeks. Each day
usually lasts from 9am - 5pm, however this can be dependant on facility
hire.
Course fees: £195.00
Course content
- Introduction
to sports coaching
- Good
practice in coaching
- Working
with children
- Coaching
basic swimming technique
- Coaching
basic running technique
- Coaching
basic cycling technique
- Preparing
to deliver coaching session
- Session
delivery through the Template Based Coaching System
- Evaluating
your coaching
Methods of assessment
The course is competence based and assessment comprises of informal during
each module and in the swim bike and run practicals. A formal assessment
will be conducted on day 3, where each coach will be required to deliver
a 10 minute coaching session, based on the template coaching cards, with
5 minutes of questions after. Assuming the coach displays a level of competence
in line with the assessment criteria, they will be qualified as level
1 assistant coaches.
Minimum age - 16 years of age
Pre-requisites - British Triathlon current full membership
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