Courses for Coaches, Volunteers and Teachers
Courses marked with an * are all generally required for the achievement of Clubmark Accreditation or for Coaching Qualifications. Contact your NGB for confirmation.
* Appointed Persons First Aid in Sport
(practically based)
This 6 hour course will provide you with a HSE approved certificate and essential knowledge for dealing with incidents including control of bleeding, resuscitation, fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains and the contents of a 1st Aid box.
Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th July - Hightown Sports and Arts Centre, Luton. 19.00-22.00 (attendance required on both nights)
Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th September – Biddenham Upper School, Bedford. 19.00-22.00 (attendance required on both nights)
Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th October – The Learning Warehouse, Leighton Buzzard. 19.00-22.00 (attendance required on both nights)
Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th November The Rufus Centre, Flitwick. 19.00-22.00 (attendance required on both nights)
Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd December – The Paula Radcliffe Centre, Sharnbrook Upper School, Sharnbrook. 19.00-22.00 (attendance required on both nights)
* Equity in your Coaching
This workshop will help you ensure that all sessions are fair, open and accessible to everyone who wants to participate.
Thursday 18th September - The Rufus Centre, Flitwick. 19.00-22.00
Tuesday 25th November - The Learning Warehouse, Leighton Buzzard. 19.00-22.00
* Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Protect yourself and the young people you are working with by understanding and following good practice. Also learn about how to handle situations if you have concerns. This course is highly recommend for anyone who is in contact with children or young people in a sport setting.
Thursday 10th July - The Rufus Centre, Flitwick. 19.00-22.00
Monday 15th September - Hightown Sports and Arts Centre, Luton. 19.00-22.00
Tuesday 21st October - Biddenham Upper School, Bedford. 19.00-22.00
Monday 17th November - The Learning Warehouse, Leighton Buzzard. 19.00-22.00
*NEW COURSE*
Coaching Disabled Performers
Develop your own coaching knowledge and skills to coach disabled players through inclusive and separate coaching sessions. Discover new ways to adapt equipment and identify appropriate safety and medical considerations to meet your players’ needs.
Wednesday 8th October - The Rufus Centre, Flitwick. 19.00-22.00
*NEW COURSE*
Developing Power and Speed
This interactive workshop includes practical tips to develop power, straight line and lateral sport-specific speed, acceleration and agility for coaches of multiple sprint sports such as rugby, tennis and netball. The emphasis is on outlining how general and sport specific conditioning can be used to assist the performer to develop an essential component of the game.
Monday 10th November - Hightown Sports and Arts Centre, Luton. 19.00-22.00
*NEW COURSE*
Coaching Children and Young People
Discover the needs and motivation of young players and learn how to deliver effective coaching sessions to meet the level of skill, developmental stage and motivation of each young person.
Tuesday 23rd September – Biddenham Upper School, Bedford. 19.00-22.00
An Introduction to the FUNdamentals of Movement (practically based)
This is a great three hour practically based course for teachers and coaches exploring the concepts of ABCs - agility, balance, co-ordination and speed. It compliments other coach education resources which may focus on the movement skills of running, hopping, skipping etc. This workshop will assist you to observe, analyse and coach good movement patterns within sessions whether they are multi skill or sport specific. Please note that it is strongly recommended that those wishing to attend this course attend the Long Term Athlete Development course before hand, or have a good understanding of the principles of LTAD and the associated player pathways.
Tuesday 4th November – Cranfield University, Cranfield. 19.00-22.00
Educational Awareness Training
This seven hour course is for ‘Adults Other Than Teachers Supporting Learners’ (AOTTSLs) working in the education sector who want to develop their understanding of high quality PE and school sport and its contribution to school improvement. AOTTSLs may include parents, coaches, sports development officers and volunteers.
For more information on the Educational Awareness Training please contact 01582 400272.
