General Information
Level 1 - Session Coach - Starting Your Coach Journey
Starting Your Coaching Journey is an on-line workshop delivered over 2 sessions.
Dates & Times:
Monday, 13 January 2025 – 7:00pm-9:00pm (First Session)
Monday, 20 January 2025 – 7:00pm-9:00pm (Second Session)
Cost: £30
About the workshop: This workshop is the first place to start if you are wanting to become a coach.
Being a coach is in itself is a learning journey, where we adapt and refine our skills by learning from our experiences. This workshop identifies simple yet must-have skills for coaches, including how to use reflection and feedback to take action towards improvement.
Further guidance: Prospective coaches should read the ‘Guidance for Learners - Session Coach Qualification’ to find out more about what this qualification entails, which can be found at https://www.archerygb.org/coaches-judges-volunteers/coaches/session-coach-level-1/.
What you need to attend: You do not need any previous coaching experience to attend this workshop. There will be approximately 16 learners in attendance, thereby creating a personalised learning experience and providing opportunities for you to interact with the course deliverer and the rest of the group.
How to attend: Once payment has been made for your entry fee, you will receive a payment confirmation email.
IMPORTANT: Session Coach - Terms & Conditions (Please read before registering for modules)
Entry Requirements: Individuals should be aged at least 15 years old by the first day of the course. When carrying out supported practice sessions, learners who are under the age of 18 must be supervised by a responsible adult. (Please note: Learners who are aged 15 years will not be able to get a Coach Licence until they reach 16, this is due to Safeguarding training and DBS age requirements).
Session Coach Module Cancellation Policy: There is a minimum requirement of eight Learners to make a Session Course module viable for delivery. In the event that this minimum number is not met, Archery GB reserves the right to cancel the module. Learners will be notified via email of the cancellation and will be provided with the option of either a full refund or provided with a ‘Transfer Coupon’ to re-register for an alternative module.
Learner Cancellation Policy: Cancellations or requests for transfers by Learners within 10 days of a Session Coach module commencing will incur the full cost of the module (£27 for online modules and £77 for in-person modules).
Payment of Fees: All registrations and payments are now made through Sport80. Our preferred method is for individuals to register and pay directly through Sport80 and claim any funding back through their respective club. If this is not possible, please contact coaching@archerygb.org and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Learning Curve: All new coaches will be provided with access to Learning Curve upon completion of the first module ‘Starting your Coaching Journey’. If you have completed this module and are informed that you are ineligible because you are not a member of Archery GB, please contact coaching@archerygb.org. If you are experiencing technical or user issues with Learning Curve please contact Etrainu’s helpdesk in the first instance by submitting your enquiry using this ink: https://etrainusupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.
Order of sequence to take modules: Please note all Session Coach modules should be taken in the following order:
Module 1 - Starting Your Coaching Journey (Individuals are provided with a hard copy of the Session Coach workbook)
Module 2 - Empowering Archery (Part 1)
Module 3 - Introduction to Technique
Module 4 - Creating Engaging Sessions
Module 5 - Using Your Coaching Skills (individuals should only register for this module when modules 1-4 have been completed)*
Module 6 - Supported Practice & Coach Presentation (individuals should only register for this module when modules 1-5 and the 12 hours of supported practice have been fully completed)*
*AGB reserve the right to request Individuals to re-book the Practical workshops if all prior module requirements have not been fulfilled.
Certificates: Learners will be issued with Completion Certificate(s) after completing each module. Please allow up to 14 days for these certificate(s) to be uploaded to your Membership account. If not received in this timeframe, please email coaching@archerygb.org.
Session Coach (Level 1) Evaluation: We are always looking to improve the content, resources and delivery of our coach education courses. It is therefore vitally important to receive your feedback, please take a moment to complete the survey’s at the end of each module:
Module 1 – Starting Your Coaching Journey: https://forms.office.com/e/vs0a4hspYq
Module 2 – Empowering Archery: the link will be shared at the end of the session
Module 3 – Introduction to Technique: https://forms.office.com/e/AiugwaFAcL
Module 4 – Creating Engaging Sessions: https://forms.office.com/e/AiugwaFAcL
Module 5 – Using Your Coaching Skills: https://forms.office.com/e/zxDw6TkNXw
Module 6 – Supported Practice & Coach Presentation: https://forms.office.com/e/yKM0cSG93g
Coach Licence: A Learners Coach Licence will be added to their Membership account after all Coach Licence requirements have been fulfilled (i.e. Completion of Session Coach course, Safeguarding training (please upload your safeguarding certificate to your Membership portal), AGB Membership and an Enhanced Disclosure through DBS/PVG/Access NI.
If you have any questions please contact us at coaching@archerygb.org.
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