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Level 1 Upcoming Courses

Yorks and Humber
Day 1: 02/10/2010 Day 2: 03/10/2010 Day 3: 16/10/2010
Closing date: 02/10/2010
East Midlands
Day 1: 09/10/2010 Day 2: 10/10/2010 Day 3: 31/10/2010
Closing date: 09/10/2010
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Level 2 Upcoming Courses

Yorks and Humber
Day 1: 09/10/2010 Day 2: 10/10/2010 Day 3: 30/10/2010 Day 4: 31/10/2010 Day 5: 08/01/2011 **Candidates must be available for all dates of the course**
Closing date: 09/10/2010
East Midlands
Day 1: 09/10/2010 Day 2: 10/10/2010 Day 3: 30/10/2010 Day 4: 31/10/2010 Day 5: 15/01/2011 **Candidates must be available for all dates of the course**
Closing date: 09/10/2010
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Level 3 Upcoming Courses

North West
Day 1: 16/10/2010 Day 2: 07/10/2010 Day 3: 23/10/2010 Day 4: 24/10/2010 Day 5: 27/11/2010 Day 6: 28/11/2010 Day 7: 05/02/2011 Day 8: 06/02/2011 **Candidates must attend all dates of the course**
Closing date: 16/10/2010
East Midlands
Day 1: 04/12/2010 Day 2: 05/12/2010 Day 3: 29/01/2011 Day 4: 30/01/2011 Day 5: 19/02/2011 Day 6: 20/02/2011 Day 7: 05/03/2011 Day 8: 06/03/2011 **Candidates must attend all dates of the course**
Closing date: 04/12/2010
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Coach Education

Welcome to British Triathlon’s coaching pages, dedicated to supporting coaches, tutors and assessors, providing opportunities for all those wanting to coach, tutor and assess triathlon in the UK. British Triathlon is committed to coach education and the development of coaching across the UK, with around 1500 coaches registered across all three levels. Whether you are completely new to coaching, or you have much experience within the world of coaching, we hope you will find what you are looking for here.

Coaching is at the heart of triathlon and vital to the success of all participants at every level from children, novice adults participating in their first event, age-group participation through to preparing athletes for the World Championships and Olympic Games.

The current British Triathlon Coach Education Programme places a great emphasis on a coaches’ competence rather than knowledge (what coaches can do rather than what coaches know). Through this we draw out the importance of the “how to coach” skills rather than just the “what to coach” skills of triathlon, in particular by integrating the theory into the practice. To enable a coach to progress we aim to create more opportunities to put their coaching skills into practice with the ready availability of feedback. All three levels of qualification are now UKCC endorsed and recognised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU).

About Us

British Triathlon's Coach Education team is responsible for producing and delivering a comprehensive education system eventually across all 4 levels from assistant to world class coach. We are in the process of developing a new coach education system that will be aligned to the UK Coaching Framework, in conjunction with sports coach UK, commencing with the UKCC, which will meet the needs of triathlon, be relevant to all multi-sport events and most importantly, produce competent coaches.

The principles that guide the development and direction of the British Triathlon Coach Education system include:

Meet the needs of the sport and be relevant to all disciplines
Produce qualified and active coaches
Quality assurance by investment in recruiting and training the tutors who deliver and assess the qualifications
Meet the needs of a broad range of people coming into the Programme with a broad range of backgrounds and aspirations
Supported by quality learning resources
Ability to evolve to meet the changing needs of triathlon and the UKCC
Aligned to the National Occupational Standards and qualification guidelines for the UKCC

Contact Coach Education

Post:	PO Box 25, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3WX
Phone:	01509 226154
Fax:	01506 226165
Email:	General Enquiries

Coaching News

CPD Session with Elite Triathlon Coach Darren Smith

27/08 - triathlonscotland are delighted to announce that elite coach Darren Smith will be delivering a CPD session for triathlon coaches on Friday 3 September.Darren started his coaching career in Australia where he established the Queensland Academy of Sport triathlon programme. He moved to ...

UKCC Level 3 Coaching Course - Leicestershire

10/08 - The dates of the next UKCC Level 3 Coaching course have been confirmed. The course will be held at Wellbeck Defence Sixth Form College in Leicestershire on the following dates:Day 1: 4 December 2010Day 2: 5 December 2010Day 3: 29 January 2011Day 4: 30 January 2011Day 5: 19 February 2011Day 6: 20 February 2011

Job Vacancy - Regional Programme Manager

02/08 - Job Vacancy - Regional Programme Manager Salary £22,330 + Car + Pension British Triathlon Federation is looking to appoint a Regional Programme Manager to cover the counties of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk and ...

Triathlon Scotland - Events and Volunteer Officer Vacancy

26/07 - Be a part of our legacy! Events and Volunteer OfficerTriathlon in Scotland is experiencing an exciting period of growth and triathlonscotland are now looking for an ambitious, dynamic individual to take on the new Events & Volunteering Officer post. This is ...

Coach Education in action

07/07 - Coach Education Officer, Giles O Brien has been working hard to update British Triathlon Coach Education resources, starting a series of filming sessions at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham as they film the first stage of their new online resource. The main focus has been looking at the transition ...