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West Midlands Workshops

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NEW Level 1 coaching course added due to high demand.

We have a big range of courses and workshops. Lots to choose from, which one will you do?
 
Coach education courses
 
NEW L1 coaching course announced
 
When – 24th,25th January, 22nd February 2015
Cost - £320 per person
Where – Tipton Academy  Wednesbury Oak Rd, Tipton, West Midlands DY4 0BS
 
Level 2 coaching course
 
When - 21st, 22nd March,18th,19th April, 23rd August  2015
Cost - £520
Where - Tipton Academy  Wednesbury Oak Rd, Tipton, West Midlands DY4 0BS
 
Places will only be accepted once your regional manager has received the candidate application form along with payment making the cheque payable to Triathlon England West Midlands.
This will be on a first come first served basis. .
 
Candidates must be able to attend all days. You cannot swap days onto different courses or work from home. 
 
Once your application has been received, you will receive a email confirmation.
 
Please contact kirstyshaw@triathlonengland.org for an application form and further information.  
 
You can find further information on the following link for all levels
 
Workshops 
 
Para Tri Workshop
 
2nd November 2014
Cost £95
Moulton College, Northampton, 
West St, 
Moulton, 
Northampton,
NN3 7RR
 
This course is for all qualified coaches within the BTF system, and ideally suited for coaches operating within the club system. 
It aims to increase awareness of paratriathlon, the different types of disabilities that compete, and aims to give practical advice and coaching tips for the wide variety people who could take part. 
It’s a mixture of academic class room based study, and practical delivery using kit and equipment to give coaches a real experience of coaching paratriathletes. 
To register for the course, please click here
 
Swim Smooth – Teach freestyle from scratch 
 
8th November 2014
Cost £55
Dudley water sports centre
Lodge Farm Reservoir,
Highbridge Road, 
Netherton,
DY2 0HL
 
Open to all L1/2/3 Triathlon England qualified coaches in teaching methods of the freestyle stroke for complete beginners. Course delivery will be by Swim Smooth tutors.!
Coaches must have a good understanding of freestyle swimming and experience of coaching swimmers who can already swim freestyle. Trainee L1 coaches will not be allowed to attend. The workshop is not open to ASA or STA qualified coaches.
This interactive course will be run as a half day of approximately 3 hours classroom time delivered by Swim Smooth tutors to 12 coaches. Ideally two courses will be run in a day, one in the morning and another in the afternoon with an approximate timetable of 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm for the two sessions. 
To register for the course, please click here 
 
Regional Technical Officials Course
 
14th March 2015
Cost £15
Pingles leisure centre,
Avenue Road,
Nuneaton,
West Midlands,
CV11 4LX
 
The ​RTO ​course ​is ​the ​next ​step ​on ​the ​officiating ​pathway ​and ​builds ​upon ​the ​skills ​and ​knowledge ​gained ​during ​the ​course ​of ​training ​and ​operating ​as ​an ​LTO ​and ​further ​develops ​these ​while ​adding ​to ​them. 
 
The ​training ​consists ​of: 
- ​A ​half ​day ​course 
- ​An ​associated ​knowledge ​tester 
- ​The ​completion ​of ​two ​shadows ​of ​qualified ​officials ​at ​two ​open ​water ​events 
 
For ​a ​full ​overview ​of ​the ​qualification ​process ​please ​see ​the ​following ​link, 
 
The ​RTO ​courses ​are ​organised ​by ​the ​Regional ​Programme ​Managers ​and ​cost ​£15 ​to ​attend.
To register for the course, please click here 
 
West Midlands Bursaries
 
The West Midlands Regional committee are offerening bursaries for each of the workshops and the level 2 and 3 coaching courses.   
Please click here to view full terms and conditons for the workshops.
Please click here to view full terms and conditions for the coaching courses 
 
If you have any questions, or you would like to apply for a bursary, please email Kirsty Shaw

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