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1 sports coach UK Enhancing Your Organisation's Support for Coaches sportscoachuk.org/membershippackages

2 What makes a good membership scheme? Membership is the first tier of the coach membership, registration and licensing framework, which can help you to identify and develop active, skilled and qualified coaches. Your membership scheme should be a basic range of services for coaches, or those interested in coaching, that helps build a working relationship with coaches in your sport. Coach Membership, Registration and Licensing Framework Licensing A measure of currency of coaching practice that builds on qualifications and can support the effective recruitment, employment and deployment of skilled coaches. Registration A way for active and qualified coaches to access enhanced benefits and services, and governing bodies to understand their coaching workforce. Membership A basic range of services that help support coaches or those interested in coaching, building relationships between individuals and sport. Checklist How effective is your communication with the coaches in your sport? Do you use membership to build rapport and relationships with coaches at a national and local level? Are you providing services that are specific to the coaching profession? How aligned are your coach development and membership offer? Are your coaches keeping up to date? Are you providing access to generic coach continuing personal development (CPD)? Do you have the capacity and resources to implement your membership scheme?

3 Membership benefits Benefit type What the coach gets What s in it for you? For example: features of sports coach UK scheme* Insurance Peace of mind Personal liability cover An almost essential offer in today s climate, you get a well-insured professional/ volunteer workforce 10m public liability insurance 5m indemnity insurance 100k death benefit insurance 500 (accident-related) dental costs Legal advice Expert advice and guidance Expert advice for your members P rovision of a money-saving benefit 24/7 legal advice line CPD programmes Access to coach development resources An up-to-date and skilled workforce Enhanced access to coach resources at sportscoachuk.org and in the sports coach UK app Publications A time-saving and convenient form of CPD Opportunity to learn about coaching as a profession Provision of a tangible benefit to members Informal CPD Coaching Edge magazine Digital Coaching Edge magazine Communications News, up-to-date information and signposting to learning/career Opportunity to build a relationship with your coaches enewsletter for members Free stuff Free stuff Opportunity to reward existing members Every new member gets a free copy of The Coach s Book when joining, along with a membership card and certificate Renewing members also get a free exclusive gift Discounts Discounts and special offers Opportunity to reward existing members and drive additional sales Discounts on coaching products at 1st4sport.com *Full details of the scheme and the benefits to coaches are available at sportscoachuk.org/membership

4 How can sports coach UK help you? sports coach UK has simple, quick, hassle-free solutions to help you enhance the support you provide to your coaches. You can enhance your coach membership, registration or licensing scheme with a high-quality magazine from the central agency for coaching in the UK. Do this and you ll be supplying your coaches with an excellent informal CPD opportunity, giving them the chance to learn from coaches in other sports. Your coaches can learn lots by looking outside of their own sport for coaching inspiration. Don t just take our word for it though. Check out what these experienced coaches told Coaching Edge magazine about the benefits of CPD and learning from other sports. Never forget you re still learning. I never think I m done as a coach. Tap into any information you can, wherever it comes from. Alberto Salazar, Athletics Coach Invest time in yourself, read, get on courses, meet other coaches, study other sports. The more time you spend developing you, the better you will be. Stuart Lancaster, Head Coach, England Rugby Union You d be ignorant not to try to learn from different sports. It sounds cheesy, but every day I m learning something, whether it s about myself, the athletes or the situation. Anna Mayes, England Netball Head Coach

5 Informal CPD for your coaches What are your options? BULK SUBSCRIPTION TO Bulk subscribe your coaches to Coaching Edge and every quarter they will receive the latest edition. You can choose to have the magazine delivered straight to your coaches home addresses, or if you prefer we can send them to an address of your choosing. This way you can distribute Coaching Edge to your coaches at your own convenience.* BULK APP MEMBERSHIP Give your coaches access to members only digital content by bulk subscribing them to the must-have, free-to-download sports coach UK app! Your coaches will enjoy a subscription to Coaching Edge and be able to access the paid-for coaching Quick Guides informative guides that answer questions on key aspects of coaching available in the app. BULK MEMBERSHIP Choose this option and your coaches will enjoy both a subscription to Coaching Edge and be able to access the sports coach UK app! How to sign your coaches up Contact the membership hotline on or complete the contact us form at sportscoachuk.org/contact (choose membership enquiries from the drop-down menu) for more information. >> Alternatively, if you need a little more convincing, find out more about why Coaching Edge would be such a great addition to your coach membership, registration or licensing scheme. TURN OVER *How you prefer to send Coaching Edge to your coaches will determine how much it costs per coach. More information is available at sportscoachuk.org/membershippackages

6 players and coach to their Get comfortable in the uncomfortable! It is easy for us to practice what were good at. Listen to staff and volunteers to help inform you of the team s someone off too early! Trust yourself and go with training, preview and reviews. communicator. This means being a good listener as well as being able to get your message across appropriately. Noticing small changes in the Value and encourage long-term development with staff and players. Keeping your own professional development up-todate gives you the edge over your competitors. Update your knowledge. standard with their work ethic, important aspects of coaching practice. Be consistent. If you are not consistent with behaviour, attitude Understanding your personal and expectations, you cannot coaching phiosophy is complain when the players important. Taking time to write don t have the same ethic. Small details are important. Look for lots of small areas to improve, rather than one big one. Get to know your players. It is important you know who your Aim high. Enjoy winning more than you hate losing. Never give up. Tough times Respect everybody. Sometimes respecting all involved is really important. Coaching Edge the UK s leading coaching magazine For today s coaches, Coaching Edge is a convenient and time-saving form of CPD that can be accessed when it suits them. It s perfect for helping coaches to pick up new ideas to improve their coaching, as they get the chance to learn from their counterparts in a wide variety of sports. It s packed full of: insightful analysis Coaches can pick up useful coaching tips using the easy reference pull-out boxes The Coach s Edge that analyse and summarise the key points in the articles. informative articles Including advice on different coaching methods, such as how to coach specific groups (eg children). coaching news Helping coaches keep their finger on the pulse in the world of coaching. inspirational interviews Coaches can learn from some of sport s best grass-roots and elite-level coaches from different sports. It really is a must-have for anyone who wants to develop and improve their coaching. COACHING TIPS TIPS FROM THE TOP COACHINGEDGE As England and Wales prepare to host the the Rugby League World Cup this autumn, we chatted to the head coach of each of the home countries to discover their top tips. 7 STEVE MCNAMARA ENGLAND Preparation and planning are essential. Be prepared to adapt as the situation dictates. Understand the needs of your MARK ASTON IRELAND Analysis is vital. Encourage the players to analyse their game. This applies to all aspects IESTYN HARRIS WALES If the coaching staff set the STEVE MCCORMACK SCOTLAND level and requirements. A good coach is a good the players will follow the same principle. Attending coaching sessions and networking are all needs. Remember you are not always right. game play or the attitude or focus of your players and Being honest and truthful sounds simple, but sometimes it down will help you and those working alongside you Be patient as people learn at different rates. Don t write others can have a big impact on making appropriate decisions. a player hearing the truth is difficult. create a long-term plan. your gut instinct. It is nearly always right! don t last, tough people do. For more information about the tournament visit players are off the field as well as on it. it is too easy to get caught up in the moment, however

7 THE COACH S EDGE Easy reference pull-out boxes that summarise the key points in each article Expert opinions on the article Analysis of key points FURTHER READING Highlights relevant and appropriate articles and resources TOP TIPS Grass-roots and elite-level coaches give your coaches their coaching tips

8 sports coach UK app Helping your coaches improve on the move Coaches can now access valuable coaching advice and ideas on their smartphone or tablet at their convenience. All you have to do is bulk subscribe them to the free-to-download sports coach UK app, which is available on both the App Store and Google Play! Do this and your coaches will enjoy: subscription to Coaching Edge every quarter, your coaches will receive the UK s leading coaching magazine access to the paid-for coaching Quick Guides informative guides answer questions on key aspects of coaching. Plus, your coaches can highlight and add notes to articles! The app also includes: Free content Articles selected articles from the Coaching Edge archive will be available to view. ebook download The Coach s Book within its pages, your coaches will find inspirational tales of some great coaches. Special editions of Coaching Edge including a bumper edition containing two inspirational videos of coaches sharing their experiences and philosophies, and giving some great advice on how to plan for success. Coaching Edge selected previous issues of the magazine will be available for your coaches to download for free. Online resources Blogs read the latest opinions on all things coaching. News keep up to date with the latest news from sports coach UK and the world of sports coaching. elearning your coaches can find out more about sports coach UK s bite-sized elearning courses that help them get up to speed quickly any time and anywhere. And much more! FREE TRIAL You can assess whether or not access to members-only digital content within the sports coach UK app is something your coaches would benefit from. We can give a selected number of your coaches free access to the sports coach UK app for a limited period of time. When the trial period is complete, we ll provide you with an online survey that you can send to your coaches to assess whether or not it s something they would value. We will then provide you with a report summarising the findings! To arrange your free trial, contact the membership hotline on or complete the contact us form at sportscoachuk.org/contact (choose membership enquiries from the drop-down menu) for more information.

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10 What do coaches think of Coaching Edge? Coaching Edge is a useful addition to my development that is not directly from my sport so therefore gives a much-valued alternative perspective to me. Paul Wibberley, Level 3 Athletics Coach As someone new to coaching, I find the articles in Coaching Edge very informative. In every issue, I feel I have picked up some useful tips to help me in my coaching career and, more importantly, to help those that I coach to reach their potential. Henry Arthur, Level 1 Table Tennis Coach I use the Coaching Edge magazine as a source of reference and information, and frequently revisit past issues to inform and direct my coaching. The convenience of the magazine enables me to access current and up-to-date ideas and thinking quickly. Samuel Messam, Level 3 Basketball Coach Reading Coaching Edge is a great way for me to look at other ideas and read stories from other sports that I can then look to apply to my own coaching. Theo Blackburn, Level 2 Rugby Union Coach

11 ? Did you know? If you would like your coaches to be protected with specialist insurance, you can sign them up to become sports coach UK Gold or Silver members. Joining will give them the protection they need so they can relax and concentrate on what they do best coaching. An added benefit is that both levels of membership allow qualified sports coaches, instructors and officials to be insured in over 200 sports or activities, and to be covered in more than one sport/activity!* You can view a complete list of the sports and activities covered by visiting sportscoachuk.org/membershipsports For more information, contact the membership hotline on or complete the contact us form at sportscoachuk.org/contact (choose membership enquiries from the drop-down menu). *To be eligible for insurance cover (for one or multiple sports/activities), coaches should hold a current qualification from a recognised governing body of sport, or hold a current qualification issued by a recognised awarding organisation, or hold an S/NVQ in coaching. Instructors should hold a current qualification issued by a recognised awarding organisation. Officials should hold a current officiating qualification issued by a recognised governing body of sport as long as they hold a coaching qualification as defined above.

12 FOR TODAY S COACHES As a Level 1 volunteer coach, it s a real benefit to have access to Coaching Edge to build on your knowledge and gain new ideas to develop your coaching abilities. Mark Fielding, Level 1 Golf Coach Coaching Edge gives me a broader picture of developments in the coaching world across different sports so I can choose and apply those relevant to my sport. Vicki Schinagl, Level 3 Swimming Coach Coaching Edge really does cater for all levels of coaches, working with every conceivable age group and ability level. Paul Button, Level 2 Cricket Coach How sports coach UK can help Speak to your Coaching System Manager: Always insightful and informative, Coaching Edge is a great way to stay in touch with the latest thinking in coaching theory and practice. Andrew Shields, Level 2 Cricket and Athletics Coach to go through the checklist in this booklet; we ll help you review your own scheme and where you want to take it about the practical, time-saving ways in which elements of sports coach UK membership can slot into your scheme to enhance your membership offer for general advice about coach membership, registration and licensing; alternatively, visit sportscoachuk.org/membershipregistration-licensing for more information about the work that sports coach UK is undertaking in this area. Images Coachwise/SWpix and Alan Edwards. Designed and produced by Coachwise Ltd Make sure your coaches don t miss out on sportscoachuk.org/membershippackages