2010 Coach Level 2 course

Please find below details of the forthcoming Level II Coaches Award Course to be held on Saturday 6^th, Sunday 7^th, Saturday 12^th & Sunday 13^th November 2010.

Venue:  St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood, Herts, WD3 6EW (1 mile off Jnct 18, M25).

Cost of Course: £160

Tutor: Paul Westhead (Former National Team Coach: Coach Britannia Women VC, 4 times National Champions; St Clement Danes School 3 times National Junior Champions)

The course is designed to prepare the coach who has some experience of competitive volleyball to plan, organise and deliver a series of volleyball sessions in a safe and enjoyable manner to a group of adults or children, and to teach and improve fundamentals, basic techniques, skills and simple tactics in preparation for playing a competitive game.

The course is held over four days (8 hours per day) and is a mixture of practical (70%) and Theoretical (30%) elements.  Candidates who are successful following the course will receive the English Volleyball Associations Level 2 Award, which is recognised by local Authorities, DFES and other establishments that require coaches to be qualified as well as becoming one of the pre-requisites for being able to coach in the higher levels of the National League.

Candidates wishing to attend the course must hold a Level 1 award (either current UKCC version or previous EVA version). 

The new UKCC (UK Coaching Certificate) defines the different coaching levels as follows:

Level 1-Assist more qualified coaches, delivering aspects of coaching sessions normally under direct supervision.

Level 2- Prepare for, deliver and review coaching session(s)

Level 3- Plan, implement analyse and revise annual coaching programmes.

It is envisaged that the new UKCC will be implemented over the next few years and all coaches wishing to operate in the UK will need to have a ratified UKCC licence.