Louisa Brownfield played for England in the Commonwealth Games 2006 and the 2003-4 test series against Australia
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Netball UKCC
Coach Education Programme
Level 1 Assistant Coach Award
Introduction
The following will give you a clear overview of the new Netball Level 1 qualification, it’s content and how it is assessed.
What is the UKCC? What are the benefits and why the change?
We have developed the UKCC for Netball to provide our players and coaches with the following advantages
§ The Netball UKCC at Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognised qualifications that will sit on the National qualifications Framework and will be comparable with other qualifications
§ The qualifications will meet the UKCC endorsed quality standard
§ The qualifications have been designed to meet the needs of our coaches and vitally our players at the appropriate level
§ The length of the courses are appropriate to ensure we train our coaches effectively and offer better support
§ Assessments have been integrated into the courses where appropriate to meet the needs our coaches
§ The coach tutors, assessors and verifiers are fully trained and accredited to deliver the best quality course and learning environment
§ A clearer coach pathway with increased opportunities for personal and career development
§ Provides a benchmark for employers and deployers
§ Supports coaches to develop ‘core’ coaching skills to support their players
UKCC Levels
The UKCC aims to support coaches to develop the ‘how to coach’ skills. This means that we need to be clear about the role that coaches fulfil, how long the coaching programme lasts and what kind of knowledge, skills and experience coaches need to fulfil their role.
The UKCC is split into five levels and are described as follows:
Level |
What the qualified coach will be able to do: |
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Level 5 |
Generate, direct and manage the implementation of cutting-edge coaching solutions and programmes. |
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Level 4 |
Design, implement and evaluate the process and outcome of long-term/specialist coaching programmes. |
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Level 3 |
Plan, implement, analyse and revise annual coaching programmes. |
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Level 2 |
Prepare for, deliver and review coaching session(s). This will normally be a series of 6-10 coaching sessions in any one sequence. |
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Level 1 |
Assist more qualified coaches, delivering aspects of coaching sessions, normally under direct supervision. |
The Netball course programmes at each level have been designed to help you fulfil the roles above.
Overview of the UKCC Level 1 coaching qualification
The role of the Level 1 coach is to:
‘Assist more qualified coaches, delivering aspects of coaching sessions, normally under direct supervision’
By successfully completing a Level 1 coaching qualification, as part of a UKCC endorsed coach education programme, coaches will be able to:
• prepare for the delivery of coaching activities
To do this, coaches must be able to:
- prepare for activities, taking into account participants’ needs and motives
- establish a safe working environment
• deliver prepared activities of the coaching sessions
To do this, coaches must be able to:
- establish working relationships with participants and others
- prepare the participants for the coaching activities
- support participants behaviour
- deliver prepared activities
- conclude the activities
• evaluate the effectiveness of coaching activities
To do this, coaches must be able to:
- review the activities
- contribute to the evaluation of participants
- continuously develop personal practice
Knowledge and understanding of Level 1 qualifications
Coaches must have the knowledge and understanding of:
• safe and ethical coaching practice
• the types of communication and methods of communication to establish effective working relationships with participants and others
• the techniques and skills of a sport
• the rules of a sport
• methods to develop participants’ performance and enjoyment
• adapting coaching practice to meet participants’ needs, abilities and stage of development
• the methods to evaluate coaching activities and reflect on personal coaching