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In
2007 Coaching North West was established in partnership with sporting and educational
bodies to support the delivery of the key objectives of UK Action Plan for
Coaching: the aims of the 18 month pilot are to:
- Sustain and increase participation in sport
- Enhance the quality and quantity of coaching measurable at all levels
of the player pathway
- Increase the number of qualified coaches working at all levels of the
player pathway
- Improve performances in sport
- Put in place a cohesive and World Leading coaching system
- Establish coaching as a profession, recognising volunteer, part time
and full time roles
- Transform the way in which coaching is perceived valued and delivered
in the UK
Coaching North West - National Coaching Agency
Coaching North West is a national coaching agency managed by Cross Rocks CIC
and supported by Sport England, sports coach UK, DCMS, Greater Sport and Merseyside
Sports Partnership.
Following extensive development, and testing, the Coaching North West website
went live on the 1st July enabling coaches to register their interest in coaching
placement opportunities. The website is designed so that a coach who
registers on the site is able to build a profile of their skills, experience,
availability and specify the type of placement opportunities for which they
are best suited.
Placement providers such as clubs, schools, leisure centres or sport development
teams are able to identify their coaching requirements, through the website,
and access those registered coaches who not only meet their needs but have
been quality assured.
In addition to providing a link between coaches and organisations that have
a requirement for the services of suitably qualified coaches, the agency aims
to:
- Encourage those that previously didn’t think they could have a career
in coaching to pursue coaching as a vocation
- To set an industry standard for all coaches to aspire to in terms of the
level of qualification required to practice and their level of expertise
- To increase the number and availability of qualified coaches at all levels
- To establish coaching as a profession, recognising volunteer, part time
and full time role
- To improve performance and the enjoyment of sport
For those coaches who do not currently meet the minimum standards required
for a placement, or are not looking for paid coaching, Coaching North West
will provide information and advice on training and development opportunities
or arrange voluntary placements to gain experience.
For more information visit the website
www.coachingnw.org