Further Coaching Training - Coaching Skills

SBGB has been working, in partnership with the skateboard coaching community, to create a coach development approach that reflects skateboarding culture in the UK, that supports the growth of skateboarding and supports coaches with the skills to be adaptable, flexible and creative, providing suitably safe developmental learning opportunities across a range of different skill levels and skater aspirations. In the Skateboard GB coach development pathway, the Coaching Skills course comes after ‘Get Rolling’.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Duration: 2 Days

This programme incorporates a number of learning methods combining virtual reflections, practical coaching and classroom-based sessions to introduce new concepts and supporting knowledge. You will also get 3 hours of post-course mentorship from a Skateboard GB Coach Mentor.

COURSE AIMS

Throughout this course you will:

Increase the flexibility and adaptability of your practice
Enhance depth of understanding of skateboard coaching and how people learn
Learn how to coach for a range of different learning outcomes
Develop your skills in managing and differentiating your coaching strategies to individualise your approach to the skaters’ needs

CONTENT

The Coaching Skills course is designed to offer coaches tools and frameworks to develop their coaching practice. Here are some of the topics covered in this course.

How Skaters Learn
Cognitive Load Theory
The Biopsychosocial Model
Professional Judgement and Decision Making
Learning design
Nested & Framework Planning
Reflective Techniques

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?

For those already on the SBGB Coach Development Pathway who have completed the Get Rolling programme and have banked at least 200 hours of teaching experience since they completed Get Rolling.
We know that the UK’s skateboard coaching community also includes many experienced coaches who may not have completed Get Rolling, however, have accrued years of on-the-job knowledge and experience. If you are an experienced coach looking to further develop your coaching skills, this course is for you.

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Coaching FAQs

How to become a skateboard instructor?

Skateboard GB offers a Level 1 qualification in skateboard coaching – This is a 1 day online and 1 day face-to-face course that prepares you for leading a skateboard lesson and teaching beginner skateboarders.

Find a job in skateboarding

The are various skateboard jobs you can do, from working in a skateboard shop, to construction for skatepark builders or coaching skateboard lessons. Our Skateboard Jobs page has a few jobs, but it may be best speaking with your local skatepark or skate shop.

Safeguarding information

You should always check that your skateboard lesson provider / coaches are DBS checked and have a safeguarding qualification. It is also worth checking their safeguarding statement. The Skateboard GB Safeguarding Statement should give you an expectation of what is required.