Coaching

Coaches are at the heart of wheelchair rugby. Whether you’re supporting your local club for the first time, leading regular training sessions, or aspiring to work within the Great Britain performance pathway, GB Wheelchair Rugby’s coach education programme is designed to support your development.

Our coaching pathway provides a clear progression route, helping coaches build their knowledge, confidence and practical skills at every stage. Built around the principles of Play the GB Way, our courses promote safe, inclusive and athlete-centred coaching that supports participants of all ages, abilities and ambitions.

Through a blend of online learning, practical application and continued development opportunities, we aim to create a coaching workforce that can grow participation, improve player experiences and support performance success across the sport.

Wheelchair Rugby Activator

This is the first step on GB Wheelchair Rugby’s new coaching pathway. For the majority of coaches, you should complete this course before you can progress to the next level, regardless of previous qualifications. The course introduces new concepts that have not previously not been included at this level so it would be beneficial for all coaches to complete it in order to continue their learning as we expand upon the topics covered in this course in the future.

The course is completed wholly online, learners will need to complete the live webinar session and the modules via an online learning platform.

Community Coach Course

This is aimed at coaches who are actively supporting or leading sessions within a wheelchair rugby club.
Building on the Activator course, the Community Coach Course develops the practical coaching skills required to plan, deliver and review engaging sessions that support player development and retention.

The course focuses on:

• Developing coaching behaviours
• Session design and progression
• Skill development
• Decision-making and game understanding
• Managing groups and individuals
• Adapting activities for different participants
• Creating positive club environments

Following completion of the Community Coach Course, coaches will be equipped to independently lead club sessions and play an important role in growing wheelchair rugby within their local community.

Do you have what it takes to motivate, enthuse and generally bring out the best in people? If so, we would love to hear from you. You don’t need to come armed with experience or lots of technical knowledge, just the enthusiasm and a willingness to learn is a great starting point to begin your coaching journey. Contact us or pop along to your local club to get started.

Whether you’re completely new to coaching or looking to take the next step in your development, there’s a place for you within the GB Wheelchair Rugby coaching community.

To find out more about upcoming courses and development opportunities, contact:

clubs@gbwr.org.uk