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An update on GBWRs coach education journey – January 2024

We would like to thank all the coaches that took part in the GBWR coaching review that was led by Sporting People throughout last year. The information provide was really useful and has allowed us to develop a clearer picture of our coaches, coaching practice and the aspirations of our coaching workforce. Sporting People have provided us with a final report and a summary of their findings and have developed a coaching framework that can drive our vision for coaching into the future.

Please find below a presentation that explains the background to the project and introduces the four pillars of a coaching excellence model that will be the underpinnings of our future coaching framework and coach education journey.

If you have any question about the review or any of the information in the presentation, please email us at clubs@gbwr.org.uk and we will endeavour to provide you with an answer as soon as we can.

Coaching

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.

If you’re already involved with a club, have an understanding of our sport and would like to take the next step in developing your skills and qualifications, then check out how we can support you in getting that next qualification or supportive learning opportunity.

Qualifications

Are you ready to take the next step in your coaching career? If you are coaching or helping a team already, why not embark on our coach education programme? Register your interest now and who knows, you could be leading a team out to a World Championships or Paralympic Games one day!

More detail on the qualifications, courses and CPD on our coaching pathway is available below.

GBWR webinars and CPD can be booked online via Eventbrite, where you can find details of all of our upcoming courses. Each course has a limited number of places and you’ll need to register in advance.

Eventbrite: GB Wheelchair Rugby events

 

  • GBWR Level 1 Safe Session Training Course

    To register your interest in this course please get in touch.

    This qualification is designed to provide learners with a basic understanding of wheelchair rugby, and the safety elements of facilitating wheelchair rugby activity. Successful achievement of the qualification will enable learners to facilitate a safe session in a club or community setting. The qualification is designed to support learners who are starting their wheelchair rugby coaching journey, as well as learners who are involved in the development of new clubs. The course will cover all safety elements of the game, allowing for the facilitation of a safe wheelchair rugby session.

    Pre-requisite

    14 years +*

    Holding or working towards a safeguarding certificate

    be accurately identified.

    be at least 14 years of age*

    be able to communicate effectively in English (this includes listening, speaking, reading and writing) **

    Hold a coaching qualification in another sport, or a Teaching qualification, or having completed the UK Coaching Assistant Coaches online course.

    (GBWR can provide details and access to the online course, but this is at an additional cost to the L1 qualification.)

    Cost

    TBC

    Duration and Content

    This qualification is a 4-hour course and covers the following topic areas:

    Wheelchair rugby Health & Safety

    Types of Chairs

    Chair Safety

    Considerations for new players

    Pushing Safety & techniques

    Basic movement skills

    Basic ball skills

    Introducing Chair contact

    Designing a basic skills session

    Developing skills through restricted games

    Safely uprighting a fallen chair

    Adapting your session for junior players

    The course is a practical based session, learners will be asked to do some prior learning/research before attending. Learners will also need access to a rugby wheelchair for the course; you can notify GBWR if you do not have a rugby wheelchair to use.

    The course is not assessed, but learners will be expected to actively take part in the sessions, and work with other learners to design and deliver basic activity sessions and restricted games.

    Notes

    ** Learners must be able to understand the requirements of the qualification and the information within the qualification materials in English without assistance. Where there is demand, this qualification may also be available in Welsh or Irish.

    To register your interest in this course please get in touch.

  • GBWR Level 2 Course in Coaching Wheelchair Rugby
    Update on Level 2 Coaching course

    5 December 2023

    We would like to acknowledge that we have not run a Level 2 coaching course since June 2022. In the first instance this was due to technical issues with our current provider (1st4Sport) and the new platform they were using for online resources and submitting evidence of work completed. We had been working to resolve this but had not found a solution that would work in order for us to deliver the course in an effective way for the people attending it.

    While we were trying to resolve these issues we were informed that changes were being made to the L2 course requirements and how this would be delivered in the future. Like many sports we run our Level 2 course which is accredited by 1st4Sport which means we deliver this based on a set curriculum that is linked to a national education framework. In March 2023 we were informed by 1st4Sport that the current structure of the L2 curriculum was having a major restructure and the framework is now being linked to the CIMPSA national professional competencies which has meant significant changes to the course content and how it will be delivered.

    Due to these changes and in line with our coaching review we have placed the L2 coaching qualification on hold. This is because we are no longer able to run the current course due to these changes and as a sport must decide if we want to move to the new L2 framework.

    We are reviewing the new framework to see if it suits the needs of our coaches based on the coaching review we have just undertaken. We want to make sure that any qualifications we offer are appropriate for our sport and are affordable and accessible. As part of our coaching review we are looking at all options to provide a coaching pathway from Level 1 to elite performance coaching which will be specific to our sport.

    We understand peoples frustrations about the lack of a L2 course but will be shortly announcing some virtual courses to support coaches in their training and education.

    We will provide further updates once we are able to tell you what will be available for the Level 2 course.

    We are also excited to share more details on the coaching review in the next few weeks and how we hope this will support and develop coaches at all levels.

    If you have any questions please email – clubs@gbwr.org.uk

  • GBWR Webinars
    Online Learning Pre-requisite Duration Cost
    WISER Principle

    This one-hour online webinar is designed to give an insight into coaching through the GBWR WISER principle. We will look at how coaches can use WISER in planning wheelchair rugby sessions and then reflect on their practice for future sessions.

    None 1 hour £0
    Coaching Through Adaptive Games

    This one-hour online webinar is designed to give an insight into coaching through adaptive games. We will look to explore areas of learning principlesplayer skills and how to construct adaptive games for practical sessions.

    None 1 hour £0
    Developing Coaching Practice

    This 75 minute online webinar is designed to give an insight into how coaches can enhance their delivery to create fun, engaging sessions to develop players in wheelchair rugby.  We will look at how we can improve coaching practice with various equipment and challenges.

    None 1 hour 15 mins £0
    Knowing Your People

    This UK Coaching online classroom will demonstrate how knowing the people at your sessions is crucial to helping them thrive. The course has been awarded 2 CPD points by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

    None 2 hours £0
    Promoting Behaviour Change

    Every coach needs to be a good people person, and learning behaviour change tactics will help you significantly hone those skills. This UK Coaching workshop will provide you with the tools and tactics to ensure your participants develop and maintain the incentive to create lasting change in their lives.

    None 2 hours £0
    Unconscious Bias

    Providing an insight into unconscious bias, influenced by our background, cultural environment, personal experiences, and societal stereotypes, the workshop will look at how unconscious bias can affect our coaching. Recognising our capacity to be affected by it is the first step to overcoming it.

    None 2 hours £0

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