Who is this Aimed at:
Level 1 coaches who wish to further their knowledge and skills within gymnastics coaching, and operate independently taking responsibility of sessions.
Learners can attend the course at 17 years of age, however they will not receive the qualification and therefore will not be able to use the qualification until they turn 18 years old.
What To Expect:
An informative programme that builds on competencies learned at level 1 and develops;
- the ability to prepare for, deliver and review a coaching session(s)
- the understanding of responsibilities associated with running a club
Delivery Method:
Online, theory and practical delivery supported by mentored hours:
Before and throughout the course - eLearning activities
Day 1 - Classroom
Day 2 - Practical
Day 3 - Practical
Day 4 - Practical and formative assessment
Do I Need To Bring Participants:
Day 1 – none required
Days 2 and 3 - Minimum of one required. (For Acrobatics gymnastics you are required to bring three or four gymnasts) *
Day 4 - Minimum of three required. (For Acrobatics gymnastics you are required to bring a group of four) *
* Participants should be working towards the skills included on the course syllabus.
Day 5 Assessment - Minimum of three required. Please ensure one gymnast is able to perform the complete skills in your skills matrix box (with or without support). (For Acrobatics gymnastics you are required to bring gymnasts suitable to perform the skills in your assigned skills matrix box)
Do I Need To Find A Mentor:
Your mentor will be someone to help you throughout the course to develop your sport gymnastics knowledge and the delivery methods such as the ‘How to Coach’ skills.
Before you enrol onto the course you will need to find a mentor. Your mentor is required to hold a level 2 qualification, or equivalent, and have begun their level 3 qualification within the same discipline.
What Resources Are Included:
1st4sport logbook, a discipline specific resource pack and online resources.
Price:
£565 for BG members (£689 for non-BG members).
Course costs include the delivery and initial assessment, any further assessments will incur additional charges.
Outcomes:
At the end of this course learners will be able to:
- Recall the course programme and when assessment takes place
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of a level 2 coach
- Identify to whom level 2 coaches are responsible
- Differentiate between athlete-centred and coach-centred behaviours and philosophies
- Identify your own basic coaching philosophy
- Define a hazard and a risk
- Assess risks in a gymnastics context
- Understand apparatus set up & use
- Complete a participant profile form
- State the benefits of planning
- Produce a progressive, structured, and athlete-centred session plan
- Select and use a variety of evaluation strategies
- Recognise that people learn in different ways, so the coaching style needs to be varied to accommodate the learners
- Explain the ways in which people may prefer to receive information
- Identify relevant coaching styles to be used at various stages of the skill learning process
- Link coaching skills to coaching styles
- Review others’ coaching practice
- Self-reflect
Learner must be at least 17 years old on the first day of the course
- Learner must hold one of the following awards:
- Womens Artistic - Grade 5/Ass/Lev1
- Acrobatic Gymnastics - Class 5 Cycle 3/4
- Acrobatic Gymnastics - Class 4 Part 1
- Acrobatic Gymnastics - Assistant Coach
- General Gymnastics - Club Coach AND General Gymnastics - Level 3 Technical Module 3
- Womens Artistic - Club Coach AND General Gymnastics - Level 3 Technical Module 3
- Acrobatic Gymnastics - Level 1 Certificate In Coaching Gymnastics - Assistant Coach
- General Gymnastics - Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Gymnastics - Club Coach AND General Gymnastics - Level 3 Technical Module 3
- General Gymnastics - Level 4 Certificate In Coaching Gymnastics - Senior Coach AND General Gymnastics - Level 3 Technical Module 3
- Acrobatic Gymnastics - UKCC Level 1 Assistant Coach
- General Gymnastics - UKCC Level 2 Coach AND General Gymnastics - Level 3 Technical Module 3
- General Gymnastics - Level 3 Technical Module 3 AND General Gymnastics - Level 2 Certificate In Coaching Gymnastics - Coach
- Acrobatic Gymnastics - UKCC Level 1 Award in Coaching Gymnastics
- General Gymnastics - UKCC Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Gymnastics AND General Gymnastics - Level 3 Technical Module 3
- Womens Artistic - Head Performance Pathway Coach
- General Gymnastics - Level 3 Coach Cycle 6 AND General Gymnastics - Level 3 Technical Module 3
- FundamentalsEarlyYears - National Judge Cat 1 - Cycle 14
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Assessment Method:
Practical – including planning and delivering an allocated skills matrix box.
Logbook – including both written and delivered tasks.
Typically it takes six months to become qualified. However, you have up to two years from day 1 of the course to complete if your first attempt at assessment is not successful.
When Is My Assessment:
Your assessment date has been pre-set as per the course dates. See the ‘find a course’ page for available courses and dates.
The Skills Matrix boxes below contain the skills which are to be demonstrated by at least one participant during the practical assessment. Learners should plan for the full Skills Matrix box and assessors will choose the three skills and physical preparation activities to be delivered on the day of the assessment. The group composition does not have to adhere to competition gender requirements, e.g. a trio or four can be a mixture of male and female participants.
The assessment process is a total of 90 minutes and will follow this format:
- 5 minutes: Warm-up including pulse raiser and mobilisation.
- 5 minutes: Physical preparation activities for your selected individual skill and either your selected pair or group work.
- 10 minutes: Skill from the individual section.
- 10 minutes: Skill from the pair section.
- 10 minutes: Skill from the group section.
- 5 minutes: Cool-down including stretching and session conclusion.
- 45 minutes: Self-reflection, questioning, logbook and practical result, feedback and action plan.
Box 1
Physical preparation (5 minutes each) for your:
selected individual skills, pair and group work
Skills (10 minutes each):
Individual:
- Backwards walkover
- Flic to knee
- Round off flic
- Straddle 1/2 lever
Pair:
- Handstand on knee (base in lunge)
- Pitch stretch jump
Group:
- Half column
- Back somersault from standing on platform to floor
Box 2
Physical preparation (5 minutes each) for your:
selected individual skills, pair and group work
Skills (10 minutes each):
Individual:
- Change leg walkover
- Dive forward roll
- Round off flic
- Handstand with 360° turn
Pair:
- Angel on hands, motion down to splits
- Pitch stretch jump to catch in bases hands
Group:
- Saucepan
- Pitch or platform, 1/4 somersault to catch in cradle
Box 3
Physical preparation (5 minutes each) for your:
selected individual skills, pair and group work
Skills (10 minutes each):
Individual:
- Valdez
- Handspring
- Round off flic
- 1/2 lever - legs together
Pair:
- Top standing on shoulders, base motion down to split
- Pitch stretch jump to catch in bases hands
Group:
- Base (1) supine with legs raised supporting bases 2 and 3 in stand on knees, top standing in hands of base 1
- Back somersault from standing on platform to floor
Box 4
Physical preparation (5 minutes each) for your:
selected individual skills, pair and group work
Skills (10 minutes each):
Individual:
- Healey turn
- Handspring
- Round off flic
- Tucked top planche
Pair:
- Straddle 1/2 lever, base supine
- Pitch stretch jump to catch in bases hands
Group:
- Half column
- Back somersault from sitting on platform to floor
Box 5
Physical preparation (5 minutes each) for your:
selected individual skills, pair and group work
Skills (10 minutes each):
Individual:
- Forward elbow walkover to splits
- Free cartwheel
- Round off flic
- Handstand with 360° turn
Pair:
- Top standing on shoulders, base motion down to straddle sit
- Pitch stretch jump to floor
Group:
- Base in lunge, middle straddle lever on back of leg and top standing on shoulders (spaghetti)
- Pitch or platform, 1/4 somersault to land in cradle
Box 6
Physical preparation (5 minutes each) for your:
selected individual skills, pair and group work
Skills (10 minutes each):
Individual:
- Forward elbow walkover to splits
- Flic walkout
- Two handsprings
- Free cartwheel
Pair:
- Top standing on shoulders, base motion down to splits
- Pitch stretch jump to catch in bases hands
Group:
- Two bases standing, third base standing on shoulders, top in supported handstand on floor
- Back somersault from sitting on platform to floor
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