Alive are committed to supporting the development of coaches and volunteers to delivering sport and physical activity in West Norfolk
What we do:
- Mentor individual coaches/volunteers
- Share relevant research and best practice updates
- Signpost coaches and volunteers to development opportunities and resources
- Run coaching conferences and open training session for local coaches
What other support is available:
Online Coaching Communities
There are a range of online communities for coaches can share ideas, resources and support each other. Some are free while others require a subscription fee. Some of the most popular are:
UK Coaching – Connected Coaches Community
Magic Academy (coach-logic.com)
National Governing Bodies (NGB)
NGB’s are the recognised organising bodies for each sport. Most have a designated section on their website for coaches which include resources, webinars and how to book onto coaching courses for that sport. Some examples are:
FA Coaching Courses and Levels | The Boot Room (thefa.com)
Great Britain Hockey’s Online Training Hub (englandhockey.co.uk)
A list of all NGB’s can be found at: National governing bodies | Sport England
CIMSPA
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
(CIMSPA) is the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector, committed to supporting, developing, and enabling professionals and organisations to succeed and, as a result, inspire our nation to become more active.
CIMSPA also run the ReTrain to Retain – the skills, funding and support programme for the sport and physical activity community in England – ReTrain to Retain support opens to the sport and physical activity community (cimspa.co.uk)
Resources & Courses
There are some really valuable opportunities for coaches and volunteers online to help them develop their skills and delivery if no face-face opportunities are available in their area.
UK Coaching – Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity
UK Coaching – Coaching Courses
Free Courses
As well as paid for resources there are also a great range of free courses available online across a range of topics including fitness, psychology, youth sport and marketing.
Digital Marketing Hub – CIMSPA – Sport England & National Lottery
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Explore free courses on sport and fitness – OpenLearn – Open University
Free Short Courses in Conditioning & Fitness at Setanta College
Active Norfolk
The County Sports Partnership offer a range of exciting courses including their annual Coach Education Programme, Safeguarding and Emergency Aid. Click Physical Activity Training Courses – Organisations – Active Norfolk for a list of their courses.
If you have any questions or can’t find what you are looking for please get in touch with us via community@alivewestnorfolk.co.uk and we will be happy to help you.
Coming Soon:
Please keep your eyes peeled for our up coming West Norfolk Coaching Academy