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Does Your Club Need More Volunteers?
Most clubs regularly could use more volunteers to help ease the workload on others and make them an even better run organisation.
Whether you require additional coaches, a new treasurer, fundraisers or just someone to help transport the kids to away matches the following website is the idea free place to advertise for more volunteers - Volunteer Edinburgh
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Forthcoming Volunteer Workshops
Safeguarding and Protecting Children
All coaches and volunteers should attend this workshop to understand their roles and responsibilities when working with young athletes.
14th Oct: at Meadowbank SC
12th Nov: at Meggetland Sports Complex
In Safe Hands
This workshop focuses on clubs putting child protection policies in place and is particularly of use to Club Child Protection Officers.
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First Aid for Sports Coaches
19/20 Oct at Meadowbank Sports Centre
Developing Power & Speed
18th November at Meggetland Sports Complex
Pyschology for Sports Coaches
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Fuelling Performance Workshop
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How to Coach Disabled People in Sport
How to tackle all the fequently asked questions about how to work with disabled sportspeople.
Designed for people who have an interest in, or who have limited experience of, coaching in this area and want to know more about what good, safe and effective coaching is.
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The above workshops are organised by Coaching Edinburgh and to find out more about this organisation and contact details on how to book on the above courses check out the article and link below.
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Link to Coaching Edinburgh Site
Click on the above link and this will take you direct to the Coaching Edinburgh site that offers a wide range of courses covering Child Protection, Sports First Aid and sports specific coaching awards.
What is Coaching Edinburgh?
Coaching Edinburgh is a service run by the Edinburgh Leisure Coaching Development Officer. Its main aims are to help current and potential coaches to develop their coaching skills and to increase the quantity and quality of coaches within Edinburgh.
How does Coaching Edinburgh help coaches to develop?
There are three main ways Coaching Edinburgh can help:
a) Coaching Edinburgh has a 3 tiered Coach Scholarship Programme - this aims to help coaches with the cost of their coach education.
b) Coaching Edinburgh runs and subsidises a number of generic coach education courses, including:
- Safeguarding and Protecting Children
- First Aid for Sports Coaches
- How to coach disabled people in sport
- In Safe Hands
- Sports Psychology workshop
- Sports Nutrition workshop
- An Introduction to Strength and Conditioning
- Injury Prevention and Core stability workshop
c) The coaching Edinburgh website provides a calendar, under ‘Coaching Events’ (see link above) which gives details of up coming NGB courses and coaching conferences across Scotland.
What are the 3 Coach Scholarships Levels?
Level 1: Creating Coaches: Creating players (get qualified and get started) – This provides part funding for a National sports or outdoor education Governing Body qualification.
Level 2: Continuing Coach Development (developing the current coach) – Funding for an annual plan of development opportunities designed in conjunction with a Governing body representative.
Level 3: High Performance Scholarship (Coach to Win – coaches work with ESIS athletes) – Funding for an annual plan of development opportunities designed in conjunction with the East of Scotland Institute of Sport.
I’ve never coached before am I eligible for the Level 1 scholarship?
a) Do you have knowledge and experience of sport or outdoor activity?
b) Are you good at motivating and encouraging others?
c) Are you attached to a club or school, or do you have opportunities to coach young people?
d) Are you keen to develop your skills and coaching knowledge?
e) Do you coach in Edinburgh or do you plan to coach in Edinburgh?
If the answer to these questions is yes, then you are eligible for Level 1 Funding.Web Link
How much will it cost me?
Each application is processed individually and Coaching Edinburgh can fund up to 100% of the costs of a coaching qualification. For further details on scholarship funding and pre-requisites for funding see the scholarship guidance notes:
How do I apply?
Application forms can be found in the ‘downloads’ section of the coaching Edinburgh website.Link
Once the application is completed return it to:
Coaching Edinburgh
141 London Road
Edinburgh
EH7 6AE
Once I have got my qualification can Coaching Edinburgh help me to get coaching work?
Coaching Edinburgh works in partnership with Edinburgh Leisure Sport Development officers, Active schools co-ordinators, sports clubs, and Sporting National Governing bodies to provide coaching opportunities. Current opportunities can be found under ‘Coaching Opportunities’ on the website. Link
COMING SOON:
Coaching Edinburgh will be launching recruitment / vacancies page on the website for all clubs, NGB’s, Active Schools Co-ordinators, Schools and sports programmes to advertise for coaches. All coaches will be able to hunt for current coaching vacancies on the coaching Edinburgh site Link
Contact Details
If you have any other questions about Coaching Edinburgh or wish to book on any of their courses please contact:
Graham Moodie
Coaching Development Officer
Phone: 0131 652 4354
E-mail:e-mail
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