ETTA ukcc bridging course1sT4sporT lEvEl 2award in coAchingTAblE TEnnis

prepare for, deliver and review linked and progressive coaching sessions

booking onTo ThE coursEa national list of courses is available on the ETTA website, or by contacting the coaching & Performance team. once you have found a suitable course please download and complete a UKCC application form and send it with payment to the eTTa national coaching administrator.

module 1introduction to coaching

module 3technical coaching #1

module 5physiology & fitness

internal assessmentscoaching an individual (20 minutes)

module 2saftey when coaching

module 4introduction to planning sessions

tutor marks written work

module 6technical coaching #2

independent assessmentscoaching a group (30 minutes)

module 7psychology

during assessments learners participate in coaching groups for their peers

home study and coaching practice 8-10 weeks

coursE sTrucTurE

day 1

day 2

coach

coachBridging provides existing ‘Home Country NGB’ coaches (eg. ETTA Level

2-4) with a simple route to the desired UKCC accreditation. The course takes into account any previous ‘Home Country’ coaching qualification and coaching experience, and introduces current coaching methods. This ensures that all coaches are delivering recognised best practice, whilst existing coaches are acknowledged for their earlier learning and are exempted from parts of the full 4 day L2 CCTT course.

Why is bridging imporTAnT To you?Bridging is designed to help experienced coaches reach their full potential by offering an important opportunity to explore changes in coaching practice, and assist skill development in the delivery of current best practice. The Bridging course covers aspects of health & safety, risk assessments, changes in the delivery of technical content, and is a ukcc endorsed qualification. ukcc is the standard by which all coaching qualifications delivered by sports are monitored; this means that the Bridging course meets present day national occupational standards and is most of all up to date.

coursE conTEnTs• Physio logy– f i tnesscomponents , test ingand improving f i tness for table tennis

• Introduct ion to P lanningandH&S/emergencyprocedure/gather ing informat ion

• Planning l inkedsessions

• ForehandProgressions

• Psychologymodule – mot ivat ionandgoal set t ing

• Mult i -bal l /Advancedserv ice&receive/Advancedstrokes

Note: Some of the areas identified above may have been covered in learning programmes of previous qualifications but due to frequent change in course design these areas have not been covered by all NGB qualified coaches.

AssEssmEnT procEssThe assessment process for the Bridging and Full ukcc Level 2 qualifications are identical, ensuring that all new ukcc endorsed Level 2 coaches are at an appropriate level. The following tasks have to be evidenced on the course:

• Role of thecoach

• Lawsof thegame

• Coachingphi losophy

• Ef fect ive communicat ion

• Nutr i t ion

• EmergencyProcedure/heal th andsafety

• Player Prof i le

• Planning/evaluat ionof l inkedsessions

in addition there are two practical assessments which require the delivery of two different planned sessions:-

• Internal ly assessed20min.session to an indiv idual – a fe l lowcoursemember

• Independent ly assessed30min.session to a group (max.4 p layers) – fe l low coursemembers

WhAT ArE ThE rEquirEmEnTs To go on ThE coursE?Prior to being accepted onto a Bridging course learners must:

• beatleast17yearsofagepriortocommencingthecourse,and18priortocertification

• haveeitheranexisting‘HomeCountry’NGBcoachingqualification(eg.ETTALevel2-4)

Prior to being awarded the ukcc Level 2 certif icate in coaching Table Tennis learners must have:

• Completedandpassedallon-courseassessments.

• Completedallofthetasksincludedinthe1st4SportUKCCLevel2learnerpack.

• HavecompletedanappropriateEssentialFirstAidcourse(trainingprovidersincludeStJohn’s Ambulance,RedCrossetc).

• HavecompletedanappropriateSafeguardingChildrencourse(detailscanbefoundatthe sportscoachUKwebsite).

licEnsing & posT coursEonce complete, the qualified coach receives the 1st4sport Level 2 certificate in coaching Table Tennis (same qualification as the full Level 2 course). The eTTa coach Licence scheme is now a mandatory requirement for any coach working in an eTTa affiliated environment. From the 1st January 2013 only ukcc qualified coaches will be able to access the ETTA coach licence scheme; it is therefore vital that any coach wishing to retain their licence after this date completes this course. To obtain an ETTA coach licence the coach must have a valid crb (within 3 years). if coaches have not completed the bridging course and gained a 1st4sport level 2 certificate in coaching Table Tennis by the above date they will have to complete the level 1 Award/qualification to continue coaching.

durATion & cosTcoach retention is a eTTa priority and is offering the Bridgingcourse to exsiting eTTa coaches cheaper per learner than the full level 2 course. This ensures that all eTTa coaches can transfer to ukcc and their coaching practice is up to date. The Bridging course lasts for 2 days, separated by an 10 week gap and costs £150. The Bridging courses are available until 1st January 2013.

For further information about ETTA coaching qualifications please contact the Coaching & Performance team by telephone 01424 456205, email coaching@etta.co.uk or visit our website www.etta.co.uk/coaching