Dear All,

Would you be interested in taking your Level 1 or Level 2 Coaching qualification at either Natland or Burton village hall. 

Dan O’Connell has recently completed his Level 3 coaching qualification which means he is now eligible to train Level 1 and Level 2. If we have sufficient interest we can arrange for the training to take place in our district rather than having to travel further afield. 

At this stage we are only trying to gauge how many people might be interested in taking the qualifications. It is probable we would do Level 1 first followed 6 months or so later by Level 2

 If you are interested please reply to this email advising the level you are interested in. Please do share this email with our friends in the Barrow League  and the Lancaster & Morecambe League districts. 

I set out below a little more info about the two qualifications 

Level 1 Session Coach Award in Coaching Table Tennis
The Level 1 Session Coach Award course has been designed to give learners the tools to start their journey on the Coaching Pathway. It focuses on both the ‘How to Coach’ and ‘What to Coach’ skills of coaching. It provides learners with the necessary skills to be able to plan and deliver basic table tennis coaching activity/session.
The course has been divided up into the 3 separate elements: -
- Practical – two days face to face led by a Table Tennis England qualified
tutor/assessor
- eLearning – online element for both learning and assessment
- Workbook – provides the ‘How’ and ‘What’ to coach skills along with written tasks
Level 1 Session Coach consists of 2 separate days spread over approximately a
4 to 8 week period. Learners are expected to complete home study and practical coaching tasks between each day of the course.
Day 1
• How to Coach ‘Planning and Organisation, Observation and Analysis, Feedback and Reflection, Adaptability and Creativity’
• What to Coach ‘skills in a practical environment’ – basic technical elements of table tennis.
Day 2
• Delivery and Review a Coaching Session (Observed Practical Task)
• Learner Feedback and Action Plan
• Achievement of Prerequisites
Home Study 4-8 weeks
• Candidates will complete the online element of the course.
• UK Coaching Safeguarding and Protecting Children Workshop. For more information
please click here
To complete your Level 1 Session Coach qualification, you must complete a Child Protection & Safeguarding workshop. Please complete your Child Protection & Safeguarding Workshop and provide evidence of this on the final day of the course. If failing to complete your Child Protection & Safeguarding Workshop before the final day you then have 1 year from the start of the course date to submit. Failing to do so will result in you paying a re-registration fee to complete your qualification.
On completion of the final day of the course and all pre-requisites are in place your free 1 year coaching license will activate. To make sure your license is active please upload all pre-requisites via TT Membership. For further information please click on the link https://tabletennisengland.co.uk/coach/coaching/coach-licence-scheme/.
The Minimum age for this course is 16 years old. 

Level  1 Cost £190

LEVEL 2

The Level 2 Lead coach award is suitable for learners who have completed the Level 1 Session coach award and have gained more experience of Table Tennis coaching. The course consists of three days, spread over two weekends and separated by a home study period of 8-10 weeks.  The dates for this course are:

The qualification will build on planning and evaluation skills learnt at Level 1 session coach qualification and involves a more advanced level of technical knowledge. Coaches will have the ability to implement new knowledge and theories into their practical delivery, demonstrate an increased ability to analyse and improve the performance of players and commit to their own development through extended home study. The Minimum age for this course is 18 years old.   

Please also note that the prerequisite requirement to have attended ‘Safeguarding and Protecting Children’ course. 

Level 2 Cost £270

Please do email me if you are interested 

Best regards 

Peter 

Peter Leahy

Chairman, Kendal and District Table Tennis League