Okay before everyone says they are a waste of time
Ive finally booked my Level 1 coaching course with England Athletics with a view to doing the Level 2
Just wanted to ask whats involved and what to expect. Anyone on here done coaching.
Id like to continue after Level 2 ( what then) . Can you do Fell specific courses.
Answers please
Much appreciated
Maybe level 3 and four?Originally Posted by daz h
@roadrunneraj #gohardorgohome
Ha ha , Andy.
Just done day 2 of a 4 day fell & mountain running course. (2 more days in March)
Witton Park, Clash City Rocker and myself are all currently doing it.
A very good course with loads to learn and take in.
We are going to try and start a network to share good practice, will keep you in touch.
Stagger
I am qualified at Level 1 . All being well I'm doing level 2 in July in Manchester. After that I want to do level 2 in endurance.
Daz, I am Level 2.Just wanted to ask whats involved and what to expect. Anyone on here done coaching.
Id like to continue after Level 2 ( what then) . Can you do Fell specific courses.
Answers please
Much appreciated
Level 1 was just a listening session and a few practical bits and pieces.
Level 2 was a 2 stage job; a half day by way of preparatory stuff followed a number of months later by a full day, involving a practical assessment of your coaching skills. Most fell runners opt for the Endurance module as against Sprints or Throws and Jumps.
(This was a while ago and with all the upheaval at UKA, things may have changed!)
Between the 2 stages of Level 2 we were encouraged to do plenty of coaching and to keep a written log of what we had done.
Pete Shields of Ilkley Harriers is Level 5 and has been closely involved with UKA in getting a Fell module off the ground. There was a pilot session at the Cow and Calf Hotel in Ilkley about 2 years ago and it looks like the module (Level 3, I think) is finally getting off the ground.
Stagger may be able to say more seeing as how he is in the thick of it.
Have fun.
The only one who can tell you "You can't" is you. And you don't have to listen.
I've done level 1 and the first part of level 2 ,I would think level 1 is pretty much mandatory if you want to work with youngsters. I did hear level 1 was to be a 2 day course instead of the 1 day we did. 13 of us did level 1 on the same day at Rossendale Harriers.
As far as I am aware, level 2 is held over two days not split into 2 sections
The level 2 specific to fell and mountain running is held over 4 days (2 x 2 weekends) then there is an additional assessment session.
I got my level 2 about 18 months ago. We were told then that UKA were imminently moving over to UKCC accredited courses which would involve a lot more than the current course (twice the amount of time at each level essentially). As far as I can tell this hasn't happened yet.
The level 2 course as it is at the moment IS actually held over 2 weekends. You have to attend the first weekend in entirety. The second weekend involves doing a specialist module (sprints, endurance, throws or jumps) and being assessed at the same time. This only takes one day unless you want to do more than 1 module.
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