Assistant Coach 4 of 4: Bringing Your Coaching to Life (In Person) Torbay
Category: Qualifications
Course Location: Royal Torbay Yacht Club, 12 Beacon Hill, Torquay, TQ1 2BH
Start Date: Sunday, 13th September 2026
Start Time: 10:00
Booking Deadline: Tuesday, 1st September 2026
Event Detail:
Assistant Coach 4 of 4: Bringing Your Coaching to Life (In Person)
Event Detail:
From the end of March 2026, the entry point for all formal Coach Education is the Assistant Coach Training. Completion of all four British Rowing Assistant Coach modules will complete your training to be awarded the ‘Assistant Coach Training’ credential. Don’t forget that to complete your Assistant Coach Training in full, you need to complete all four modules within an 18-month period.
Bringing your Coaching to Life.
This is Module 4 of 4: the final module that you will need to complete your Assistant Coach Training. You can complete the modules 1-3 in any order. The practical, in-person day concludes the Assistant Coach Training and follows the completion of the three other modules. Anyone may book the course prior to completing the other modules but may not attend until the completion of:
Module 1: Understanding Your Role and Your Rowers
Module 2: Great Coaching in a Modern Society
Module 3: Coaching with Confidence – Safety and Safe Behaviours
Overview
‘Bringing Your Coaching to Life’ brings the concepts of the Assistant Coach online classrooms together to deliver the fundamentals of good coaching practice in a practical setting. You will be introduced to the British Rowing Technical Model, and you will also have the opportunity to understand how to utilize this knowledge and coach skill development, underpinned by the principles of the Rower Development Guide.
The training is a core foundation for any coach wanting to experience the principles of the practical coaching environment. You will be supported to understand how to develop and progress as you gain experience back at your club. The module will cover:
·Skill development
·The British Rowing technical model
·Effective communication
·The coaching process
·Goal setting
·The feedback cycle
·Reflective practice
It ensures you understand the fundamental principles of coaching rowing in a modern society and is suitable for a coach working in any discipline of the sport including adaptive, fixed seat, and coastal rowing.
Key Benefits:
·Gain a credential on your British Rowing profile
·Complete a module which will help you to gain the full Coaching Assistant Training credential
·Gain valuable insight into your role, and how you can develop further
·Enhance your understanding of how to apply your current level of knowledge
·Build a stronger relationship with rowers, and inspire their development on and off the water
·Build a strong foundation for your own learning to progress to the next steps appropriate to your role
·Undertake training which aligns to the nationally recognized professional standards for coaching
This standalone module aligns to the CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) Professional Standards for Coaching for the role of Assistant Coach. You will be asked to complete a self-declaration at the end of the module to confirm you have understood the content, and the additional resources available to support you in your role.
Who can attend? Anyone aged 16 and above who is inspired to develop themselves and their coaching skills
For Coaches under the age of 18 : You will need to be 16 at the time of booking. A parent or guardian will need to complete a consent form, which will be sent as a part of the booking confirmation email at the time of booking. Until your 18th birthday, you must be supervised during all coaching activities.
Recommended pre-course learning:
As part of your role as an Assistant Coach, British Rowing advise that you should also be working towards gaining Emergency First Aid and Safeguarding and Protecting Children.
British Rowing recognise the UK Coaching Safeguarding and Protecting Children training which can be completed through an online classroom UK Coaching Safeguarding course for adults ( UK Coaching Safeguarding course for 16-18 yr olds.)
Emergency First Aid can be done through any independent provider and must be a practical course which includes emergency CPR training.
Online ACT modules run weekly throughout the year but do need a minimum of 12 to make them viable. By booking onto this module you will be agreeing to our terms and conditions, and adhering to the British Rowing and UK Coaching Codes of Conduct.
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