Assistant Coach 1 of 4: Understanding Your Role and Your Rowers
Category: Qualifications
Course Provider: NGB
Course Location: Online
Start Date: Wednesday, 19th August 2026
Start Time: 18:30
Booking Deadline: Friday, 7th August 2026
Event Detail:
Assistant Coach 1 of 4: Understanding Your Role and Your Rowers
Event Detail:
From April 2026, the entry point for all formal Coach Education is the Assistant Coach Training. Completion of all four British Rowing Assistant Coach modules within 18 months will conclude your training. You will then be awarded the ‘Assistant Coach Training’ credential.
This is 1 of 3 online modules you will need to attend before booking onto the final in-person module. You can attend the 3 online modules in any order, but module 4 (The In-Person ‘Bringing Your Coaching to Life’) is the final training activity and, as such, should be undertaken only when the others have been completed.
Understanding Your Role and Your Rowers training will be delivered online
Where: Join the module online from a good internet connection, and in line with the terms and conditions set out for joining a British Rowing online classroom. A link will be sent to the email address on your membership account at the time of booking.
Overview:
About the module: Understanding Your Role and Your Rowers is one of the first steps towards becoming a rower-centered coach.
The training is a core foundation for any coach in understanding their role, and how to develop and progress as you gain experience. The module will cover:
·Creating a learning environment
·Understanding coaching skills
·The role of the coach
·Your role as a coach
·Duty of Care and what it means in your role
·Understanding your rowers
·Inclusive coaching
·Communication
·The feedback cycle
·Reviewing and developing your coaching
·Your ongoing development and action planning
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
·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 recognised 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.
Event State: Accepting Bookings