Level One Assistant Coach

Sunday 2nd July 2006
Crosfields School
9am - 6pm (arrive 15 mins early please)

The Brand New Level 1 award focuses on training candidates to deliver badminton to beginners and allows you to work under a fully qualified coach and to run badminton introduction sessions.

Candidate’s entry requirements:

• You must be 16 years old
• You should have some understanding of scoring and basic rules.
• Candidates should be able to racket feed single shuttles to the forecourt and rear court using an underarm technique to give players a reasonable practice opportunity.

The course content consists under four headings:

• Coaching practice – (safety/ethics/player development/preparation and planning/communication skills/managing a group/coaching beginners/warm up & cool down/feeding skills.)
• Technical skills – (grips/coaching the stroke cycle/forehand high serve/ low serve/ drop shot/ net shot/ lift/clear. Backhand net shot/net lift/low serve.)
• Tactical – (The base position, playing to space, serving & returning, doubles formations.)
• Basic rules and scoring – Singles & Doubles

The Venue for the course will be:-
Crosfields School Gym, Shinfield Road, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9BL

The date will be:- Sunday 2nd July 2006
The time will be 9.00am prompt– 6.00pm arrive 15mins early
You need to attend the whole day.

The Cost will be £60.00
Only 12 places are available on this course.

To reserve a place on the course send a cheque to:-
Bob Reed
116 Antrim Road
Woodley
Berks
RG5 3NY

Make cheque payable to
Berkshire Coaches Association

You also get free entrance into the Berkshire Coaches Association which gives you continued coach training

To book your place, please contact

BBCA
Berkshire Badminton Coaches Association

The Berkshire Badminton Coaches Association is an organisation set up by practising coaches who are interested in promoting and improving the abilities of coaches registered within Berkshire. You are probably aware that our sport in England is undergoing a series of fairly innovative changes with respect to coaching techniques. What is current best practise is not the same as it was a few years ago. Our primary purpose is to strengthen, improve and share coaching ideas in the county.

To this aim we hold regular seminars aimed at teaching the latest techniques and improving old ones !! The seminars help update coaching skills by informing and demonstrating to coaches current international coaching practice. These sessions will involve coaches from the B.A.of E. coaching staff. After each seminar we look for participant’s input to help us programme the forth-coming session to ensure everyone gets the most out of the programme. The more you comment the more the seminars will reflect what you want.

The Association looks to offer support to coaches and their sessions in and around the area. We also are trying to attract non-practising coaches to start practising again and encourage new coaches by offering some financial assistance to help cover training costs. We want to establish a very strong coaching baseline that will develop junior and senior badminton in Berkshire. With your help we will achieve this.

If you are interested in joining the BBCA (it's free!), please contact the BBCA Secretary,

BA of E Leaders Award Coaching Course
- 23rd March 2003

In case any of you are interested in doing the Leaders Award, here's a quick overview of what exactly 's involved!

"Nine people attended the course including two members of staff from Park House School. This represented a good cross section of clubs from the NDBA.

We were put through nine hours of intensive instruction starting with a discussion on what would be expected from us as coaches and how to introduce the game to beginners. Most of the time, however, was spent actively putting this into practise.

The main points covered were: equipment, basic rules, strokes, introducing singles & level doubles, and organising simple competitions and practises. Everyone was given a package, which explained the course fully and included suggested lesson plans.

Basically, the course is designed to prepare candidates for helping children and adults to learn to play badminton. On successful completion a certificate is issued and the candidate registered on the Coaches Register for the rest of the season. Thereafter membership costs £25 per year if required."

Margaret Mason

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