Course Candidates will Learn
The course consists of two parts: the first being the online content that needs to be successfully completed and passed by all learners and the second to complete a day of practical delivery and assessments.
Modules include:
- Roles and responsibilities of a coach including safeguarding and behaviour management
- Effective communication when teaching in sport
- How to plan, deliver and review linked and progressive sessions for athletes
- Safety in the sport
- Anatomy and physiology
- Fitness and nutrition for Weightlifting
- The lifts – The Snatch and the Clean and Jerk. Find and correct faults and learn how to move between the key positions
- Accessory lifts including squats; deadlifts and derivatives of the Olympic lifts
- Introduction to competition coaching
Course Dates
TBC – Please contact [email protected] to be added to the waiting list
Assessment
Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Weightlifting
The course consists of two parts: the first being the online content that needs to be successfully completed and passed by all learners and the second to complete a day of practical delivery and assessments.
Progression Routes
Successfully passing Your Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Weightlifting this will allow you to start actively coaching the sport of Weightlifting. You will also be eligible to progress further on our Education Pathway by meeting the requirements to move onto a Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Weightlifting and also a Level 3 Award in Instructing Weightlifting
Entry Requirement
Candidates are required to:
- Have completed a 1st4sport Level 1 Award in Coaching Weightlifting or 1st4sport Level 2 Award in Instructing Weightlifting
- Be at least 18 years of age on the first day of the course
- Have some experience of the lifts and weightlifting
- Be able to communicate effectively in English