
Coaching & Development

Level 1 Award in Coaching Basketball
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE COURSE DETAILS CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING
The basic level if you’re starting out in basketball coaching. It’s great if you already have a club coach and you’re planning to work alongside them in a school or coaching environment. This qualification enables you to assist other coaches in delivering sessions.You will need to be under supervision and it is a supporting role.
TARGET GROUPS AND PROFILES
This is the basic level of coaching qualification, which gives outline knowledge of basketball, and enables the holder to introduce basketball and to assist a Coach Award holder (or above). The holder is not covered by the Association’s insurance for working unsupervised and must work under the supervision of a minimum of a Coach Award holder. Examples are:-
Parents of performers, Sports centre staff, Teachers, Youth workers, Players or ex-players, Interested adults, Students
External Candidate fee £105
Leeds Beckett Student Fee £95
Course One
Saturday 16 March 2019 0930-1700
Saturday 23 March 2019 0930-1700
- Be at least 16 years of age on the first day of the course.
- Actively involved in basketball, either player, parent, teacher etc
Course Syllabus to cover
- Passing (including getting free and catching the ball)
- Shooting
- Dribbling
- Individual offence
- Individual defence
- Playing the game and simple tactics
- Introducing the game to beginners
- Basic rules – contact, movement and dribbling, as per the Apprentice Referee Syllabus and Handbook.
- Organising practice sessions
- Communication skills
- Teaching players the skills of passing, set shooting, lay-ups, footwork, dribbling and basic one v one and team play.
ASSESSMENT
Candidate for this award shall be assessed by the course tutor taking a minimum of one 10 minutes coaching session with a group of players (6-10). The course tutor is responsible for continual assessment of the students for the duration of the course and for making the final decision regarding gaining the award.
Course Duration
- 2 Days
Course Venue
- Carnegie Sports Centre, Headingley Campus, Leeds, LS6 3QQ
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