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The British
Judo Association Coaching Scheme was started in 1960
with the aid of a grant from the Ministry of Education.
This allowed for the provision of a full-time National
Coach, Geoffrey Gleeson (8th Dan). Through his
knowledge and hard work Britain was the first country
to have such a progressive coaching scheme for Judo
and over the past years the scheme has gradually developed.
The objectives of the Scheme are:
- To Raise the standard of performance, understanding
and enjoyment of Judo throughout the UK.
- To encouraging people to improve their own
coaching ability and to take the British Judo Association
Coach Awards.
Each BJA Coaching Course consists two elements,
a preparation course and an examination.
The preparation course is designed
to be delivered over a two day period by Area Technical
Directors or members of the Coaching Commission.
The presentations will take a full day, followed by
a days Practical Coaching Session.
The examination should take place
a minimum of one month after the preparation course
and normally lasts a day (depending on the number
of candidates to be examined).
The British Judo Association
Coach Award Scheme provides three levels of qualification:
- Preliminary
Club Coach (Level 1)
Qualified to coach the basics of any technique
at junior and senior level.
A preliminary club coach can assist in taking a
class provided that a coach with a minimum qualification
of club coach is on the mat.
- Club
Coach (Level 2)
Qualified to coach in a club up to intermediate
level.
- Senior
Club Coach (Level 3)
Qualified to coach in an Advanced class
or individual situation.
All British Judo Association qualified
coaches are automatically covered by the British Judo
Association’s Professional Indemnity, Public Liability
and Personal Accident Insurance for all of their volunteer
activities.
(For more insurance details see our
insurance information
page).
Revalidation of Coach Awards
The BJA National Coaching Commission
realise how essential it is for coaches to keep up-to-date
with the latest developments in Judo Coaching specifically
and sports coaching generally. It is not enough
that the individual passes the examination, and then
rests upon their laurels and the BJA are actively
seeking to ensure via the revalidation scheme that
all Coaches undertake continuous professional development.
BJA qualified Coaches must attend
a BJA Licensed Coach Education Course each year which
serves as a revalidation event, (follow the link here
for a full list of Forthcoming
BJA Licensed Coach Education Courses).
All Coaching Awards must now be revalidated
annually with the Coach's BJA licence - this will
help ensure that all BJA Coaches have currently valid
insurance cover. The relevant Coach Award card must
be submitted together with the Coach's BJA licence
renewal application and the appropriate licence renewal
fee. (Holders of multiple year licence's must revalidate
their Coach Award each year on the anniversary of
their licence renewal).
BJA Licensed Coach
Education Courses (Revalidation Events)
Coach Education Course organisers
(Area Technical Directors, Directors of Coaching or
BJA National Coaching Commission Members) must apply
to the BJA Coaching Officer at least eight weeks in
advance of a proposed course for a licence using an
official application
form. This system, effective from 6th September
2004, brings to the Coach Award scheme a measure of
quality control as attendance at licensed courses
will be centrally recorded.
Coaches may attend as many courses
as they wish but only one per year is necessary for
revalidation purposes for the time being. The BJA
are currently working with Sportscoach UK to develop
the BJA Coach Award scheme and ensure that it becomes
endorsed on the new UK Coaching Certificate Framework,
it is envisaged that as this evolves additional mandatory
courses may be added such as First Aid Award Revalidation
and attendance at a Good Practice & Child Protection
Workshop etc. The adoption of a baseline requirement
for one event per year has been approved so that the
BJA has the time to train it's own tutors to deliver
such modules.
BJA
Coach Award - Related Resources
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