“We wanted to provide governing bodies and other partners the opportunity to understand their workforce and feel supported in taking the necessary steps to develop and nourish their female coaching workforce. In turn, giving the participants on the programme an opportunity to develop their knowledge and an understanding of themselves, the environment they coach in, the people they work with and their coaching practice.
“We aim to not only provide support to the NGB and their workforce but also the growth of the environment the participants work in, so they can develop together. Ultimately, it’s about supporting coaches’ aspirations in whatever direction they wish to go, bringing the best version of themselves to the sport they love.”
Basketball England has already worked with UK Coaching to design its Leadership and Performance Programme, which is supporting the development of 12 aspirational female basketball coaches to lead and inspire a generation of future athletes.
Courtesy of Basketball England, watch Solent Kestrels coach Annie Scanlon give insight into her coaching pathway, from her roots in the game to her inspirations.
Through its blended approach of one-to-one and group mentoring and coach development, face-to-face and virtual learning experiences – hosted through UK Coaching’s learning and development platform, ukcoaching.org – the programme will support candidates through the organisation’s coach learning framework, looking at areas of understanding self, individuals, their environment, and their coaching practice.