Three million people coach nationwide, and the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the remarkable people positively benefitting the physical and mental well-being of communities across the country.
The #GreatCoachingPledge will be part of a national awareness campaign that empowers athletes, coaches and the public to showcase how Great Coaching can play a greater role in building a happier, healthier nation. And the campaign has already been backed by some of sports biggest names, including England Lioness and Manchester City Captain Steph Houghton, former England Rugby Captain Chris Robshaw and 12-time World Champion Hannah Cockroft.
UK Coaching knows how hard and testing the last five months have been for coaches, therefore its #GreatCoachingPledge is to continue to provide accessible learning and development, and a wide choice of products and services that support coaches so that they are appropriately informed and ready to welcome participants back to sport and physical activity.
This includes waiving the fee of its essential, highly regarded mental health training – Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity – until the end of September, which was developed in partnership with Sport England and Mind, the mental health charity, and communicating to more coaches about its Duty to Care Toolkit and digital badge that will ensure coaches are equipped with the knowledge and skills to provide great coaching experiences to others, and support them as coaches to better look after themselves as they return to coaching after COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed.