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- 1st4sport Level 3 Award for Tutors and Assessors in Sport
- 1st4sport Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
- 1st4sport Level 3 Award in Workforce Mentoring
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- Time2Learn: Coaching in the real world - Foundations of nonlinear development
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Sport and the Law
- A Coach’s Guide to Safe Surfaces and Equipment
- Initiations Risk Your Career, Your Participants and Your Club
- Leading by Example: Coaching Respect for Match Officials
- Optimising Performance and Avoiding Injury by Understanding Legal Responsibilities
- Sport and the Law: Risk Assessments
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Inspiring Stories
- Women’s Rugby World Cup Set to Inspire a New Generation of Female Coaches
- Finding Light in the Darkness: A Coach’s Story of Living with Mental Illness
- Paralympic Greats Deliver Language Lesson to Sports Coaches
- ‘Being a Boxing Coach Gave Me Confidence Beyond the Ring’
- A Cause Close to my Heart – Martin Johnson on the Importance of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training
- A Conversation on #GreatCoaching with Mel Marshall – Part 1
- A Conversation on #GreatCoaching with Mel Marshall – Part 2
- A Journey Towards Understanding Mental Health, with Clarke Carlisle
- An Iron Will: How a Disabled American Football Coach is Bucking the Trend
- Arsenal FC’s Duty to Care: Championing Inclusive Coaching
- Become an Inclusive Coach to Be a Better Coach
- Being a Wheelchair User Should Not Deter You from Becoming a Sports Coach
- Beyond the Game: ‘Rugby League Cares’ Mental Health Charity a Lifeline for Players
- Brentford Football Club Get Onside with UK Coaching’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest Campaign
- Changing the Face of Inclusive Coaching
- Child’s Play: Reclaiming Sport for Kids
- Coaching is the Business! Müller Director Inspired By ‘Remarkable’ Coaching Community
- Coaching Key to Helping Young People Make Better Choices
- Coaching Saved My Life: Emma’s Fight for Purpose Through Boxing
- Coaching with Heart: How a Rugby League Coach Put Players' Mental Health First
- Coaching Young People in Disadvantaged Communities
- Coaching's Power to Engage with Offenders
- Cognitive Diversity Key to Better Coaching Environments – for All
- Connecting in a Crisis: How Western Tennis Hit Upon a Winner
- Darren Campbell Calls for Enhanced Care for Coaches
- Donna Fraser Pays Tribute to her ‘Amazing’ Coach: I Wouldn’t be Person I Am Today Without Him
- Duty of Care Debate: Where Will We Draw the Line on Athlete Welfare in Sport?
- Duty to Care: University Coaching Team Tackles Period Taboos
- Empowering Stories from Courageous Women
- Essential Qualities for a Successful Career as a Fitness Coach
- Exploring the Link between Coaching and Social Prescribing
- Football More Than Just a Game at Manchester United Academy
- From Caught Up in to Beating Antisocial Behaviour
- From the Mean Streets of Manchester to the Paris Olympics: Team GB Coach Darren Campbell’s Incredibl
- Gold Standard Duty of Care Won’t Damage Our Medal Chances
- Great Britain Coach Reveals Full Extent of the Transformative Power of Boxing
- Great Britain Hot-Shot Targeting Greater Inclusivity and Equality
- How Great Coaching Can Tackle Crime, Improve Well-Being and Change a Life
- How Learning About Autism Can Help Deliver Great Coaching
- Inclusive Coaching in Pembrokeshire Thriving with UK Coaching Support
- Innovative. Fun. Transformative. Welcome to the Learning Lounge!
- Judy Murray: Harnessing the Digital Transformation
- Knocking Out Bias One Smile at a Time
- Meet Ady Gray, Children’s Coach of the Year
- Meet IronGran: The Late Bloomer Helping Other Older People Thrive
- Muslim Coach a Role Model in Race for Greater Diversity
- No Sport Without Safeguarding
- Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner! The Mother of All Coaching Journeys
- Patient and Understanding: The Coaches Supporting People to Turn Away from Crime
- PE Teacher Mr Jeff a Safe Pair of Hands in Testing Times
- Pedalling Confidence: The Holistic Power of Coaching in BMX Freestyle
- Person-Centred Coaching Key to Improving Mental Health
- RFU Leading Charge for Gender Equality in Coaching
- Safety First: The Story of How a Coach Helped Invictus Rower Gill to Soldier On
- Silvino Domingos: Given a Second Chance by Fight For Peace
- Sport England Ten-Year Strategy: From Great Adversity Comes Great Opportunity
- Sport is for Everyone! Brighton Seagals Flying the Flag for Diversity in Football
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Coach’s Story of How to Save a Life
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest: The Story of One Ordinary Joe and his Extraordinary Legacy
- Tackling Gender Bias: The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game
- The ‘Rocky’ Road to Success for BMX Coach
- The Big Interview: How Laura Weightman Turned Olympic Experience into Coaching Excellence
- The Enduring Power of Words in Coaching
- The Team of ‘Angels’ Who Gave Fabrice Muamba a Second Shot at Life
- Trailblazer Annie Tells Aspiring Female Coaches: Write Your Own Narrative
- United! United! Football Managers’ Extraordinary Power to Unite a City
- Water Story! Swimming Coaches Put Residents of London Borough in Buoyant Mood
- We Need to Make a Commitment to Get More Women into Cricket Coaching
- Welsh Boxing Changing the Perception of Coaching Disability Boxing
- Women in Coaching Series: Fighting Cancer, Smashing Stereotypes, Making History
- Women in Coaching Series: How Helping Others Helped Harriet Reclaim Her Self-Worth
- Women in Coaching Series: Joanne Still Packing a Punch at 62
- Women in Coaching Series: Michelle’s Knockout Journey from Engineer to Coach
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- Practical Considerations When Coaching in Different Environments
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- DCMS Game On: UK Coaching Keen to Support a People-First System
- How the Women in High Performance Coaching Programme Shaped One Coaching Journey – 2026/27 Applicati
- Leading football coach and dad of England stars backs Play Their Way ahead of World Cup
- #PlayItForward: Celebrate UK Coaching Week 2026 Through the Power of Play
- Play Their Way and British Cycling Gear Up to educate Coaches on Child-First Coaching Principles
- Creating Space to Think: Reflections from a Year of Coach Development
- Play Their Way celebrate International Women’s Day with focus on female coaching
- Ebbsfleet’s Coker praises UK Coaching’s First Aid programme
- Progress for Women in Coaching: Keeping the Bigger Picture in Focus
- Sarah Taylor's England appointment celebrated by UK Coaching
- UK Coaching's Emily Handyside Optimistic After Attending Parliament Committee
- UK Coaching celebrates Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games coaches
- UK Coaching Helps Shape New High Performance Coaching Strategy
- UK Coaching welcomes Women in Sport’s report
- Does the current ‘care system’ in sport protect everyone equally?
- ‘Massive honour’: Judy Murray wins Lifetime Achievement Award
- ‘One of the best’ – Scottish coaching legend Donald Park wins lifetime achievement award
- Active Lincolnshire and UK Coaching partner to support local sport and physical activity
- And the winners are… 2023 UK Coaching Awards honour nation’s top coaches
- Celebrate the Power of Coaching: Join UK Coaching Week 2025 to Share, Inspire, and #PassItOn
- CIMSPA and UK Coaching launch coaching professional standards
- CIMSPA and UK Coaching reach agreement to create a single directory for fitness professionals
- Coaches Head to Parliament for Landmark Roundtable on Future of Coaching in the UK
- Coaches highly valued by the British public, but concerns from coaches remain says lead body
- Coaches of Cycling Legend Lizzie Deignan Announced as Winners of Top Coaching Award
- Coaches of GB hockey star Laura Unsworth to receive top coaching award
- Coaches of Katarina Johnson-Thompson honoured with 2024 Coaching Chain Award
- Coaches of Lionesses legend Lucy Bronze honoured with 2023 Coaching Chain award
- Discover the Power of Partnership through UK Coaching’s Partner Platform
- Finalists announced for 2025 UK Coaching Awards
- Former Lioness Backs Child-First Coaching to Keep Girls In The Game
- Finalists announced as the nation’s best coaches get ready for the 25th annual UK Coaching Awards
- Finalists revealed for 2023 UK Coaching Awards as countdown begins
- First Annual Women in Coaching Assembly convenes in Birmingham
- Four-year milestone in UK Coaching’s commitment to building heart-safe communities
- Golden seal of approval for Women’s Coaching Initiative
- Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic coaches celebrated with Royal Reception
- Great coaches selected as finalists for ‘highlight of the year’ awards
- Help us crown 2025’s Great Coaching Moment winner
- Introducing Partner+: The New Addition to Our Coach Learning and Development Offer
- Kadeena Cox’s coaching chain awarded top accolade
- Keeping Britain active through Covid – search is on for nation’s coaching heroes
- Learn to be quick, be smart and restart a heart
- Legendary football coach to receive UK Coaching Lifetime Achievement Award
- Legendary ski coach receives Lifetime Achievement at 2024 UK Coaching Awards
- Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp honoured at UK Coaching Awards
- Man-of-the-moment Marcus Rashford’s coaches honoured at UK Coaching Awards
- Marcus Rashford’s coaches receive top coaching award
- Medals to honour the coaching heroes of the coronavirus lockdown
- Nation says ‘Thanks Coach’ as we celebrate UK Coaching Week 2024
- Nation’s coaches honoured at 25th annual UK Coaching Awards
- Nation’s top coaches celebrated at 2024 UK Coaching Awards
- Nation’s Top Coaches Celebrated at 2025 UK Coaching Awards
- New safeguarding adults course the first of its kind
- New UK-wide concussion guidance for grassroots sports
- Nominations open for the 25th UK Coaching Awards
- Nominations open for UK Coaching Awards 2023
- Organisations unite to call for compulsory sudden cardiac arrest training to all involved in sport
- Over nine million people in the UK benefited from coaching in the past year
- Parents give coaches thumbs up: Survey reveals high approval for nation’s coaches
- Partners gather for UK Coaching's Festival of Learning
- Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England published
- Play and child-first coaching key to supporting children and young people's mental health
- Play Their Way campaign launched to transform children's coaching through ‘child-first' approach
- Play Their Way to tackle gender enjoyment gap as Lionesses look to inspire a generation of girls
- Post Covid health crisis looming as number of people delivering physical activity falls by a third
- Red Roses legends say child-first coaching could be key to World Cup legacy
- Research reveals how mums are key to tackling decline in female volunteer coaches
- Revamped RFU Talent Platform Powering New Generation of Female Rugby Players
- RFU case study: UK Coaching Co-Branded platform
- Royal seal of approval for the nation’s lockdown coaching heroes
- Rugby League First Sport to Sign 'Play Their Way' Pledge to Transform Children's Coaching
- SADS Week 2025: Learn How to Save a Life with UK Coaching's Free Online Course
- Ski club chairman set to receive prestigious Lifetime Achievement at upcoming UK Coaching Awards
- Sport England funding to support the development of a diverse coaching workforce in England
- Supporting coaching organisations in meeting new Standards for Deployment
- Talented coaches chosen for prestigious coaching programme
- Talented coaches chosen for prestigious Elevate Coaching Programme
- Talented coaches chosen for Women’s Coaching Programme
- The ‘Great Coaching Comeback’ is on
- The design principles behind UK Coaching’s coach development programmes
- The nation’s best coaches announced as finalists for the 2021 UK Coaching Awards
- Thought leadership article: #UnitingTheMovement
- Thought leadership article: 2021 to be the year of the coach
- Thought leadership article: Diversity and Duty to Care
- Two ‘outstanding’ careers to be celebrated as Lifetime Achievement Award winners announced
- UK Coaching and RFU unite: ‘Care and well-being must be at the heart of all sport'
- UK Coaching announces coaches selected for 2023 Coach Development Programmes
- UK Coaching Announces Coaches Selected for 2025 Coach Development Programmes
- UK Coaching Announces New Ambassador Partnership with Jon Norfolk MBE
- UK Coaching Awards 2024: Nominate your inspiring coaches today!
- UK Coaching Awards 2025: It is Time to Nominate an Incredible Coach!
- UK Coaching Awards Winner Darren Rea Captures Hearts with ‘Katie Peel Haka’
- UK Coaching Backs Trusted Adult Guarantee from Football Beyond Borders
- UK Coaching becomes a member of Sport Resolutions
- UK Coaching calls for gender parity within the coaching workforce
- UK Coaching cares: New learning hub and digital badge to facilitate #GreatCoaching
- UK Coaching challenges gender bias with drive to enable more female coaches
- UK Coaching champions the impact of coaching in pre-election manifesto
- UK Coaching comments on policy response to The Whyte Review
- UK Coaching congratulates history-making coach Wiegman
- UK Coaching driving its digital future with brand change and office move
- UK Coaching encourages NGBs to reap benefits of its female leadership programme
- UK Coaching invites performance pathway coaches to join FOCUS Programme
- UK Coaching launch Duty to Care campaign to protect participants and coaches
- UK Coaching launch new website and enhanced learning experience for coaches and the coaching workfor
- UK Coaching pledges to help coaches grow their people skills
- UK Coaching releases new research on the state of coaching in the UK
- UK Coaching research reveals decline in female coaches
- UK Coaching Safeguarding & Protecting Children Online Classroom
- UK Coaching scoops double award for its free life-saving training
- UK Coaching secures bid to lead workshop delivery for Buddle
- UK Coaching Solutions Board Welcomes New Chair
- UK Coaching urges the nation to pledge support for coaches as UK Coaching Week 2020 begins
- UK Coaching welcomes latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey
- UK Coaching welcomes new Chair to its Board of Directors
- UK Coaching welcomes record numbers of active adults
- UK Coaching welcomes Sport England Active Lives Adults Survey
- UK Coaching welcomes Sport England's announcement to introduce a network of Sport Welfare Officers
- UK Coaching wins global award against tough competition from Coca-Cola
- UK Coaching Workshops Help Active Sussex Build a Stronger Workforce
- UK Coaching: The Whyte Review Statement
- UK Coaching’s New First Aid Programme Tackles Sector Blind Spot
- UK Coaching’s Principles of Great Coaching announced
- UK Sport launch leadership programme to increase female representation in elite coaching
- UK Sport names 27 coaches as part of plan to increase female representation
- Understand mental health better with new coaching course
- Uniting The Movement: UK Coaching proud to be a supporter of Sport England’s new strategy
- Vote for your Great Coaching Moment of 2023
- Voting opens for UK’s 2022 Great Coaching Moment
- Winners announced at 20th anniversary of UK Coaching Awards
- Winners announced for 2021 UK Coaching Awards
- Young coaches deliver glowing verdict on UK Coaching’s Coach Learning Programme
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