Organisations: Minimum Standards for Active Coaches

Why are these standards important?

It's crucial that the coaches you use meet the core standards in order to:

• raise the quality of coaching
• ensure your coaches have the right level of coaching knowledge and skills for their role
• help ensure your coaches are running safe sessions
• safeguard the participants your coaches are working with
• ensure your coaches and organisation will be insured in the event of an accident or incident.

The standards include recommendations in five areas:

1. minimum age
2. appropriate qualifications
3. appropriate insurance cover
4. safeguarding children and vulnerable groups
5. policies and procedures.