Minimum Deployment Standards for Coaches

It is recognised and supported that coaches need to have certain knowledge and skills in order to coach safely and effectively; and be able to help children, players and athletes at all stages of their development. The knowledge and skills a coach needs to have/develop depends on:

• Their role (e.g.) coach/assistant coach
• Who they are working with (children, young people, adults)
• At what level they are working at (e.g participation/playing sport, to helping someone perform at an elite level)
• What environment they are working in (e.g. community setting or in a school)

Wiltshire and Swindon Sport have worked been working in partnership and have agreed on a set of Minimum Deployment Standards for coaches working within the County. These can be viewed on our website and will also be part of the registration process when logging onto Coachweb.