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Derbyshire Coach Mark

The Derbyshire Coach Mark is a mixture of qualifications, workshop attendance and observation of coaching practice to ensure that coaches are fit for purpose and can deliver well organised, safe, fun, progressive, inclusion and well evaluated sessions to young people.

The Derbyshire Coach Mark compliments the coaching structure within National Governing Bodies of Sport, offers one brand easily recognisable to schools and provides a structure for coaches to develop within.

For more general information please take a few minutes to watch the Derbyshire Coach Mark film (opens in a new window).

There are two levels of Derbyshire Coach Mark.

Provisional Derbyshire Coach Mark

In order to achieve this level coaches must:

• Have a Level 1 (assistant Coach) qualification in the sport(s) they coach

• Have signed and agreed to abide by a Code of Conduct

• Have an up-to-date enhanced CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check

• Have attended a workshop on Safeguarding and Protecting Children

• Have an up-to-date Emergency First Aid certificate

Derbyshire Coach Mark

In order to achieve this level coaches must:

• Have all the requirements of the Provisional Derbyshire Coach Mark

• Have a Level 2 (Coach) qualification in the sport(s) they coach

• Have attended a workshop on good practice when working within the school environment

• National governing body or sports coach UK Equity in Your Coaching certificate 

• Have appropriate insurance

• Have Progressive Session Plans

• Have been observed and considered competent by a Derbyshire Coach Mark observer

For further information on Derbyshire Coach Mark, please contact Allison Nolan – Coaching Derbyshire Co-ordinator coaching@derbyshire.gov.uk or 01332 387450 giving details of where you live and currently coach

The documents below offer more detailed information on the Derbyshire Coach Mark.