The course costs £102 per person and must be paid in advance to guarantee your place.

On successful completion of the Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Basketball, candidates will be able to:

• demonstrate an ability to safely organise and supervise basketball activities, including group coaching and using pre-planned coaching session cards
• promote and establish working relationships and high standards of behaviour with players, coaches, parents and officials in the overall development of basketball
• demonstrate an understanding of:
  • generic coaching skills
  • basketball-specific coaching skills
  • coach and performer/player development
  • health and safety
  • working with parents
  • basic rules/laws of basketballs
  • demonstrate an ability to identify and adapt basketball activities and sessions for a variety of different age groups
• demonstrate an awareness of further personal development opportunities in basketball

Prerequisities:

Candidates are required to:

• be a minimum of 16 years of age on day 1 of the course
• have previous experience of playing basketball or be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of theory and practice of playing basketball

Candidates are not required to complete the Getting Started course before attending the UKCC Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Basketball.

Candidates should NOT apply for a sportscotland UKCC scholarship themselves, basketballscotland will do this on their behalf.