Level 1

Level 1

Entry Requirements: 
Triathlon Ireland  member (non race licence minimum). 
Over 18 years of age
Completed TRI Leader course

Duration: 3 days. One weekend and a Saturday or Sunday 3-4 weeks later. 

Cost: €400 pp Fee covers:

  • Coach Developer (Tutor) fee. This includes Coach Developer support and feedback in the intervening weeks between day 2 and day 3.
  • Pool, room, facility hire.
  • Access to World Triathlon online learning system.
  • Coaching Insurance.

Pre-Course work: Prior to Day 1 of the course, participants are given access to the World Triathlon online learning hub. There is a substantial  amount of pre-course reading and online quiz’s to be completed prior to the course.

Modules Covered:

  • What is Coaching
  • Coaching Safely
  • Coaching skills
  • Swim/Bike/Run theory
  • Swim/Bike/Run practical
  • Intro to conditioning sessions
  • Session Planning

Timetable:
See sample time table here. Please note course structures may vary depending on venues and numbers attending.
Practical Assessment 
The pratival assessment takes place on the 3rd day of the course. In advance coaches will have been given opportunties to practice with feedback from the Coach Developers in a group and 1:1 environment.
Participants are assessed while coaching either a Swim, Bike or Run practical session for 10-15 minutes.

Level 1 Coach remit: The Level 1 coach is qualified and insured to do the following unsupervised:

  • Plan and coach a club session for the senarios below within the ratio guidelines of the following documents.
    Safety Guidelines for Adult Club Sessions
    Safety Guidelines for Junior Club Sessions
    Senarios:
    Closed road bike
    Pool 
    Track or enclosed run session.
  • Plan and lead an uncoached club session in the following scenarios: 
    Adult open road
    Adult open water swim
  • Plan and lead or coach a junior session in the following scenarios (once safeguarding requirements are complete and ratios adhered to). 
    Pool 
    Closed road bike and run

Continued Development for Level 1 Coaches .

  • Open Water Safety
  • Open Road Safety
  • Introduction to Strength and Conditioning
  • Junior Coaching

 

Level 1 Revalidation: 

The purpose of the scheme is to encourage and enable the continued development of coaches and to ensure they remain reflective on their development, and up to date with best practice and guidelines to further enhance the quality, safety and welfare of triathlon coaching worldwide and enhance the further development of the sport. To maintain this certification validation coaches will be required to maintain its currency by undertaking an annual revalidation check process.  After completing all 3 years of the annual update process they will then gain revalidation. 

Example 1: Coach completed Level 1 in 2020

The coach will need to revalidate in 2023, 3 years after their initial course. They can therefore do the 2020 Introduction to Revalidation and annual checks for 2021 and  22, before revalidating in 2023.    

The aim is to cover a range of things that World Triathlon wishes to check that coaches are up to date with, but also to bring an educational element to upskill coaches. Documents which are required to read and tasks to be complete include:

  • Become an Triathlon Ireland Member;

  • Complete WADA Coach True Course;

  • First Aid Certificate (up-to-date);

  • Garda Vetting/Access NI (up-to-date);

  • Code of Conduct- A Form 8 OR Form 10 must be supplied annually;

  • Safeguard 1 – Child Welfare & Protection Basic Awareness Workshop/Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport. 


All tasks are uploaded to the Educational Hub of the World Triathlon Website under the Triathlon Ireland section of the hub.

Course Terms and Conditions

World Triathlon LEARNING HUB

For queries contact Mackenzie: mackenzie@triathlonireland.com

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