Coaching Development Scheme

At Brighton Tri Club, we are keen to develop our coaching team. To enable this, the committee annually allocates funds to support members and existing coaches in attending various coaching courses.  

The criteria the committee will look at when deciding where to allocate the funding include;

  • Commitment to the club;

    • Regular attendance at training sessions

    • Proven willingness to volunteer and to get involved

  • Interaction with other club members

  • Experience in triathlon

  • Availability to coach

Coaching Development Scheme Procedure

The procedure to apply for the use of these funds is set out below;

  • The club member/coach identifies themselves to the club committee via a member of the committee or an existing coach, stating that they would like to become a coach and the qualification they would like to achieve, e.g., Foundation or Group (formerly Level 1 and Level 2, respectively).

  • Once the chair and one other committee member approve the applicant and the applicant subsequently accepts the terms below, the club member applies for the course to complete the qualification and pays 100% of the cost.

  • Upon submission to the club treasurer of evidence of full payment of the course fees and successful completion of the course, the applicant notifies the treasurer. The club will then refund 50% of the course cost.

  • 12 months after the course is complete, assuming the club member has been notified that they have been awarded their coaching qualification and have completed the required number of coaching sessions, the club treasurer will refund the remaining 50% of the course fee. This may be reimbursed earlier if the required number of sessions has been completed, at the discretion of the chair and treasurer.

Coaching Development Scheme Terms & Conditions

  • The club member agrees to commit to the club and to undertake coaching at least 15 Foundation (Level 1) or 25 Group (Level 2) sessions within 12 months of the last day of the coaching course.

  • If the club member who wishes to train as a coach cannot pay for the coaching course fees, or finds that their circumstances have changed after committing to the course. The treasurer will consider financial assistance with the course fees. Any such assistance will be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to terms and conditions, and cannot be assumed to be automatically available.

  • The club member agrees to assist the club, as best they can, in obtaining any available bursaries from third parties to help fund the course and, if they receive the bursary personally, to refund the club with said proceeds within two weeks of receipt from the 3rd party.

  • If the club member cannot or does not complete the course, the 50% is refundable to the club on demand. The club member is then responsible for recovering the system's original cost from the course organiser.

  • If a club member were to leave the club before completing the required coaching sessions, they would be asked to reimburse 50% of the cost.  If they were to leave after completing the required number of sessions but before reaching the 12-month anniversary of completion, they would be asked to refund half of the initial contribution to the club (i.e., 25%).

  • The club will not be responsible for any travel, accommodation, subsistence or other incidental costs relating to the completion of the course.

If you would like to be considered for the Coaching Development Scheme, please get in touch with the head coach, club chair, or any committee member.