Coaching Development Scheme

At Brighton Tri Club, we are keen to develop our coaching team. To enable this, the committee annually allocates funds to finance members and existing coaches through 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, as someone who would like to become a coach and the qualification they would like to achieve (e.g. BTF Level 1).

  • 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 successfully completing the course, the applicant notifies the club treasurer that they have done so. The club will then refund 50% of the course cost.

  • 12 months after the course is complete, assuming that the club member has been notified that they have been awarded their coaching qualification and completed the required number of coaching sessions, the club treasurer will refund the remaining 50% of the course. This may be reimbursed earlier if the required number of sessions have been completed and 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 to coach at least 15 Foundation (Level 1) or 25 for Group (Level 2) within 12 months after 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 case-by-case, 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 other 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 original cost of the system from the course organiser.

  • If the club member were to leave the club before completing the required coaching sessions, they would be asked to reimburse the first 50%.  If they were to leave after having completed the required number of sessions but before reaching the 12-month anniversary from completion, they would be asked to refund half of the initial contribution from 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.