The UKCC is a government initiative to improve coaching skills across all sports to help our athletes across all disciplines become the best they can possibly be. The UKCC Equestrian Coaching Certificate is a qualification which essentially hones specific coaching skills within an equestrian environment. Levels 1 and 2 are being managed by the British Horse Society and the Pony Club these are generic, Level 3 is discipline specific so British Dressage Level 3 will cover coaching skills up to PSG. - level 4 does not yet exist.
BD UKCC LEVEL 3 COACH Tanya is now on the first official BD Level 3 course which takes upto 8/10 months to complete. Previous to this she went on a BSJA level two Coaching course which she acheieved, this was in order to give her a better understanding of how these courses are run. Not having been to school for a very long time Tanya wanted to get her head into the way it worked and so be prepared for the level 3!
BD Level 3 Coach Educator In order to be able to help others start on the route of coaching British Dressage put Tanya to forward to take UKCC Level three Coach Educators course. In turn Tanya runs courses for others who wish to move up the coaching ladder. Though they are for sporting coaches they have much to offer others outside the equestrian world, so Tanya is looking at extending the way her coaching skills can be promoted and offered to include those outside the equestrian world. Much can be learnt with skills developed for management, inter personnel skills and team building - it is a whole new world that can be entered and by bringing the horses into as well creats a new dimension of discovery!
Part of being a Coach this that one also continues their own proffessional development (CPD) through attending seminars for sports science and attending World Class coaching conventions to keep upto speed on coaching developments, also progressing ones own skills and meet others with in coaching world across the board. Tanya is planning on taking the Neuro Linguistic Program as soon as she has completed level three as an ongoing development of her skills.
