Coaches

Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin along with Shropshire Council recognises that coaching is central to the development of sport at every level and therefore we are committed to providing coaches with professional development opportunities and offering them support in taking the next step, whatever that may be, in moving up the coaching ladder.

The aim of the coaching section is to be a source of information and communication regarding the following:

How to become a coach
Coach education
Funding and support for coaches
Celebrating coaching success
Coaching news and job opportunities
Contacts, links and useful documents

Emma Passant is the newly recruited Coach Development Manager for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Sports Partnership and her remit is to:

Support current good practice with regards to coaching across the County
Implement the UK Coaching Framework
Develop and manage a local Coaching System Support network that will support both coaches and organisations involved with coaching
Work closely with National Governing Bodies of Sport to up skill coaches
Support partners with the recruitment, employment and deployment of coaches
Support partners with providing continued education and professional development opportunities

For more information please contact Emma on 01743 255095 or emma.passant@shropshire.gov.uk

One of the initial priorities of the Coach Development Manager role is to understand exactly what is in place in each local area with relation to coaching. This will provide a clear illustration of where initial work needs to take place in the development of an effective system.

If you are a coach or club and would like to tell us what support you require with regards to coaching, you will soon be able to do so via our online survey which is currently being developed. Please check back here soon.

If you have any other questions or queries about coaching either contact Emma or please follow the link to the contacts, links and useful documents page.