INFORMATION ON UKCC
Courses
Easterton Equine Activities Club based at Easterton Farm, 3 miles from
Auchterarder, offers UKCC Generic Level 1 and 2 coaching courses as well as
UKCC Level 1 & 2 Vaulting courses.
They have
three qualified UKCC Coach Educators on site,
The premises
have been approved as a Training and Assessment site by Horsescotland and
have successfully run several course over the past 3 years.
There are
six horses, working at Elementary or above, for ridden work, lunge work or
vaulting.
The Level 1 Coach will be qualified to assist a more experienced Coach. The
course programme covers Safety, Risk assessment, Emergency procedures, Code of
conduct for coaches and techniques on ‘How to coach’ rather than ‘What to
coach’. How to draw up session plans, how to deliver a task and how to evaluate
the results and your own personal development are all addressed. The courses
are a mixture of interactive classroom work and practical coaching work.
There is
a technical content that covers teaching basic principles of tacking up, mounting/dismounting,
use of natural and artificial aids, classical position and some simple flatwork
exercises. Candidates can choose between coaching the jumping position and
working over poles, or lunge work. Some basic equine knowledge is required
which will be evidenced by Q & A .
Assessment will be competency based and will
be a mixture of portfolio evidence (sample accident forms, risk assessment
forms, session plans etc.) and a practical assessment day where you will be
asked to deliver a 15 minute session one of the topics in the technical content.
This is
the first step on the ladder towards a rich and rewarding coaching career.
The course will help you develop your own portfolio which you will build on
throughout your coaching pathway. Funding is available through Horsescotland
For more
information please apply to Fiona Rawson 01563 549802 or Ann Hunt e-mail ann@easterton.com or tel 01764 682268
.