Swimming Coaches

They help their participants to grow and develop their swimming technique and skills. Coaches guide and improve the existing technical skills of the aquatic discipline they work in. 

A swimming Coach has an understanding of speed swimming techniques, a basic understanding of appropriate corrections to common faults and be able to deliver a series of effective training sets. 

Coaching qualifications are delivered as follows:

Coaching Swimming (3 levels)

The first level of qualification (Level 1) focuses how and what to coach. Once completed, coaches are qualified to actively support a more senior qualified or licensed coach at any level, in the delivery of a pre-prepared session. You must be 16+ years of age at the start of the course.

To coach on your own, you will be required to hold a Level 2 qualification.  This qualification will provide you with the skills and knowledge to effectively plan, prepare, deliver, monitor and evaluate coaching sessions. You must be 17 + years of age before the course begins.

The Level 3 qualification is only available for Coaching Swimming and is the route to becoming a senior coach.  It will enable you to plan, implement, analyse and revise annual coaching programmes to get the most out of your athletes. You must be 18 + years of age before the course begins.

Typically, Level 1 qualifications cost £300, but don’t let lack of funds stand in the way. Learners are eligible to apply for SportScotland Subsidy funding for Teaching and Coaching courses.

If you are interested in the Level 1 or Level 2 course syllabus you can download it using the buttons below:

If your are interested the contact our training coordinator via email at training@yeaaba.org in the first instance.