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About the course

The qualification is designed to provide a benefit to skaters so that it prepares them for employment as a professional coach or instructor in skateboarding.

The Skateboard Delivery course provides a safe and positive entry point, taking the next generation of skateboarders from their first step on a board to basic ramp tricks. The course focuses on participation rather than performance, with the aim of getting more and more young people on skateboards, and involved in a healthier and more active lifestyle.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Principles of planning, delivering and evaluating safe coaching sessions.
Technical aspects to teaching beginner skateboard sessions.
How to write and create a lesson plan.

Anatomy of a skateboard.
Delivering skatepark etiquette.

WHAT YOU’LL GET FROM THIS COURSE

Following the course coaches will be able to plan, deliver and evaluate individual skateboarding sessions in order to get more people skateboarding. In attending the course, coaches are introduced to the practical and theoretical aspects of planning, delivering and evaluating coaching sessions in skateboarding in a safe environment, whether that’s in skateparks, schools or the community.

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PREREQUISITES

Anyone wishing to take course must have a basic ability to skateboard: Ability to stand, stop, turn and push a skateboard with confidence are essential
You must have completed an online safeguarding course (and have a valid DBS check in order to receive the membership)
Bring your own skateboard and helmet for the course.
You must be aged 18 or older