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In recent years the BHPA has made several major improvements to the way it ensures that Instructors and certain other licence holders are fully current. The FSC has now turned its attention to ensuring that all licensed Club Coaches and Senior Coaches are also fully current and active. This should minimise the chances of any accidents occurring during coaching activity – and it should help minimise the legal exposure of any coach if the worst came to the worst.
A coach revalidation system has therefore been introduced. This simply requires all Club Coaches and Senior Coaches to have a declaration of support signed by the Club’s Chief Coach at membership renewal time – e.g. As the licence holder’s Chief Coach, I can confirm that he/she continues to be a valuable active member of the club's coaching team. (In the unlikely event of the club having no nominated Chief Coach then the club Chairman should sign this.)
The FSC also recommends that coaches should re-attend the Coach Course at least every five years to ensure that nothing gets forgotten and that they are fully up-to-date with current thinking. (The course fee is reduced by £10 for re-attendees.)
At present the BHPA has some 700 licensed Coaches. It is quite certain that many of these are completely inactive – perhaps having consciously decided to take step back in our more litigious society.
There is therefore also a box on the membership form for coaches to tick if they no longer wish hold a Coach Licence.
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