ONLINE APPLICATION
Tell us about your existing qualifications, experience, availability and why you want to join AAAsports.
QUALIFIED COACH
ALREADY QUALIFIED? START FURTHER ALONG.
If you already hold a recognised gymnastics coaching qualification, you may be able to enter our pathway further along. Your qualification gives you a head start, but every new coach still has to learn how AAAsports classes are delivered and meet our own internal standard.
WHO IS THIS ROUTE FOR?
BRING YOUR QUALIFICATION.
BRING YOUR QUALIFICATION.
LEARN OUR STANDARD.
GAI
LEVEL 1 WAG
LEVEL 2 WAG
This route is designed for coaches who already hold a recognised gymnastics coaching qualification such as GAI, Level 1 WAG or Level 2 WAG.
Your existing qualification means you do not need to start the governing-body qualification journey again.
However, you will still enter the AAAsports Coach Education pathway at the point appropriate to your experience so you can learn how we expect our own classes to be delivered.
Qualified Coach applicants are responsible for purchasing and maintaining their own British Gymnastics Membership.
EXTERNALLY
QUALIFIED.
INTERNALLY
ASSESSED.
QUALIFIED.
INTERNALLY
ASSESSED.
WHY DO WE STILL TRAIN QUALIFIED COACHES?
BECAUSE A QUALIFICATION IS ONLY PART OF THE PICTURE.
Qualifications matter. Experience matters. But neither automatically tells us how somebody will structure an AAAsports class, communicate with our Members, apply our systems or meet the standard we expect across our programme.
We want parents and Members to know that every person wearing an AAAsports Coaches Uniform has met the same minimum AAAsports standard.
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
QUALIFIED OR NOT, SELECTION STILL MATTERS.
Already holding a qualification does not bypass our recruitment process. We still want to make sure the role, our standards and AAAsports are the right fit for both sides.
20-MINUTE ZOOM INTERVIEW
If shortlisted, we invite you to a short online interview to learn more about you and your coaching background.
1-HOUR PRACTICAL TRIAL
Successful interview candidates come into AAAsports for a short practical trial so we can see how they interact and respond in the environment.
REFERENCES
Following a successful practical trial, we take up references.
START DATE CONFIRMED
If successful, you are offered a start date on the AAAsports Coach Education pathway at the appropriate point for you.
YOUR AAASPORTS DEVELOPMENT
YOU ALREADY KNOW COACHING.
YOU ALREADY KNOW COACHING.
NOW LEARN HOW WE DO IT.
You normally attend for around 1 to 2 voluntary hours each week, working with one of our Tutor Coaches and building towards the AAAsports Internal Assessment.
WORK WITH A TUTOR COACH
Join real AAAsports classes and learn directly alongside an experienced member of our team.
LEARN OUR CLASS DELIVERY
Understand our session structure, Member experience, expectations, systems and practical coaching approach.
TRACKED DEVELOPMENT
Your progress is recorded and individual areas are signed off as you demonstrate them.
READY WHEN YOU ARE READY
Once all required areas are complete and both you and your Tutor Coach are confident, you can be put forward for Internal Assessment.
AROUND 1 TO 2 VOLUNTARY HOURS EACH WEEK
The length of time you remain in development is not fixed. It depends on your starting experience, how regularly you attend, your progress and when both you and your Tutor Coach are confident that you are ready.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN MEMBERSHIP.
Qualified Coach applicants are expected to obtain and maintain the appropriate British Gymnastics Membership themselves. This cost is not funded by AAAsports on the Qualified Coach route.
AAAsports
INTERNAL
ASSESSMENT
INTERNAL
ASSESSMENT
THE FINAL INTERNAL STANDARD
YOU HAVE THE QUALIFICATION.
YOU HAVE THE QUALIFICATION.
NOW PROVE THE AAASPORTS STANDARD.
You are only put forward once the required development has been tracked and signed off and both you and your Tutor Coach believe you are ready.
The Internal Assessment confirms that you can safely, confidently and consistently deliver an AAAsports class to the minimum standard we expect.
Previous experience does not remove this requirement. Everybody earns the right to independently coach our classes. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PASS?
PASS. PREPARE.
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PASS. PREPARE.
START COACHING.
COMPLETE ROLE REQUIREMENTS
Finish any outstanding requirements for your role, including safeguarding where needed.
RECEIVE YOUR AAASPORTS COACHES UNIFORM
Passing confirms that you have met the internal coaching standard required to represent AAAsports.
PAID COACHING OPPORTUNITIES
You become eligible to take paid AAAsports coaching hours, normally on a zero-hours basis.
KEEP DEVELOPING
Build experience, gain more qualifications and become available for a wider range of coaching opportunities.
Paid hours are not guaranteed at a fixed level. Opportunities depend on your availability, our staffing and timetable requirements, your experience and the qualifications you hold.
WHERE COULD IT GO NEXT?
MORE QUALIFICATIONS. MORE OPPORTUNITY.
Once established as an AAAsports Coach, you can choose how far you want to continue developing.
Gymnastics remains our core discipline, but additional qualifications and experience can create opportunities across a wider range of classes and responsibilities.
ALREADY QUALIFIED?
BRING YOUR EXPERIENCE. MEET OUR STANDARD.
If you already hold a recognised gymnastics coaching qualification and want to join a team where you can coach, develop and keep progressing, we would like to hear from you.
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