COACHING QUALIFICATIONS
Scottish Hockey has a strong commitment to coach education and inspiring more people to become a hockey coach. As a coach, you'll be committed to learning and enthusiastic about helping hockey players to improve their performance.
To get started in coaching hockey, you need to think about coaching qualifications.
Leaders Course
For volunteers, senior school pupils, parents and teachers, we offer a short introduction to the basic skills in hockey.
Our Leaders Course is a six hour practical course that will give you the very basic coaching fundamentals.
The cost is £32 to attend and anyone over 14 years old can take part. Find out about a Leaders Course taking place on our coaching courses page.
UKCC Level 1 Coaching Qualification
For potential and trainee coaches, the UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) Level 1 qualification will get you started:
- Enables individuals to work towards becoming an Assistant Coach
- Anyone over 16 years old can qualify
- Duration is 2.5 days
- Introduction to coaching theory and technical skills of hockey
- Cost: £130 for Scottish Hockey members; £180 for non-members
Sign up to a UKCC Level 1 Coaching Course or contact us to find out more.
UKCC Level 2 Coaching Qualification
For Level 1 qualified coaches, you can start working towards your UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) Level 2 qualification:
- Ideal for those wishing to work towards becoming a club coach
- Anyone over 18 years old can qualify
- Duration is approx. 4 days
- Increases your depth of hockey skills' knowledge
- Introduces the tactical elements of hockey - attacking, defending, set-pieces
- Cost: £350 for Scottish Hockey members; £400 for non-members
- Participants must also complete a First Aid qualification and a Sportscoach UK Safeguarding and Protecting Children Workshop.
Sign up to a UKCC Level 2 Coaching Course or contact us to find out more.
Following the successful completion of all coaching courses, you will be awarded a formal qualification from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
UKCC Level 3 Coaching Qualification
The UKCC Level 3 Coaching Qualification is for applicants who have passed UKCC Level 2.
- Geared towards coaches of teams and working with a variety of ages and ability levels.
- Teaches attendees to collate information and plan for a season's coaching sessions
- 3 day residential course
- 6 individual workshop modules on tactical areas of hockey
- Theory and practical sessions, with practical and continued assessment throughout a season
- This course will usually be organised nationally and held in England, Scotland or Wales
- Qualification is registered and certified via 1st4Sport and England Hockey.
Sign up to a UKCC Level 3 Coaching Course or contact us to find out more.
Coach Relicense Scheme
Under our Relicense Scheme, hockey coaches will be asked to re-validate their qualification every three years.
This ensures that coaches can remain 'active' coaches on the Scottish Hockey database. Information will be collected about the sessions delivered by coaches and coaching courses attended.
If you would like further information on coaching please contact us.
