Overview
The 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF) is awarded by 1st4sport Qualifications and has been developed in partnership with Parkour UK (PKUK). This qualification is not available in Scotland, although an equivalent version will be available from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
The 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF) is regulated at Level 2 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). For further information on the regulated status of the 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF), please log on to the Register of Regulated Qualifications website.
Criteria
If you are over 18 years of age and have some experience of participating in parkour/freerunning or are able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the technicalities involved when participating in parkour/freerunning, then the 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF) is designed for you.
Why Study?
It forms part of a structured and progressive programme of sports coaching and other related qualifications, offering you access to, and involvement in, introducing others to the sport of parkour/freerunning.
What can I use it for?
- To gain paid or unpaid employment as a parkour/freerunning coach.
- As part of the development of a credible CV for employment in the sport and recreation industry.
- As a stepping stone to the 1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF) when available.
Outline
On successful completion of the 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF), you should understand:
- the role of a coach
- the coaching process
- participants’ learning styles
- behaviour management
- how to reflect on a coaching session
- the principles of planning coaching sessions
- the principles of skill development through coaching sessions
- how the stages of participants’ development impact on their coaching
- the principles of evaluation in coaching
- basic nutrition and hydration principles for sports performance
- physical conditioning for sport
- principles of mental preparation in sport
- how to support participant awareness of drugs in sport
- how to ensure participants’ safety during sport-specific coaching sessions
- how to ensure equitable coaching of sport-specific activities
and be able to:
- review participants’ needs for a series of coaching sessions
- produce a series of coaching session plans
- plan the evaluation of a series of coaching sessions
- prepare resources for the coaching session
- assess and minimise risks before the session
- establish and maintain working relationships
- prepare participants for coaching sessions
- deliver coaching sessions
- develop participants’ performance
- conclude coaching sessions
- evaluate participant performance
- evaluate coaching sessions
- evaluate and develop own coaching practice.
How will my learning programme be structured?
Learning programmes are usually designed by the recognised centre that delivers the qualification. They may, therefore, vary in length and format. Depending on your needs, delivery centres can offer intensive courses or a series of learning events over a period of weeks. Whatever the timescale, all learning programmes should include the following phases:
- an induction to the qualification and your programme of learning and assessment
- a learning programme that meets your needs, focusing on the theory and practice of coaching parkour/freerunning
- a programme of assessment, spread throughout the course, including observations of your coaching by an appropriately qualified assessor.
At the end of the programme, you will be provided with formal feedback on your performance and an action plan for your further development.
Assessment
The 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF) assessment will require you to:
- complete a personal action plan for ongoing coaching development
- answer a series of multiple-choice and open-response questions relating to the following topics:
- parkour practice
- parkour coaching
- supplemental knowledge
- plan, deliver and evaluate parkour/freerunning coaching activities, two of which will be observed and assessed by an appropriately qualified assessor.
Fees
Recognised centres offering this qualification determine their own fees, and they will vary from centre to centre. The fees charged should entitle you to a programme of learning and assessment, registration and certification for the qualification, a 1st4sport Learner Pack and an appropriate learning resource. For further information on the costs of courses, please contact a recognised centre. Opportunities for funding may be available via a recognised centre, if you are eligible.
Next Steps
The qualification is delivered by 1st4sport recognised centres, not all of which offer open courses to members of the public. Your first port of call to access a course should be the appropriate governing body of sport. Contact details are given below.
For information on where to access the 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Parkour/Freerunning (QCF), or for more information on the sport of parkour/freerunning, please contact:
Parkour UK
Registered Office
7th Floor
90 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6XX
Email: info@parkouruk.org
Website: www.parkouruk.org
