BADMINTON England are offering a number of
courses for teachers and Adults Other Than Teachers who are currently delivering
badminton activities in schools, or for those who would like to start
delivering badminton activities soon and need some help to get them started.
There are a number of options available to you
ranging from coaching courses to junior helper courses:
Coaching
for Teachers (Key Stages 1 – 2)
This course combines elements of the BADMINTON
England Level 1 coaching course with a huge number of ideas for badminton
activities and games. This course will
provide you with the basics of coaching badminton, including an introduction to
the different strokes and how to develop them, scoring and the rules as well as
loads of ideas for activities and games that you will easily be able to set up
with pupils in PE lessons and after school clubs.
Course length: 1 day
Coaching
for Teachers (Key Stages 3 – 4)
The core part of this course is the same as the
Coaching for Teachers (Key Stages 1 – 2) course, but will involve more
technical elements and suitable games and practices for older children.
Course length: 1 day
BIG
Orientation Workshops
The BIG programme is
a new concept in the delivery of the game, and builds on developing the complex
skills of badminton through a solid and complete foundation of movement
literacy. Through delivering the BIG
programme, teachers and coaches will be able to focus on the development of
proficient badminton players who are also highly competent all round
athletes. The principles of the 7
movements (gait, squat, lunge, bend/flexion, push, pull and rotate/twist), are
utilised and reinforced through each subsequent stage of player development,
alongside supporting the principles of Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD).
The course is supported
by the BIG resource pack.
Course Length: 3 hours
Badminton Junior Helper Familiarisation Course
The Badminton Junior Helper Award (BJHA)
familiarisation course is a half day (3 hour) training opportunity for teachers
and coaches who want to deliver the Badminton Junior Helper Award. This is not compulsory but is recommended to
ensure a high quality consistent delivery and is essential if the award is to
be given at the advanced "Gold" level.
The Badminton Junior
Helper Award (BJHA) is aimed at young people from age 13
years upwards. The
course is presented as a series of workshops (Teamwork, leadership, planning a
session/activity, Organising, Managing/Planning Events) and is designed to
present the early stages of leadership in a fun yet informative way.
Course
Length: 3 hours
Funding
Funding
is available for teachers/AOTTS who deliver Badminton in school who want to
attend any of the above courses as part of their personal development.