VOLUNTEERING
As a community sports club we welcome volunteers of all ages, from Year 6 children right through to parents or teachers. As a sport gymnastics depends heavily on volunteers and on training up young teenagers and parents to become coaches. If you are interested in coming along to help out with any of our club sessions, either for gymnastics or trampolining, or in training up as a coach please contact Ruth on 07581384176 or springbucksgc@gmail.com
A big thank you to the many young people who help with sessions every week!
TRAINEE COACH PROGRAMME
At Springbucks Gymnastics Club we are passionate about training up new coaches. We find coaching gymnastics to be a challenging and rewarding experience and we love introducing young people into sports leadership in a positive and supportive environment.
Who is it for? Our trainee coach programme is aimed at those who are age 11 – 13 years, enjoy working with young children and preferably have some personal experience training in either gymnastics, trampolining, cheer or dance and acro.
How does it work? Trainee coaches start out as volunteers with us and coach at a suitable class time and day initially once a week as a group helper. Our lead session coaches will then train you up and help you to build up your coaching knowledge and experience in the gym.
Training courses – We provide a free 2 day in house training course that we expect all our volunteers to do by 13, that will consolidate what you are learning in the gym and build up your coaching and supporting experience and ability. For those who do well on this course there is the option to attend an external IGA Level 1 Assistant Coach Qualification at 14 years old or just under. The cost to the individual coach for their Level 1 is £100 and the club pays the rest of the course fee.
For those who pass their Level 1 course there is the option of paid employment with Springbucks as and when coaching positions come up and we always look to recruit our junior coaches in house from our volunteer pool.