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Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme

Following the success of UK Sport’s Fast-track Practitioner Programme and Elite Coach, the Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme builds on the knowledge and experience in delivering these programmes to create a bespoke development pathway towards coaching excellence, based on the needs of each coach and their sport.

While Elite Coach  has accelerated the development of over 30 established high performance coaches since it began in 2004, the Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme is geared towards coaches emerging on the world-class landscape, with the longer-term future of the British elite system, and specifically coach development, in mind.

Apprentices will benefit from ‘on the job’ training during the two year accelerated programme, by working alongside a ‘master coach’ from within their sport while also having access to a mentor. This will be complimented by a series of workshops, delivered by experts in coaching, non-technical coaching skills, sport science and sports medicine.

Current intake (2010-2012)

Apprentice	Master Coach	Mentor
Craig Parnham (hockey)	Danny Kerry	Alan Olive
Steve Jennings (taekwondo)	Nelson Miller	Matt Parker
Luke Preston (judo)	Patrick Roux	Tony Lycholat
James Hillier (athletics)	Malcolm Arnold	Tom Crick
Jonas Tawiah Dodoo (athletics)	Dan Pfaff	Tom Crick
Paul Manning (cycling)	Dan Hunt	Shane Sutton
Nick Smith (canoe slalom)	Jurg Gotz	Alan Olive
Rob Greenwood (swimming)	Doug Frost	Chris Martin, Jonty Skinner and Dennis Pursley
Mark Rose (swimming)	Sean Kelly	Chris Martin, Jonty Skinner and Dennis Pursley
Mark Earnshaw (rowing)	Jurgen Grobler	To be confirmed
Ian Wynne (canoe flat water)	Eric Farrell	Alan Olive
Greg Baker (disability table tennis)	Gorazd Vecko	Chris Marshall

 

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