Coachwise: Your order helps develop and advance sport

All coaches need to know how to create a safe coaching environment. This title aims to help you protect your athletes and yourself. Includes information on how to create a safe coaching environment, legislation, health and safety, negligence and duty of care, along with useful sample risk assessment forms.

Section One - The Foundations of a Safe Coaching Environment

• 1.0 Introduction
• 1.1 Legislation

Section Two - Health and Safety Law

• 2.0 Introduction
• 2.1 Employers
• 2.2 Volunteers
• 2.3 Coaches

Section Three - Negligence and Duty of Care

• 3.0 Negligence
• 3.1 Employer's Duty of Care
• 3.2 The Common Duty of Care

Section Four - Risk Assessment

• 4.0 Introduction
• 4.1 Key Terms
• 4.2 Risk Assessment Systems
• 4.3 Severity Ratings
• 4.4 Likelihood Ratings
• 4.5 Events and Outcomes
• 4.6 Common Sense
• 4.7 Assessing Risk
• 4.8 Risk Control
• 4.9 Conclusion

Section Five - Summary

• 5.0 Introduction
• 5.1 Policy
• 5.2 Organisation
• 5.3 Planning
• 5.4 Measuring Performance
• 5.5 Auditing and Reviewing Performance
• 5.6 The Role of Coaches

Appendices

• Appendix A Sample Letter to Prospective Performers
• Appendix B Sample Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ)
• Appendix C Sample Risk Assessment Issues
• Appendix D Integrated Risk Assessment Form
• Appendix E Accident Reporting
• Appendix F Criminal Records Bureau - Guidelines
• Appendix G Further Reading
• Appendix H sports coach UK Contacts
• Appendix I Other Useful Contacts

The authors are the owners of Top Lodge Leisure Limited, the health and safety specialists in training, consultancy and project management, the first in the sports and recreation industry to obtain registration from NEBOSH. Within the Sport and Recreation Sector Top Lodge are the first and only accredited centre for the NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health in the United Kingdom.