So I'm not sure how it works in the US or other countries but in the UK coaches must take coaching courses in order to become a qualified coach. You start at level 1 (assistant coach) and work your way up to the top level which is level 5 (high performance coach) . At each level you are only qualified to coach certain skills. Coaching above your level is technically not allowed, and doing so puts yourself at risk if an injury occurs whilst you are coaching a skill above your coaching qualification.
So I was wondering how often people had seen coaches going against this rule? The worst I've seen was a coach teaching things like tucks backs on floor and front somersaults off beam when they were only level 1 qualified (i.e. max forward roll on beam and round off on floor!!). This person was also chosen as (the only) coach for a new women's artistic squad. This annoyed me as this coach hadn't been taught how to support the skills she was teaching, and in some cases I thought their coaching was dangerous whilst the head coach seemed to turn a blind eye..
Anyway excuse the rambling but I was just wondering what people's experiences/opinions were?
So I was wondering how often people had seen coaches going against this rule? The worst I've seen was a coach teaching things like tucks backs on floor and front somersaults off beam when they were only level 1 qualified (i.e. max forward roll on beam and round off on floor!!). This person was also chosen as (the only) coach for a new women's artistic squad. This annoyed me as this coach hadn't been taught how to support the skills she was teaching, and in some cases I thought their coaching was dangerous whilst the head coach seemed to turn a blind eye..
Anyway excuse the rambling but I was just wondering what people's experiences/opinions were?