The RFL are delighted to invite new applications for the UKCC Level 4 Post Graduate Diploma in Elite Coaching Practice for 2013.

Please see the flyer below, which contains information about the course and an interactive module descriptor.

The cost of the course is £3000, £500 for modules 1 to 4 and £1000 for module 5. Coaches may be able to apply for funding for the course from their clubs or other funding bodies. The link to the sports coach UK PDF contains information and contact details for potential funding bodies in the UK, both national and county.

To apply, please complete the application below and send to Suzanne James, RFL, Red Hall, Red Hall Lane, LS17 8NB or email it to: Suzanne.james@rfl.uk.com.

Please find below the dates and locations where the modules will be delivered.

Closing date for all applications is Sunday 30 June 2013.

We are pleased to recognise six Rugby League coaches who have graduated from our Level 4 programme: Steve McCormack, John Kear, Stuart Wilkinson, Andy Proctor, Dave Elliot and Dave Rotheram.

With thousands of coaches having gone through their Level 1 and 2 courses over the last few years alone, and almost 200 working towards or already at Level 3 – the minimum operating standard for coaches working in the professional game, the pinnacle of the coaching pathway is a two-year programme that leads to a Level 4 UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) qualification and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Elite Coaching Practice from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).

Swinton coach McCormack said: 'To be involved was a massive honour for myself and something I felt very privledged to be part of.

‘The chance to work alongside elite coaches from Rugby League and other sports is something that doesn’t happen often and it has had a massive impact on the way I look at all aspects of coaching. The RFL coaching pathway is developing into one of the best pathways in UK sport. The Level 4 gave all the coaches involved a chance to enhance their own coaching philosophies and also gain an academic qualification at UCLan.

‘I believe that being involved in the coaching pathway will benefit myself, the coaches I work with and the players I coach. It has offered a great insight into not only the technical aspects of coaching but the theory needed for good practice,’ added McCormack.

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