Information for Organisations

Coaching is central to sport and is an essential element of achieving Sport England's outcomes to grow and sustain participation, and develop talented performers. High quality coaches ensure that young people and adults have an enjoyable and quality experience in their sport regardless of the level at which they participate.

As part of our support to coaching, Active Cumbria and our partners are developing Coaching Cumbria as a one stop shop for coaching information in the county.

For organisations - we will be providing information on Minimum Standards for Deployment of coaches, strategy development and support for your coaches. Organisations registering with Coaching Cumbria can request and advertise for coaches for sessions, access a pool of coaches that have indicated they would like more coaching hours, or through our affiliate programme manage the coaches they employ.

Active Cumbria can link you to a range of key partners:

  • Local National Governing Body contacts
  • Local Authority officers, such as Sports Development Officers; Club Development Officers and the School Sports network
  • Local community sports clubs and sports forums

For coaches we will be providing information about coaching opportunities, training and development opportunities, funding to help attend courses, details of how to become a coach and more. By registering on our database coaches can be kept up to date, develop their coaching CV and be linked to coaching opportunities and vacancies.

Register with Coaching Cumbria

The best way to keep up to date with coaching news, coaching and development opportunities, access support and be able to search for coaches is to register with Coaching Cumbria as a provider.

For further information:

If you have any queries that you cannot find the answer to on the site, please do not hesitate to get in contact:

Richard Metcalf, Coaching Development Officer

Active Cumbria, Cumbria County Council, Parkhouse Building, Baron way, Kingmoor Park, Carlisle, CA6 4SJ Tel: 01228 221360

Email: richard.metcalf@cumbria.gov.uk