Welcome to CoachWest the West of England Sport Trust (Wesport) Coach Development website.

This site exists to support coaches and recruiters who are based in the West of England. We provide a service to support coach development and to assist coaches in finding employment. We work closely with recruiters and employers to ensure coaches are appropriately supported, valued and developed.

For employers our aim is to provide easy links to quality, professional coaches from a number of sport/activity leadership disciplines.

We are looking for people to register on the site as:

  • A coach looking for qualifications and training opportunities
  • A coach looking for employment
  • An organisation looking to make use of a volunteer or a paid coach

Please continue to look around the site to find out more about how we can help you. If you have any further queries that are not answered on the pages please feel free to contact the Wesport Coaching Development Officer on 0117 3286266 or coaching@wesport.org.uk and we will be more than happy to help where we can.

N.B. For potential Recruiters (employers/placement providers) please click the link on the top right of this page to gain more information on how the system can be of a benefit to you as an organisation and the joining process.

ASA South West Coaches Master-Class with Chris Martin and its FREE!!

ASA South West Coaches Master-Class with Chris Martin
Saturday 15 May 2010 (10am to 1pm) - University of Bath, Lecture Theatre: 6West
Cost: Free

For any level of coach in the South West, active in a competitive swimming club environment, take up this unique opportunity to attend a coaching masterclass with British Swimming's Chris Martin - GB Development Coach.

With information on training your swimmers effectively, adapting to your athletes, coaching philosophies and the best practice and ideas from an elite British level, attend this 3 hours session which includes presentations and the opportunity to have Q&A time with Chris.

Absolutely FREE, but places limited so please contact Kelly Gaffney, ASA Coaching Systems Officer (kelly.gaffney@swimming.org or 07917 007657) for more information and to book your place.

Only coaches booked in, in advance will be able to attend and places will be given on a first come - first booked basis.