Why Coachwise?

Why Coachwise?

Our story...

Coachwise started in 1989 to help provide an excellent experience to people involved in sport.

Our raison d’être remains the same: we meet the needs of people who get involved in sport and ensure best use of public monies at the same time. It’s that simple. So no flannel or pressure selling; just practical advice, brilliant resources, incredibleservice and great value.

Our clients tell us it is good to work with us because of our:

reliability

choice

know-how

advancements

passion

We’ve been working with the team at Coachwise for years. The team are very helpful and really know the products. And it’s good to get expert advice on what’s best suited to your organisation.

Michelle Kirwin,British Cycling Coach Education

Top-notch programme delivery...

We spend over 90,000 hours a year developing and delivering sports programmes and learning, all with the aim of creating an excellent experience for participants. We have worked on over 60 participation, coaching and talent programmes in sport. 15 clients have been with us for over 10 years.

We know that the quality of the trainer workforce is very high, and Coachwise could easily deliver to fit our objectives. They were able to provide me with a numberof bespoke and ‘off the shelf’ CPD opportunities that fitted exactly what I was looking for.

Simon Toole, Coaching Consultant,Sport Northern Ireland

A vast array of services under one roof...We are a vibrant mix of over 80 professionals hailing from learning, digital, publishing, marketing and customer service backgrounds. We use tried and tested processes from various industries to create a cohesive service for sport:

• Learning workforce development... We’ve developed numerous coach educator workforces, including those at British Cycling, StreetGames and the Welsh Sports Association (WSA).

• Learning programmes... We have vast experience of designing and administering learning programmes for sports organisations.

• Qualification awarding services... Our awarding organisation, 1st4sport Qualifications, develops and awards qualifications for 39 sports.

• Resource development... We have published over 80 titles, including the best-selling resource Safe Practice in Physical Education and Sport.

• Creative Services... We have a team of 4 editors (3 are trained journalists), 4 graphic designers and a multimedia buyer.

• Website development... Coachwise develops websites, including one for sports coach UK that won two best in class awards from the Interactive Media Council.

• Marketing communications... We have a team of 4 marketing specialists with a successful portfolio of digital and direct marketing campaigns and have been members of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) since 2001.

• Warehousing and stock management... We’re a member of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), which means we undergo rigorous inspections to ensure we operate to the highest standards in our vast warehouse.

We connect the dots...

We know sport inside out and use our experience to join up partner programmes for the benefit of participants.

Digital services...

We wouldn’t go so far as to say we’re spearheading new technologies: that’s a risky business. We use tried and tested technologiesto develop useful services for sport.Our digital services enable you to:

• offer resources and eLearning• manage stock• offer courses/event booking• develop interactive magazines and resources, apps and websites

while complying with legislation and user-experience best-practices.

We’re nice...

We give any proceeds back to our parent charity, sports coach UK, so that they can continue to advance coaching for the benefit of participants.

Sebastian Coe was our first chair back in 1989.

1st4sport Qualifications offers 277* qualifications, 184 of these are coaching qualifications in 39 sports.

Each year, we certificate over 60,000 people in sports qualifications.

We have worked on over 60 sports programmes.

There are over 80 blogs on our website, offering advice and insights from the people who are shaping the sector.

*This number includes all pathways, disciplines and add-on modules.

We have a virtual warehouse. The Coachwise Stock Portal allows our clients to manage and order their own stock.

We have developed some popular apps for coaches and athletes: the sports coach UK app, the Multistage Fitness Test and the Rowing Fitness Test.

We dispatch over 30,000 parcels for sport per year.

Along with our own products for sale on 1st4sport.com we also sell the official resources of 14 governing bodies of sport.

We offer a Course Portal service so delegates can search for and book themselves on to coaching and continuing personal development (CPD) courses offered by our clients.

To explore how we can help with:

coaching programmes participation talent development