BECOME A COACH WITH MILESHYCLUB
Our coaches are the real heroes here at MileShyClub. They give their time selflessly and keep on top of their learning to help bring the best MileShyClub experience to our members. They’re a force for good and they change people’s lives for the better.
Could you be one of our next coaches?
We don’t take just anyone here at MileShyClub. Most importantly, we want our coaches to be kind and compassionate. Before we invest our time and money into your training we ask that you are prepared to commit to delivering a minimum of two sessions a month. Ideally we would like coaches to lead sessions by themselves, but we do have coaches that prefer to be in supporting roles so don’t let this put you off applying.
All coaches must complete the England Athletics Leadership in Running Fitness (LiRF) course. This online course is designed to prepare you to provide a safe and enjoyable running experience for runners of any ability. The course covers risk assessment, warm-ups, cool downs, and how to lead fun running sessions for a mixed ability group of runners. The course is made up of four online solo learning modules and a 90 minute virtual classroom session - once all of these sessions have been completed it’s just a matter of putting your theory work into practice at club and then providing England Athletics with video evidence of your coaching skills so that they can sign you off for your LiRF qualification. As part of the LiRF qualification you will also have to complete a short online safeguarding course and undergo a full DBS check. MileShyClub will pay for this qualification and support you throughout the whole process.
The process for applying is as follows:
1. Complete our online application form HERE to tell us why you want to become a coach with MileShyClub.
2. Once your application has been approved by our Trustee Board we’ll add you to the coaching rota as a Trainee Coach for a few months for you to get an idea of what it’s like to be a coach at the club. Details on how to do this will be emailed to you once your application is approved. We’ll also require your personal details at this point so that we can get you set up on the England Athletics portal.
3. Assuming you are still happy to proceed, we ask you, if you can, to pay a £25 deposit to the club. The club will then purchase a voucher of £160 to pay for your Leadership in Running Fitness (LiRF) qualification. When you have been coaching with us for six months please send us an email with your bank details and we'll refund your £25 deposit.
There are many benefits to becoming a coach MileShyClub. Over the last year, our coaches:
Have supported hundreds of people across fifteen running clubs with the NHS Couch To 5K plan and seen first hand the difference our work makes in the community.
Received a Coach Pack that included specialist session equipment plus a Coaches Running Manual with access to a range of warm up games and technical information on running a run session.
Received a 15% discount on all MileShyClub merch
Received discounted England Athletics affiliation
Been shortlisted for awards – International Women’s Day Awards, Trafford Sports Awards, Trafford Volunteer Awards, Greater Manchester Sports Awards and even the MileShyClub Annual Appreciation Award.
Have first refusal on free race places which often come our way - we’ve had free places at numerous RunThrough events as well as the Great Manchester Run.
Have accessed paid opportunities that have been offered to MileShyClub
Have accessed further training – FREE physical first aid training and mental health first aid training has been provided for coaches in previous years. Some of our coaches have gone on to further coaching training (Coach in Running Fitness) and some have specialised as Guide Runners. We also deliver an annual workshop to refresh our training to ensure it’s the best!
If you have any questions about the process please do drop us a line at hello@mileshyclub.com
Otherwise, we’re really looking forward to welcoming you to our team.
