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Certificate in Coaching Motorsport
Motorsport UK has developed the Motorsport Coach qualification (1st4Sport, level 2) to set the standard for coaching in motor sport.
The qualification will provide both personalised and collaborative experiences to develop and support coach learning, using a blend of face to face and online videos and workshops as well as practical observation and expert insights. It will cover technical, tactical, physical and mental skills and more importantly, the underpinning coaching principles drawn from best practice within the sporting industry.
This course is for anyone that’s supporting and developing a driver at any stage of their career from grassroots right through to elite. You might be an existing instructor or motorsport coach wanting to develop your skills, or you may be brand new to motorsport coaching. You might even be fulfilling a different supporting role in the industry such as a motorsport engineer, team manager, a parent or even a driver coaching another driver. Whatever your motivation, this course will cover everything you need to know to make your coaching more successful and more effective.
Qualification Prerequisites
- Be at least 17 years of age (18 years prior to certification)
- Have access to a device for the online resources and webinar delivery, ideally a laptop or PC
- Hold a full UK driving licence
- Be able to communicate effectively in English (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
Qualification Fees
The cost of the qualification is £800 which includes the workshops, webinars, online modules and practical assessment, all coaching resources, educator support and the learner registration fee to 1st4sport as well as the initial one-year Motorsport UK Coach Licence.
How to Apply
- 2025 course dates can be found below. If you are unable to attend any of the cohort dates, please register your interest for future courses here.
- Complete learner agreement and application form 1st4sport Level 2 in Coaching Motorsport.
- Complete payment for the course. You can either pay a deposit or for the full course. Please enter the email address linked to your Motorsport Management Platform (Sport:80) account in your payment information.
- Once payment has been made please email the two completed forms to coaching@motorsportuk.org. Confirmation of receipt and your place on the course will be issued.
- The week prior to the course starting details of webinars and workshops will be issued to you.
2025 Course Dates
What to Expect
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The Coach Licence
As of 2025 the licence issued with the purchase of the level 2 course will now be a single year licence. The change will also see the introduction of a formalised CPD package provided to coaches who are either licenced or enrolled and currently completing the level 2 course. Sessions will be run from midway through 2025, targeting highlighted areas from coaches they require further develop. These sessions will be available to all licenced coaches and those currently enrolled on taking the Level 2 course.
The sessions will include topics such as Motorsport specific technical sessions, generic coaching practices, and sessions with experienced coaches to talk through problems they face.
More information and the dates on the CPD offer will be circulated well ahead of time.