COACHES

Welcome to our Coaching Hub, home for everything you need to know about British Ice Skating coaches.

We acknowledge and appreciate the contribution made by Coaches throughout our sport and the crucial role they play in the continued development of ice skating and in the lives of the individuals they coach.

Good Coaches ensure participants in ice skating have positive experiences and are therefore more likely to continue in the sport and achieve their potential. Coaches should therefore ensure they demonstrate a high degree of honesty, integrity and competence at all levels. We want our Coaches to understand their responsibilities whilst maintaining the key concept that participation is for fun and enjoyment as well as achievement.

Coaching Guidance

General Guidance

Key documents such as the Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct or Code of Practice can be found in this section as well as links to the technical guidance page and test page.

Maintaining Your License

Active maintenance of your certification expiry dates remains a coach’s responsibility, and the platform will help by issuing reminders in advance. Should a coach believe an expiry date is incorrect on the platform, please send an email to [email protected] with the supporting documents. Please be advised, that should certification expire during the licensing period, the system will automatically suspend the coaching license until this has been rectified.

Coaching Convention

Dates for the 2025 Coaching Convention will be updated here as soon as they are available.

Platform Guidance

Video tutorials have been produced to help you navigate the platform, with particular focus on the processes required for relicensing.

Insurance

Any coach relicensing from January 1st 2024, must be insured through us and any individual policies bought will be considered as additional insurance.

Coaching Qualifications

Important Forms & Guidance

Key information for applicants, trainees and coaching mentors.

Assistant Coach

Achieving the Level 1 Coaching course will qualify you to coach Skate UK sessions independently.

Please note: Applications for this qualification are opened only when we are prepared for a new cohort; applications are currently closed. For information on when applications will next reopen, please keep an eye out for future updates.

Safety Steward: Short Track

Safety Stewards facilitate the safe running of a speed skating short track club session. They are not eligible to coach on a speed/short track club session, but are responsible for ensuring the health and safety of all skaters during a club session.

Level 2: Figure Skating

Achieving the Level 2 Coaching course will qualify you to coach independently, both one to one and group sessions.

Level 2: Short Track

Successful completion will qualify you to coach short track independently in a voluntary capacity only.

Levels 2 Performance & Above: Short Track

Unfortunately, these levels are currently not available for application as the requirements are being reviewed. Details on further coaching qualifications will be coming soon.

Level 2: Figure Skating - International Coaches

For international coaches relocating to the UK. Successful completion will qualify you to coach independently in the UK.

Important Additional Information: Skills Seminar

Coaches relocating to the UK must first attend the BIS 'Skills Seminar' before they will be able to enter their students into competitions or tests - this extends to standing rink side during events, too.

Skills is a generic test format, designed for inclusivity, where skaters perform various basic/complex skating skills, turns and exercises, having to reach a certain standard before being awarded the relevant skills certificate.

This is bookable via your Sport:80 account so please keep an eye out for the next available session.

Levels 3, 4 & 5: Figure Skating

Unfortunately, these levels are currently not available for application as the requirements are being reviewed. Details on further coaching qualifications will be coming soon.