Trainer license
A coaching license (also coaching license called) is a credential for coach , manager or director of a specific sports team.
Acquisition
Coaching licenses generally require practical and theoretical knowledge of a sport . A trainer's license is primarily used to ensure uniform quality standards for supervisors in the respective sports. The license is usually issued by the sports associations for a limited time after training. During the training, fixed contents are conveyed, which are usually divided into general basics and sport-specific knowledge. Usually there is a tiered system with different requirements.
In many clubs and associations, a coaching license - which varies depending on the league - is a prerequisite for training a team in the relevant division .
Due to the standardization of qualifications within the European Union , foreign licenses are also recognized or rewritten. Since there is only one association training in the Federal Republic (up to level 4) (special position at the Cologne trainer academy ), but in many European countries at university level (BA = level 6 and MA = level 7), longer-term adaptation processes are likely in Germany. From 1976 to 1989 in the GDR, training as a certified trainer with a university diploma was the prerequisite for full-time activity in competitive sports. With German reunification, a pre-university certificate was sufficient.
National trainer licenses in Germany
The member organizations of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) have the opportunity to acquire licenses as a trainer, trainer, club manager or youth leader. With its member organizations ( central associations , regional sports associations and sports associations with special tasks), the DOSB defines the quality criteria for training. These criteria are based on the so-called "Framework Guidelines (RRL) for qualification."
The respective associations mainly train in four areas: trainers , trainers , youth leaders and club managers .
The trainer training in the sports associations is adapted to the respective needs of the sport . In addition to a general section covering all sports, technical knowledge of the respective sport is also imparted. In the state sports federations, on the other hand, training is primarily provided across all sports and in the area of club management. This diversity and the specific requirements for the respective sports, topics and target groups are reflected in the varied training profiles.
DOSB license system
Committed people can qualify for their work in the clubs in over 600 different training areas, sports and disciplines.
The following courses are offered:
- Trainer for sport-specific mass sport
- Trainer for sport-specific competitive sports
- Instructor "cross-sport mass sport"
- Instructor "Sport in Prevention and Rehabilitation" for health sport
- Youth leader
- Club manager
- DOSB sports physiotherapy
Training as a trainer qualifies you for sport-specific popular or competitive sport. In contrast to the trainers, coaches are only active in one particular sport, e.g. B. as a handball coach or as a lifeguard coach.
In contrast to coaches, trainers are trained across all sports. This means that they do not qualify in a specific sport, but comprehensive sports offers for specific target groups , such as B. offer children's gymnastics or senior gymnastics. The only exceptions are the two training courses for trainers for prevention or rehabilitation in health sports. Here trainers can also qualify in a specific sport for health sports.
Youth leader is a training course that the DOSB designed together with its youth organization Deutsche Sportjugend (dsj). Youth leaders look after children and young people inside and outside the sports program and manage the club's youth work. Since the basis of a sports club is often child and youth work, specific qualifications are required for this.
Club managers are trained in this training course for their managerial and administrative tasks in clubs and associations such as B. Leadership, finance, law, marketing and organization made fit.
The DOSB Sportphysiotherapie connects to a professional training and qualified to perform training and competition accompanying physico-therapeutic measures, in particular in the field of competitive sports.
All training courses are completed after a fixed number of learning units (LE) with a DOSB license. There are four license levels that build up in stages:
- License level : C license (entry level)
- License level : B license (building level)
- License level : A license (upper level)
- License level: diploma level
The 3rd and 4th license levels are only offered in the trainer area.
requirements
To be admitted to training, you have to be a member of a sports club and at least 16 years old, or older depending on the training course. In addition, proof of a 9-hour " first aid course " is required, which must not be older than two years at the time of licensing (except for the training of club managers).
DOSB trainings without licenses
Anyone up to 17 years old or who would like to acquire basic knowledge first has the opportunity to acquire a so-called pre-level qualification in the respective training courses. The pre-level qualification does not end with a DOSB license, but it can often be credited towards a later license acquisition. Many sports associations offer this type of training as an introduction to their training system.
Training courses for pre-school qualification are for example:
- Trainer assistant for sport-specific mass sport / competitive sport; Group helpers
- Trainer assistant for cross-sport mass sport; Group helpers
- Youth leader assistant; Group helpers
- Sports helper (in cooperation between clubs and schools )
Anyone who has completed group leader training or similar can receive a youth leader card.
Individual training courses
Trainer for sport-specific mass and competitive sport
Trainers can qualify in competitive or popular sport in license levels C, B and A. In competitive sports, you also have the opportunity to graduate as a qualified trainer at the fourth license level (diploma level) at the trainer academy of the German Olympic Sports Confederation in Cologne. In contrast to the cross-sport instructors, coaches are always active in a specific sport, e.g. B. as a soccer coach or as a sports climbing coach.
Trainer in competitive sports
1. License level C (entry level) : Trainer-C competitive sport
The license levels are standardized in the European Union, even if the required hours (modules) vary somewhat. The standardization makes it possible to conduct training in Germany with the equivalent European licenses.
The coaching career usually begins in child and youth work in one's own club. In order to meet the many challenges of the training and to expand their own knowledge and skills, most trainers start the “Trainer C-competitive sport” training in their sport. To do this, they register for a course at the regional association of their professional association, which usually carries out the training at the 1st license level (C). The courses are offered in different modules - often spread over 8-10 weekends or as weekly blocks - and usually last around half a year.
After 120 learning units and learning success checks, the foundations for the trainer activity in the beginner and advanced level are laid and the trainers receive the "C license for competitive sport" from the regional association. For most trainers, this qualification at the first license level and the regular training courses are sufficient for their work in the club.
2. License level B (middle level) : Trainer-B competitive sport
About a quarter of the C-trainers in competitive sports opt for a qualification at the next license level B. In this training of a further 60 learning units, they expand their knowledge and skills for the advanced and follow-up training of those involved in sports.
3. License level A (upper level) : Trainer-A competitive sport
A third of coach B in competitive sports decide to go one step further and complete training at the 3rd license level (A). These trainers work in the high-performance area of the clubs and are often active as cadre trainers in the association. You will only be admitted to such a training course if you have been recommended by the relevant regional professional association.
4. License level (diploma level) : Diploma trainer
In order to meet the special challenges in high-performance sport, qualified trainers with an A license have the opportunity to complete a diploma course at the Cologne Trainer Academy of the German Olympic Sports Confederation DOSB . In at least 1300 learning units, the trainer academy offers differentiated courses that qualify for the design of systematic, competitive training at the highest level.
Trainer in popular sport
In 2006, the former training course "Technical Training Leader" was renamed "Trainer for popular sport". The new name describes the course more appropriately. Because these trainers implement popular exercise offers in a certain sport in the club. The training course is therefore not - as in the case of trainers - cross-sport. The activities of such trainers include a. that they analyze the needs of members and develop an adequate club offer from this. In this way, coaches in popular sport also help to attract and retain members.
As with the professional sports coach training course, you can also go through the various training and license levels C, B and A in popular sports. However, there is no 4th license level (diploma trainer) in the popular sports orientation.
1. License level C (entry level) : Trainer-C popular sport
After 120 learning units, trainers at this license level are qualified to organize training offers in the respective sport for beginners and advanced players. They always keep an eye on the club's development. Because with a tailored, broad-based sporting offer, they address the large area of club members who want to be active in sports without doing competitive sports.
2. License level B (middle level) : Trainer-B popular sport
At the second license level, the trainers expand their knowledge and skills in their sport. Here, too, the focus is on broad-based sports-oriented training offers, such as amateur, competitive sports and extracurricular physical education. This training comprises 60 learning units, in which the trainers learn how they can motivate people to participate in sport for life and also deal with social and health aspects of sport.
3. License level A (upper level) : Trainer-A popular sport
After 90 learning units, trainers can also qualify in popular sport at the highest license level of the training system. Organized sport has thus taken an important step in the development of sports clubs. In particular against the background of demographic development, holistic mass sports, fitness and health programs are becoming increasingly relevant. With trainers at this license level, clubs have professionals for training in popular and health sports who can make their knowledge available not only in training but also in training and further education measures. Such trainers are also qualified to plan and conduct large-scale sports events.
Trainer for cross-sport mass sport
1. License level C (entry level) : Trainer-C cross-sport mass sport
In their training, instructors in mass sport are taught cross-sport knowledge. Exercise instructors should be able to plan and implement different sports offers, be pedagogically knowledgeable and applicable across all sports. You are available as a contact person for the association members and have a trained feel for the various concerns of the members. "At its core ... the instructor is pedagogically active and helps to guide and support those who do sport in their sporting, personal and social development as well as to support the independence, participation and self-determined learning of the individual", this is the field of activity of an instructor in the RRL described. Instructors primarily look after two target groups:
- Children / adolescents
- Adults / Elderly
Both groups place different demands on the social, content and methodological skills of the instructors. That is why both focus areas are given special consideration in the course. In the training, which consists of 120 learning units (with practical and theoretical blocks), prospective trainers deal with various subject areas. You will receive basic educational and sporting knowledge and deal with current trends in leisure and popular sports. In doing so, they learn to assess precisely whether and in what way such aspects can be used for their respective sports offers. This also includes knowledge of different teaching methods, learning concepts and motivational strategies as well as the know-how to use them in a targeted manner. In the social-communicative area, the trainees learn how to motivate the participants and how to bind them to the sport. You will learn strategies for resolving conflicts, how to deal with age- or performance-related, gender-specific or cultural differences and how to promote social behavior.
2. License level B (middle level)
Trainer-B cross-sport mass sport
While trainers at the entry level (license level C) train across all sports and for different target groups , with a B license they can specialize in certain socio-political target groups or topics. These specializations are based on the needs of the respective associations that offer such training. The range of offers extends from “sport in the elementary sector” to “physical education in toddler and preschool age” or “exercise, games and sport for 6 to 12 year old children” to programs with adults and older people. Contents such as family sports , the integration of people with a migration background , self-defense or sports in all-day schools can also be found in the training concepts. The examples are exemplary of the variety of orientations.
The health-oriented training courses "Sport in Prevention" and "Sport in Rehabilitation " offer a further specialization .
Trainer-B "Sport in Prevention"
This qualification focuses on health-oriented sports and exercise offers. For this purpose, training courses with three special profiles have been developed: "Cardiovascular system", "Posture and movement" and "Stress management and relaxation". These are the only training courses that can also be geared towards specific sports in the trainer area. Thus, professional associations have the opportunity to qualify employees in health sports in their sport. The German Table Tennis Association forms z. B. Exercise leader "Sport in Prevention" with the profile cardiovascular training in the sport of table tennis . The German Equestrian Association , on the other hand, relies on the training profile “posture and movement” in equestrian sport .
Trainer-B "Sport in Rehabilitation"
The other health-oriented orientation for trainers is the training focus “Sport in Rehabilitation ”. Here trainers are trained to implement sports and exercise offers for people with health impairments in a target group-specific and topic-specific manner. The training offers include, for example, "Sports in cancer aftercare ", "Sports for osteoporosis ", and "Sports for spinal diseases ". The trainers should be qualified in such a way that they can plan and implement target group-specific and indication-specific rehabilitation sports offers. The largest training provider in this area is the German Disabled Sports Association .
Continuing education and training
As in other areas of life, it is also necessary in sport to train yourself regularly and to refresh what you have learned. In addition, the demands placed on club employees can change again and again due to social change or new professional developments.
Therefore, the acquired licenses have to be extended or confirmed regularly. The licenses are usually issued for a period of four years, in some areas two years, and then have to be extended through a training event. With this constant commitment to further training, organized sport lives up to its claim to keep the offerings in the clubs permanently up-to-date and of high quality.
In addition to the license-extending training courses , sports associations also offer training opportunities . They do not conclude with a DOSB license, but take up the latest developments for the respective club work. For example, the Gym Academy of the German Gymnastics Association offers a variety of training courses in the field of fitness and health: Yoga dancing, Pilates, Indian balance are just a few examples of new trends that can be integrated into the current range of clubs. The state sports federations offer another example. In addition to practical sports training, they also have topics such as management , conflict management , rhetoric or office applications in their training courses.
The sports associations often issue their own certificates and internal association licenses for their further training measures.
The first companies are offering online training. There is no attendance at an evening school, academy or educational institution - except for the examination.
statistics
The DOSB collects statistics on issued DOSB licenses every year. According to current statistics, there are currently around 500,000 valid DOSB licenses in circulation in Germany. Over 40,000 new licenses are issued annually by the DOSB member organizations. If you add in the many advanced and advanced training measures, it becomes clear that organized sport is one of the largest educational institutions in civil society in Germany.
Of the valid licenses, there are almost 400,000 from entry level C. 225,000 of these come from the sport-specific Trainer-C area (competitive and popular sport counted together) and over 150,000 people have a trainer C license. 30,000 trainers have a B license “Sport in Rehabilitation” and 25,000 trainers have a B license “Sport in Prevention”.
Trainer in individual sports
European trainer licenses
Independent of the national license system of the DOSB, there is also a Europe-wide valid coach license system for individual sports. For example, the European bowling association ETBF trains bowling trainers in a Europe-wide three-stage trainer training up to qualification at national level (Bundesliga / national team).
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnd Krüger : Coach Education and Training. In: Roland Naul, Ken Hardman (Eds.): Sport and Physical Education in Germany. Routledge, London 2002, pp. 113-131
- ^ ETBF Coaching Programs. Retrieved October 30, 2018 (American English).