International Sport Coaching Framework Version 1.2

Leading authorities worldwide have created an adaptable reference that facilitates the development and certification of coaches. The International Sport Coaching Framework provides sport federations, coaching organisations, and educational institutions with a set of principles, supportive research, and a common language for designing, benchmarking, and refining coach education and development programmes.

The International Sport Coaching Framework (Version 1.2) is an adaptable document that provides a common language and set of principles about coaching on which the worldwide sport community can agree. Created by the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE), the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU), the Framework represents a significant step toward establishing consensus on the

• primary functions of a coach;

• roles and responsibilities of a coach in athlete development;

• qualifications, knowledge and core competences needed for coaching effectively; and

• methods by which coaches are educated, developed and certified.

The International Sport Coaching Framework incorporates feedback, research and best practices from around the world to provide sport federations, coaching organisations, international federations and educational institutions with considerations for designing, benchmarking and refining their coaching education and certification programmes. The result is a universal platform that facilitates the development of coaches and, ultimately, the enrichment of sport for all.