RYA Northern Ireland’s Coach Development Programme held its first session at Ballyholme Yacht Club last Saturday 20 January.
Launched in December, the new initiative — part of RYANI’s five-year strategy, Navigating The Future — offers free training in an effort to develop a pool of coaches capable of coaching at a national level.
Day one featured a team racing workshop hosted by RYANI marketing and communications executive Peter Gilmore, a safeguarding presentation as well as an on-the-water session to put theory into practice.
While Northern Ireland currently lacks an active team racing circuit, there are plans to develop the format as part of RYANI’s pilot Project Theia.
For more details, see the RYA website HERE.