British Powerlifting Coaching Courses
Our Education Mission
We are passionate and committed to raising the standard of coaching at all levels across our federation from grassroots to international level, and our education pathway aims to achieve this. We provide opportunities for aspiring and talented coaches to hone their skills, share new knowledge, and develop the toolkit they need to succeed at every level of powerlifting coaching, and to do right by their clients, our athletes.
Our education programme is rooted in the awareness and adoption of safe and effective practice, evidence-based methods of strength and conditioning coaching, biomechanical proficiency, and coaching skills. There is far more to coaching than numbers and words on a spreadsheet, and we believe the best coaches are the ones that truly understand what it means to be a great coach beyond programming.
Our available courses are CIMSPA accredited, meaning they are recognised as an endorsed fitness qualification within the wider sporting and fitness industry.
If you have any questions about our coaching education programmes, please contact us at education@britishpowerlifting.org .
Coaching Education Framework (CEF)
Below you can view our Coaching Education Framework (CEF), designed to give you a transparent view of the pathway of coaching education within British Powerlifting, as well as what each qualification means for you and the coaches around you, and what their scope of practice might encompass.
Current Courses Available
We are currently offering the following courses:
- Level 1 (Assistant Coach) Course - CIMSPA Accredited
The following courses are currently under devbelopment:
- Level 2 (Coach) Course - CIMSPA Accredited
How to apply
You can apply by completing the form.
Once you click 'submit' the application will be sent to our admin team. It will be processed and you will be contacted following this.
Please note, our admin team is run by volunteers and so it may take a few days to get back to you. If you do have questions do please get in touch and someone will reply to you at their earliest opportunity.
Your application will be reviewed to ensure there is places available for you and that the course you have applied to is suitable to you (relevant to level 2). If there is a query with your application, a member of the admin team will be in touch.
Otherwise, you will receive an email confirming you have a place on the course and providing you with payment details.
Each course is run 9am to 5pm over the span of 2 days (unless specifically stated otherwise in the course you have applied for).
The venue details can be found on the calendar.
Once payment have been received and verified, you will receive an email confirming your enrollment to the course.
As the course approaches, you will receive further details regarding your course include an agenda of the 2 days, details of the venue and local eaterys as well as any further restrictions such as COVID related items.
All participants are asked, if healthy enough, to involve themselves in the practicals. To this end, we ask you to wear comfortable gym suitable clothing. If you cannot participate in the practicals for any reason please contact us about this.
If you have any specific needs or request that pertain to this course such as allergies, learning specific requirements or mobility requirements, please get in touch with us to provide us with more information.
We aim to ensure every student is given the best oppotunity to learn and develop but that means giving us the information to support you.
Apply to the British Powerlifting Coaching course (2026 dates)
Payment Options and Payment Policy
Our Level 1 (Assistant Coach) course costs £350. Students are eligible for a 10% discount on the full advertised price.
We appreciate that a large upfront payment is not accessible to everyone. So we have some alternative payment options if you still want to do the course:
- You can pay us in three instalments, with at least one payment before the first day of the course.
- For students, flexibility can be given regarding expected student finance dates. We may be able to defer your payment until student finance arrives.
Please note, that unless individually agreed, unless a payment is made before the expected date, we reserve the right to offer your space on the course to somebody else.
Payment Policy:
Once your application has been reviewed, you will be sent an email containing payment details for you to make payment for the course. Please note, that until full payment is received, or if engaging in a payment plan, at least one payment instalment has been received, your place on the course is not confirmed. If you apply, but don't make payment, and somebody else applies afterwards and pays before you, they confirm their spot over you.
If you need to cancel your space on the course, you will receive a full refund up if you cancel up to 7 days before the first day of the course. If you cancel between 3 and 7 days before the first day of the course, you will receive a 50% refund. If you cancel within 3 days of the first day of the course, you will not receive a refund.
Our Tutors
All of our fantastic course tutors either currently work or have experience working in the education sector, and/or have extensive experience coaching at the highest levels of powerlifting, such as Head Coach of international teams.
Josh Inman: Coaching Education Lead and North Midlands Course Tutor
Charlie Marillier: CEO of British Powerlifting and South West Course Tutor
Craig Spicer: South West Course tutor
Kelly Phasey: West Midlands Course Tutor
Lawrence Farncombe: Wales Course Tutor
Jason Coultman: London Course Tutor
Craig Coggle: South East Tutor
Scott Simon: Scotland Course Tutor
Alyce Macpherson: Scotland Course Tutor
Coaching License
Please visit the COACH LICENSE INFO page for more details.
Want to Host a Coaching Course at Your Venue?
If you own a gym or are part of an organisation that thinks your space could be the place to host the next great coaching course, then you can apply to have your organisation host a British Powerlifting Coaching Course using the following link:
Please note, completing the above application does not form a rental agreement of any sort, and depends on the quality and accessibility of the location, space and equipment available, and availability of course tutors.
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