Business Essentials training course for sports coaches and administrators in Kent

GBSport is running four hour Business Essentials training courses for sports coaches, administrators and managers between September and December at venues throughout Britain.

Tuesday 2nd November from 10am to 2pm at Catford Wanderers Sports Club, Beckenham Hill Road, London SE6 3NJ

The course is a four hour guide on the key business and taxation issues that affect those coaching and administering a sports coaching programme/business, with particular emphasis on the following areas:

• Self-employment status - there are strict rules and regulations that must be met for a sports coach to be accepted as self-employed (as opposed to employed) by the taxman and there are serious financial consequences for both the coach and the organisation/person engaging the services of the coach should the taxman later declare them to be employed. The course details the key areas that the coach and client must address - substitution, control of the programme and financial risk - to ensure the coaches in a programme qualify as self-employed in the eyes of the taxman.
• Taking on staff - the course outlines the issues relating to taking on coaches to expand a coaching programme, including employment status, insurance considerations, protection against the poaching of clients and child protection issues. We detail the various types of flexible employment contract available including zero hour contracts which are becoming increasingly popular as a means of engaging the services of sports coaches. We detail just what is involved in employing staff, including a detailed look at the administration required to run a PAYE system and employment rights.
• Contracts - the course details the key clauses needed to protect both coach and client and provide sample contracts for use with both self-employed and employed staff in a coaching programme.
• Insurance - the course details the insurance cover that both coach and client must and should have in place to meet their legal and health and safety obligations.
• Insurance - the course details the insurance cover that both coach and client must and should have in place to meet their legal and health and safety obligations.
  
• VAT - the VAT regulations relating to delivery of coaching lessons are complex and the penalties for getting this wrong can be severe, particularly for the client/club. Level of turnover, employment status, the type of coaching - all of these are factors in whether VAT should be charged. This course details the rules and regulations and works through practical examples. It also details how to minimise the VAT bill if VAT has to be applied and how to best introduce any necessary increase in fees to customers.

All delegates attending the course receive a free hard copy of the GBSport ‘Running a successful coaching programme’ handbook which includes a FREE CDRom containing essential forms, guides and free software.

The course costs just £40 per person and has already been assessed and declared to be an approved training course by a number of sport national governing bodies and sports partnerships.

To book your place on the course please call on 01952 201657 or email training@gbsport.org.uk

GBSport is an independent sports consultancy that works with sporting organisations and coaches/administrators in Britain to provide expert business and IT support services and training. You can find out more about GBSport by visiting the web site at www.gbsport.org.uk where you will also find a full list of all courses GBSport run.