After two years’ study – where they have been challenged well outside their comfort zone – they have successfully completed the United Kingdom Coaching Certificate (UKCC) Level 4 coaching course, in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University and sportscotland.
It’s the top benchmark in our coach education framework and by the coaches’ own admission led to “some real light-bulb moments.”

The six coaches are: Scotland 7s Head Coach Ciaran Beattie; Super6 coaches Graham Shiel (Head Coach, Boroughmuir Bears); and Fin Gillies (Forwards Coach, Heriot’s Rugby); Tennent’s Light
Congratulations from Hawks to firmer coaches Davie Wilson and Fin. Gillies

National Competition Head Coaches Bruce Ruthven (Melrose Rugby); Derek O’Riordan (Murrayfield Wanderers); and David Wilson (Boroughmuir Rugby).

They started on the post-graduate diploma in August 2018 and undertook the programme part-time, to allow them to balance studying around other commitments,

Over the last two years they have worked on five key areas:

the craft of coaching;
supporting high-performance;
leading people;
the mind factor in high performance; and
technical and tactical aspects of high-performance coaching.