All the benefits of being a BWL Club
British Weight Lifting provides support to affiliated clubs around club governance, applying for funding, running a competition, training your coaches, dealing with a safeguarding concern, and helping with any other challenges your club may be facing.
Plus exclusive discounts
Requirements
To ensure a safe, supportive and professionally run environment for everyone, all British Weight Lifting clubs must meet a set of essential requirements for their Head Coach and Club Welfare Officer.
These requirements help maintain coaching standards, protect members and ensure appropriate safeguarding is in place. Use the guidance below to understand what’s needed and make sure your club remains compliant.
Club Compliance Checklist
Head Coach
BWL Membership in place
BWL Level 2 Olympic Weightlifting coaching qualification
Valid DBS/PVG check (renewed every two years)
Safeguarding and Protecting Children certificate uploaded
Valid BWL Coach Licence
Club Welfare Officer
BWL Membership in place
Valid DBS/PVG check (renewed every two years)
Safeguarding and Protecting Children certificate uploaded
NB.Welfare Officer is a different person from the Head Coach
All certificate and licenses must be valid, renewed, and uploaded to the membership profile
How to sign up
Sign up as a Member to British Weight Lifting
Create your profile and purchase your individual membership with British Weightlifting.
Set up your BWL Club
- Login to your membership profile
- Click ‘Set up Club’
- Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your Club’s details
- This includes your roles within the club, club name, logo (optional), venue address and postal address
Purchase club membership
- You’ll need the Membership Number, Name, E-mail, and Date of Birth of individuals fulfilling key roles in the club.
- On the Club Profile, click ‘Add BWL Club Membership’ and enter some more details about your club
- This includes type of club, payment method, role details of other individual’s involved in the management of your club, and details of how you’d like your club to be promoted
- ‘Checkout’ to complete the process.
If your club is showing as ‘Suspended’ this is most commonly because:
- The payment hasn’t gone through
- The Roles for Club Coach and Club Welfare Officer haven’t been assigned
- The Coach or Welfare Officer haven’t met the minimum requirements to fulfil their role
Any questions?
For any questions about affiliating your club please email enquiries@bwl.sport or submit a request below.
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