What must I do to become a Prevot?

[keith]

None were the mentor of the candidate. I don't believe he had ever worked with any of them before. One of them was from the same area and had seen students of the candidate (none of particularly high level), although had almost certainly never seen the candidate give a lesson.

Oh dear, that's rather disturbing since it forces me to re-evaluate some rather long held and comforting prejudices about the BAF.

[keith]

In theory, if one is trying to create (rather than recognize) good coaches, then what you are looking for is potential. If you have already trained olympians, then what need you of the title? If you are good enough to train olympians, that may be what the board is looking for.

..but that is the challenge isn't it. If you judge potential by results of students then it is likely that the recognition will come to late (the coach will be at the stage where jumping through the hoops is of little benefit). Of course if you try and judge to early you diminish the qualification and coaches see little benefit in using it as part of their development path. It is something of a no win situation.

In the absence of a strong training and mentoring system for coaches all that is really left is to try and find good coaches; take lessons from them, watch them work and nick all their good ideas .