What is it?

Motorsport Ireland and the MI Rally Academy aim to create a coaching pathway in motorsport with our new Level 1 Coaching Award.

Motorsport Ireland Coaching is committed to raising the standard of coaching across all levels of motorsport by delivering a Sport Ireland approved coaching programme.

This programme has been designed to include two key pillars: 

1. Coach Education – Providing coaches with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to support drivers and co-drivers in their technical, tactical, and personal development. 

2. Coach Developer Support – Building a strong network of trained coach developers who can guide and mentor other coaches, ensuring consistency, quality, and long-term development across the sport. 

All coaches who complete the programme are certified by Motorsport Ireland as part of its national Coach and Participation Programmes, meaning they meet recognised coaching standards aligned with the broader sporting landscape in Ireland. 

This approach ensures that coaching in Irish motorsport is not only effective and safe but also consistent with best practice models used in other sports. 

This course ensures you’re equipped with the tools, values, and standards to be a confident, capable, and respected coach within Irish motorsport. Through a mix of in-person workshops, online learning, practical observations, and expert-led sessions, you will develop the skills to support technical, tactical, physical, and mental performance, all underpinned by proven coaching principles from the wider sporting industry. 

Please see below for the requirements to take part in the course and our form to register your interest.

What you need to know

  • To take part in this course you must:

    -Be over the age of 18

    -Hold a valid Motorsport Ireland Competition Licence

    -Garda Vetting successfully completed

    -Complete a Sport Ireland Safeguarding course

    -Been actively involved in motorsport for at least two years and completed five Motorsport Ireland affiliated events

    -Have access to a suitable device (laptop, tablet, smartphone) to engage with online materials, webinars, and coaching resources

    -Be available for all the dates the course is running

  • The course will be split between Zoom and in-person sessions. There will be days where a track is required or an open area, then other days can be covered online.

    Sessions 1, 2, 7 & 8 will be run online on Zoom

    Sessions 3, 4 & 5 will be run in person at necessary locations

  • This course is for anyone who helps out other competitors in an informal setting to improve in their motorsport career. Or for anyone who doesn’t have experience in the coaching area and would like to become a motorsport coach.

    We have so many people in clubs teaching & helping new competitors starting out to learn and improve.

    This course will give those people an official coaching qualification with Sport Ireland and Motorsport Ireland. A tangible qualification to show you are a motorsport coach.

  • No, this course is for you to learn how to become a good motorsport coach not competitor. You will be focusing on things like coaching principles and improving communication skills.

Register Your Interest Here

If you have any questions or queries about the Coaching Course- please contact Kelsey Kirby, our Sport Development Officer.

Email: sdo@motorsportireland.com