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Nature-Based Training

TMW Leadership Course for Coaches & Facilitators

Build More Active Communities

Learn to grow more active communities through nature-based training, in your local area & environment.

Teach Nature Connection 

Learn about the links between the body and nature, using sports & fitness as a learning pathway. Get more people active outdoors!

Grow Your Leadership Skills

Develop your coaching and leadership skills working in the community environment, to grow your existing activity.

Back to nature... The MAVERICKS Way!

Leadership course to EXPLORE. MOVE. THRIVE. in your local environment.

 

Course Information

The MAVERICKS Way Leadership course is a nature-based CPD course for sports, fitness and recreation. Educators, coaches and facilitators will learn about the benefits and connections between the natural environment, the body's natural capabilities, and the value of outdoor activities as a fun, effective fitness strategy.

MAVERICKS Life Co. | International Training Provider

MAVERICKS Life Co. is an international Training Provider for the Sports & Physical Activity sector specialised in teaching cutting-edge sports science, and nature-based health education. From our Training Centre in the Swiss Alps, we help people reconnect mind, body & environment through an Active Lifestyle.

Nature-Based Training: Course Specifications 

Using a recreational approach to fitness immersed in nature, leaders will learn to integrate outdoor activities to harness the benefits of nature-based training. You will learn how the human body is intrinsically connected to the environment in the way that it learns, develops, and adapts to new challenges. Build your knowledge of nature-based training activities and how they benefit health, wellbeing, and performance.

Course Lead: Jessica Christensen, Academy Director at MAVERICKS, CIMSPA / NASM / EREPS / AFAA / USCCE credentials.

A course for:

Coaches, educators, and facilitators aspiring to lead nature-based activities and sustainable solutions for sports & fitness training.

Time & Format

 

eLearning: 10 hours

+ Workshop: 4 hours (in-person or online options)

Training Level

For coaches, sports, leisure and health professionals interested in leading nature-based activities. 

Immediate Impact

Enhance your leadership skills, improve quality assurance of nature-based activities and grow your active community. 

Course Objectives:

Using a recreational approach to being active in nature, learn to reconnect mind, body & environment. Build your knowledge of nature-based training activities and how they benefit health, wellbeing, and performance. The course syllabus is based on the latest advancements in sports and exercise science, and green exercise research. It follows guidance outlined by CPD education for environmental engagement, physical activity, and health promotion.

ACTIVE

GOAL 1: To get more people active through nature-based & sustainable activities.

COMMUNITIES

GOAL 2: To bring people together through outdoor sports and leisure, discovering new activities. 

IN NATURE

GOAL 3: To improve connection to nature, your local culture and your natural environment. 

NEXT ONLINE COURSE STARTS 1 JANUARY 2025

Registration deadline: 31st of December 2024

REGISTER NOW

                         

More Information

To receive the course information pack,  registration dates and opportunities for organisations, please submit the form below.

NEXT ONLINE COURSE STARTS 1 JANUARY 2025

Registration deadline: 31st of December 2024

REGISTER NOW

More Information

To receive the course information pack,  registration dates and opportunities for organisations, please submit the form below.

Course Lead, Jessica Christensen FCIMSPA(ch)

CEO & Academy Director of MAVERICKS Life Co., and BBS Training Academy. Chartered Fellow at the Chartered Institute of Sports and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) specialising in sports science, environment and human health. Using her 18 years experience in the sports & fitness industry, specialising in teaching a whole-systems approach to sports science and health ecology, Jessica invites you to learn & train, The MAVERICKS Way!

Our Course Formats

Our Nature-Based Training Leadership program is available in three formats. For bespoke solutions for your organisations, please contact us via the online form for more information. 

eLearning Course

INTERNATIONAL

Our Leadership Course can be fully completed via eLearning, by submitting your workbook and course assignments. 

On-Site Training

YOUR LOCATION (UK/EU)

We deliver in-person trainings and workshops on-site, hosted by selected partners. To host a training at your location, please get in touch!

Swiss Training Centre

CRANS-MONTANA (CH)

For teams and staff training experiences in the Swiss Alps, we deliver bespoke training retreats for teams of 8-14 participants per group.

World Land Trust

SUPPORTING ENDANGERED WILDLIFE

Supporting the WLT

With this course you will be supporting the protection of wildlife and biodiversity. For every course registration, MAVERICKS donates £12.50 to the WLT to bring 500m2 of threatened land under protection.

Step into Nature Conservation

Your first step into TMW Leadership starts with a big step forward. Our goal is to start 1000 new local, physically active communities and saving 125 acres of endangered land per year. 

20 Acres Saved in 2023-2024

MAVERICKS Life Co. is proud to have preserved 20 Acres of land (80'536 m2) in 2023-2024. The MAVERICKS Way guides our leaders to take part in meaningful change. For the health of people and our planet! 

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