Creating a Taekwondo club

Start a New Club

Clubs are at the heart of British Taekwondo, and we recognise the importance of creating strong, sustainable clubs.

Our aim is to support, develop and grow our club network, enabling clubs to offer quality products and services to their individual members.

We would encourage anybody looking to start a new Taekwondo club to contact us for advice, guidance and resources, to help you on your Taekwondo journey.

To be a lead coach, or club coach, in a British Taekwondo club you must:

  • Be at least 18 years of age.
  • Be a minimum of 1st Dan.
  • Hold a current British Taekwondo Membership.
  • Have current British Taekwondo Indemnity Insurance.
  • Have full disclosure check clearance with British Taekwondo.
  • Have completed the British Taekwondo online Safeguarding course – please contact education@britishtaekwondo.org for information and sign up to the NSPCC Child protection in sport and physical activity E-learning course.

The club must:

  • Be based within suitable premises to host sessions. This venue must NOT already host a British Taekwondo club.
  • Appoint a designated Club Welfare Officer who is not related to, in a relationship with, or co-habiting with, the Main Club Coach, to deal with all Safeguarding and child protection matters at the club. The Club Welfare Officer must attend ‘Safeguarding & Protecting Children’ and ‘Time to Listen’ or equivalent child protection training workshops in your home nation.

Things to consider when starting a Taekwondo club:

  • What will your club be called?
  • Who will be involved within the club set-up? I.e. Coaching team, Welfare Officer, Finance Officer, Marketing Officer etc.
  • Where will your club be based?
  • Who will your club sessions be aimed at?

Contact our Development team who will be happy to discuss your club plans, guide you through the process of registering your club with British Taekwondo, and discuss your training, development and resourcing needs.

We have a wealth of information available to coaches looking to create new Taekwondo clubs, as well as helping you throughout your Taekwondo journey.

Setting up your coach and club membership with British Taekwondo

Please see the details in the steps below that show you how to join British Taekwondo and the process of starting a British Taekwondo affiliated club.

Below are the steps to follow to create your Coach profile on The Hub.

  • Please click on this link to The Hub to reach our British Taekwondo Hub registration page.
  • Click ‘Sign Up’
  • Select ‘Instructor’ from the drop-down menu and enter all of the required details and click ‘Submit’.
  • You will then receive a verification email to complete the set-up of your profile.
  • Once you have clicked on the verification link, you will be able to log into your new profile in The Hub and complete the set-up of you member profile.

Please note: Instructors must not deliver any sessions until they have full disclosure check clearance with British Taekwondo and have current British Taekwondo Membership and Insurance.

Below are the steps to follow to create your British Taekwondo affiliated club:

  • Log into your profile on The Hub and find the heading ‘Clubs’ on the left hand-side of your profile page.
  • Click on ‘Clubs’ followed by ‘Create Club’.
  • On the next page you will need to enter all of the required details. Once completed click ‘Submit’ at the bottom of the page to save your club profile.

Below are the steps to follow to pay for your coach applications:

  • Log into your account on The Hub.
  • Look at the black drop-down menu on the left-hand side of your screen. Click on ‘Applications’ followed by ‘New Application’.
  • On the next page, the applications page, you will be able to see any applications that require a payment or are due for renewal. You can then select the applications you wish to pay for by ticking or unticking the tick boxes. Once you are happy with your selection, you will need to press ‘Submit’.
  • On the next page, you will be asked to make the payment online via PayPal or SagePay (using a Credit or Debit Card).

Instructor personal indemnity insurance covers declared activities, including but not limited to the promotion and administration of the sport, organisation and running of events, training or grading in British Taekwondo clubs and participating in British Taekwondo organised or sanctioned activities and events in the UK and whilst participating in World Taekwondo events overseas. More details can be found in the British Taekwondo Insurance Centre.

We will also require a copy or high quality photo of your Recognised British Taekwondo Dan Grading or Kukkiwon certification to verify your coaching status.

Please forward this to the Membership team via membership.services@britishtaekwondo.org

If you do not hold a recognised British Taekwondo Dan certification or Kukkiwon certificate we can arrange an equivalency examination for the award of a 1st Dan Kukkiwon.

Once you have completed these steps, our team can advise you on signing up members and how we can support you with safeguarding e-learning modules.

We keep members up-to-date with news, events and member stories here on our website and across social media.

If you need any support or guidance through the process please do get in touch with the team via membership.services@britishtaekwondo.org

Insurance with British Taekwondo.

British Taekwondo work with Howden to provide excellent insurance cover to all of our members.