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Step Into Team Coaching With Confidence

Learn how teams really work, and how to coach them with clarity, structure and confidence.

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40 ICF CCE Points
EMCC Accredited Coach Training

Certification

EMCC Practitioner Level

Accredited by the EMCC at Practioner level, and earn 40 ICF CCE Points.

Delivery

Online Sessions

Twelve, four hour sessions over six weeks via Zoom, led by expert Barefoot Tutors.

Investment

£3,650 (Inc VAT)

VAT is added for corporatley funded places.

EMCC Accredited Team Coaching Practitioner Programme

Who Will Benefit From This Programme?

This programme is suitable for qualified coaches, whether new or experienced, who want to bring the depth and complexity of 1:1 coaching into teams. It’s ideal for coaches working independently or within organisations.

  • Designed from our real-world experience of coaching and working with team dynamics across organisations worldwide
  • A practical programme, giving you the opportunity to practise real team coaching with tutor feedback
  • Awarded the EMCC Team Coaching Quality Award (TCQA), one of only four programmes in Europe to hold this recognition
  • Grounded in psychology, with tools that support meaningful and lasting change in teams
  • Join the Barefoot community, with ongoing insights, support, and connection.

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How The Programme Works – Step By Step

Delivered online over 12 half-day Zoom sessions, the programme includes live tutor-led teaching, coaching practice and regular feedback.

You’ll be guided through a carefully designed blend of coaching theory, practice, reflection and feedback.

Develop your understanding of the psychology of teams and the dynamics that shape how people work together.


Alongside this, there is a strong focus on you, building self-awareness and exploring how you show up as a team coach. You’ll begin developing the core mindset, presence, and skills needed to work effectively with teams, practising in a supportive learning environment.

Learn how to structure and design team coaching using the Barefoot 4D approach: Discover, Design, Deliver, Debrief.


You’ll explore how to contract with sponsors and teams, build strong partnerships, and co-diagnose what’s really happening beneath the surface. From there, you’ll design coaching that reflects the team’s context, while beginning to apply practical tools and approaches.

Bring your learning into real-world practice.


You’ll work with live team coaching scenarios, developing your ability to facilitate meaningful conversations, respond to team dynamics, and adapt in the moment. There is also space to explore the realities of team coaching, including complexity, challenge, and how to position and grow your work with organisations.

On completion of the programme, you’ll be well placed to work towards EMCC Individual Team Coaching Accreditation (ITCA), a globally recognised standard for team coaching.

Team Coaching Practitioner Programme

Upcoming Programmes

Choose from our upcoming training programmes

September 2026 Programme Schedule

Session 1 Tuesday 29th September
Session 2 Wednesday 30th September
Session 3 Tuesday 6th October
Session 4 Wednesday 7th October
Session 5 Tuesday 13th October
Session 6 Wednesday 14th October
Session 7 Tuesday 3rd November
Session 8 Wednesday 4th November
Session 9 Tuesday 10th November
Session 10 Wednesday 11th November
Session 11 Tuesday 17th November
Session 12 Wednesday 18th November

The Barefoot Team Coaching Journey

Learn how to structure team coaching programmes using Barefoot’s 4D approach:

Discover

Building understanding from the start, exploring context, creating strong partnerships, and contracting with both sponsor and team.

Design

Making sense together, co-diagnosing what’s really happening and shaping a programme that reflects the team’s reality and goals.

Deliver

Working in practice, facilitating live team coaching, supporting real conversations, and adapting as the team evolves.

Debrief

Bringing the learning together, reflecting on impact, celebrating progress, and setting the team up for what comes next.

Curious About The Team Coaching Programme?

Our free team coaching taster is a relaxed, no‑obligation opportunity to experience the Barefoot approach and explore whether developing as a team coach feels like the right next step for you.

  • A clear understanding of what team coaching is, and how it differs from group or individual coaching

  • Insight into how teams really change, grounded in psychology and real‑world practice

  • A genuine experience of the Barefoot approach before deciding what’s next

  • No pressure to sign up to anything after, just a chance to experience our Team Coaching Practitioner Programme

Barefoot Coaching Team Coaching Practitioner Programme

Team Coaching or Group Coaching

Many coaches reach a point where 1:1 work no longer feels like the whole picture. You start to notice what’s happening between people, the dynamics, the tensions, the unspoken conversations. And with that, a new question emerges: What would it take to coach not just individuals, but the system around them? This is where team and group coaching come in.

  • Team coaching steps into something different: a shared purpose, shared accountability, and the relationships that shape performance.
  • Group coaching brings individuals together around a shared theme, each person working on their own goals, learning alongside others.

For many coaches, this marks a real shift, from supporting individual insight to working with collective thinking, challenge, and change.

Explore Our Team Coaching Practitioner Programme Outline

A clear overview to help you decide if this programme is right for you.

  • Explore the full programme roadmap

  • Understand the structure, flow and time commitment

  • Get clarity before deciding your next step.

Meet the Tutor Team

Our Team Coaching Practitioner tutors are experienced, expert coaches with backgrounds in team and executive coaching, and deep understanding of team dynamics in practice.

Clare Carpenter PCC

Clare Carpenter

ICF PCC
EMCC EIA Senior Practitioner
EMCC ITCA Senior Practitioner Team Coaching
Rachel PCC Barefoot

Rachel Varrilly Gierula

ICF PCC
Team Coaching Practitioner
CIPD Diploma in Learning & Development
John Anderson MBE Barefoot

John Anderson

ICF PCC
EMCC Master Practitioner
MSc in Executive Coaching
About > Andy Chandler Bio

Andy Chandler

ICF PCC
Systemic Team Coaching Certificate
Systemic Coaching Practitioner
CEO, Barefoot Coaching

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