Coaching Assistant Award– 2 Days

The Coaching Assistant Award will be the first step on the coaching ladder if the candidate has elected not to attend the Athletics Leader Award.

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Who should go on this course? (18+)

The course is primarily aimed at adults – athletes, ex-athletes and parents.

Key details

• The two-day attendance only programme will normally be delivered over the course of one weekend and has been designed to cover the early stages of the athlete development pathway and is the first step for those that are committed to being a coach.
• The Coaching Assistant Award will work with standard athletics equipment and support an Athletics Coach in the delivery of athletics sessions.
• Coaching Assistants may be working between Fundamentals and Event Group Development stages. Prior to attending the course candidates are expected to complete pre-course study via uCoach, completion of an induction pack, familiarisation with task cards and session plan templates, home study packs and pre-course reading.
• The Coaching Assistant will operate from task cards and session plans provided by the Supervising Coach and they will be insured to assist in the delivery of all aspects of an outcome focussed session whilst being supervised by a Coach.
• The Supervising Coach must be at the same venue as the Coaching Assistant or if absent, another Supervising Coach must be at the venue.
• A Coaching Assistant will be able to assist a Coach in the delivery of sessions within that coach’s area of expertise.
• The Coaching Assistant Award becomes more technical and includes information on movement and mechanical principles underpinning run jump throw activities; once qualified Coaching Assistants will be able to operate in a club environment supporting a Supervising Coach.