Cork Athletics
- Assistant Coach & Athletic Leader Courses
CIT, Saturday February 20th & 27th
respectively
An assistant Coach Course will be held at CIT on Saturday February
20th, while an Athletic Leader course will also be held in
CIT the following week, on Saturday February 27th The
courses are scheduled to run from 9am to 4:30pm,
and the cost of each is €60.
Booking is essential as places are
limited.
Location of CIT Track & Meeting Rooms
Assistant Coach Course
Aim
The aim of the assistant coach course is to give some basic skills to
the beginner coach to help assist a more senior coach in the delivery
of coaching sessions to young athletes. It is an introduction to
coaching in three key event areas, Running (Sprints and Endurance),
Jumping (Long Jump) and Throwing (Shot Putt).
Assistant Coach Course Content
- Group coaching skills and identifying ways to make coaching
sessions fun
- Fun and functional warm ups and cool downs
- Safety in Athletics, including Child Welfare
- Rules of key events
- Communicating with young athletes and giving effective
feedback.
- Basic Running skills
- Basic Long Jump Skills
- Basic Shot Putt skills
Duration: This is a course over 1 day (8 hours)
Entry Requirements: The Assistant Coach Course is open to all those 16 years or over.
Assessment/ Qualification: There is no exam.
Cost: €60 - Included in the price for this course is an Athletics Ireland Assistant Coach Manual.
Athletics Leader Course
Aim
- Athletics Leader focuses on introducing the fundamentals of athletic movement to children.
- The aim of the Athletics Leader course is to provide teachers,
parents and club members with the skills and tools to manage and lead an
Athletics Programme in their club or school.
- The content focuses on organising athletics games and activities
for young children. It is aimed at those who want to coach or assist in
their local club or school.
- The course focuses primarily on developing athleticism through
games designed to improve agility, balance and co-ordination and is very
practical in nature.
Athletics Leader Course Content
- The content for this course includes;
- group coaching skills and identifying ways to make the coaching sessions fun
- The use of small hurdles and obstacles, running, jumping, throwing and running
- games to provide fun in developing fitness
- developing an awareness of the growing child and the implications on fitness activities
- games to develop speed and reaction, using acceleration and change of direction
- The ethics of coaching including topics such as winning vs. involvement and recognising the importance of individual improvement
- Practical sessions on running and agility, balance, jumping, co-ordination and throwing and catching
- Planning a session and a programme
Duration: This is a course over 1 day (8 hours)
Entry Requirements: Athletics Leader is open to all those who are 16 years or over
Assessment/ Qualification: There is no exam.
Cost: €60, Included in the fee for this course is
the Athletics Leader manual full of fun games and activities for use
with young athletes
New Clubs
New clubs, first registered in 2015 or 2016, are offered three (3)
free places on each of the Assistant Coach and Athletics Leader
courses. Applications for these spots should be made directly to David
Matthews - see contact details below - and NOT through the AAI booking
system!
Contact
email David Matthews or call 0870516430
Cork
Athletics Homepage
