Athletics Ireland Launches Endurance Coaches Network (ECN)

Endurance Coach Network (ECN) on Athletics Ireland website

Athletics Ireland has launced an Endurance Coaches Network (ECN).  The iniative, with four meetings during the year, will be launched in Athlone IT, on Saturday January 23rd next.  It has the aim of encouraging information sharing and networking among Irish enduramce coaches.  The framework proposes four meetings during the year, with more frequent "Masterclasses" between these the main meetings.


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The Endurance Coach Network is for coaches from all levels, from beniingers through to High-Performance.  The (ECN) will bring coaches together, to gain & share knowledge, and, more importantly, to network with other coaches from near and far. The ECN will be hosted in the excellent surroundings of Athlone IT.

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Steve Macklin, Athletics Ireland Coach Education Lead for Endurance:

"I am extremely enthusiastic about this initiative as it brings all our endurance coaches together to learn, share and network. It is exciting that we have such high calibre speakers delivering at the first event to pass on their knowledge and experiences to our endurance coaches. This is an opportunity for all coaches to learn or refresh on current coaching methods or see what other coaches are doing and more importantly to network with each other. The layout of the day is very relevant to all endurance coaches in Ireland and I encourage all coaches to attend. You are investing in your own athletes by doing so. One key aspect of these days is the fact we will have Irish coaches presenting about their athletes and giving other coaches a chance to pick up new ideas on training.”

The full line up of speakers and workshops/presentations will be released in two weeks time, when online registration for the event opens.

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