Assistant Coach Course - MTU Track September 2022

Assistant Coach Course

MTU Track

Saturday September 17th 2022

10am - 5pm

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Athletics Ireland RDO Grace Lynch has organised an Assistant Coach Course, at MTU Track, on Saturday September 17th. As always, a good attendance is sought for this course - Please share or pass on the message!

Assistant Coach Course Details

Aims Of Course

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)

Content

The content for this course includes;

•     Group coaching skills and identifying ways to make coaching sessions fun
•     Fun and functional warm ups and cool dow
•     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 aged 16 years or over

Assessment/ Qualification:

There is no exam

Cost: 

€70 - Included in the price for this course is an Athletics Ireland Assistant Coach Manual

The course will begin at 10 am, and will conclude at 5pm

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Grace Lynch, Athletics Ireland Regional Development Officer Mid-West/South, 0858006892 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please pass on the news to others who may be interested. and encourage everyone to get involved!