Upskilling Opportunities for Coaches - Forthcoming events include:

- AAI Level 2 course – beginning on October 20th in Athlone – full details here. Course nearly full, (already full in some event areas). Applications close on Friday Oct 12th.

- The 2nd European Race Walking Conference hosted by UKA and England Athletics, will take place from Friday to Sunday the 2-4 November 2012 at Leeds Metropolitan University, England, UK.

This event, which forms part of European Athletics Coaching Summit Series, follows on from 2010’s highly successful inaugural conference and will continue the exceptional coach development opportunities on offer in the UK with an impressive roll call of world class speakers. Please see here for details.

- World Javelin Conference in Kourtane, Finland, November 7th to 9th 2012
Mr Kimmo Yli-Jaskari, tel. +358–6–5166 211 or e-mail: kimmo.yli-jaskari@kuortane.com

- International Festival of Athletics Coaching 26th – 28th October 2012 Glasgow, Scotland. You can book your place here.

- European Sprints and Hurdles Conference - Saturday and Sunday the 10-11 November 2012 at the University of Warwick, England, UK. Bookings can be made here

These are great opportunities for Coaches to attend international events to upskill in their chosen field.

There will also continue to be upskilling opportunities in Ireland as part of our Coaching Conference Series following on from successful Endurance and Speed Development workshops recently.

Any Coach registered with AAI who wishes to apply for a small bursary to help with costs to attend any of the above should apply by email to Jacqui Freyne, Director of Coaching Development coaching@athleticsireland.ie