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We are fully committed to the education and development of coaches through the Coaching Education pathway.

The Coaching Education pathway is based on the Long Term Athlete Development model supported by Coaching Ireland and the IAAF as the internationally accepted standard for the development of athletes and coaches.
The coaching syllabi was developed by reviewing best practice of coach education in a number of sports and some of the most progressive coach development programs in countries such as the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
It is important to remember that the formal coach education system is just a starting point. There are many event coaching workshops and seminars to help coaches develop especially if you are interested in a particular event area.

Coaching Awards

Currently there are 5 different coaching awards, below.

Course	Target Group	Purpose	Prerequisites	Assessment	Time (hrs)
Assistant Coach	First-time coaches, parents and volunteers	An introduction to basic coaching concepts, where the coach can assist a level 1 or higher club coach in the delivery of a session	None	No assessment requirements	8 hours
Assistant Leader	Leaders, parents and volunteers	An introduction to the fundamentals of athletic movement for children in a fun environment	None	No assessment requirements	8 hours
Level 1	Beginner coaches, teachers, parents and volunteers	How to plan, conduct and evaluate a safe, effective coaching session at the novice level, to introduce the basic skills of athletics to young athletes	Assistant Coach or Athletics Leader	Assessed on course on planning and delivery of short coaching session to peers	2 weekends
Level 2	Coaches seeking to develop their knowledge and to move with their athletes to coach at a higher level	How to plan, implement and evaluate a developmental series of coaching sessions	Level One plus one year of coaching as Level 1 coach	Workbook Sessions logbook, Practical assessment	3 weekends
Level 3	Experienced coaches working with performance athletes	The application of sports science to improve performance and examination of personal coaching approach and methods	level Two plus one year coaching as Level 2 coach	Practical Coaching Assessment, Oral Assessment, Written Assessment, Planning Assessment	13 days

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