Athletics NI in conjunction with British Athletics provide a range of off the shelf workshops that help to provide coaches and leaders with a fundamental understanding of key topics. Details of each of the webinars/workshops so far which can be found below:
Learn how to coach Race Walking to your junior athletes – including techniques, drills, how to improve, race strategies, coaching cues and rules of the discipline.
Date: Sunday 3rd November
Time: 11am - 1pm
Venue: Mary Peters Track, Belfast, BT9 5PR.
Cost: £20 (entry fee includes coach and athlete if you wish).
If an athlete is to attend alongside coach please state their name and age when prompted.
Sign up using the link below:
Race Walking Clinic for Coaches
Date: Saturday 30th November 2024
Time: 12:30pm - 4pm
Venue: Ulster University, Jordanstown
This session will be led by Athletics NI Performance Pathway Manager, Tom Reynolds, and is designed for both coaches and athletes eager to improve their sprint hurdles performance and knowledge.
The cost for the session is £20 per coach + athlete.
Link to register
Tom brings a wealth of expertise, having coached four sprint hurdlers from schools’ level to major age group championships, with three of them progressing to compete at senior international events such as the Commonwealth Games, European, and World Championships.
Theory Session Topics:
Practical Session (Athletes participating, coaches observing and interacting):
UKA has revised its policy on First Aid provision for Coaches and Leaders so that it is aligned with the HSE requirements under Civil Law and Duty of Care. We are aware that a number of Coaches have already undertaken first aid training as good practice which is great but given recent incidents there will now be a requirement for all UKA Licensed Coaches and Leaders to have a suitable level First Aid Training certificate, renewable every three years in line with the re-licensing process. Details on what sort of First Aid Training Coaches & Leaders will need is available on the below flowchart:
