A number of coaches courses run through out the year which are run by England Athletics or London Athletics.  Please see England Athletic or London Athletics website  for more information:
http://www.englandathletics.org/courses-and-bookings
http://www.londonathletics.org/Coaching
​
In addition our Development Officer Darren Piper may have more information on coaching opportunities and bursaries that are currently available. You can contact Darren at devofficer@suttondistrictac.co.uk  

Different types of coaching courses that England Athletics offer:

LEADER

• Length: One day (usually 9am -1pm)
• Minimum age: 16 years (some courses now available for 14 year olds)
• Course Content: The course will teach Leaders to set up and monitor a group of standard sessions covering a range Athletics events. Crucially Leaders will be able to lead sessions unassisted but still under the supervision of a qualified Athletics Coach as long as they stick within the remit of the published, standard sessions and task cards. We will make as many of these sessions available as we can to cover each of the relevant events.

LEADERSHIP IN RUNNING FITNESS

• Length: One day (usually 9am - 5pm)
• The course will enable you to deliver fun and safe sessions to multi-ability groups and give advice and support to the new runner, as well as developing pathways for those who want to progress.  It focuses on understanding and overcoming barriers to participation in running and how to increase participation by those not traditionally attracted to a running club.  It is a legal requirement that you also have a CRB check with UK Athletics.

COACHING ASSISTANT

• Length: One Day
• ​Cost:
• England Athletics affiliated club member cost:
• Minimum age: 16 years
• This qualification is for those who wish to move towards being a coach and begin to gather experience in the detail of making coaching decisions. The qualification begins the preparation to take a coaching role working under the supervision of a Coach (an existing UKA Level 2 coach or higher) or working from a UKA task card or session a plan written by the supervising Coach.
• The basics of movement (biomechanics) will be taught and an introduction to some of the detail of Athletics events will be taught. This course can be taken without having to take a Leader award, although this progression is encouraged.

COACH

• Length: Three days with one additional day formal assessment
• Cost:
• England Athletics affiliated club member cost:
• Minimum age: 18 years
• The cornerstone of the proposed Coach Education programme is the Coach award. Offered across various areas of the sport, the qualification takes 3 days to complete and requires a 1 day formal assessment. Prospective coaches begin in one of three streams.
• Children's Coach courses will support prospective coaches to meet the needs of athletes under 14 years old, predominantly with a multi event focus and will address the issues of child development in a rigorous way.
• The Athletics Coach award is targeted at coaches looking to work with athletes in the key disciplines of track and field, cross country and road running and will require all coaches to reach a required standard of competency across a variety of events covering running, hurdling, jumping and throwing.
• The Off-track Endurance Coach award is for those who wish to work primarily with adult endurance athletes with a specific competition or performance target in mind.