Sport Coach

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SPORT COACH COURSE DESCRIPTION

This workshop is designed to prepare coaches to coach Track and Field in an introductory competitive environment. The athletes coaches at this level will be working with will range in age from 12 -15 years old; the modules are designed to meet the needs of coaches who are working with athletes in a school program or coaches who are new to the club system. In the Sport Coach workshop participants will be introduced to sprints, hurdles, relays, long jump, triple jump, high jump, shot put and discus. Branches may choose to offer additional events based on the junior high and high school track and field programs in their province.
The outcomes/modules presented in this workshop are: Support to the Athlete in Training, Plan a Practice and Analyze Performance. Evaluation for certification is based on a series of outcomes which can be found in the outcome section under Sport Coach. Coaches who wish to be evaluated should contact their provincial branch to arrange an evaluation. Evaluation costs approximately $100 and can be completed online for coaches who are in a rural area or more than 100 km from an accredited evaluator.