Athletics Leader - TUS - Midlands

Date: Sat 7th October 9-30am - 5pm, TUS Athlone 

Price: €74.90

Aim 

• The Athletics Leader course is to provide teachers, parents and club members with the skills and tools to manage and lead an Athletics Programme in their club or school.
• The content focuses on organising athletics games and activities for young children. It is aimed at those who want to coach or assist in their local club or school.
• The course focuses primarily on developing athleticism through games designed to improve agility, balance and co-ordination and is very practical in nature.

Content

• The content for this course includes;
• group coaching skills and identifying ways to make the coaching sessions fun
• The use of small hurdles and obstacles, running, jumping, throwing and running
• games to provide fun in developing fitness
• developing an awareness of the growing child and the implications on fitness activities
• games to develop speed and reaction, using acceleration and change of direction
• The ethics of coaching including topics such as winning vs. involvement and recognising the importance of individual improvement
• Practical sessions on running and agility, balance, jumping, co-ordination and throwing and catching
• Planning a session and a programme

Duration: This is a course over 1 day (8 hours)

Entry Requirements: Athletics Leader is open to all those who are 16 years or over

Assessment/ Qualification: There is no exam.

For more information contact Bashir Hussain

BashirHussain@athleticsireland.ie