England Athletics case study

SMART Way Forward were appointed by England Athletics, one of the leading sport’s National Governing Bodies for coach development in the UK, to deliver a series of CPD coach development training workshops around Hertfordshire to develop the skills of athletics coaches specialising in endurance.

Working with the England Athletics Coaching Development Officer for Hertfordshire, SMART Way Forward delivered a series of 3 hours practical and theory based CPD workshops to hep coaches develop their skills. CPD training workshop were delivered from venues such as Lee Valley Athletics Centre in Edmonton, Wodson Sports and Leisure Centre in Ware, as well as Allianz Park, Barnet North London.

CPD training workshops delivered included:

• How to deliver engaging training sessions {no link}

• Observation and analysis in coaching

• Effective communication skills for sports coaches

• The importance of coaching and volunteering in sport

• Stretching, warming up and dynamic drills {no link}

• Training for performance endurance running {no link}