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Junior Athletics Clubs & Schools | England Athletics

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England Athletics recognises that working with young athletes is essential to the future of athletics in England. Find out more or get involved here.

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Research

Academic articles and policy documents all in one place, helping you to bridge the gap between theory and practice, making it easier to advocate the value of physical activity and physical education.

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Physical Education Resources & Lesson Plans | PE Scholar

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Here we explain the more scientific aspects including principles of training, fitness testing as well as the difference between health and skill related fitness.
Fitness is such a broad term and a complex subject which can include health and skill related fitness. Health-related fitness is often divided into several other components which form our overall health status and include cardiovascular or aerobic fitness, strength, and flexibility.

As well as the traditional components of health-related fitness, the term fitness can be broken down into skill components. These are important in performing the more technical aspects of many sport and include speed, reaction time, agility, balance, coordination, and power.

Athletes need to programme their training year carefully so they can improve fitness, optimise performance and peak during competition as well as reduce injury risk. Periodisation is key to planning a training programme and involves dividing the year into specific blocks with each block having a particular goal.

A training method is the form of exercise you select to improve your fitness. The training method selected has a significant impact on training outcomes. Training must be relevant to your goals, this refers to the training principle of specificity.

In order to get the most out of your training, you must follow some basic simple training principles which are overload, specificity, reversibility, and variance. Overload means we must put our bodies under more stress than normal in order for adaptive changes to be made. Specificity relates to ensuring the training done is specific to the sport or activity. Reversibility means if you don't keep it up you will lose it and variance relates to varying the training activities.

Fitness testing is a way of gaining information about the health-related and skill related components of an athletes fitness. Testing can take place in a number of environments, with laboratory testing being the most accurate, however, there is still a large range of tests that can be carried out, away from a lab, which provides a lot of useful information.

Fitness tests can be devised to test all aspects of fitness, providing the test follows fitness testing principles. The following are examples of simple fitness tests which can easily be reproduced away from a lab and measure strength, power, anaerobic endurance, local muscular endurance, aerobic endurance, flexibility, balance, reaction time and body composition.

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Here we explain the more scientific aspects including principles of training, fitness testing as well as the difference between health and skill related fitness. Health Related Fitness Fitness is such a broad term and a complex subject which can include health and skill related fitness.

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The following exercise will stretch and mobilise the hip and groin. Click on the links below to see more detail on muscles stretched, teaching points, variations, and related injuries.
Gluteus Maximus Stretch

Teaching Points Variations

Perform sitting and leaning back on the other hand
Muscles Stretched Related Injuries
Outer Hip Stretch

Teaching Points

Lay on the floor on your back

Cross the right foot over the left knee, keeping the right knee bent

Use your left hand to pull the right knee across your body

Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds

Variations Muscles Stretched Related Injuries
Piriformis Stretch

Teaching Points

Lay on the floor on your back and cross the right ankle over the left knee

Grip the thigh of your left leg and pull the knee towards you, lifting the foot off the floor

Pull the knee further towards you to increase the stretch

Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds

Variations

Perform in sitting with the back supported
Muscles Stretched Related Injuries
Gluteal Stretch

Teaching Points Variations Muscles Stretched Related Injuries
Short Adductor Stretch

Teaching Points Variations Muscles Stretched Related Injuries
Long Adductor Stretch

Teaching Points Variations Muscles Stretched Related Injuries
Standing Groin Stretch

Teaching Points Variations Muscles Stretched Related Injuries
Hip Flexor Stretch

Teaching Points Variations

Sit on the ground with one leg tucked under your buttocks

Lean backward slowly

Muscles Stretched Related Injuries
Standing Outer Hip Stretch

Teaching Points

Stand side on to a wall with the leg to be stretched crossed behind the other

Balance yourself using one hand on the wall

Push your hips away from the wall, keeping the knees straight

Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds

Variations Muscles Stretched Related Injuries

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Hip and Groin Stretching Exercises - TeachPE.com

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The following exercise will stretch and mobilise the hip and groin. Click on the links below to see more detail on muscles stretched, teaching points, variations, and related injuries.

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In this section you can find resources that support the Athletics Coach award coaching qualification.

Please note that coaches wishing to coach Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Discus, Hammer or Wheelchair Racing should take the Athletics Coach Add-On Modules
From January 1st 2016, the assessment of the Athletics Coach course will include an online knowledge test (including health and safety) and a practical assessment. The Athletics Coach 2016 Online Knowledge Test can be accessed and completed at any point in time but must be completed to pass the qualification. The practical assessment is slightly longer and will require candidates to bring along a Mesocycle plan, in addition to their session plan. The plan will be discussed as part of an extended review at the Observed Practical Assessment (OPA) day.
http://ucoach.com/qualifications/coaching-awards/athletics-coach-award/athletics-coach-modules-access-learn/

In this section you can find resources that support the Athletics Coach Award coaching qualification.
Please note that coaches wishing to coach Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Discus, Hammer, Race Walking or Wheelchair Racing should take the Athletics Coach Add-On Modules
Key Sections:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Download Course Resources Day 1-3 Handout Video Resources 365 Matrix for Completing the Coaching Diary Coaching Plan Template Health & Safety Athletics Coach Components of Fitness Body in Sport Homework Pack Assessment Resources for coaches commencing the course after 1st January 2016 Assessment Resources for coaches commencing the course prior to 1st January 2016 Assessment Guidance Athletics Coach Assessment Coach Diary Coach Course prior to September 2014
Adobe Acrobat Reader Download

To download the PDF documents you will require the LATEST FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader. If required you can dowload Adobe Acrobat Reader here:

Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view PDF files. Download here

Course Resources

Download the key course resources below:

Day 1-3 Handouts for coaches commencing the AC Course from 1st January 2016

Day 1-3 Handout for coaches commencing the AC Course prior to 1st January 2016

Video Resources

All of the videos used and shown on the Athletics Coach course can be viewed below.
http://www.ulearnathletics.com/site/page?id=athletics-coach-resources-video *** PLEASE NOTE ALL THESE VIDEOS ARE SILENT AND DO NOT HAVE ANY SOUND ***
Many of these video clips are taken from the Elevating Athletics Resource for Schools.

Standing Start

Sprint Starts - Crouched Starts Part 1

Sprint Starts - Crouched Starts Part 2

Drive & Acceleration from Standing

Maximum Velocity Running

Running Over Obstacles

Jumping for Height

Jumping for Distance

Pull Throw - Javelin

Push Throw - Shot Putt

Athletics 365 Matrix for completing Coaching Diary

Coaching Session Plan and Evaluation

Health & Safety

Athletics Coach Components of Fitness

Body in Sport

Homework Pack

During your coaching sessions you may be supported by a Coaching Assistant who may use either task cards or session plans. During the courses candidates are exposed to samples of these task cards which are also available to freely download on this site under the relevant course section. A variety of cards maybe used such as Elevating Athletics or Athletics 365.

Assessment for Coaches Commencing after 1st January 2016

From January 1st 2016, the assessment of the Athletics Coach course will include an online knowledge test (including health and safety) and a practical assessment. The Athletics Coach 2016 Online Knowledge Test can be accessed and completed at any point in time but must be completed to pass the qualification. The practical assessment is slightly longer and will require candidates to bring along a Mesocycle plan, in addition to their session plan. The plan will be discussed as part of an extended review at the Observed Practical Assessment (OPA) day.

The existing Athletics Coach Assessment Guidance for Candidates has been unaltered, candidates are asked to disregard the sections covering the coaching diary and PebblePad as these are no longer used as assessment mechanisms. The document will still however provide you with useful information regarding the online knowledge test and the observed practical assessment.

Assessment for Coaches Commencing prior to 1st January 2016

There are three assessment mechanisms for the Athletics Coach Award.

1. Coaching Diary via PebblePad

2. Online Technical Knowledge Test via uCoach

3. Observed Practical Assessment

Athletics Coach Assessment Guidance for Candidates has been devised to help you through the assessment process. Please download this document for detailed infomation on how to complete the assessment process for all these three areas.
1. Coaching Diary

Coaches commencing the AC course from September 2014 will complete the Coaching Diary online via PebblePad. The diary is split into three workbooks for you to complete and submit online as you progress through the qualification. Attached are several video guides to get you started.

Video 1 - How to enter PebblePad, login and find resources

Video 2 - How to find, edit and print pre-course resources

Video 3 - How to open, save, edit and submit a workbook

Video 4 - How to view feedback from assessor, edit workbook and re-submit

In addition to these video resources there are a number of step by step user guides to walk you through the process.

Candidates who do not wish to use the online PebblePad system should contact their Home Country Education team to discuss alternatives.

Coach Course Prior to September 2014

There were some significant changes made to the Athletics Coach course in 2014, all information relating to the course on this page is for the current version commencing September 2014. If you commenced and Athletics Coach course prior to this date you can access these resources via your Home Country Coach Education contact.

Please note Coaches that have commenced the AC programme prior to September 2014 will need to complete the old-style Coaching Diary. This is available in PDF or word version and can be accessed via your Home Country Coach Education contact.

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In this section you can find resources that support the Athletics Coach award coaching qualification. Please note that coaches wishing to coach Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Discus, Hammer or Wheelchair Racing should take the Athletics Coach Add-On Modules From January 1st 2016, the assessment of the Athletics Coach course will include an online knowledge test (including health and safety) and a practical assessment.

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