About the Athletics Learning Centre

The Athletics Learning Centre is your home for Track and Field online learning. With over 80 free courses and growing every month, you’ll find something to help you develop your coaching skills.

What’s on the Athletics Learning Centre?

The following online courses are included as part of your membership for all accredited coaches.

Athletics Event Coaching Essentials

Coaching Skills For Your Favourite Events

These courses cover the essential coaching skills of sprints, hurdles, distance, throws, jumps, walks, and combined events. Each module covers the teaching process, the technical model, drills, common faults, causes, and corrections, biomechanics, and planning considerations for each event.

Available Courses:

  • Coaching Distance (Middle Distance, Long Distance)

  • Coaching Frame Running (RaceRunning)

  • Coaching Jumps (Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump)

  • Coaching Race Walking (Walks)

  • Coaching Sprints, Hurdles, and Relays (100/200m, 400m, Relays, Hurdles)

  • Coaching Throws (Shot Put, Discus, Javelin)

  • Coaching Comibed Events (Heptathlon/Decathlon)

Sport Science Fundamentals

Extend your knowledge for on and off the track

Discover courses introducing the function and structure of the musculoskeletal system, the principles of training, performance nutrition, sport psychology, and more.

Available Courses:

  • Arousal, Anxiety, and Performance

  • Better Sleep for Health and Performance

  • Body Image for Athlete Health

  • Bone Health for Athletes

  • Breast Health for Athletes

  • Coaching Female Athletes

  • Concussion in Track and Field

  • Contraception for Athletes

  • Female Performance Health Misconceptions

  • Illness and Injury Prevention

  • Injury Prevention Strategies for Track and Field

  • Introduction to Mental Performance in Competition

  • Introduction to the Musculoskeletal System

  • Nutrition, Hydration, and Energy Availability

  • Pelvic Health for Female Athletes

  • Performance and Health

  • Performing with Pressure

  • Puberty for Female Athletes

  • Sports Injury Surveillance

  • The Energy Systems

  • The Menstrual Cycle and Performance

  • The Principles of Training

Strength and Conditioning Fundamentals

Understand the principles of developing the physical capacity of your athletes

These courses cover the essential coaching skills of sprints, hurdles, distance, throws, jumps, walks, and combined events. Each module covers the teaching process, the technical model, drills, common faults, causes, and corrections, biomechanics, and planning considerations for each event.

Available Courses:

  • Athlete Testing - Strength and Power Assessment

  • Developing Safe and Efficient Movers

  • Energy Systems and Building Fitness

  • Hip Thrusts for Improving Sprint Performance

  • Introduction to Olympic Lifts

  • Peter Sneary Flexibility and Conditioning Masterclass

  • Strength and Conditioning for Long Distance Athletes

  • Strength Training for Kids

Soft Coaching Skills Essentials

Develop your Communication, Group Management, and Leadership Skills

Jump into coach education modules that will develop your understanding of the most important skills of coaching. Explore how to build more effective coach-athlete relationships, enchance your communication and leadership skills, and implement effective self-reflection strategies to be the best coach you can be.

Available Courses:

  • Athlete Wellbeing and Mental Health

  • Business, Employment, and Tax Issues for Coaches

  • Coach-Athlete and Intrasquad Relationships

  • Coach Developer Training

  • Coaching Masters Athletes

  • Coaching Under Pressure

  • Community Coaching Essential Skills

  • Competing and Training Overseas

  • Competition Readiness and Peak Performance

  • Developing a High Performance Environment

  • Disability Inclusion for Coaches

  • Elite Coach and Athlete Discussions

  • Implementing Skill Training into a Season Plan

  • Introduction to Coaching Para-athletes

  • Mental Wellbeing and Mindfulness

  • Performing with Pressure

  • Quality Practice Design

  • Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport

  • Serial Winning Coaches

  • Setting your Values and Purpose

  • The NCAA System for Australian Athletes

  • Working with Athlete Representatives