Athletics Coaching Hub

This webinar unpacks how to handle conversations about physique, body image, and disordered eating in athletics with care, clarity, and athlete health as the non negotiable priority. It outlines what good practice looks like for body composition assessment, why it is rarely appropriate for under 18 athletes, and the referral pathways and policy expectations that protect both athletes and coaches.

This article explains the stretch shortening cycle and why it matters for sprinting, jumping, and throwing, then we outline a simple five stage progression from capacity and isometrics through to event specific speed and high intensity reactive work, with practical exercise examples for athletics coaches.

A practical warm up can make or break a sprint session. This resource gives coaches a simple, session ready sprint warm up that moves from general to specific, with clear phases, coaching cues, and time budget options.

Explore our new feature on para athletics and the road to Brisbane 2032, with practical case studies from sprint, throws and wheelchair racing from Para Performance Coaching Manager, Andrew Dawes. Coaches will learn how to apply familiar principles to para athletes, solve performance problems in creative ways, and open new pathways for their squad.