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. Explore the list of courses included in your Athletics membership.
Sport Science Essentials
Coaching is a delicate balance of art and science - these courses will help you to understand the key principles that underpin great coaching.
Athletics Coaching Essentials
Develop or refresh the critical skills of coaching Track and Field and helping your athletes thrive in their chosen events.
Strength and Conditioning Essentials
Developing the physical capacity of your athletes is a priority for every athletics coach. Discover the principles, strategies, and exercises you can implement here!
Performance Health Essentials
Your athletes’ health is your number one responsibility and priority as a Track and Field coach. Learn the key coaching prinicples of a healthy and high performing athlete.
Community Coaching Masterclasses
Coaches are the heart of athletics in the community. These modules will help you develop the skills to deliver a world class experience at your club or centre.
Competition and Performance Skills
Getting the best out of yourself and your athletes on the day of competition can often be the difference between success and disappointment. Learn how in these modules.
Kids’ Athletics Courses
Discover resources to support your delivery of athletics to young athletes in Primary and Secondary schools.
Unique Athlete Cohorts
Understanding the unique needs and desires of your athletes is an essential coaching skill. Explore principles of working with different types of athletes in these modules.
Lectures and Mini-Courses
Learn something new in broad range of topics and areas with these micro-learning modules.
Performance Event Modules
Modules for coaches with a greater perfomance focus, taking athletes to success at State and National levels.
Working with Others
Develop the skills to work effectively with athletes and other coaches as a coach. mentor, mentee, and leader.
External Qualifications
Earn credit and CPD points from non-athletics courses and qualifications.
Athlete Wellbeing Modules
Take a deeper dive into athlete development, physical, and mental well-being in this set of education modules.
Coaching Accreditation Modules
The following modules are restricted to learners who are enrolled in the associated accreditation program.
Youth Coach (Level 1)
Skills of a Great Coach
Coaching Young Athletes
Coaching Running, Jumping, and Throwing
Structure of a Session
Session Planning
Recreational Running Coach (Level 1)
Leadership and Soft Coaching Skills
Working with Recreational Runners
Elements of Training
Running Technique
Energy Systems, Principles of Training, and Programming
Development Coach (Level 2)
Your Approach to Coaching
Coaching Adolescents
Functional Movement Training
Flexibility and Mobility
Planning and Periodization
Principles of Training and the Energy Systems
Advanced Recreational Running Coach (Level 2)
Energy Availability and Nutrition
Performance Planning - Periodization
Introduction to Conditioning/Plyometrics
Coaching Para-Athletes
Improving Running Performance
Your Approach to Coaching
Introduction to Conditioning and Plyometrics
Conditioning for Experienced Runners
Performance Coach (Level 3)
What it Takes to Win
Progressing to Elite Performance
Principles of Periodization for High Performance