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