Level 1 Recreational Running Coach

Overview

  • The Level 1 Recreational Running accreditation is designed for coaches who are interested in preparing athletes for long-distance running events, spanning 3 to 5.5kms.

  • Level 1 Recreational Running coaches primarily work with beginner runners, aged 18 and above.

Requirements

To gain the Level 1 Recreation Running Coach accreditation, a coach must meet the following criteria:

•        Be 16 years or older.

Course Structure

Part 1

Practical course

  • Attend a one-day face-to-face course or five 1-hour online sessions.

  • To enrol into a course, click here: Coach Education Calendar

Part 2

Online course

  • Complete the Level 1 Recreational Running Coach online modules.

Part 3

Assessment tasks

  • Complete a short answer assessment.

    Athletics Australia strongly recommends that coaches complete 30 hours of practical coaching in a club, school, professional or private setting before receiving their Level 1 coaching accreditation.

Course Outcomes

1-RR-1: Provide a physically and psychologically safe training environment.

1-RR-2: Use effective communication strategies to provide instruction, demonstration, analysis and feedback.

1-RR-3: Understand motivations, barriers, and recreational running market participation trends.

1-RR-4: Understand the risks and consequences of running injuries and employ basic injury prevention and referral strategies.

1-RR-5: Understand and create an effective warm up and cool down using the RAMP protocol.

1-RR-6: Plan and deliver a training session using common run training elements including long runs, recovery runs, intervals, tempo, threshold, fartlek, speed endurance, mobility, and body weight strength sessions.

1-RR-7: Understand the technical model of running and make appropriate technical adjustments to runners.

1-RR-8: Understand the three energy systems, how they contribute to running performance, and how they can be trained.

1-RR-9: Understand the principles of training, including progressive overload and how it relates to athlete adaptation.

1-RR-10: Plan safe and effective training progressions to gradually develop running fitness.

1-RR-11: Create an individualized campaign training program to prepare a runner for their target event.

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