Coach Development Events
Welcome to our Coach Development Event Calendar. This comprehensive resource is designed to provide coaches with numerous opportunities to expand their coaching expertise beyond the qualification pathway.
From workshops and seminars to webinars and networking sessions, the events below are hosted by England Athletes, as well as a variety of partner organisations to help coaches enhance their skills, explore new methodologies, and gain fresh insights. No matter where coaches are on their coaching journey, there are plenty of opportunities listed below to inspire and challenge our coaching workforce.
* indicates the session is para-athletics inclusive
- Go to events for endurance coaches
- Go to events for throws coaches
- Go to events for jumps coaches
- Go to events for combined events coaches
- Go to events for sprints and hurdles coaches
- View past events
Endurance
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at | Book/contact |
| April | Bi-monthly endurance coach hangouts* - open clinic: all areas of coaching long distance endurance. | Online on Zoom | Club, Pathway | Tom Craggs |
| 10 April. 12pm | Endurance for para athletes Looking at how you can produce inclusive endurance environments, both in clubs and in coaching session. We will also identify eligibility for the paralympic pathway and answer questions on talent pathway offer, competitions, classifications and qualifications. | Online on Zoom | Clubs | Hayley Hemmings, Matt Kendrick |
| 12 April | Steeplechase training day - An introduction to the event, hurdling and barrier clearance. Practical session to improve hurdling, barrier clearance and water jump skills. Water jump will be filled. All coaches are welcome. Download flyer (PDF 100kB) | Club | David Cripps 07484811982 | |
| May tbc | Regional off-track endurance day* | St Marys | Tom Craggs, Mick Woods | |
| June / July tbc | National road weekend* | Leeds | Tom Craggs, Andi Drake | |
| Date TBC | BMC Coaching Conference - talks including Tim Morieau. | TBC | BMC website |
Throws
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at | Booking |
| None right now |
Jumps and Combined Events
Contact Darren Ritchie for more information and to book.
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at | Booking |
| None right now |
Sprints and Hurdles
Contact Shani Palmer for more information.
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at | Booking |
| March | Coach talks: what is speed endurance training? - guest coach speaker followed by discussion round table | Online on Zoom | Club, Talent | |
| 22 March | 2025 Regional Speed Development Day England Athletics are teaming up with the Birmingham Hub to deliver this. Practical and theoretical workshops; sessions will include practical speed training, nutrition workshop by James Hudson, speed endurance training workshop and more. | Alexander Stadium, Birmingham | Pre-YTP level athletes and para-athletes (13+), and their coaches. | £13 per person Book now |
| 29 March | Sprints & Sprint Hurdles Technical Camp England Athletics are teaming up with the Bruce Longden Coaching Foundation to deliver this. The 2-hour camp will be run by YTP Coaches, Neal Edwards & Gareth Walton. They will cover a variety of important aspects of the hurdle technical model to help the athletes become faster and more efficient hurdlers. | Plymouth Athletics Track | U15 and U17 sprinters and sprint hurdlers to help prepare those who wish to apply for the Youth Talent Programme. Personal coaches are encouraged to attend and observe the sessions. They will also have the opportunity to ask the lead coach questions after each session. | £13 for athletes, free for coaches. Book now |
| 16 March 12-2pm | Hurdles Training Workshop Teaming up with the Bruce Longden Coaching Foundation and Surrey County AA to deliver this. Don’t miss the chance to sharpen up your hurdling skills before the outdoor season gets underway. This hurdles training workshop will cover both sprint and long hurdles with lead coaches Lorna Boothe and Marina Armstrong. | David Weir Leisure Centre, Sutton | All athletes aged 15 and above are welcome to attend | £13 for athletes, free for coaches. Register now Queries to Julie Longden |
Pilot National Club Relay Development Programme
The aim of the programme is to support club coaches to deliver relay training sessions that will improve their technical relay skills in the 4x100m and 4x400m. We will show you the training techniques used at England Athletics and UK Athletics International relay training sessions and how they can be adapted to your athletes’ age and stage.
Sessions in April and June. Following these two sessions, we will encourage these teams to compete at the National Relay Championships on 17th August, where we will be able to give feedback to the teams who took part in the programme.
| 12 April | Pilot National Club Relay Development Programme We will take coaches through the technical and tactical elements of both relays, provide participants with a relay development manual and go through a practical relay session with athlete demonstrators. The aim is that the coaches will then be able to utilise these sessions at their club environments | Lee Valley | Club | Register now |
| June | Pilot National Club Relay Development Programme Coaches will be asked to attend a regionally based training session with their athletes where we will support them in delivering a relay session and sharing further relay guidance. | Regional sessions | Club | |
Past events
Endurance
| Date | Event | Location |
| 14-16 September 2024 | European Endurance Conference - coaching female athletes | Leeds |
| 12 October | Race Walking intro and development day (North)* | Leeds Beckett |
| 16 October | Bi-monthly endurance coach hangouts* | Online |
| 16 November | Race Walking intro and development day (South)* | Parliament Hill Fields |
| 1 December | Regional masters training day (Midlands) | Shrewsbury |
| 18 December | Bi-monthly endurance coach hangouts* | Online |
| December | Regional masters training day (North) | Leeds |
| 23 January 2025 | Running your best 100k with Tom Craggs and Robbie Britton | Online |
15 February | Regional off-track endurance day (10k to marathon), with Gavin Pavey and Andy Jones. - training planning - intensity regulation | Exeter |
| February | Regional masters training day (South) - for runners and coaches focused on long distance masters road running development. | Brunel |
| 26 February | Bi-monthly endurance coach hangouts* - open clinic: all areas of coaching long distance endurance. | Online |
Throws
| Date | Event | Location |
| 3 August 2024 | Seated Throws Coach Development Programme and taster session | Lee Valley |
| 30 September | Throws community surgery* | Online |
| 6 October | Discus development day (South)* | Woking |
| 20 October | Hammer festival | Yate |
| 2-3 November | Hammer masterclass - with Joanna Fiodorow | Loughborough |
| 2-3 November | Shot put masterclass* - with Paolo Dal Soglio | Loughborough |
| 8-10 November | European Shot Put Conference* | Tallin, Estonia |
| 10 November | Mastering the mechanics: coaching technical cues for effective swings and low points | Online |
| 8 December | Elevating performance: coaching the technical cues for wide and high points | Online |
| 16 December | Throws community surgery* | Online |
| 12 January 2025 | Precision in motion: coaching technical cues for catch, rhythm and delivery | Online |
| 26 January | Precision in motion: coaching technical cues for catch, rhythm and delivery | Online |
| 25-26 January | Javelin masterclass | Loughborough |
| 25-26 January | Discus masterclass* | Loughborough |
| 2 February | Mind over matter: integrating key psychological skills into young athlete's training (part 2) | Online |
| 9 February | Regional Pre-YTP Hammer Development Day Regional Pre-YTP Shot Put Development Day | London |
| 23 February | Regional Pre-YTP Hammer Development Day Regional Pre-YTP Shot Put Development Day | North West |
| 8 March | Regional Pre-YTP Hammer Development Day | Loughborough |
| 9 March | Regional Pre-YTP Shot Put Development Day | Loughborough |
Jumps
| Date | Event | Location |
| 19/20 October 2024 | Pre-pathway long/triple/high jump training day | London (19) | Loughborough (20) |
| 27 October | Pre-pathway pole vault training day | Loughborough |
| 15-17 November | Horizontal jumps symposium* | Malmo, Sweden |
| 16-17 November | Pole vault development weekend | Loughborough |
| 30 November/1 December | Pre-pathway long/triple/high jump training day | London (30) | Loughborough (1) |
| 15 December | Pre-pathway pole vault training day | Loughborough |
| 1 March 2025 | Pre-pathway long/triple/high jump training day - what it takes to develop: jumps - warm ups, physical, technical | London |
| 2 March | Pre-pathway long/triple/high jump training day - what it takes to develop: jumps - warm ups, physical, technical | Loughborough |
| Pre-pathway pole vault training day - what it takes to develop: jumps - warm ups, physical, technical | Loughborough | |
| 26 March | Online jumps clinic* | Online |
Jumps and Combined Events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 25 September 2024 | Online jumps clinic* | Online |
| 12 October | Talent training* -what it takes to develop, individual action plans | Loughborough |
| 27 November | Online jumps clinic* | Online |
| 29 January 2025 | Online jumps clinic* | Online |
Combined Events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 9/10 November 2024 | Combined events training day - what it takes to develop. | London (9) | Loughborough (10) |
| 1 March | Combined events training day - what it takes to develop. | London |
| 2 March 2025 | Combined events training day - what it takes to develop. | Loughborough |
Sprints and Hurdles
| Date | Event | Location |
| October 2024 | Coach talks: two is better than one; the best sprinters compete in more than one event - guest coach speaker followed by discussion round table | Online |
| 19/20 October | Sprint Hurdles Technical Camp 1* | Chelmsford (19) | Sutton (19) | Loughborough (19) | Plymouth (20) | Gateshead |
| November | Coach talks: how to train an athlete to be a championship performer - guest coach speaker followed by discussion round table | Online |
| 23/24 November | Sprint Hurdles Technical Camp 2* | Chelmsford (23) | Sutton (24) | Loughborough (24) | Exeter (24) | Gateshead |
| November | National Relay Development Programme - club coach technical training for the 4x100m | Online |
| November | National Relay Development Programme - club coach technical training for the 4x400m | Online |
| December | Coach talks: how to develop speed and power in our athletes; key conditioning components for every training programme - guest coach speaker followed by discussion round table | Online |
| 14/15 December | Sprint Hurdles Technical Camp 3* | Chelmsford (14) | Sutton (15) | Loughborough (15) | Plymouth (15) | Gateshead |
| January 2025 | Coach talks: developing the 'SPRINT' in sprint hurdling - guest coach speaker followed by discussion round table | Online |
| February | Coach talks: Regeneration Strategy; tactics for running through rounds and understanding the body’s requirement to repair in time. - guest coach speaker followed by discussion round table | Online |
| March | Coach talks: what is speed endurance training? - guest coach speaker followed by discussion round table | Online on Zoom |
| 22 March | 2025 Regional Speed Development Day England Athletics are teaming up with the Birmingham Hub to deliver this. Practical and theoretical workshops; sessions will include practical speed training, nutrition workshop by James Hudson, speed endurance training workshop and more. | |
| 29 March | Sprints & Sprint Hurdles Technical Camp England Athletics are teaming up with the Bruce Longden Coaching Foundation to deliver this. The 2-hour camp will be run by YTP Coaches, Neal Edwards & Gareth Walton. They will cover a variety of important aspects of the hurdle technical model to help the athletes become faster and more efficient hurdlers. | |
| 16 March 12-2pm | Hurdles Training Workshop Teaming up with the Bruce Longden Coaching Foundation and Surrey County AA to deliver this. Don’t miss the chance to sharpen up your hurdling skills before the outdoor season gets underway. This hurdles training workshop will cover both sprint and long hurdles with lead coaches Lorna Boothe and Marina Armstrong. | |