Development Events 2026
Welcome to our Development Event Calendar. This comprehensive resource is designed to provide coaches with numerous opportunities to expand their coaching expertise beyond the qualification pathway. Some events are aimed at athletes but personal coaches are welcome to attend - please check details of individual events.
From workshops and seminars to webinars and networking sessions, the events below are hosted by England Athletics, 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.
Coaching events
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at | Book/contact |
| 22 April 6:30-7:30pm | From lab to real world implementation of heat acclimation With Dr Dan Snape, from Leeds Beckett University. Drawing on his experience working with the England Talent Hub athletes right through to Olympians, he’ll provide practical, actionable strategies to help endurance athletes optimise their performance in hot conditions. | online (Zoom) | Endurance athletes | Find out more and register on Zoom for session |
| 25 April | Steeplechase workshop | Hexham | Athletes aged 13+ | Find out more Download info flyer (PDF 150kB) Sign up for workshop |
| 2 May | Steeplechase, walks and endurance festival | Bury St. Edmunds | U14 to Senior | Enter online Download info flyer (PDF 120kB) |
| 3 June 6-7pm | Integrating Physiological Data into Coaching Practice With Kyle Bennett, Lead Endurance coach at Loughborough University and his Physiology team. A discussion of their approach to testing, how this data provides athlete insight and how it supports the coach in making training decisions for performance. | online (Zoom) | Endurance athletes | Register on Zoom for session |