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
Endurance
Future events
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at | Book/contact |
| 23 January | Running your best 100k with Tom Craggs and Robbie Britton | Online on Zoom | Ultra distance road (seniors) | |
| 15 February | Regional off-track endurance day (10k to marathon), with Gavin Pavey and Andy Jones. - training planning - intensity regulation | Exeter | Talent | Tom Craggs |
| 26 February | Bi-monthly endurance coach hangouts* - open clinic: all areas of coaching long distance endurance. | Online on Zoom | Club, Pathway | Tom Craggs |
| March | National road weekend* | Leeds | Tom Craggs, Andi Drake | |
| March | Regional masters training day (South) - for runners and coaches focused on long distance masters road running development. | St Marys | Club | Chris Hollinshead, Tom Craggs |
| April | Bi-monthly endurance coach hangouts* - open clinic: all areas of coaching long distance endurance. | Online on Zoom | Club, Pathway | Tom Craggs |
| May tbc | Regional off-track endurance day* | St Marys | Tom Craggs, Mick Woods | |
| Date TBC | BMC Coaching Conference - talks including Tim Morieau. | TBC | BMC website |
Past events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 14-16 September | 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 |
Throws
Future events
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at | Booking |
| 12 January | Precision in motion: coaching technical cues for catch, rhythm and delivery | Online - Teams | Development | Katie Lambert |
| 26 January | Mind over matter: integrating key psychological skills into young athlete's training (part 1) | Online - Teams | Development | Katie Lambert |
| 25-26 January | Javelin masterclass | Loughborough | Talent, Elite | Nick Ridgeon |
| 25-26 January | Discus masterclass* | Loughborough | Talent, Elite | Nick Ridgeon |
| 2 February | Mind over matter: integrating key psychological skills into young athlete's training (part 2) | Online - Teams | Development | Katie Lambert |
| 9 February | Regional Pre-YTP Hammer Development Day Regional Pre-YTP Shot Put Development Day | London (tbc stoneX) | Pre-YTP athletes and coaches | Katie Lambert Greg Beard |
| 23 February | Regional Pre-YTP Hammer Development Day Regional Pre-YTP Shot Put Development Day | North West (tbc Leigh) | Pre-YTP athletes and coaches | Katie Lambert Greg Beard |
| 8 March | Regional Pre-YTP Hammer Development Day | Midlands (tbc Loughborough) | Pre-YTP athletes and coaches | Katie Lambert |
| 9 March | Regional Pre-YTP Shot Put Development Day | Midlands (tbc Loughborough) | Pre-YTP athletes and coaches | Greg Beard |
Past events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 3 August | 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 |
Jumps
Future events
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at |
| 1 March | Pre-pathway long/triple/high jump training day - what it takes to develop: jumps - warm ups, physical, technical | London | Club, Talent |
| 2 March | Pre-pathway long/triple/high jump training day - what it takes to develop: jumps - warm ups, physical, technical | Loughborough | Club, Talent |
| 23 March | Pre-pathway pole vault training day - what it takes to develop: jumps - warm ups, physical, technical | Loughborough | Club, Talent |
Past events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 19/20 October | 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 |
Jumps and Combined Events
Contact Darren Ritchie for more information and to book.
Future events
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at |
| 29 January | Online jumps clinic* | Online on Zoom | Club |
| 26 March | Online jumps clinic* | Online on Zoom | Club |
Past events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 25 September | Online jumps clinic* | Online on Zoom |
| 12 October | Talent training* -what it takes to develop, individual action plans | Loughborough |
| 27 November | Online jumps clinic* | Online on Zoom |
Combined Events
Future events
Contact Darren Ritchie for more information and to book.
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at |
| 1 March | Combined events training day - what it takes to develop. | London | Club, Talent |
| 2 March | Combined events training day - what it takes to develop. | Loughborough | Club, Talent |
Past events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 9/10 November | Combined events training day - what it takes to develop. | London (9) | Loughborough (10) |
Sprints and Hurdles
Future events
Contact Shani Palmer for more information.
| Date | Event | Location | Aimed at |
| January | Coach talks: developing the 'SPRINT' in sprint hurdling - guest coach speaker followed by discussion round table | Online on Zoom | Club, Talent |
| 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 on Zoom | Club, Talent |
| March | Coach talks: what is speed endurance training? - guest coach speaker followed by discussion round table | Online on Zoom | Club, Talent |
March 2025 sees a National Relay Development Programme practical session (practical application of the relay practice technique) held in each of our nine regions.
Past events
| Date | Event | Location |
| October | 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 |