The presentations and resources from the National Coach Development weekend in September are now available on the scottishathletics website –
There are also a lot of of video clips uploaded from the workshop – sprinting , conditioning exercises and running mechanics. The running drills are best watched in ascending order as they built up slowly with the last one one the whole exercises coming together. These videos are available on our own Kilmarnock Harriers YouTube channel.
The next series of Event Coach Development days is as follows:
Throws: 7 December (9am-4pm) Grangemouth
Led by Malcolm Fenton.
Sprints: 8 December (9am-4pm) Grangemouth
Led by Tony Hadley
Endurance: 8 December (time tbc) Stirling University Led by Mark Pollard
Horizontal Jumps: 15 December (9am-4pm) Pitreavie
Led by Femi Akinsanya
High Jump: 15 December (9am-4pm) Pitreavie
Led by Graham Ravenscroft
Pole Vault: 15 December (10am-4pm) Pitreavie
Led by Alan Richardson
Sessions will include practical and classroom workshops, covering technical development, seasonal conditioning and event-specific planning. At the end of the day, the aim is for the attending coaches to have specific action outcomes based on the technical and conditioning sessions covered, as they work towards the next coach development day in March 2014.
