Recreational Running Coach
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Program Overview
The Recreational Running Coach accreditation program is a Nationally Recognised Accreditation designed for coaches operating in running clubs, public training groups, and private squads.
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The accreditation recognises that an individual has the appropriate skills and knowledge to coach novice to intermediate runners in running events up to Marathon-distance.
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The program covers the core skills of run coaching, including leading a group, planning a variety of suitable running sessions, and writing a campaign program.
Program Curriculum
Why You Coach: Explores your core values and coaching philosophy to develop a clear vision for what you are trying to achieve as a running coach.
How You Coach: Introduces the principles of effective communication, instruction, observation, and feedback when working with adult runners.
Who You Coach: Examines the motivators and barriers of recreational runners, injury prevention strategies, and how to effectively manage larger running groups with runners of varying ability.
What You Coach: Delves into different types of sessions for recreational runners, structuring an effective warm up, basic conditioning exercises for runners, and elements of running technique, including if, when, and how they should be adjusted by a coach.
How You Plan: Introduces the three Energy Systems and how they relate to recreational runners, principles of training including progressive overload, and writing an effective campaign training plan using the EQSA method.
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