Coaches 

Effective coaching is a sustainable competitive advantage in athletics. Coaching makes a qualitative difference because better coaching equates to better performance and a more professional sport.

The High Performance program will initiate the first stages of a professional coaching community in 2010.

This process will lead to improved coaching and an improved coaching environment that integrates with all high performance key stakeholders, including: Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), State Institutes of Sport (SIS), State Academies of Sport (SAS), Athletics Australia, Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Track and Field Coaches Association (AT&FCA).

To effect a change in coaching culture, there is a need for the High Performance program to recognise the primacy of the athlete/coach relationship by recognising and supporting both professional and volunteer coaches.

Merit-based support of coaches in the elite athlete pathway is fundamental to maintaining and enhancing the athlete/coach relationship. Merit–based support is based primarily on the performances of the coach’s current athletes, and the coach’s involvement in mentoring and training other coaches.

The athletics coaching pathway is available by clicking here.