Becoming an Accredited Athletics Coach is your first step to developing the skills and confidence required to assist your athletes to be their best.  All of our courses are engaging, educationals, entertaining and are designed to give you a practical understanding of coaching Athletics at all levels of the sport.

Overview of the Athletics Australia Coaching Framework

The coaching framework is designed to progressively introduce the coaching skills required to deveop athletes from beginner to high performance.  The skills delivered at each level are significant to that level of athlete.  Those coaching beginner athletes are taught how to coach the fundamental movement skills of track and field, laying the foundation for further development of technical skills as the athlete and coach progress.

Coach Education Pathway

Athletics Australia are the accrediting body for all athletics coaches in Australia. All courses are approved by the Australian Sports Commission's National Coaching Accreditation Scheme. 

The Athletics Coaching Accreditation Framework is designed to progressively introduce the coaching skills required to develop athletes from beginner to elite. The framework is designed to allow coaches of all levels to master their coaching.

Accredited Coaches are supported by ongoing formal and informal education opportunities to ensure the quality of coaching remains high across Australia.

Click on the level of accreditation below to see course content, outcomes, resources, assessment requirements and additional information.