ALL PRACTICAL, NO EXAM, NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

The ITCC is designed to help participants become better placed to assist children to perform basic athletic skills.

The course is great for those who want to know more about the skills of Athletics, so that they may help to coach children, assist at Little Athletics Centres or prepare students for school athletics carnivals.

Participants will be shown how to introduce and teach the fundamentals of each Little Athletics event to beginners.

DURATION: 1 day course – approximately 6 hours

COST: $75.00 per participant (includes coaching resources & certificate)

• A comprehensive coaching manual is available for an additional $35.00.
• Participants must be 16 years of age at the time of the course to participate.

NOTE: The ITCC is nationally recognised by Little Athletics Australia, however it is not an accredited course. Certificates of attendance will be presented at the completion of the course. Upon request, school teachers can also be provided with a “Teachers Professional Development” document to use the ITCC towards their required professional learning.

UPCOMING COURSES:

Dates for upcoming ITCC’s will be posted as soon as practical.

If you wish to host an Introduction to Coaching Course at your local centre, please click here or email coaches@salaa.org.au

NOTE: If you have never created a profile on the Little Athletics SA Members Portal before, you will need to do so by clicking on “Create a Profile” tab before being able to register for the course. If you have a profile, simply just log in and click the “Education” tab on the top bar.

ITCC FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS!

TESTIMONIALS

“The course was very beneficial. It was a great help in providing coaching ideas to assist athletes, at all levels.”

“As a PE teacher, this course was perfect as a refresher and certainly taught me a lot of new things that I can implement into my athletics unit. Great course and highly recommend!”

“I would recommend people do it, you do get a lot out of it. It is hands on with all events and it gives you some really good tips on how to help the athletes. The practical component was excellent as it really helped to understand how the athletes feel!”

“Great course, I personally think that a lot more people should give it a go!”