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Every great Athlete is supported by a network of Coaches and Officials. As the backbone of community sport, we are always on the lookout for the next generation of Officials and Coaches.

As a growing sport throughout Australia, competitions are only achievable through volunteer support. To enable the continued development of athletics in WA, a greater volunteer presence is needed. The opportunity to officiate at Kingsway Athletics competitions will provide you with a broad and in-depth experience in all disciplines of the sport.

How to Coach at Kingsway Athletics

The Kingsway Athletics program is made possible by our coaches.

We rely on proffessinal coaches & parent volunteer coaches. The centre is always looking for more coaches; If you wish to express your interest in coaching or to obtain resources or to attend a course to further your training please contact us at: officials@kingswayathletics.com.au

Our Specialist Coaches

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, educational, and entertaining and are designed to give you a practical understanding of coaching Athletics at all levels of the sport. Athletics West offers a range of coach education opportunities all year round, to start your journey check out our upcoming education courses.

Upcoming Courses

Benefits

Coaching accreditation is the recognition of your qualifications and compliance with the sport's governing body, code of conduct, and member protection policies.

All coaches who successfully complete an accredited Level 1 Community Athletics Coach or Recreational Run Leader course receive membership with Athletics Australia and their state association. Current members with an active coaching accreditation receive the following benefits:

Accreditation with Sport Australia through the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme;
Registration as a coach with your state or territory Athletics Member Association;
Eligibility to attend higher level Accredited Coach Education Courses;
Eligibility to attend Professional Development seminars;
Eligibility to be endorsed to deliver Athletics as part of the Sporting Schools initiative;
Public Liability insurance up to $30,000,000 for any one occurrence;
Products Liability insurance up to $30,000,000 for any one insurance period;
Professional Indemnity insurance up to $10,000,000 for any one period of insurance;
Personal Injury insurance (further information here) ;
A Coaching Accreditation Card mailed to you;
Access to coaching resources and technical support from Athletics Australia;
An individual editable entry on Athletics Australia’s searchable iCoach database, including the ability to link your personal website or preferred social media page;
Free entry to the Australian Athletics Championships;
Eligibility to be selected as a coach on an Australian national team or on a member association representative team;
Eligibility to coach in Primary schools as part of the Sporting Schools initiative.

If you are interested in learning more about Athletics coaching, contact the Athletics West via email at admin@athleticswest.com.au or call the office on 08 6272 0480.

Coach Education

The Athletics Coach Accreditation Framework is designed to progressively introduce the coaching skills required to develop athletes from beginner to elite. In this way, the coaching pathway mimics the athlete’s pathway. The framework is designed to allow coaches of all levels to master their coaching in Track and Field or Recreational Running, be it at the beginner level or the advanced level:

Track and Field Pathway- The Track and Field Pathway targets traditional athletics and focuses on developing a coach's understanding of fundamental movement skills specific to the various events included in the sport. (The minimum age to become accredited as a Level 1 Youth Coach is 16 years).
Recreational Running Pathway- The Recreational Running Pathway targets individuals interested in leading running groups that are training for fun run events, 5 km to marathon events. This pathway is also suitable for certified Personal Trainers interested in becoming more involved in the Recreational Running space. (The minimum age to become accredited as a Recreational Run Coach (Level 1) is 16 years).

The skills delivered at each course level are significant to that level of athlete. For example, those coaching beginner athletes need to know how to coach the basic fundamental skills for that level, without giving them too many complex skills. Additionally, coaches of school-age children would want to be a master of the skills delivered at Level 2. Those who are preparing athletes for State and National Championships would be utilizing the skills presented at the Level 3 and above courses.

To view the benefits of Accreditation, please visit Athletics Australia's membership page.

Coach Upskilling

Athletics West offer a range of Coach Upskilling Sessions that are designed for Clubs, Centres, Schools or groups to improve their knowledge and skills in coaching athletics events. These sessions are ideal for clubs with parent volunteers looking to assist with club training, schools wanting an upskilling or ‘refresher’ session ahead of school carnival season, or similar.

Sessions are delivered by an experienced Athletics West Coach Education Facilitator, with a minimum Athletics Australia Development Coach Accreditation (Level 2)
The session can include some/all of the 11 athletics events (determined by the host club/group): Sprints, Hurdles, Circular Relays, Middle Distance, Race Walk, Vortex/Turbo/Javelin, Discus, Shot Put, Long Jump, Triple Jump & High Jump
Suitable for a maximum of 18 people. For groups larger than 18 people, an additional faciliator can be arranged to cater for higher numbers (NB: additional facilitator is $70/hour for affiliate Clubs/Centres and $80/hour for non-affiliated Clubs/Centres)
Minimum age of 14 to participate in non-accredited courses
Please note this does not include event progressions such as rotational throw spin technique, or advanced javelin run ups. Block stats may be included on request.