Coach Education and Development
Coach Education is through the World Obstacle Coach Development Framework. This is an international program with four levels and five key objectives:
- To grow and develop the sport globally by making coach education accessible to all National Federations (NF’s) and their members, thereby providing athletes with the opportunity of working with coaches at a level that suits their needs;
- Provide a framework for coach education and development for NF’s to develop obstacle sports through athlete and coach development from grassroots to high performance;
- Provide a coach development system from grassroots to high performance, providing tools to increase coach’s competence and effectiveness through international standards,
- To provide a mechanism whereby coaches can progress along the coaching pathway
Level 1 prerequisites: Courses are for coaches with proficiency teaching and training athletes. We suggest a minimum of 12 months experience as a certificated coach in strength and conditioning, athletics, triathlon, OCR or similar. Entry to Level 1 is through a foundation exam and approved prerequisites.
Note: Completing 24 hours of course content awards a certificate of completion for each course level.
Level 2 Certification requires 100 hours of teaching practice applying the Level 2 course content, 85% pass on a written test and practical evaluations by a World Obstacle Coach Certifier. Level 2 is for full time coaches who train recreational to age group athletes.
Level 3 Certification, requires 24 hour Level 2 course and have an additional 200 hours of coaching practice applying the Level 2 course content, pass a written test and practical evaluations. Level 3 is for professionals who train competitive athletes.
Level 4 Certification requires 400 hours of teaching practice applying the Level 3 course content, 85% pass on a written test and practical evaluations by a World Obstacle Coach Certifier. Level 4 is for full time professionals who have specialised and train national team / international elite athletes.
Suggested Reading
Course references and recommended reading:
- Anatomy For Runners, Jay Dicharry
- Run For Your Life, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella
- Everyday is Game Day, Mark Verstegen (for exercise, not nutrition)
- Knack Weight Training for Women, Leah Garcia
- Why We Sleep, Dr. Matthew Walker
- Endurance Training, Science and Practice, Iñigo Mujika
- The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing, Dr. Phil Maffetone
- The Real Meal Revolution (first edition), Dr.Timothy Noakes
