Fig 1: Structure of the IAAF Coaches Educational & Certification System: 2007 -

PROMOTION DEVELOPMENT ELITE

AND TALENT
IDENTIFICATION
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Level I Level
LevelIIII Level
LevelIIIIII Level
LevelIVIV Level
LevelVV
xx days 14 days 14 days 3-12 months
10 days 14 days 14 days 14 days 3-12 months

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Organised by MF Organised by MF Organised by IAAF Organised by IAAF Organised by IAAF

Youth Coach Club

Youth Coach
Coach Coach
Assistant Coach Senior Coach
Senior Coach Academy Coach
Academy Coach

Kids’ Athletics Event - All

Al--l Events
Events Event
Event Group
-Group Specific
Specific Event -Group
Event GroupSpecific
Specific 1. Elite Coach
& 2. Chief Coach
Youth 3. Coaching
Development Director

Initial Attraction to Introduction to Introduction to Development of Elite

Elite Coaching
Coaching //
Coaching Athletics Coaching Athletics Performance Coaching Performance Coaching Performance Management /
Athletes: 12-16 years & Athletes: 15-20 years & Athletes: <18 years &
performance based performance based performance based Development Management

Certificate
Certificate Certificate
Certificate Certificate
Certificate Certificate
Certificate Academy
Academy Diploma
Diploma

IAAF Coaching Diploma

1 year active coaching 1 year active coaching 1 year active coaching after 2 years active coaching

Organised by
Organised byIAAF
IAAF Organisedby
Organised by IAAF
IAAF Organised by IAAF
Level I
Level I Level II Academy Staff
Academy Staff -
Level II Level III / IV Lecturers Course
Lecturers Course
Lecturers Course Lecturers Course
Lecturers Course (7 days or co-lecturing twice)
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(6 days) (7 days)
(x days) (x days)