England Athletics Club Survey

This consultation is aimed at finding out the current coaching provision that exists in clubs across England.

This is a consultation where we want to gather important and fairly detailed data about the situations within clubs across our country. It will give us a far greater level of detail and insight than we have previously had into how coaching is delivered in clubs across England - where there is good provision, where resources are stretched and where there are gaps.

A pair of tickets to a session at the Olympic Games will be made available to one of the clubs to fully complete this survey. The tickets will not be transferable to a different session and should be used by people in club membership at the time of the survey. They are not for resale.

Name of your club:

Which Region is your club in:

  1. Name of Network that your club belongs to:
  1. Name of club representative completing this survey:
  1. Position of club representative completing this survey:

Coaches

  1. How many qualified and licensed (including valid CRB) coaches belong to (or work with) your club?

[Include Active & Inactive coaches] - 9

  1. How many people do you have currently involved in coaching who do not hold a coaching qualification?

More lirfs than taking groups

  1. How many people, in total, are coached by these unqualified coaches?
  1. How many qualified and licensed coaches do you have at each of the respective levels ?

(if someone holds multiple qualifications please count them against their highest qualification)

How many people do you have actively coaching athletes in your club who hold each of these levels of qualification?

___ Athletics Leader (or Level 1) - Qualified

___Athletics Leader (or Level 1) - Actively coaching

___LIRF (or equivalent such as Fitness in Running and Walking) - Qualified

___LIRF (or equivalent such as Fitness in Running and Walking) - Actively coaching

___Coach in Running Fitness - Qualified

___Coach in Running Fitness - Actively coaching

___Coach Assistant (or Level 2) - Qualified

___Coach Assistant (or Level 2) - Actively coaching

___Coach (or Level 3 or 4) - Qualified

___Coach (or Level 3 or 4) - Actively coaching

___Other - Qualified

___Other - Actively coaching

  1. What are the most prevalent reasons for any coaches holding licences not actively working in your club?
  1. How many qualified coaches are actively working with athletes in each of these age brackets?

___5-7 years (Young children)

___8-15 years (Induction)

___16-20 years

___no o-10, most coaches 10-15, couple senior coaches

___21-23

___24-35

___35+ (Masters)

Event Groups - Road Running

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Road Running?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Road Running?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Road Running?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Road Running coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Road Running - Athletes

___Road Running - Male coaches

___Road Running - Female coaches

___Road Running - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Cross Country & other off-road competition

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Cross Country & other off-road events?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Cross Country & other off-road events?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Cross Country & other off-road events?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Cross Country & other off-road events coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

Cross Country & other off-road - Athletes

9.  Cross Country & other off-road - Male coaches

10.  Cross Country & other off-road- Female coaches

11.  Cross Country & other off-road - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Sprints

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Sprints?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Sprints?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Sprints?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Sprints coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Sprints - Athletes

___Sprints - Male coaches

___Sprints - Female coaches

___Sprints - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Hurdles

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Hurdles?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Hurdles?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Hurdles?
  1. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Hurdles coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Hurdles - Athletes

___Hurdles - Male coaches

___Hurdles - Female coaches

___Hurdles - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Middle Distance (800-3000m)

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Middle Distance?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Middle Distance?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Middle Distance?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Middle Distance coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Middle Distance - Athletes

___Middle Distance - Male coaches

___Middle Distance - Female coaches

___Middle Distance - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Long Distance (track, 5K+)

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Long Distance (track)?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Long Distance (track)?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Long Distance (track)?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Long Distance coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

Long Distance (track) - Athletes

  1. Long distance (track) - Male coaches
  2. Long distance (track) - Female coaches
  3. Long distance (track) - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Steeplechase

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Steeplechase?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Steeplechase?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Steeplechase?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Steeplechase coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Steeplechase – Athletes

___Steeplechase - Male coaches

___Steeplechase - Female coaches

___Steeplechase - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Race Walking

35.  How many athletes do you have training for Race Walking?

36.  How many male coaches are actively coaching Race Walking?

37.  How many female coaches are actively coaching Race Walking?

38.  What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Race Walking coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Race Walking - Athletes

___Race Walking - Male coaches

___Race Walking - Female coaches

___Race Walking - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Horizontal jumps

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Horizontal jumps?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Horizontal jumps?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Horizontal jumps?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Horizontal jumps coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Horizontal jumps - Athletes

___Horizontal jumps - Male coaches

___Horizontal jumps - Female coaches

___Horizontal jumps - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Pole Vault

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Pole Vault?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Pole Vault?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Pole Vault?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Pole Vault coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Pole Vault - Athletes

___Pole Vault - Male coaches

___Pole Vault - Female coaches

___Pole Vault - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - High Jump

  1. How many athletes do you have training for High Jump?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching High Jump?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching High Jump?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each High Jump?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___High Jump - Athletes

___High Jump - Male coaches

___High Jump - Female coaches

___High Jump - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Hammer

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Hammer?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Hammer?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Hammer?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Hammer coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Hammer - Athletes

___Hammer - Male coaches

___Hammer - Female coaches

___Hammer - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Shot/Discus

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Shot/Discus?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Shot/Discus?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Shot/Discus?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Shot/Discus coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Shot/Discus - Athletes

___Shot/Discus - Male coaches

___Shot/Discus - Female coaches

___Shot/Discus - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Javelin

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Javelin?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Javelin?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Javelin?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Javelin coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Javelin - Athletes

___Javelin - Male coaches

___Javelin - Female coaches

___Javelin - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Combined events (Under 20 & senior)

  1. How many athletes do you have training for Combined events (Under 20 & senior)?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching Combined events (Under 20 & senior)?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching Combined events (Under 20 & senior)?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each Combined events (Under 20 & senior) coach?

(If someone coaches multiple disciplines please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Combined events (Under 20 & senior) - Athletes

___Combined events (Under 20 & senior) - Male coaches

___Combined events (Under 20 & senior) - Female coaches

___Combined events (Under 20 & senior) - average hours coached per week per coach

Event Groups - Young athlete - multi-event training

Note: This question relates purely to young athlete multi-event training (e.g. using tools such as Athletics 365, Sportshall, QuadKids)

  1. How many Young athletes doing a multi-event approach to training do you currently have?
  2. How many male coaches are actively coaching young athletes a multi-event approach?
  3. How many female coaches are actively coaching young athletes a multi-event approach?
  4. What is the approximate average amount of hours coached per week by each of these young athlete coaches? (If someone coaches multiple disciplines/age groups please include all their coaching activity separately.)

___Young athlete - multi-event training - Athletes

___Young athlete - multi-event training - Male coaches

___Young athlete - multi-event training - Female coaches

___Young athlete - multi-event training - average hours coached per week per coach

  1. How many coaches do you have in each of the following age bands?

___Under 20

___Aged 20-29

___Aged 30-39

___Aged 40-49

___Aged 50-65

___Aged over 65

General Questions

72.  Do you have any general comments on what support your club needs to develop its coaching capacity?

no capacity issues -

73.  Do you have any general comments on what support your club needs to develop the skills of its coaching staff?

Flying Coaches

74.  This includes, but isn't limited to, any factors that influence whether people take coaching qualifications.

75.  Do you have any other comments that may help us to evaluate and interpret the information you have supplied?

Dave and Ilene Woodhead - Fell running training – mainly into delivering to juniors

John dennis – specific training for different groups – sprints /long distance

Mid 5k -1/2 marathon