Leadership In Running Fitness Course - Book now!

[RunEngland]

England Athletics will be hosting a Leadership in Running Fitness (LIRF) Course on Sunday 9th October 2011.

 

LIRF is a one day course which will qualify individulas to lead jogging / running groups out in the local community. The course covers the follwoing areas:

 

Looking at barriers to running and how to overcome those barriers

 

How to develop a session & session components including risk assessment, safety, goals and reviewing practice

 

Managing your group to include all abilities

 

Session planning, different activities to include, importance of variety

 

Goal setting – How to set and use personal goals

 

Warming up and cooling down

 

Correct stretching for running

 

Common injuries and injury prevention

 

Footwear – the basics

 

Being a leader – whats expected of you

 

The course cost is £90, which is refundable via Run England should leaders recruit 10 members to their group in it's initial 3 months.

 

The course will be held at Wickersley School and Sports College, Bawtry Road, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 1JL.

 

Anyone interested in attending the course should visit the Run England website at http://www.runengland.org

 

For more information contact your regional activator:

Emma Slater-Clayton

eslaterclayton@englandathletics.org

 

*Please note*

The course is limited to 24 participants so booking early is essential.

[Morts]

This is a brilliant idea. Even going back to the days when I was a regular 10km runner there were very few running clubs that had the benefit of a properly trained leader in the club. We all picked up tips and advice from Runners World and the like. Although we all did ok and ran respectable times, having the benefit of a properly trained coach would have been incredibly motivational as well.