Coaching Resources

Coaching Network

If you are looking for sport or event specific coaching or training advice then contact the coaches listed on the Coaches Corner pages. These coaches, from around the world, are prepared to share their knowledge and experience with other coaches and athletes.

General Coaching and Training advice

  • B.O.S.S. Fitness - Your source for cutting edge personal training, golf fitness, exercise for improving lower back pain, sports performance and rehabilitation
  • Biomedics Labs - cater to elite endurance athletes worldwide by
    offering lactate meters, power meters, rotor cranks, and pharmaceutical
    grade supplements for ultimate performance enhancement
  • Coaches Corner - A network of coaches in the UK and around the world who are prepared to share, with other coaches and athletes, their coaching experience and knowledge
  • Coaches' InfoService - Advice for coaches on a range of sports
  • Crossfit London -  Promoting high intensity exercise regimes, advice on Olympic Weightlifting, kettlebells and body weight exercises
  • Developing Athletics - a company dedicated to educating coaches, trainer, parents and youth sporting officials throughout the world on the concepts of athletic development
  • Exercise a bit - This web site offers the top "Exercise" ideas and products
  • Exercise Prescription on the Net - a resource for the exercise professional, coach, or fitness enthusiast featuring over 450 exercises with information on exercise instruction, kinesiology, weight management, diet & nutrition, exercise & sports psychology, fitness testing, sports conditioning, ergogenic aids, bodybuilding, and fitness calculators
  • Health clubs UK - Find health clubs, gyms and personal trainers throughout the UK. ALso includes free online exercise videos, tools, chats and more.
  • International Soccer Coaches Association (ICA)- The ICA is the first ever soccer organization worldwide to develop and implement an on-line coaching certification
  • National Association for Fitness Certification (NAFC) - offers training, certification, and continuing education for personal trainers, group instructors, and fitness consultants
  • Pure Endurance - Pure Endurance provides state of the art training technology,
    training information, and nutritional supplements for endurance athletes
    worldwide
  • Sports Coach UK - a selection of coaching workshops in the UK
  • Sport e Coach - provides internet-based solutions for sports coaching, health & fitness. Services include an accredited online level 1 strength & conditioning coaching qualification & online training advice
  • Sports Are 80% Mental - A Look Inside the Mind of the Athlete:  a sport science blog focused on the "thinking" side of sports
  • Weight Training Tips and Exercises - Weight Training Tips and Correct Exercise Methods to Build Muscle and Lose Weight Faster
  • www.athletes.com - training articles on every aspect of sport (speed, quickness, power, strength, etc. etc.) for athletes and coaches
  • www.coaching-life.co.uk - Free resources, links and information on Coaching
  • www.sportsresource.org - an educational links database containing links for all students of sports science, sports medicine and health related professionals
  • www.DevelopingAthletics.com - specializes in educating trainers, coaches and parents on the specifics and intricacies of developing healthy, injury free and athletically gifted youngsters
  • Workout Routine - Get information about Workout Routines, exercises, diet, gaining weight and bodybuilding programs. Also help you to lose weight and get into great shape. Powerful muscle building and fat burning workout routines

Publications, Audio and Videos

  • Coachwise 1st4 Sport - Publications, audio cassettes and videos on a variety of topics, including: Coaching, Sports Science, Physical Education, Specific Sports, Health and Fitness
  • Jan Roscoe Publications - A specialist supplier of resources for Physical Education and Sport in the UK
  • UK Athletics Book Centre - Track and field books
  • Physigraphe - more than 2200 image of exercises to create great visual exercise programs (a knowledge of French is a bonus)

Athletic Equipment Suppliers

Journals

Athletic Federations

Research

Scholarships

  • www.collegesportsscholarships.com - An information site containing resources for student- athletes who want to apply for college track and field scholarships. Information and advice is free
  • College Sports Recruiting Service - A recruiting and resume service for high school athletes who want to compete at college level in the USA. Initial help and advice is free

Sports Business Industry

  • Solar Fitness Qualifications - Solar Fitness Qualifications (SFQ)is an Active International Qualifications (AIQ) and Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs). Accredited provider for Level 2/3 Qualifications for Fitness Instructors and Personal Trainers.  Based on the sunny island of Cyprus, with access to state of the art training facilities in a 5 star environment, SFQ offer an 8 week Diploma in Personal Training for anyone wishing to embark on a new career in health and fitness.
  • Leisure Vacancies - for professionals looking for leisure jobs, health & fitness jobs, and sports jobs
  • Coaching Careers - If you have a passion for athletics, then join the Coaches Marketing Group (CMG) today! The Coaches Marketing Group actively markets your qualifications to Professional Teams, Major Colleges, Smaller Colleges, Amateur Organizations and Quality High Schools!
  • Personal Trainers Network -  Locate fully qualified Personal Trainers across the UK

PE Students and Teachers

  • Sports-IQ Magazine - Studying PE? Learn from elite 'sports stars' and improve your grade. Sports-IQ Magazine 'brings to life' theoretical issues by relating them to the experiences of top sporting performers/coaches and teams.
  • Elevating Athletics - is the focus of continual professional development courses that identify how the resource can be used to support the delivery of fun and engaging athletic lessons developing the skills of running, jumping and throwing - the fundamental skills required in many sports
  • Shine Awards - a web based athletics award scheme for 3-18 year olds. Presented across 4 levels - Play and learn (6-8 year olds) - Taking part (7-12 year olds) - Getting better (11-15 year olds) - Performance (14+)
  • Virtual athletics - an exciting and innovative online competitive structure, which can be be run from anywhere
  • Sports Hall - provides a competitive competition structure for the emerging young athlete, building on the range of Sportshall opportunities available

Health Care

  • Diploma Massage Courses UK - Looking for a career in massage. A wide range popular courses certified insurable training courses which are accredited by ITEC FHT CMA & Embody. Expert tutors offering courses in London & UK - please visit our web site for full course information, venue and dates on offer.

Sport Specific Advice

Basketball Cycling
  • Tour De France Meuse - Your on-line resource for Tour De France!
  • Cycling Training Programs - Description: The basics on cycling training. Tips for beginners and how to schedule your training in four seasons. We also cover Polar heart rate monitors.
Football
  • EIT Soccer Systems - EIT Athletics specializes in Scientific Soccer Training Practices that apply to both Individual and Team Performance. EIT Athletics provides one on one and team coaching for most sports and is happy to answer questions and come to your area for seminars and training camps
  • EduKick- the worlds leading soccer, language, and culture travel program
  • Elite Football - Providing opportunities to talented youth footballers wishing to develop and improve their game
  • Footy4kids - a complete soccer coaching resource for all youth soccer coaches.
  • GRC Football Coaching Drills - Hundreds of realistically animated 3D football coaching drills.
  • Soccer Training Information - Training tips, including information on passing, dribbling, shooting, and strategies.

Rugby League

  • Footy Central - a rugby league recruitment matching service for players, coaching staff and clubs.

Snooker

Skiing
  • Develop your skiing - offering an exciting new program of ski courses ranging from multi-day clinics, performance courses, all mountain ski Courses, private and small group ski instruction for intermediate through to expert skiers, FIS racers and instructors working towards their technical part of their exams and Their International Speed test.
Table Tennis
  • Table Tennis Dayton - News, articles, club information, tournaments, games, video clips and a forum.
Track and Field Triathlon

Warm Weather Training

Associated Pages

The following Sports Coach pages should be read in conjunction with this page:

Associated Books

The following books provide more information related to this topic:

  • The Successful Coach, P. Crisfield et al., ISBN 0 947850 16 3
  • USA Track and Field Coaching Manual, J.L. Rogers, ISBN0 88011 604 8
  • Strength Training for Coaches, B. Pauletto, ISBN 0 88011 371 5
  • Mental Skills - An Introduction for Sports Coaches, C. Sellars, ISBN 0 947850 34 1
  • Advanced Studies in Physical Education and Sport, P Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 4482345
  • Physical Education and the Study of Sport, B. Davis et al., ISBN 0 7234 31752
  • Essentials of Exercise Physiology, W.D. McArdle et al., ISBN 0 683 30507 7
  • Physical Education and Sport Studies, D. Roscoe et al., ISBN 1 901424 20 0
  • The World of Sport Examined, P. Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 438719 9
  • Advanced PE for Edexcel, F. Galligan et al., ISBN 0 435 50643 9
  • Examining Physical Education, K. Bizley, ISBN 0 435 50660 9
  • Sport and PE, K Wesson et al., ISBN 0 340 683821
  • PE for you, J. Honeybourne, ISBN 0 7487 3277 2