Coaching at County level in Cornwall
Every club in the county has specialized coaches, with the majority of clubs centring their expertise on road running, but the two track and field clubs of Newquay and Par who are based at Par, and Cornwall Athletics Club, based at the Carn Brea Leisure Centre, Pool near Redruth, have an excellent choice of specialist event coaches. It is due to these coaches that the county enjoys success at national and international level in addition to catering for the social athletes.
The county currently has five Level 4 coaches, which is the highest standard attainable, and many level 3's and 2's, all of them having the opportunity to keep up-to-date with current thinking through attending courses, workshops and the internet.
It is with great sadness that the Committee announces the death of Tony Lett on 9th November 2016. Tony was the county head coach for many years, producing a monthly coaching newsletter.
Coaching Resources
Coaching Newsletters
Details of courses and workshops etc. for 2015 can be downloaded below:
BBC Sport - Athletics
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Wayde van Niekerk & Sha'Carri Richardson qualify for Olympics, Caster Semenya misses out
Wayde van Niekerk qualifies to defend his men's Olympic 400m title in Tokyo but compatriot Caster Semenya again fails in a bid to secure a place in the women's 5,000m.
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Ryan Crouser breaks men's shot put world record at US Olympic trials
American Ryan Crouser breaks the men's shot put world record after a 23.37m throw at the United States Olympic track and field trials.
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Luvo Manyonga: Olympic long jump silver medallist given four-year doping violation ban
Olympic long jump silver medallist Luvo Manyonga has been banned for four years after failing to meet whereabouts criteria three times in 12 months.
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Shelby Houlihan will not compete at US Olympic trials after failed injunction bid
Shelby Houlihan says she will not compete at the US Olympic trials after failing in a bid to obtain an injunction against her four-year doping ban.