Level Level I Level II Level III Level IV Level V

Title Youth Coach Assistant Coach Coach Senior Coach Academy Coach

Duration 10-day Course 14-day Course 14-day Course 14-day Course 3 to 12 months Course

To develop the skills to
To provide an opportunity to To develop intermediate To develop performance

organise Kids Athletics:
To develop a professional
Objective preparation & competition begin the Coaching coaching skills and coaching skills and
specialisation in coaching
+ orientation to athletics for Pathway knowledge knowledge
13-15 year-olds

Experienced and active
Target Group Teachers and Talent Scouts Teachers and Coaches Coaches Performance Coaches
coaches
Successful completion of Successful completion of
IAAF Diploma in Coaching
Entry Minimum of 18 years of age, Minimum of 21 years of age, Level II and one year of Level III and one year of
or Equivalent
Requirements interest in athletics interest in athletics active coaching certified by active coaching certified by
Recommendation by MFs
MF MF

IAAF CECS Level I IAAF CECS Level II IAAF CECS Level III IAAF Diploma in Coaching,
Qualification Certificate Certificate Certificate after 2 years active coaching
IAAF Academy Diploma

Olympic Solidarity and IAAF, Olympic Solidarity IAAF, Area, MF,
Funding National and National
IAAF, Olympic Solidarity IAAF
self-funded

Participants To stage Kids Athletics and

To implement appropriate To coach a selected event To coach a selected event To serve the MF in the
to prepare and motivate
competence these youth (13-15 years) to
athletics programmes to group to beginner and group to performance chosen area of Academy
after the course youth athletes developing athletes athletes specialisation
continue with athletics
Schools, Clubs, Member
PE classes in schools, basic Athletics institutions (e.g. Athletics institutions (e.g. Member Federation,
Activity Area Federation, Ministry of
training in clubs clubs), Member Federation clubs), Member Federation Universities, Clubs
Education

by Member Federation, Recommendation by by IAAF, recommended by by IAAF, recommended by by IAAF, recommended by
Invitation Schools, Clubs Member Federation MFs MFs MFs

On request to IAAF and On request to IAAF and On request to IAAF and On request to IAAF and
Equivalency None
approval approval approval approval
No.
CECS Level III/IV CECS Level III/IV
Lecturer CECS Level I Lecturer CECS Level II Lecturer IAAF Academy Lecturer
Lecturer Course Lecturer Course
Education Organised by IAAF Organised by IAAF Nominated - approved by
Organised by IAAF Organised by IAAF
and MFs IAAF

Chief Coach, Elite Coach,
Education None covers Kids
None covers all events From six Event Groups From six Event Groups Coaching Development
choices Athletics and Youth athletics
Director

Table 1: The Five-Level IAAF Coaches Education and Certification System