England Athletics Apps
Athletics 365
The ProgrammeAthletics 365 is a multi-event, young people’s developmentprogramme, which introduces athletes to the fundamental skills ofathletics which are vital to every sport.Since its inception in 2010 Athletics 365 has taken the sport ofAthletics by storm, including winning the 2014 European AthleticsInnovation Award.Created by England Athletics, the governing body for athletics inEngland, Athletics 365 it is aimed predominantly at 8-15 year olds,but the resources can easily be adapted for use with youngerathletes.Athletics 365 focuses not only on how fast someone runs, or how farsomeone jumps or throws, but also, more importantly, on developingthe technical skills (‘how’ to run, jump and throw) required toperform at full potential and move like a champion.The AppThe Athletics 365 App is designed to support coaches, athleticsclubs and other sports clubs to provide young people with a highquality, fun and enjoyable experience of athletics and developingathleticism.This App is full of useful information on how to plan youthdevelopment training programmes; provide progressive coaching forall athletics events, deliver fun inclusive games and activitiesand provide opportunities for young athletes to measure and recordtheir progress.The Athletics 365 App is a great coaching tool to support coachesand clubs to provide high quality progressive coaching for athletesfrom novice to advanced levels .Please note in App purchases are required for certainresources.The App is Split into four sections:What is Athletics 365?This section of the App explains what the Athletics 365 programmeis and how it can be used to maximise your coaching when workingwith young developing athletes. This section includes a copy of thefull Athletics 365 Curriculum for coaches. The Curriculum doublesup as a series of challenges for the athletes to progressthrough.Coaching Athletics 365The Coaching Athletics 365 section contains both indoor and outdoortraining programmes for young athletes; Coach Support Cards to helpcoaches deliver the Athletics 365 programme across almost allathletics events; over 50 Games cards which are designed to helpprovide fun and creative ways of delivering athletics, andprogrammes and resources designed to help measure an athlete’simprovement and progression.Athletics 365 for Athletes and ParentsThis section of the App contains useful supporting resources andinformation for athletes and parents to help further develop theirathletics skills. Included within the section are Athlete Handbookswhich allow the athletes to learn more about how to complete theAthletic 365 challenges in addition to providing supporting adviceon how to develop their athletics skills.Athletics 365 for ClubsInformation on how to implement the Athletics 365 Programme withina club or community setting, along with information on how to runYouth Development Competitions (Under 17 years of age) can be foundin this section.
