Development Trail and Ultra Course

The cost of the Development Trail and Ultra course is $400.00. This fee covers the resources you will need to complete the course.

If you require accommodation for both days of the course, you can book to stay at the venue for $120.00 for 2 nights per person in a shared room which includes breakfast. Alternatively, you can book for a single private room for $190.00 for 2 nights per person which also includes breakfast.

Bookings must be made through Stay KCC website (click here). Once registered, you will be sent an email that will include this booking link.

Closer to the starting date, we will send out an email which will include a form for you to complete so that we may inform the venue of any dietary requirments you may have. 

By the end of this course, you will have covered the following:

• Event principles and theory 

• Biomotor development 

• Drills and skill acquisition 

• Analysis and feedback 

• Practical coaching 

• Technology implementation 

• Micro-, meso-, and macro-cycles 

• Nutrition and hydration considerations 

• Safety and risk management 

• Trail running skills 

• Human physiology for ultra-endurance events 

Expected competencies  

3-PD-1: Design an effective training program for an athlete targeting a season or specific competition or event. 

3–PD-2: Effectively prepare and deliver warm up, mobility exercises, event-specific drills, strength and conditioning (including plyometrics), active recovery and pool sessions in an athlete’s training program.  

3–PD-3: Prescribe and monitor a training program that develops the biomotor abilities of athletes, with consideration of the priorities of their event group.  

3–PD-4: Understand the roles and responsibilities of athletes and coaches in regard to anti-doping. 

3–PD-5: Understand methods to monitor and effectively manage training load for optimal performance and injury prevention. 

3–PD-6: Use basic sports psychology techniques to optimise athlete performance.  

3–PD-7: Understand the basics of human anatomy, physiology and nutrition and how it relates to athletic performance.  

3–PD-8: Have an advanced understanding of the selected event group, including drills, faults, cause and corrections.  

3–PD-9: Use a range of methods, including using technology, to effectively analyse and provide feedback on an athlete’s technical model.  

3–PD-10: Use a range of coaching methods in the preceding weeks and on the day to prepare an athlete for optimum performance at a target competition.  

If you are attending days 3 & 4, morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea are included on these days. 

To gain the acrediation, you will be required to attend the relevant face to face days. 

Once the face to face days have concluded, you must complete the Post-Course Work. 

All participants are required to complete the following to gain their coaching accreditation: 

• Online modules (anatomy and biomechanics, coaching process, nutrition, sports psychology, sports safety, planning and physiology) 

• Coaching self-reflection 

• Post-course assessment task (Part A: Short Answer, Part B: Scenario Response, Part C: Programming)