COACH TRAINING: Become a Certified Endurance Coach and/or Expert Self-Coach: Transform Your Athletic Journey
By James Stewart
Cost: CAD $1750 / USD $1300 / AUD $2000 / EUR 1250 / 1100 GBP total for this comprehensive 15-week program.
Register now to reserve your place – Training opens from 1st February 2024 (you can start at anytime from this date). Register here
Limited Spots Available – I can only train a small number of people at one time!
Empower your athletic or coaching journey with this unique training course designed to teach you the principles of training science for mountain focused endurance athletes for both impact and non-impact sports. This is a training course that includes both self-study, case-study assignments, review, mentorship and certification from experienced endurance athlete and coach James Stewart.
This mentorship and certification program is designed for:
- Athletes: Committed individuals who want mentorship and training to self-coach themselves into the future. Take power over your own training with knowledge you will use for a lifetime.
- Aspiring Coaches: Those starting their coaching journey who are seeking foundational knowledge and confidence with mentorship under an experienced coach before stepping out to build your own coaching business.
Advantages for Certified Coaches:
- Certified coaches gain Free Personal access to the Couch to the Summit Training Platform as an administrator to coach their athletes free for one-year (costs apply thereafter).
- Access to an extensive library filled with additional learning materials.
- Ongoing free mentoring with Coach James Stewart (limits apply to 2 hours maximum consultation time per month). Be assured that once you begin your coaching journey you have someone you can ask for advice when you need it most as you face any hurdles or setbacks.
What sets this certification apart? Very few, if any, coaching certifications offer:
- A strong emphasis and focus on mountain-based endurance sports. This is a specialized course for developing exceptional athletes in mountain athletics.
- Multi-sport applications. Most certifications are single sport focused like running or cycling only. However, most endurance athletes cross train more than one sport at different times of the year, this certification involves understanding how to integrate any combination of impact and non-impact endurance activities into the equation. (For example, many ultra runners also do ski training in winter. Ski-mountaineers might do VK or cycling in the summer. Mountaineers prepare for mountain expeditions through running and other activities).
- Athleticism and biomechanics focus. This course teaches you how to build multi-dimensional athleticism so you can develop athletes who can diversify across any sports with ease. This program teaches you how to train athletes for impact sports (among other aspects), including how to develop resiliency and power at home or in the gym to complement the endurance activity being trained.
- Hands-on approach – you don’t just learn information without interaction from James. James will be involved in personally reviewing your own training and jointly discussing with you suggested improvements along with reviewing your case-study assignments, so you have experience setting up programs for athletes in different situations.
- Ongoing mentorship by James following completion of the course, especially once you’ve started your own business and are on your way.
Gain the knowledge and confidence you need to pursue your dream in improving your own training and helping others in endurance sports.
Coaching athletes can be a meaningful way for you to give back to the sport and help others improve their health and fitness. Many endurance sports are booming worldwide, and coaching is a growing industry. Coaching is a way to bring in supplemental income (<20 athletes) or even to become a full-time career (20 or more athletes) depending on your level of success attracting athletes. Certifications are an important way to attract athletes, by demonstrating your credentials and that you are taking your coaching seriously.
By completing this course, you will gain the knowledge and confidence to coach athletes with the assurance you will know what to do to get started in your coaching business, including having reference materials such as case studies and training manuals to fall back on, so you make the correct decisions for your athletes without uncertainty.
What's Included:
PHASE ONE (11 weeks) – Knowledge Foundation
11 weeks of In-Depth Education on Coaching/Training Science for Endurance Sports. Education is provided through a library of training materials including workbooks/manuals and videos.
Dive deep into the science and logic behind impactful training techniques and all areas of training relevant to mountain focused endurance sports. You will be required to complete an assignment at the end of each week.
After completing this certification, you will know how to effectively structure an endurance athlete’s training season, long-term progression, and peak fitness for races. You will know how to review training metrics, troubleshoot problems, and manage the entire process for a successful training outcome.
Induction into the Couch to the Summit FAST-PROTOCOLS. Endurance sports are far more than just programming aerobic workouts. You will learn the protocols I use to develop multi-dimensional athleticism across all relevant attributes needed to build resiliency, strength and power (and more…). Learn more about the protocols here.
I teach you various tests that help establish an athlete’s strengths and weaknesses, and then train you on the processes to improve those attributes. After completing this material, you will know how to manage and detect biomechanical problems, manage athlete injuries and program strength, mobility, skills training (and more…) to build functional athleticism in yourself and your athletes.
PHASE TWO (4 weeks) – Practical Application
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Thorough Review and Study of Your Own Training/Endurance Background. I will conduct an in-depth analysis of your training and endurance history and together, we'll enhance your personal training methods and ensure you understand their design and purpose. This knowledge will empower you to independently guide your future training and lead by example. Additionally, if you choose to become a coach, you can apply these principles to help other athletes.
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Case Study Assignments. You will work through multiple case-studies of common challenges facing coached athletes in different scenarios. Based on the principles you have learnt in phase 1, you will design programs for athletes in those situations. I will review your assignments and provide suggestions/improvements, and we will discuss the results together to help further improve your understanding to be a more effective planner/coach.
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Final Exam and Certification (Optional). At the conclusion of the program, participants can take an exam to qualify to become a certified Couch to the Summit Certified Endurance Coach. You will be awarded a badge and certificate you can use on your coaching service to boost your personal credentials. The exam is multiple-choice and open book within a time limit. You will need to score 90% or higher on the exam to be certified – you are allowed one free re-test if you fail the first. Subsequent re-tests will be charged a fee of $100 and can only be taken once every two months. Self-coach athletes may not wish to gain certification and are not required to take the exam if they choose not to.