Level Three Course Details

Course Overview - Level 3 (Elite Coach): The Level 3 triathlon coach training program is a twelve month national program "book ended" with two x  4 day/3 night live-in blocks and includes mentoring from high performance coaches. The program is designed for coaches who are working with elite international level triathletes on a face-to-face basis in either Elite Ironman, or Elite ITU Draft Legal Triathlons. Coaches who meet the  course entry pre-requisites and wish to be considered for the Level 3 triathlon coach training program must apply direct to Triathlon Australia Ltd.

Entry pre-requisites

In order to be considered for the Level 3 triathlon coach training program, a coach must:

1. Be a currently accredited Level 2 Triathlon Coach.

2. Be identified by Triathlon Australia as a current Recognised Practicing Coach (RPC) in Australia and be endorsed by Triathlon Australia.

3. Have held their Level 2 Triathlon Coaching accreditation for a minimum of two years AND have been actively coaching elite triathletes on a face-to-face-basis throughout that time. (Coaches who have held their Level 2 accreditation for less than two years may apply for special consideration. Coaches may be required to provide evidence of their active face-to-face coaching).

4. Be coaching athletes who have achieved one or more of the following elite triathlon performance criteria during the past 2 to 3 years:

Elite Ironman                  

• Hawaii Ironman Triathlon - Top 15

• ITU World Long Distance Triathlon Championships (WLDC) - Top 10

• International Ironman Triathlon Events - Top 5

Elite ITU Draft Legal

• Have athletes selected in the Elite category of the Australian Team for the ITU World Championships, Commonwealth Games or Olympic Games.

• ITU World Cups - Top 10

• Have two or more ITU Junior or Under 23 (U23) athletes selected in the Australian Team for the ITU World Championships or have one athlete selected over a 2 to 3 year period (Coaches who have had athletes achieve these performance levels outside the last 2 - 3 years may apply for special consideration).

5. Be prepared to complete some pre-training program reading on sports science and coaching topics in preparation for the training program.

Potential candidates must apply directly to Triathlon Australia. Applications for the Level 3 triathlon coach training program will be assessed by the Triathlon Australia High Performance Team. Final selection of candidates will be at the discretion of the Triathlon Australia National Performance Director and training program fees must be paid in full before acceptance to the training program is confirmed. Coaches who have been selected as an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Scholarship Coach in Triathlon will be automatically accepted as a candidate for the Level 3 triathlon coach training program if they do not already hold Level 3 triathlon coach accreditation.