European Athletics Coaches Association
DISCOVER THE BENEFITS
Apply to EACA, enter in a world-class coaching context and start sharing the knowledge with other coaches
LIVE THE EXPERIENCE
Attend to the International Festival of Coaching, the EACA annual main event, a 3-days conference leaded by world renowed coaches
BE BETTER
Learn from the best coaches with the EACA Coaching Education Database, a large repository hosted by our partners like ilCoach and Demonsport
About EACA
The Rome Olympics in 1960 was a major turning point in athletics history. Europe moved out of the USA shadow. In 1956, USA had 16 Golds, Europe 11. In 1960, USA had 12, Europe 19. One major influence in these changes and improvements was focus on coaching and the then emerging world of the performance sciences. Europe was leading he way in this and intended to continue doing so. So a visionary group of leading European coaches met in Vincennes, Paris. They included Calvesi (Italy), Bobin (France), Korobkov (USSR), Kurelic (Yugoslavia), Nett (Federal Republic of Germany) and Dyson (UK). They agreed to create the European Athletics Coaches Association for the development of athletics coaching and to support coach education.
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% of gold medals for USA in 1956 Olympics
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% of gold medals for Europe in 1960 Olympics
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% of Olympic records in Rome 1960
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The n° of Conferences yeld by EACA
the top of the tree
ELIO LOCATELLI
Prof. Frank Dick OBE
Jamie Bowie
The International Festival of Athletics Coaching
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IFAC 2018: The Magic happens again!
After 4 years in Italy, equally splitted from Olympic Preparation Centres in Rome and Formia, the International Festival of Athletics Coaching awakens its itinerant nature and moves to the beautiful town of Bratislava, in Slovakia. The 2018 edition of the world renowned IFAC will be hosted at the X-Bionic Sphere, a wonderful and advanced Sport Read more about IFAC 2018: The Magic happens again![…]
Learning from world classes coaches
A truly inspirational line up is scheduled for IFAC 2016 and you still have time to book your place and join us in in Formia, Italy for a unique learning opportunity from world class coaches in the classroom and on the track. Book now at www.athleticscoaches.eu with information on the programme and accommodation packages. Federations can Read more about Learning from world classes coaches[…]
UPDATED: IFAC 2016 accomodation infos
UPDATED: Accomodations available for IFAC 2016 CPO Formia Full Board accommodation. Situated at the conference venue. single – 70euro per room per night double/twin – 100euro per room per night (50euro per person per night) Hotel Fagiano (3*) Full Board accommodation (breakfast at hotel. meals at CPO). 1km (10mins) walk from conference venue single – 70euro per Read more about UPDATED: IFAC 2016 accomodation infos[…]
Ans Botha, coach to Wayde van Niekerk, to present at IFAC 2016
BEIJING witnessed one of the greatest 400m finals in World Championships history – no world record, but all three eventual medallists had to run sub-44 to make the podium. At the top of that podium was South African, Wayde van Niekerk, leaving literally everything on the track to claim the gold medal. It was a Read more about Ans Botha, coach to Wayde van Niekerk, to present at IFAC 2016[…]
Book your place at IFAC 2016!
Booking for IFAC now open! Book your place in Formia (Italy) for the annual European Athletics Coaches Association conference, the world renowed International Festival of Athletics Coaching. You can apply online at JotForm in three languages (english, french and italian) Provisional program can be downladed here (PDF): IFAC 2016 – PROGRAMME
The International Festival of Athletics Coaching 2016
IFAC still in Italy in 2016 but it moves from Rome to Formia, the world-renowed Track& Field Olympic Training Centre. Save the date in october: from Friday 28 to Sunday 30!