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Pathway Coaches

The Pathway Coaches Webinars and Workshops are a series of professional development opportunities for Coaches of Pre-Elite Athletes.  The webinars and workshops are conducted by the Office of Sport and feature topics of interest to coaches who are coaching athletes in their sport’s pathway programs at levels below the High Performance level.  These webinars and workshops can only be accessed via an invitation from an State Sporting Organisation, Regional Academy of Sport or State Sporting High School.  Where it is possible to record the session these webinars and workshops will be available on this page of the Office of Sport website for anyone to view for a limited time after the event.

Pathway Coaches Webinar – Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Presenters

Simon Woinarski
Dr. Juanita Weissensteiner
Shaun Abbot (University of Sydney)

Topic: Coaching Athletes During Maturation – Implications and Practical Case Studies

This webinar is ideal for coaches of athletes in Talented Athlete Pathway Programs who are still growing and yet to attain full adult stature.
Understanding a young athlete’s biological maturity will:

  • Improve a coach’s understanding of changes in an athlete’s physical capacity and capability whilst they are growing.
  • Assist a coach in making better decisions about the athlete’s training and competition programs.
  • Better inform decisions around talent identification.

The webinar has used practical case studies to explain to coaches how the Maturation Status Calculator can be used to improve training program design for young athletes.

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