| Description | The coaching committee was formed in order to improve the standard of track and field events throughout the country. It was a concern that promising young athletes would be lost to the sport once they had left school and no longer participated in junior competitions. The Amateur Athletic Association purposely sought to secure the school leavers interest and talent at club level by encouragement and promotion of the sport and the establishment of an official coaching scheme. The association recognized recognized the need for the qualification of more club coaches to ensure continuity of the coaching of young athletes leaving school. The coaching scheme was established in order to improve athletics at club level through competent instruction.The coaching committee was responsible for the appointment and validation of approved coaches and initially graded them at levels 1 or 2 and subsequently imposed the titles of Honorary Coach and Senior Honorary coach. The coaching committee consisted not only of AAA members but also representatives from the Schools Athletic Association; Central Council of Physical Recreation; and from the National Association of Lecturers and Organizers in Physical Education, with the committee ultimately reporting to the General Committee and the Finance Committee. Coaches were appointed by the AAA and allocated to each county area, the coach was to give practical instruction to athletes and engage in preparation of publications. The coaching scheme was an important aspect of the association's work , aimed only at producing coaches and teachers of athletics, it required a large financial investment the securing of which was of utmost priority to the committee. |