Level I Coaching Certification: Central Time Zone (Birmingham) ONLINE - June 27-28, 2026

Dates: June 27-28, 2026 Delivery method: ONLINE using Zoom - synchronous, seminar-style conversation with individual and small group exercises. Since the course will be presented entirely online, participants are not required to live in/near or travel to the course city. See below for an overview of the processes and procedures for the online course. Before the course, you will be asked to view a Webinar as preparation. Schedule: Saturday, June 27, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Central Time Instructors will incorporate a 5-minute break every 60 minutes or so. There will be a 45-minute lunch break at approximately 12PM. Sunday, June 28, 2026 8:00AM – 5:00PM Central Time Instructors will incorporate a 5-minute break every 60 minutes or so. There will be a 45-minute lunch break at approximately 12PM. Day One includes topics such as principles of coaching, building a periodized training program, understanding exercise physiology for coaching, and running form. After Day One, you will be asked to sketch out training plans based on the Case Studies introduced. This informal, ungraded "homework" assignment asks you to apply materials from Day One to prepare for Day Two's group work. Day Two includes the business of coaching, sports psychology, nutrition for coaching, recognizing injuries and prevention, environmental factors that affect running performance, and building training programs as a group activity. Online Course Overview: The course will be team taught by RRCA coaching education instructors. Registration is limited to 35 participants to encourage a positive, interactive learning experience. Full attendance and participation is required during the course in order to complete the certification process. While every cohort receives the same curriculum, every cohort has a different dynamic, so the schedule may be modified to suit the specific needs of the weekend program. FedEx will ship the hard-copy course book directly to the U.S. mailing address listed in a par