
CREATE A WINNING TEAM
Coaching the Relays is a digital course which provides a concise, clear, one-stop shop for coaching the relay events, from the 4x100m up to medley relay events.
Course Modules
Preceded by an introduction and course orientation, and followed by your Course Graduation, the core content of Coaching the Relays consists of four information packed modules.
Module 1 - Begin with the End in Mind
- The relay exchange
- Relay tradition
- Relay rules
- Relay events & technical parameters (4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m, 1600m sprint medley relay, distance medley relay, 4x800m, 4x1500m)
- Key coaching themes
Module 2 - The 4x100m Relay
- Detailed considerations for the 4×100 relay
- Organizing principles for the 4×100 relay
- Operating principles for the 4×100 relay
Module 3 - The 4x100m Relay - Details
- The importance of acceleration
- Timeline of a 4×100 exchange
- Relay legs, roles & responsibilities
- Relay stances
- Personnel placement
Module 4 - 4x100m Teaching Progression/
4x400 and 4x200 Specifics
- The building blocks to creating a world class exchange, using structured teaching progressions
- 4×400 Passing specifics / stance alignment
- 4×200 Passing specifics / stance alignment
Course Format
Coaching the Relays allows you to access premium coaching education curriculum on any digital device, anywhere, anytime; and with the ability to start where you last left off, you receive a guided education on your own terms.
This course delivers over 8 hours of engaging content including explanations, graphics, video examples, and guest interviews. Your learning is reinforced by multiple choice quizzes at the end of each module.
This format allows you to:
- Study online at your own pace
- Take the online learning checks when you are ready
- Refer back to content at leisure with lifelong access to the course, including access to all future course updates
What problems will this course help you solve?
Do you struggle with any of the following in your program?
- Outgoing athletes leaving too early or too late
- Incoming and outgoing athletes getting too close
- Incoming and outgoing athletes missing the exchange zone
- Problems in defining check mark placement
- Dropped batons
- Fumbled exchanges
- Inconsistent performances and lack of team cohesion
- Personnel selection problems
If so, this course is for you. It will improve your understanding of these common problem areas and provide you with immediately actionable solutions to promote success.
ALTIS Certification
In recognition of your course graduation, you will be awarded the ALTIS Certificate of completion once you have successfully completed the course.
TRANSFORM YOUR PRACTICE
Uncertain passing, caused by sprint inhibition, plagues all relay development. This course will remove the uncertainty, allow you to develop a successful relay program, and expand athletes’ sense of what is possible to achieve in a relay.
COURSE GUESTS

ALTIS Community
Gain access to the ALTIS Community, a private Mighty Network community providing exclusive video content and live streams, as well as a forum for discussion, collaboration, and networking for coaches across the globe.
FAQs
No, you can choose to enroll at any time you like, and complete the course according to whatever timeline suits you. There is no time limit for completion, and you can study at your own pace.