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Track & Field Camp Volunteer Training

Coach a spread-out venue safely — heat, throwing sectors, overuse injuries, concussions, and the youth-protection basics every event coach needs.

56 min Beginner 8 modules Pass 80%

For: Track & field camp event coaches, group leaders, timers, field marshals, and parent helpers

What you’ll learn

Supervise a spread-out venue where many events run at once
Prevent, spot, and respond to heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Run throwing events — javelin, discus, shot put — with sector safety
Keep jump pits, runways, and hurdles safe for young athletes
Recognize overuse and acute injuries and apply R.I.C.E. correctly
Use the CDC HEADS UP 4 R’s to handle a suspected concussion
Make the lightning call on open fields and clear the venue fast
Coach positively and apply youth-protection and reporting rules

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Course outline

1
Coaching a venue that spreads out
A track & field camp is not one activity — it’s a dozen at once.
7 min Quiz Interactive
2
Heat, hydration & the distance risk
Track camps run in the hottest part of the day, and distance running is one of the highest heat-illness risks in all of youth sport.
8 min Quiz Interactive
3
Throwing events: the sharp end of camp
Javelin, discus, and shot put are the most dangerous events at any track camp.
8 min Quiz Interactive
4
Jumps, pits, runways & hurdles
The jumping events pack their own hazards: hard runways, sand pits that hide debris, high-jump and pole-vault landings, and hurdles that trip and cut.
6 min Quiz Interactive
5
Overuse & acute injuries: R.I.C.E.
Running and jumping camps produce two kinds of injury: overuse problems that build up over days (shin splints, stress fractures) and acute injuries that happen in…
6 min Quiz Interactive
6
Concussions & the CDC HEADS UP 4 R’s
Track & field isn’t contactless — pole vaulters and high jumpers land hard, hurdlers fall, and collisions happen.
7 min Video Quiz Interactive
7
Lightning & weather on open fields
A track is one of the most exposed places to be in a storm — flat, open, often with metal equipment and the tallest things around being people.
5 min Quiz Interactive
8
Positive coaching & youth protection
Track camp should build confidence, not fear.
9 min Quiz Interactive

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