Athletics: Training

(asked on 4th September 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of athletics coaches coaching in England.


Answered by
Tracey Crouch Portrait
Tracey Crouch
This question was answered on 10th September 2015

Government recognises the critically important role that coaches play in community sport across England.

According to the latest available figures provided by England Athletics, the number of athletics coaches coaching in England over the last five years was:

Year

Total number of coaches

2014 - 2015

51,031

2013 - 2014

46,810

2012 - 2013

43,109

2011- 2012

36,077

2010 - 2011

32,367

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