World Triathlon

As part of the World Triathlon Coach Education program, the Development team has launched an interview series to provide insights about the World Triathlon coaching education pathways, courses, benefits of education and continuous professional development. World Triathlon Development recorded the first interviews, of the series, with Level 1 and Level 2 coaches who attended the Korea Triathlon - World Triathlon Coaching Education Programme in Seoul in November 2023.

The first episode was with the coaches trio of the Philippines and the next edition features coaches Trisa Cheer and Moree Kwong from Fiji who share their impressions on the Coach Education course and how they aim to apply what they’ve learnt, from the Coach Education course, in a practical coaching environment in Fiji. The coaches share how the in-person Education provides them with a fantastic opportunity to learn more, develop and upskill as World Triathlon accredited coaches, while presenting them with valuable access to resources and other coaches. The shared learning and information generated from the course, will help the coaches develop and build pathways for the sport and athletes in Fiji.

Trisa Cheer, an experienced open water coach and Technical Official and previously, the World Triathlon Continental Coordinator for Oceania, was already enrolled in the 2022 online edition of the Korea project, but due to the lack of resources mentioned in this interview, online learning proved to be difficult back then. It was great to have Trisa return and attend the course, enabling World Triathlon to support her in person to complete the course. It was also remarkable that Moreen Kwong was also able to participate and the two coaches can align and work collectively, to deliver coaching programmes in Fiji.