SoCal Weightlifting Academy

The SoCal Weightlifting Academy exists to spread knowledge, build relationships, and develop professional weightlifting coaches.

As a community, we don’t get the opportunity to learn from each other enough, and our SoCal Weightlifting Academy was designed to be a resource for new coaches wanting to develop their knowledge, and experienced coaches wanting to understand an even better way to develop athletes.

We are excited to share an improved academy in 2025 and hope it will provide a broader platform for more coaches.

Associate Coaching Course

The goal of this coaching course is to advance your knowledge of weightlifting for yourself and for your athletes. The course will focus on the development of your skills in 5 different areas of coaching: Programming, Athlete Development, Athlete/Coach Relationship, Coaching Development and Mechanics of the Lifts. You will come away from this course having developed a substantial level of knowledge as a coach in the sport of weightlifting

Cohort 4 Start Date
First Class: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Last Class: Tuesday, June 2, 2025

Pre-Requisites:
USAW L1

Professional Coaching Course

The goal of this coaching course is to advance your knowledge of weightlifting to develop athletes that are confident and capable moving into the train to win stage of athlete development. The course will focus on the development of your skills in 4 different areas of coaching: Programming, Mechanics of the Lifts, Athlete/Coach Relationship and Coaching Development. You will come away from this course having developed a deep level of knowledge on building athletes and a team of weightlifters who can win.

Cohort 2 Start Date
First Class: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Last Class: Wednesday, June 3, 2025

Pre-Requisites:
Associate Coaching Course
USAW L1

Master Coaching Course

The goal of this stage is for a coach to understand the highest level of weightlifting development.
Pre-Requisites:
Professional Coaching Course
Cohort 1 Start Date Spring 2025

If you have questions, contact sarah@socalwlc.com

The Weightlifting Forum

Join Chris, Spencer, and other coaches across the country as they discuss all things weightlifting.
Two, one-hour Zoom calls/month on the second and fourth Thursday of each month starting July 11, 2024.

If you have questions, contact sarah@socalwlc.com