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Social Media Marketing: Strategies That Work

My goal is to help you unlock the power of social media. I've been working with some of the fitness industry's most successful coaching businesses for two years. I've helped them implement proven strategies for growth, but also I have watched, listened and learned. This amalgam of experiences has consolidated the absolute best practices and tactics for growing your audience, helping people on their journey, and adding value to their lives through social media. Specifically, in this two-part live webinar series, we'll talk about how to set yourself up for success using social and execute efficiently and effectively along the way. If you have any questions, please send them directly to Tim at trobinson@trainingpeaks.com .

Getting Started with WKO5

Maximize Your PerformanceAchieve better results with individualized training and the latest science-based training innovations.Take your analytics to the next level by maximizing your dataJoin WKO Product Manager and Co-Developer, Tim Cusick, as he explains everything you need to know to get started using the product. Learn about the user interface, how to set up athletes, how to understand powerful metrics, and how to customize charts. After you take the course, you will be ready to dig deeper into your athletes’ and your own analytics to find actionable insights to inform your coaching strategy.

The Craft of Coaching: How to Grow Your Coaching Business

Grow Your BusinessIn The Craft of Coaching: How to Grow Your Coaching Business, Joe Friel has assembled master coaches who know what it takes to build and grow a successful coaching business. Together they share their wisdom and experience on how to run a profitable and professional business, including how to scale it successfully, how to find the value of your time, and how to manage a coaching team who understands your vision and your brand.

The Evolution from Small-Time to Big-Time with 80/20 Endurance

80/20 Endurance started with just one coach and one athlete. Fast forward to 2022, and 80/20 has coached, planned for, and communicated with thousands of athletes, surpassing $1M in training plan sales on TrainingPeaks. This webinar is your opportunity to learn from two of the most successful business owners in the industry. We’ll bring their experiences and insights right to you so you can learn first-hand what it takes to become a coach with tremendous reach and impact — and make money doing it. Join us as we sit down and ask Matt and David the crucial questions: How did 80/20 get from where they were to where they are now?What is the formula that is leading 80/20 to success?What did they get right or get lucky as they scaled?What didn’t work that they would have changed?What are the most critical lessons business owners need to know getting starting?Come prepared to learn and get your questions answered. And get ready to activate the game-changing knowledge you gain from Matt Fitzgerald and David Warden. If your goal is turning your passion for coaching into a sustainable business, this is THE BEST place to start. Let’s go!

TrainingPeaks Mini Course: Mastering the Annual Training Plan

This mini-course provides a practical framework for conducting impactful athlete consultations, prioritizing their highest priority Events, and assessing their abilities to create a strategic, periodized, flexible Annual Training Plan.You’ll learn to implement adaptable training strategies within ATP, plan period-specific workouts, and manage training loads effectively—maximizing your athletes’ chances of success, even when life gets in the way.

The Craft of Coaching: Getting Started with the Business of Coaching

Get Your Business StartedIn The Craft of Coaching: Getting Started with the Business of Coaching from Fast Talk Laboratories, Joe Friel has lined up master coaches who successfully built coaching businesses with staying power. They share their experiences on how they navigated the challenges of establishing their business and building a platform for growth. They also share valuable information and insights on becoming profitable, marketing for growth, and building a team of coaches.

Build, Sell and Market Training Plans Like a Pro

What you will learn Fundamentals Learn what training plans are and how to use them in one-to-one coaching, group coaching and the TrainingPeaks Marketplace. Application After taking this course, youll learn how to use training plans to coach more efficiently and have a comprehensive toolkit to develop, build, market and sell your training plans in the TrainingPeaks Marketplace. Who it's for All TrainingPeaks coaches who want to improve their coaching efficiency and sell training plans. Instructors Matti Rowe, Education Specialist at TrainingPeaks

How to Keep Your Coaching Job with Andy Kirkland

Join TrainingPeaks University and Andy Kirkland for this free webinar as he discusses the challenges faced by coaches in the endurance coaching market. Explore the most important takeaways from his recent research and discover strategies to stay ahead in an era of Artificial Intelligence.Learn some of the biases in coaching educationUnderstand the importance of the biopsychosocial aspects of coachingLearn how a more holistic coaching approach can lead to longer and higher quality athlete relationshipsRegister now for valuable insights and practical approaches to enhance your coaching effectiveness and adapt to the evolving landscape.

TrainingPeaks Advanced Essentials

Get the most out of TrainingPeaksBecome the best coach you can be with advanced features, metrics, and business tools.Go deeper with additional features in TrainingPeaks and learn everything from how to manage and organize a growing client list, plan more quickly and efficiently, and get the most out of training data.By the end of the course you will be ready to use TrainingPeaks more effectively, saving you time and ultimately empowering you to grow your coaching business. Whether you have been using TrainingPeaks for years or are just starting, this course will teach you best practices that are useful to coaches at any experience level.Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)Complete the course and assessments to earn CEUs and make progress toward TrainingPeaks Certification.USA Cycling - 1 CEUUSA Triathlon Institutional CEUs - 3

TrainingPeaks Coach Introduction Course

What you will learnFundamentalsLearn how all the navigation points in your TrainingPeaks coach account, determine the coaching package suited to your coaching business, learn to plan your athletes' season using powerful tools and familiarize yourself with basic metrics and workout analysis.What does it mean?After completing this brief course, you'll shorten the learning curve associated with your TrainingPeaks coach account.ApplicationAll TrainingPeaks coaches who want to improve their coaching efficiency and quality through using TrainingPeaks software. This course is available with English and Spanish subtitles.

TrainingPeaks Essentials

Start getting more out of TrainingPeaksDive into TrainingPeaks and learn everything from how to setup your Coach and Athlete accounts, build and plan workouts efficiently, analyze workout data, and get started with training metrics.By the end of the course you will be ready to use TrainingPeaks more effectively, saving you time and ultimately empowering you to grow your coaching business. Whether you have been using TrainingPeaks for years or are just starting, this course will teach you best practices that are useful to coaches at any experience level.Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)Complete the course and assessments to earn CEUs and make progress toward TrainingPeaks Certification.USA Cycling - 1 CEUUSA Triathlon Institutional CEUs - 3

Turning PRs and Podiums into 400% Growth: A Q&A with Natasha Van Der Merwe

The founder of NVDM Coaching, Natasha Van Der Merwe, has led one of the fastest-growing coaching organizations in endurance sports. Her athletes had a 100% PR rate at the 2022 IRONMAN-Texas and set a new business record for podium appearances in the last year.

2019 Endurance Coaching Summit

Don't miss a thing from the 2019 Endurance Coaching Summit. Every year, the brightest minds in endurance sports gather to discuss the latest in endurance training techniques, nutrition, and business strategies. 2019 will be no different as coaches from across the world will gather in Boulder, Colorado for the 2019 Endurance Coaching Summit. ECS Online is a collection of the best information from the Summit, including videos and slides from almost every session. More than 200 coaches will come to network, learn business strategy from industry experts, and gain valuable insights into science-based coaching. Don't miss out - register for the online version now! Attendees will hear from endurance training experts leading the field such as Stacy Sims, Alex Hutchinson, and many more. What you will learn Business strategies Explore topics about building your coaching business with roundtable discussions about the future of coaching. The latest in coaching Learn from expert coaching panels with presentations dedicated to science-based coaching strategies. Roundtable discussions Hear from a collection of the best minds in endurance sports as they discuss important coaching topics.

2018 Endurance Coaching Summit

Don't miss a thing from the 2018 Endurance Coaching Summit. Every year, the best minds in endurance sports gather to learn from each other and grow the profession. 2018 was no different as coaches from across the world gathered in Manchester, U.K. at the Endurance Coaching Summit. ECS Online is a collection of the best information from the Summit, including videos and slides from almost every session. Over 150 coaches came to network, learn business strategy from industry experts, and gain valuable insights into science-based coaching. Don't miss out on the information they left with. Attendees heard from the best minds in coaching like Joe Friel, Chrissie Wellington, Stephen Seiler, Jim Miller, Sarah Broadhead, Andy Kirkland, and Asker Jeukendrup. Presentations included in-depth business, science, and coaching sessions. Business strategies Enjoy topics about building your coaching business and roundtable discussions about the future of coaching. The latest in coaching Enjoy expert coaching panels and presentations about science-based coaching strategies. Roundtable discussions Hear from a collection of the best minds in endurance sports as they discuss important coaching topics.

Adding Athletes to Your Coach Account

Getting athletes connected to your TrainingPeaks coach account is the first step to coaching them effectively and how you do it depends on the athlete. This short course covers the three methods for adding athletes to your coach account, when to use each one, and how the connection process fits into a broader onboarding workflow. You'll also learn how to connect your own athlete account to your coach account so you can manage both without constantly switching logins. What's covered: Invite links, account creation, and checkout links and when to use each Setting up purchaseable coaching products that automatically connect athletes on payment Best practices for structuring your onboarding process before training begins

2020 Endurance Coaching Summit

Don't miss a thing from the 2020 Endurance Coaching Summit. The Endurance Coaching Summit (ECS) unites the world's top endurance coaches, thought leaders and business experts in a virtual gathering of industry leaders. This event explores a variety of topics designed to help coaches learn the latest in science-based training techniques and successfully grow their business. Over 800 coaches from 25 different countries have learned from ECS in the past and more return each year. ECS Online is a collection of the best information from the Summit, including videos and slides from every session. Hear from the speakers like Stephen Seiler, Carol Austin, Tim Ballintine, Andrew Jones, and Kristy Elliot-Sale. Learn proven successful business strategies to help you build and grow your coaching business. Register today and take your skills to the next level. Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) : This course is a CEU Approved Provider for USA Cycling (7 CEUs) and USA Triathlon (up to 5 CEUs, requires additional purchase from USAT). Business Meets Science Build Your Business Learn proven business strategies and gain powerful marketing tools to help you grow your coaching business. Get Inspired Discover how other coaches have found success and be inspired to take your own business to the next level. Learn the Science Get the latest research used by the world's leading endurance experts and start incorporating them with your own athletes.

TrainingPeaks Mini Course: How to Boost Your Coaching Business with TrainingPeaks Virtual

This free mini-course explores TrainingPeaks Virtual as a powerful tool for growing your coaching business. You’ll learn how to maintain year-round athlete engagement through events and challenges, showcase your unique brand with custom kits and broadcast features, and create additional revenue opportunities by offering real-time coaching through Virtual. Each concise chapter includes actionable steps so you can immediately apply what you learn, whether you’re coaching cyclists, triathletes, or a mix of both. Join us and discover a fresh, dynamic way to coach, retain clients, and stand out in a crowded marketplace.

2017 Endurance Coaching Summit

Don't miss any of the action from the 2017 ECS. You werent able to make it to the 2017 Endurance Coaching Summit? No problem. ECS Online delivers every presentation from the Summit, including the latest in the business and science of endurance coaching from world-class coaches. All presentations were recorded at the 2017 Endurance Coaching Summit in Boulder, CO where over 200 coaches came to network, learn business strategy from industry experts, and gain valuable insights into science-based coaching. Attendees heard from the best minds in coaching like Joe Friel, Dr. Paul Larson, Kathy Zawadzki, Dr. Corey Hart, Jesse Kropelnicki, Dr. Kristin Keim, Taylor Thomas, and many more. Presentations included case studies and in-depth business, science, and coaching sessions.