Coaching effectiveness is a result of a coach getting the best out of the people andrnresources in their environment. For coaches, learning from experience is vital in a rolernthat is a complex, dynamic and multifaceted process of balancing fun and winningrnwhere one cannot be sure if results will go according to plan. At the Olympic level, duernto commercialization more money is being spent than ever before on developing morernprofessional and effective training systems to maximize athletic performances. Medalsrnwon determine how a coach is evaluated and with more nationsâ€™ competition at a higherrnlevel, success is becoming even more competitive.rnThe purpose of this study was to identify the practices and challenges of coachingrnathletics: with specific reference to federal prisons commission sport club, that canrnwhich reflect on the performance of athletes. The subjects in this study were 86(70%)rntrainee athletes; 19(66%) coaches of the respective field and 5(63%) administrative staff;rnselected from the total population of 123, 29 and 8 respectively. As a methods of datarngathering tools; questionnaire, interview and observational checklist were employed.rnAnalysis of the collected data, both qualitative and quantitative methods such asrndescriptive statements and frequency counts, percentage, means, standard deviation,rnChi- square and t-test were on use respectively.rnThe result of the study revealed that trainee athletesâ€™ practice on average 3 days perrnweek having one session per-day that runs 1:45 hrs. Besides, the major constraintsrnassociated with trainee athletes training are found to be lack of qualified coachesrnsupported with related education, individualized training for different track and fieldrnevents, be deficient in facilities, lack of incentive and motivation, and lack of adequaternand balanced diet. At the same time, among various factors that impede trainee athletesrntraining in the club well-equipped gymnasium not affordable, transportation in relationrnto the urban development, usual training areas are now part of the city recreationalrncenter and medical service were found to be the scarcest ones.