As UK Anti-Doping's Education Manager, this week's UK Coaching Summit in Belfast has long been an important event in my calendar; during the two-day conference colleagues and I met with a number of influential figures and heard the latest developments in the coaching industry.

The importance of coaches in the world of anti-doping cannot be underestimated.

Research clearly highlights the influence that coaches have on athletes and at UK Anti-Doping we are keen to ensure this key audience is equipped to help athletes be clean and stay clean throughout their sporting career.

UK Anti-Doping's education programme has recently undergone a significant review.

We are now not just focused on athletes but also those around them.

Through joining forces with sports coach UK, we have developed Coach Clean, an exciting new e-learning programme specifically designed for level 2 coaches.

Having worked in sport for over 15 years, as a qualified teacher, sports coach, and coach education and system consultant, I personally recognise the influence coaches have on athletes.

I am hopeful Coach Clean will form part of the UKCC Level 2 Coaching qualification, which is taken up by many National Governing Bodies.

Our programme aims to provide coaches with a full understanding of anti-doping do's and don'ts, and tools that can be used to help athletes be clean and stay clean.

This is an exciting step, and a landmark in our new prevention strategy as working with key partners is essential.

We must all share the responsibility for keeping sport clean, and many coaches and partners working with us is far more effective than one organisation trying to do everything.

As an organisation, we are leading the drive for clean sport in the UK but our success depends on the engagement of all athletes, coaches, parents, support personnel and national governing bodies.

It was exciting to see how well Coach Clean was received at the summit and I'm pleased to say we received positive feedback on our new prevention direction to date.

UK Anti-Doping's commitment to the coaching industry was highlighted by chief executive Andy Parkinson's presence on the opening day.

Andy spoke frankly about the fight against those who choose to dope and how, in many cases, the athlete does not make this decision on their own.

He has challenged coaching directors and managers to recognise the responsibility and role they can play in guiding athletes in the right direction.

Coach Clean will be released on September 1, 2011 and for more information on the programme, please click here.

Amanda Batt is UK Anti-Doping's Education Manager