Educating Our Coaches

How confident are staff when coaching a school team in your school sport association?

Most schools in Australia have a handful of exceptional coaches for their sporting teams, but the vast majority are either inexperienced or lacking in sport-specific knowledge and tactical acumen. In order for our students to gain the maximum enjoyment possible for their participation, it is critical that schools and associations support the development of the coaches within their community.

Many teachers step into coaching roles without formal training. Developing coaching capability across school staff can significantly improve the quality of student sport experiences. The links and resources below explore simple coaching frameworks, leadership techniques and professional development opportunities that help educators become more confident and effective coaches.

The Australian Sports Commission website has a range of coach education material available to view / download for new or current coaches: https://www.ausport.gov.au/coaching/community/education

Sport-specific coaching accreditation is available via all national sporting organisations:

Major Field & Team Sports

SportNSOCoaching Course Page
Football (Soccer)Football Australiahttps://www.footballaustralia.com.au/get-involved/coaching
Australian Rules FootballAustralian Football Leaguehttps://play.afl/coachaccreditation
CricketCricket Australiahttps://play.cricket.com.au/community/learn/coach
NetballNetball Australiahttps://learning.netball.com.au
BasketballBasketball Australiahttps://australia.basketball/coaches
Rugby UnionRugby Australiahttps://australia.rugby/participate/coach
Rugby LeagueNational Rugby Leaguehttps://learn.playrugbyleague.com
HockeyHockey Australiahttps://www.hockey.org.au/hockey-ed
VolleyballVolleyball Australiahttps://volleyball.org.au/coaches
Touch FootballTouch Football Australiahttps://touchfootball.com.au/coaches
SoftballSoftball Australiahttps://www.softball.org.au/coaches
BaseballBaseball Australiahttps://baseball.com.au/coaches
LacrosseLacrosse Australiahttps://laxaus.com.au/coaches

Individual / Olympic Sports

SportNSOCoaching Page
AthleticsAthletics Australiahttps://www.athletics.com.au/coaches
SwimmingSwimming Australiahttps://www.swimming.org.au/coaches
TennisTennis Australiahttps://www.tennis.com.au/coaches
Table TennisTable Tennis Australiahttps://www.tabletennis.org.au/coaches
BadmintonBadminton Australiahttps://www.badminton.org.au/coaches
SquashSquash Australiahttps://www.squashaus.com.au/coaches
GolfPGA of Australiahttps://pga.org.au/education
CyclingAusCyclinghttps://www.auscycling.org.au/coaches
TriathlonAusTriathlonhttps://www.triathlon.org.au/coaches
RowingRowing Australiahttps://rowingaustralia.com.au/coaches
SailingAustralian Sailinghttps://www.sailing.org.au/coaches

Combat / Martial Arts

SportNSOCoaching Page
JudoJudo Australiahttps://www.judoaustralia.com.au/coaching
TaekwondoAustralian Taekwondohttps://austkd.com.au/coaching
BoxingBoxing Australiahttps://boxing.org.au/coaches
WrestlingWrestling Australiahttps://wrestling.com.au/coaches
SportNSOCoaching Page
Surf Life SavingSurf Life Saving Australiahttps://sls.com.au/surf-sports/coaches
SurfingSurfing Australiahttps://surfingaustralia.com/coaches
SkateboardingSkate Australiahttps://www.skate.org.au/coaches
Ice HockeyIce Hockey Australiahttps://iha.org.au/coaching
WeightliftingAustralian Weightlifting Federationhttps://www.awf.com.au/education/coaches
Strength & ConditioningAustralian Strength and Conditioning Associationhttps://www.strengthandconditioning.org

Multi-Sport Coaching Education

OrganisationCourse
Australian Sports Commissionhttps://learning.sportaus.gov.au
Sport Integrity Australiahttps://www.sportintegrity.gov.au/education
Play by the Ruleshttps://www.playbytherules.net.au