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Coach education

The National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) is a nationally recognised and progressive coach education program.

NCAS coaching courses are offered for beginner coaches through to high performance level coaches. They include training in the general principles of coaching and the skills required to coach a specific sport. Currently over 90 national sporting organisations are involved in the Scheme and there are approximately 120,000 qualified coaches in Australia.

In order to achieve a coaching accreditation a coach must complete the relevant Coaching Principles course, the sport specific component, and practical coaching hours, along with any other requirements from their sport.

Beginning Coaching General Principles and Intermediate Coaching General Principles courses are offered through the Sport Education Centre as face to face intensive courses or as correspondence courses.

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Beginning Coaching General Principles

The Beginning Coaching course provides a basic guide to coaching and equips coaches with the expertise to coach at the beginner level. Course topics include communication, teaching and coaching methods, planning programs and sports safety.

Intermediate Coaching General Principles

The Intermediate Coaching General Principles course introduces the coach to sports science and its application to coaching. Topics covered include sports sciences (physiology, nutrition, psychology, biomechanics), sports safety, development and maturation, people management skills, planning training programs and coaching methods.

Re-Accreditation

All coaches are registered for a four-year period. Each sport has its own policy regarding re-accreditation after four years.

Providing evidence of continuing education during the four year period is a common requirement of sports.

Coaches are required to re-accredit at the end of the 4 year period so:

  • they stay abreast of rule changes in their sport
  • they are aware of the most up to date techniques and coaching methods
  • the coaching environment is safe for all participants, and to reduce the likelihood of coaches becoming involved in legal actions

Sport specific courses

For information about the coaching courses available for specific sports, please contact the appropriate state sporting organisation. For a full list of our sports development courses, see training courses

Coach training courses

For more NSW Sport and Recreation training courses, see our training section.

Central Coast
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Beginning coaching general principles - correspondence N/A
Hunter
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Beginning coaching general principles - correspondence N/A
North West
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Beginning coaching general principles - correspondence N/A
Strength and conditioning course 13 Feb 2010 Tamworth
Riverina
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Austswim instructor workshops 13 Dec 2009 Wagga Wagga
South Coast
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SMA Level 1 sports trainer (including re-accreditation) Wollongong
Speed and agility workshop 30 Nov 2009 Gwynville
Sydney
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Orientation to managing sports teams (Level 1) By correspondence
Intermediate general principles of coaching (correspondence) Sydney Olympic Park
Assessor and presenter training 20 Feb 2010 Sydney Olympic Park
Core strength and flexibility 10 Mar 2010 Penrith
Intermediate general principles of coaching (lecture based) 12 Mar 2010 Sydney Olympic Park
Introductory Officiating General Principles 18 Apr 2010 Sydney Olympic Park
Presenter training 10 May 2010 Sydney Olympic Park
Assessor training 12 May 2010 Sydney Olympic Park

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