AFL Victoria Coach Education Programs
Recently the AFL has undertaken a review of coach education programs, the re-accreditation process and regional coach support on a national level. The AFL have developed a centralised Coach.AFL learning management system which includes a national membership database, high quality interactive coach resources, online coach education courses for all levels of coaching and a number of member benefits. Coach.AFL will be an exclusive resource centre providing a range of learning opportunities for all AFL accredited coaches.
A feature of the annual re-accreditation process will require each coach to attain a number points each year to be eligible for accreditation renewal – these points can be attained through a variety of means including coaching a team, completing short courses on the Coach.AFL Learning Management System, attending national conferences, seminars/workshops etc
Coach Education Courses:
All new coaches will be required to complete the following compulsory requirements:
- Create a profile on Coach.AFL and complete contact details
- Payment of annual fee of $49.50
- Accept and agree to the Coach’s Code of Conduct (Annual acceptance required)
- Complete online Foundation Course specific to the age of the playing group
(senior, youth or junior), including the concussion module. - Complete online module on Mental Health
- Attend a Face-to-Face foundation workshop
The accreditation is for one year not four as previously.
Re-accreditation (recently expired accreditation):
To re-accredit coaches will have to:
- Create a profile on Coach.AFL and complete contact details
- Payment of annual fee of $49.50
- Accept and agree to the Coach’s Code of Conduct (Annual acceptance required)
- Complete an online module on Mental Health
- Attend a Face-to-Face foundation workshop [optional]
Note: Existing coaches can still attend Face-to-Face foundation workshops, but these won’t be compulsory, but once completed will contribute points to a coaches’ eligibility to re-accredit for the following season.
The re-accreditation process will now be an online process on an annual basis rather than over a four year period.
Existing Coaches (current accreditation valid):
All coaches who wish to coach in season 2021 who are an existing coach with 1-2 years left on their accreditation will be required to complete the following compulsory requirements:
- Create a profile on Coach.AFL and complete contact details
- No payment required
- Accept and agree to the Coach’s Code of Conduct (Annual acceptance required)
- Complete an online module on Respect & Responsibility
- Attend a Face-to-Face foundation workshop [optional]
Note: All coaches are encouraged to attend workshops, seminars, forums etc. which aren’t compulsory but are important for coaching development.
