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West Perth District Coach Accreditations 2012

The 2012 season  will see a continued focus on coaching accreditations, coach education and coach development alongside the talent pathway of the 14’s, 15’s and 16’s development squads. The 2012 “Coach Education Program” will allow all coaches to further educate themselves on general principles of coaching and coaching techniques as well as further their knowledge in age specific seminars (Auskick, Junior and Youth/ Senior).

 

All levels of coaching courses will be run again in 2012. The West Perth District will run a Level 0- basic introduction to coaching once the season has commenced, allowing those who are new to the Auskick team to gain a basic understanding of what is required of them for the up-coming season and some practical components that they can take away with them. The Level  0 Course will be open for registrations at the completition of the Level 1 course in March. Level 1 (Auskick, Junior and Youth) Accreditations will once again be run prior to the commencement of the 2012 season (Sunday 25^th March 2012). As a WAFC minimum, all coaches from Year 4 onwards, must gain a Level 1 Accreditation or be in the process of gaining this accreditation to coach in 2012, further to this, this must be age group specific, all year 4-year 7 coaches must be Level 1 Junior Accredited and all coaches year 8- year 12 must be Youth Accredited. All Senior Coach Accreditations will be run from a central venue in 2012, with registrations yet to be opened, please ear-mark Saturday 25^th February for this course, further information will follow as it comes to hand.

 

The West Perth District will again be endorsing suitable applicants to sit the Level 2 Coaching Course in March. This course is centrally run by the High Performance team at the WAFC with specific criteria required to enter the course. This includes: coaches who are actively coaching either youth or senior teams in 2012, those who have previously completed and held a level 1 youth or senior accreditation in the previous three years and those who have been actively coaching for a minimum of three years within the specified age groups. These coaches must also have a proactive and positive approach to Coach Education and the development of both players and the game of AFL.

 

To enrol in the West Perth District Level 1 Coaching Course, please click here  and complete all details. Prior to the commencement of the course, all details will be forwarded via email to each participant. No registrations will be taken on the day.

 

To view the pre-requisites for the Level 2 Coaching Course, please click here

 

To enrol in the Level 2 Coach Course, please click here. Once this registration form has been completed, please send this through to Megan O’Mara, Development Officer via email at development@falconsfc.com.au or via post at PO Box 11, Kennedya Drive, Joondalup WA 6919.

 

For any further information on Coaching, please contact the District on 9300 3611.