Coaches

Australian Coaching Pathway

Basketball Australia has recently updated its National Coaching Accreditation Scheme coach accreditation levels:

All Courses on Offer

FREE ONLINE

Intro to Coaching Course

  • Participants can do this FREE online course at their own pace.
  • The course goes for 20min maximum and is perfect for anyone coaching basketball for the first time.
FREE ONLINE

Community Coach Course

  • This FREE online course provides an introduction to the game of basketball and the basics of how to coach the game.
  • It is perfect for parents and those who are new to coaching basketball.
$140 for 8 hours

Club Coaching Course

  • A course delivered under Basketball Australia’s accreditation system with the face to face basketball component taking eight hours.
  • To achieve accreditation a candidate completes the practical course component as well as the Sport Australia online beginning general coaching principles course or provides equivalent recognition of prior learning.
  • This course is for coaches who are coaching local domestic basketball to state junior championships.
$340 for 15 hours

Association Course

  • A Basketball Australia-accredited course with the face-to-face basketball component taking 15 hours.
  • This course is for those who are coaching senior representative competition, state teams and NBL1.
  • Candidates must have a club course accreditation or prove they have coached at previously mentioned levels and have the capacity to understand course content.
  • The next Association Course is set for March long weekend in 2025 @ Ulverstone. Registration details to come later.

* Items to bring

A pen, paper for taking extra notes, active clothing suitable for moving, drink bottle and snacks/lunch. Candidates will need to participate in some very light physical activity at an intensity similar to brisk walking.

Presentation Briefing

Theory Component

The theory component of the Community Coach Course and Club Coach Course will be completed online via “etrain u.” Coaches can complete the theory component in their own time and at their own pace.

Practical Component

All theory modules will be presented to allow candidates to experience coaching, being coached by each other and being coached. Formal coach accreditation courses have evolved tremendously during the past ten years. Courses were once about someone talking at you as a candidate and the challenge was to see how much you could write down. We will not present a heap of drills, instead, candidates need to show they are competent in being able to form a group, communicate key teaching points, provide effective and timely feedback to the participants, and increase/decrease the complexity of the activity to suit the needs of the participants.

U12 Coach Resources

With the implementation of new defensive rules in U12s in 2023, Basketball Tasmania has developed a resource folder for U12 Coaches. These resources are designed to help coaches understand the rule changes and rationale behind them. 

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