Welcome
Welcome to the Sport Education website where you can keep up to date with the latest educational opportunities available for coaches, officials and sports administrators. You can access information on courses and updating workshops.
About us
Sport Education supports State Sporting Associations and Victorian based National Sporting Organisations in the development and delivery of inclusive quality coaching, official and administrator education. Sport Education achieves this by providing assistance to sporting organisations in developing and implementing short and long term inclusive education program strategies in line with national policies.
Sport Ed also assists National Sports Organisations and State Sporting Associations with their Sports CONNECT long term strategies for inclusion.
Introductory Officiating General Principles - Online
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is pleased to announce that the online Introductory Level Officiating General Principles course is now available!
The course is aimed at beginner level officials, and covers three modules of training; Self Management, Managing the Competition Environment and People Management. The course takes approximately four hours to complete, and there is assessment included within the course. The online course is available free of charge to Australian officials
Check out the new course at:
Intermediate General Principles of Coaching
The Intermediate Coaching General Principles program has been developed by the Australian Sports Commission to replace the previous Level 2 Coaching Principles. Sport Education Victoria is the provider for this course in Victoria.
13 Modules make up the Intermediate Coaching General Principles program. The cost to complete all 13 modules is $210.00.
The modules within the Intermediate Coaching General Principles program are optional for sports to include within their NCAS program. You will need to contact your sports’ coaching co-ordinator to find out which modules you are required to complete.
The course is completed via correspondence with coaches completing the modules & submitting them to Sport Education Victoria for assessment. Assistance from experienced tutors is available if required. Workshops are also provided during the year to assist coaches with the completion of the modules. These are held on the weekend and are at an additional cost to the course.
The worksheets for the Modules can be downloaded from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) website.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Leesa Gallard at Sport Education either via e-mail (leesag@vicsport.asn.au) or phone 99261378 or 99261384. It is our role to assist you with this process.
Further information and the registration form is attached below. Please have a look at this information.
Intermediate General Principles of Coaching - Workshop on Sat 1 May at vicsport.
vicsport will be holding a workshop on Saturday 1 May to assist participants to complete some of the modules in the course.
This is additional to the course (completed by correspondence), and is aimed to give the participants some face-to-face assistance to complete modules. 5 modules will be covered on this day in a tutorial delivery mode.
Further informationand the registration form can be found in the document below.
If you have any questions please contact Leesa at vicsport via e-mail (leesag@vicsport.asn.au)
Services
Sport Education is funded by the Australian Sports Commission and Sport and Recreation Victoria to provide advice and support for Victorian State Sporting Associations and Victorian based National Sporting Organisations through the provision of the following services:
- Assessor & Presenter Workshops
- Mentoring Workshops
- Game Sense workshops
- Resource development
- Program and workshop design
- Generic Seminars/workshops
- Development, mentoring and training of Presenters and Assessors
- Facilitation of strategic planning for Officiating and Coaching
- Sport Development Officer inductions
- Consultations on sport by sport basis
- Other identified training needs
- Audit of Coach Ed and Official Ed delivery
* negotiated nominal fees may be charged for some activities outside of the funded services
National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS)
The National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) is the foremost educational accreditation scheme for Australian Coaches. It is managed by the Australian Sports Commission and has changed considerably in the previous three years. Formerly it was a prescriptive structure with three levels for each sport. It now allows each National Sports Organisation to prescribe a tailored flexible approach that can encompass many levels and modules that best suit the needs of their sport. Coaches need to contact either their State Sporting Association or their National Sporting Organisation to find information on their respective sports coach education structure.
All NCAS Training Programs still have generic coaching general principles as well as a sports specific component. Sport Education Victoria provides the generic coaching general principles, now called Beginning Coaching General Principles and Intermediate Coaching General Principles. These can be completed in a variety of different ways but they need to be completed in conjunction with a sports-specific course to gain coaching accreditation for a sport. Coaches need to contact either their State Sporting Association or their National Sporting Organisation to find out how their new coach education structure is mapped to the generic Beginning Coaching General Principles and Intermediate Coaching General Principles.
FREE COACHING COURSE - ONLINE!
Beginning Coaching General Principles of Coaching
The Beginning Coaching General Principles online course has been developed to assist new coaches improve their basic coaching skills, in particular, those coaches working with children. Coaches can complete the course in their own time from the comfort of their own home. It is initially being made available free of charge to the Australian coaches by the Australian Sports Commission.
About the course
The course is available through the Australian Sports Commission Website and contains five modules, covering a range of general coaching topics, including the role and responsibilities expected of a coach, planning, safety, working with parents, communication, group management and inclusive coaching practices when working with people with a disability or special population groups.
The course takes approximately 6 hours to complete with assessment included at the end of each module.
How to access the course
For information and how to access the course -
Coaches Code of Ethics and Behaviour
The Coaches Code of Ethics and Code of Behaviour affirm a coach’s support for the concepts of responsibility, trust, competence, respect, safety, honesty, professionalism, equity and sportsmanship. The codes also provide a reference point for clubs, parents, athletes, schools and employers in relation to appropriate standards of behaviour.
Officials - National Officiating Accreditation Scheme (NOAS)
It is recommended that all officials become accredited though the National Officiating Accreditation Scheme (NOAS). The NOAS is an initiative of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC). The NOAS is a progressive education program for officials offering courses at various levels, with over 40 sports participating. Contact your national sporting organisation for information on how to become an accredited official.
NOAS officials have met a minimum standard of competence and are recognised by national and state sporting organisations and the ASC. NOAS officials also receive a range of benefits, including discounts on various workshops and publications.
There are more than 40 sports involved in the National Officiating Accreditation Scheme (NOAS). Each sport sets it's own system of official's education and accreditation, within national guidelines set by the Australian Sports Commission. Contact the national or state sporting organisation for the sport in which you are interested in officiating for information on their education and accreditation system. Most state and regional sporting organisations conduct regular officiating accreditation courses.
NOAS training programs include the following components:
officiating general principles – generic principles of officiating that apply to most sports
sport-specific – rules, skills, and techniques of officiating in the particular sport
The Introductory Officiating General Principles online course has been developed to assist officials in learning the basic skills they will need to officiate effectively.
The online course is initially available free of charge to Australian officials.
For information about Introductory Level Officiating General Principles -
The Officiating General Principles Course is made up of three modules. They are:
- Self management
- Managing the environment
- People Management
These courses are run by Sport Education at the request of a State Sporting Association. The cost of the course is negotiated according to numbers, location, etc.
Match Management Workshops
Sport Education offers Match Management Workshops for Officials to assist in the development of:
- Strategies to assist in developing officials
- Strategies to support officials when the game gets “hot” e.g. Half/quarter time talks
- Running screens with spectators
- Understanding of your legal responsibilities
- Communication strategies
Officials interested in participating in a Match Management Workshop should contact their State Sporting Association to request a workshop for their sport.
Services - State Sporting Associations
Sport Education offers State Sporting Associations a wide range of services, support and advice in the delivery of their Coach and Official Education Training Packages.
Assessor Training Workshop
Sport Education assists State and National Sporting Organisations to support and educate their assessors through the development and delivery of sports specific workshops. This training can be partially or fully recognised as a Certificate IV assessment and workplace training qualification with our partner Registered Training Organisation.
Having properly trained and supported assessors is a critical part of quality coach and official education, and Sport Education is also available to advise on assessor and mentoring pathways.
For further information on this course please contact Sport Education.
Sport Education supports the State Sporting Associations in the development and implementation of their mentoring programs for coaches, officials and administrators. Mentoring assessor training workshops are conducted as part of this support.
This workshop enables coaches/officials, to develop the skills they need to mentor another person and help them develop or change their coaching/officiating methods for the better. Mentoring has always existed in sport. However, this workshop provides sports with an opportunity to implement a more structured, formal process for coaches/officials to spend time with a mentor.
Many benefits can be reaped from these workshops, for organisation, mentor and coach/official.
If you would like further information on organising a mentoring workshop, please contact Sport Education.
Game Sense Workshops
These workshops assist in the development of thinking players and are tailored to challenge participants of all abilities in every session.
Coaching Workshops
Sport Education offers needs based generic coaching workshops that fit into the NCAS structure.
Officiating Workshops
Sport Education offers needs based generic officiating workshops that fit into the NOAS structure.
Agencies
Organisations such as schools, TAFE’s and private providers can apply to deliver selected coaching and officiating general principles programs. In order to become an approved agency, organisations need to be registered with their state or territory department of sport and recreation.
For further information on training agencies please contact –
Australian Sports Commission Publications
The Australian Sports Commission provides access to the latest up-to-date publications in the areas of:
About ASC
http://www.ausport.gov.au/about
This section gathers resources such as the Annual Report, Strategic Plan, Customer Charter, Anti-Doping policy.... All resources that are about or concerning the corporate operation of the ASC can be found in this area.
http://www.ausport.gov.au/about/publications/subscribe
This section brings together the many newsletters and produced by the programs of the ASC. This includes Club E-news, Ethics in Sport and Sport Coach and Official news.
Publications Catalogue
http://www.ausport.gov.au/about/publications/catalogue
This online database of ASC publications allows you to search for any ASC publication or resource available for sale or supply. An order form is also included in this section.
Sport Coach and Official
http://www.ausport.gov.au/supporting
This area of the ASC covers the programs known in the past as the Australian Coaching Council (ACC) and the National Officiating Program (NOP).
Sports Policies/Guidelines
http://www.ausport.gov.au/supporting/coachofficial/Guidelines
The ASC produces a large number of policies, guidelines, manuals and advice documents for sport. In this section these resources, which are produced by a range of ASC programs, are gathered together in a one-stop-shop for you to locate easily and efficiently.
Links
To access contact information for Victorian based sporting organisations such as Government Authorities, State Sporting Associations, Regional Sports Assemblies, Disability Organisations and Training Organisations, please visit the Sport & Recreation Organisation section of the Sport & Recreation Victoria website.
Below are some useful links for Coaches, Teachers, Officials and Sports Administrators:
ACHPER www.achper.vic.edu.au
Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA) www.anzsla.com.au
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Australian Sports Commission (ASC) www.ausport.gov.au
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) www.asada.gov.au
Australian Womensport & Recreation Association www.australianwomensport.com.au
Kinect Australia www.vicfit.com.au
Play By The Rules www.playbytherules.net.au
Smartplay www.sma.org.au/information/smart_play.asp
Sport & Recreation Victoria www.sport.vic.gov.au
Sports Coach UK www.sportscoachuk.org
Sportscover www.sportscover.com
Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA) www.sportsdieticians.com
Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) www.sma.org.au
SMA - Victoria Branch www.smavic.org
SunSmart www.sunsmart.com.au
VicHealth www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
vicsport www.vicsport.asn.au
Volunteering Victoria www.volunteeringvictoria.com.au
Below are some useful links to Coach Education Centres throughout Australia: