Coaching

All our coaches are volunteers and are committed to providing age-appropriate training for each team. At Doncaster Netball Club all our new coaches will be part of our “Coach Development & Succession Planning” process. New coaches have the opportunity of being an Assistant Coach and progressing to a Coach and finally a Senior Coach.

To maintain our professional level of coaching, all new coaches must complete a Netball Victoria Foundation Course and the club will provide this training. All coaches receive copies of coaching techniques, practice drills, and all necessary training equipment once appointed as Coach.

We also have in place a Coaches reporting structure, which is led by the “Coaches Co-ordinator” to enable an effective line of communication to operate amongst all coaches and their teams.

For more information about Coaching please email: coach@doncasternetballclub.com.au

If you are interested in buying some coaching material this site has some good manuals for sale developed by Gillian Lee. Some content is free, just follow the links on the site.

http://www.netskills.com.au

You can sign up for a weekly email that gives coaching tips and drills.

http://www.sportplan.net/drills/Netball/index.jsp   

Foundation

For: Beginners / Junior Netball
Age: 14+
Prerequisites: NIL

Development: Part 1 (online)

For: Club / Rep Teams
Age: 15+
Prerequisites: Foundation accreditation (above), Umpire Theory Exam

Development: Part 2 (face to face)

For: Club / Rep Teams
Age: 15+
Prerequisites: Foundation accreditation, Umpire Theory Exam

Intermediate

For: Rep Teams / VNL
Age: 16+
Prerequisites: Development course, General Principles course (Vicsport)

To Achieve Coaching Accreditation:

1. Complete the Foundation Course online
2. Complete the Rules of Netball Theory Exam online
3. Complete the Development Course online
4. Choose the course you wish to complete from the table above ie) Development Face to Face Workshop > Intermediate > Advanced
5. Find a course date and venue on the Netball Victoria coaching course calendar
6. You will then be directed to the the Netball Victoria online registration system
7. All courses require you to be a current Netball Victoria member and to have successfully completed the preceding accreditation level

Ongoing Development

• Coaches in the Field Workshops – Ball Handling, Footwork, General Attacking Skills, General Defending Skills, Game Sense, Game Day Coaching, Specialist Centre Court, Specialist Goal Circle
• Netball Victoria Game Development Conference

For further information and registration, visit Netball Victoria.