• Background
• Outcomes
• Brochures and fact sheets
• Frequently asked questions
• Research and Evaluation

Community Coach Registration Requirements

• Who will deliver the sport and other structured physical activity programs for schools/Out of School Hours Care Service (OSHCS) (sites)?
• How may a community coach become registered with the Australian Sports Commission?
• Who will complete the police checks for community coaches?
• What is the process after completing the registration requirements of the Active After-school Communities (AASC) program?
• What happens if I have let my registration lapse and would like to re-enter the AASC program?
• What are the benefits for community coaches?
• How much work can I get in the AASC program?

Community Coach Training Requirements

• What is the Community Coach Training Program?
• Who will deliver the Community Coach Training Program?
• Is there any cost associated with completing the Community Coach Training Program?
• Can credit be given for previous qualifications obtained?

Ongoing Review and Assessment

• Who will be responsible for ensuring quality programs are delivered?

Community Coach Registration Requirements

Q. Who will deliver the sport and other structured physical activity programs for schools/Out of School Hours Care Service (OSHCS) (sites)?
A. Community coaches must be registered with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) to be able to deliver programs for sites. Anyone may apply for registration – school teachers, OSHCS staff, development officers from NSOs/SSAs, local club personnel, local government staff, parents, private providers, senior secondary or tertiary students, high school students etc.

Q. How may a community coach become registered with the ASC?
A. The requirements for obtaining probationary registration are:

1. Satisfactory completion of a national police check

2. Completion of the AASC Community Coach Training Program. The training will be provided free of charge by the Active After-school Communities (AASC) program.

After gaining probationary registration, community coaches will have six months to satisfactorily complete a 60 minute appraisal whilst conducting a session within the AASC program.  Upon successfully completing this task, community coaches will be granted full registration which is valid for two years. Registration renewal letters will be sent to community coaches when they are approaching the end of their two year registration period.

Q. Who will complete the police checks for community coaches?
A. Where states/territories have legislative requirements in relation to Working with Children, community coaches will be required to follow these processes.  

Where state/territories have not yet implemented working with children legislation, community coaches will be required to submit an Informed Consent for the ASC to conduct the check.  The ASC is an accredited agency of CrimTrac, an Australian Government Agency that provides national police record checking services.

Requirements can be found by following the link at the bottom of the page.

Q. What happens if I have let my registration lapse and would like to re-enter the AASC program?
A. Unregistered community coaches must contact their regional coordinator to discuss the requirements to re-enter the AASC program. If it is not known who the regional coordinator is, contact can be made with the relevant zone administrator who will put them in contact with the appropriate regional coordinator.

Q. What are the benefits for community coaches?
A.

• Payment for coaching (if you have the necessary insurances).
• Access to a free ASC coaching course (equivalent to the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme Beginning Coaching General Principles).
• Access to excellent resources at all sites where the AASC program operates, including activity kits and equipment.
• Support and training through a locally based regional coordinator.
• Opportunities to develop networks and pathways to increase club membership.
• A fantastic way to volunteer in the local community and/or to complete work experience and student placements.
   

Q. How much work can I get in the AASC program?

A. This will vary. Each semester, schools and Out of School Hours Care Services, identify the types of activities they would like delivered to the children participating within the AASC program. Once these activities have been identified, AASC Regional Coordinators will facilitate links between local sports clubs, community organisations and private providers to identify suitable coaches to meet these needs.

It is important to note, that while regional coordinators will undertake discussions with sites to address program design options, the decision to use, or not to use, specific community coaches is at the discretion of the site.

It is also important to note that community coaches are not employees of the Australian Sports Commission.

Community Coach Training Requirements

Q. What is the Community Coach Training Program?
A.The Community Coach Training Program is a combination of Beginning Coaching General Principles and the Playing for Life philosophy. It has a particular emphasis on management and delivery strategies for primary school aged children. It will involve approximately 11 hours of theory and practical work. Modules 2,3 and 4 are completed online prior to attending a CCTP.

The five CCTP modules are:

1. Active After-school Communities program overview
2. Communication and Behaviour Management
3. Safe Environments
4. Nutrition and Well-being
5. Planning, Preparing, Delivering and Reviewing Playing for Life activity sessions

Q. Who will deliver the Community Coach Training Program?
A. Regional coordinators are trained and skilled in delivery of the Community Coach Training Program.

Q. Is there any cost associated with completing the Community Coach Training Program?
A. The program is run free of charge for all participants.

Q. Can credit be given for previous qualifications obtained?
A. Participants can apply for credit for part of the Community Coach Training Program (modules 2, 3 and 4) if they have:

• teaching qualifications or are currently undertaking fourth year teaching qualifications
• childcare qualifications (Certificate III or above)
• completed the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) Beginning Coaching General Principles or higher (or NCAS entry-level coaching accreditation).

Ongoing Review and Assessment

Q. Who will be responsible for ensuring quality programs are delivered?
A. This will be one of the key responsibilities of the regional coordinators. They will conduct spot checks of all community coaches within their region and provide ongoing feedback and advice. At the completion of each term the regional coordinator will complete a 360 degree evaluation with a sample of sites involved in the AASC program, this will include feedback from parents, teachers and community coaches.