Carol Byers - Accreditation Programs
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Carol Byers, Coach Development and Participation
Manager, Netball Australia.
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We implemented the foundation course because
our previous course had been out dated, our
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level one was about 12 years old, so it really
needed updating. And we also wanted to make
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sure that we could offer a lot more flexibility
in our delivery and people are time poor these
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days.
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So we wanted to provide our coaches with a
foundation level course that was only one
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day long and our old level one was 2 days,
so we've effectively split it in half, so
0:00:37.970,0:00:41.899
now we have a foundation course and a development
course and people can do it when they are
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ready.
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The states have been fantastic, it was about
us making sure that we were ready with all
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of the resources to begin with to make sure
that the course was able to be delivered in
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its finished form, but also making sure that
we'd provided training to all of the presenters
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and therefore the presenters presenting the
course were fantastic in what they could deliver
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and that nationally everybody received the
same product.
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It was more about the presenters to start
with, making sure that we brought them in
0:01:21.229,0:01:26.250
and trained the trainers from each state so
that they could go back and train their own
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presenters. So certainly, financially that
was a big investment with that, but it was
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also then making sure that we had developed
the resources and that we had everything ready
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to go and from my point of view, being available
whenever the states needed me to make sure
0:01:41.380,0:01:47.310
that we could answer any questions and help
them with any RPL processes, and really to
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make it as easy as possible for them to administer.
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We've run a survey just recently and the feedback
has been fantastic, certainly the one day
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course has been well received, the fact that
there's flexibility in whether they complete
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a full 8 hour course or whether they complete
the beginning general principles and then
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a four hour sports specific course has been
really good and that there's flexibility in
0:02:14.650,0:02:21.140
how people are being educated and can be involved.
And certainly the resources have been well
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received, we've provided lesson plans and
drills and skills, so it's about making sure
0:02:26.030,0:02:33.030
that beginner coaches have everything they
need to get them through that first season.
0:02:33.930,0:02:38.319
Anytime you introduce something new and developing
it takes a lot longer than you think to start
0:02:38.319,0:02:43.819
with, so it's about making sure that you do
give yourself plenty of time to develop what
0:02:43.819,0:02:48.099
you've got, and certainly speaking to other
sports to find out lots of information about
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what they've done and what's worked well as
well, but making sure that you have got all
0:02:52.090,0:02:56.620
of the resources and everything ready to go
when you run it so that the states find it
0:02:56.620,0:02:59.360
as easy to administer and to put out there
as possible.
Carol Byers, Coach Development and Participation
Manager, Netball Australia.
0:00:12.970,0:00:17.970
We implemented the foundation course because
our previous course had been out dated, our
0:00:17.970,0:00:22.680
level one was about 12 years old, so it really
needed updating. And we also wanted to make
0:00:22.680,0:00:27.830
sure that we could offer a lot more flexibility
in our delivery and people are time poor these
0:00:27.830,0:00:28.080
days.
0:00:28.050,0:00:33.050
So we wanted to provide our coaches with a
foundation level course that was only one
0:00:33.050,0:00:37.970
day long and our old level one was 2 days,
so we've effectively split it in half, so
0:00:37.970,0:00:41.899
now we have a foundation course and a development
course and people can do it when they are
0:00:41.899,0:00:42.190
ready.
0:00:42.190,0:00:49.190
The states have been fantastic, it was about
us making sure that we were ready with all
0:00:50.790,0:00:56.510
of the resources to begin with to make sure
that the course was able to be delivered in
0:00:56.510,0:01:02.750
its finished form, but also making sure that
we'd provided training to all of the presenters
0:01:02.750,0:01:09.390
and therefore the presenters presenting the
course were fantastic in what they could deliver
0:01:09.390,0:01:16.390
and that nationally everybody received the
same product.
0:01:16.610,0:01:21.229
It was more about the presenters to start
with, making sure that we brought them in
0:01:21.229,0:01:26.250
and trained the trainers from each state so
that they could go back and train their own
0:01:26.250,0:01:31.509
presenters. So certainly, financially that
was a big investment with that, but it was
0:01:31.509,0:01:36.399
also then making sure that we had developed
the resources and that we had everything ready
0:01:36.399,0:01:41.380
to go and from my point of view, being available
whenever the states needed me to make sure
0:01:41.380,0:01:47.310
that we could answer any questions and help
them with any RPL processes, and really to
0:01:47.310,0:01:54.310
make it as easy as possible for them to administer.
0:01:54.599,0:01:59.390
We've run a survey just recently and the feedback
has been fantastic, certainly the one day
0:01:59.390,0:02:04.569
course has been well received, the fact that
there's flexibility in whether they complete
0:02:04.569,0:02:08.780
a full 8 hour course or whether they complete
the beginning general principles and then
0:02:08.780,0:02:14.650
a four hour sports specific course has been
really good and that there's flexibility in
0:02:14.650,0:02:21.140
how people are being educated and can be involved.
And certainly the resources have been well
0:02:21.140,0:02:26.030
received, we've provided lesson plans and
drills and skills, so it's about making sure
0:02:26.030,0:02:33.030
that beginner coaches have everything they
need to get them through that first season.
0:02:33.930,0:02:38.319
Anytime you introduce something new and developing
it takes a lot longer than you think to start
0:02:38.319,0:02:43.819
with, so it's about making sure that you do
give yourself plenty of time to develop what
0:02:43.819,0:02:48.099
you've got, and certainly speaking to other
sports to find out lots of information about
0:02:48.099,0:02:52.090
what they've done and what's worked well as
well, but making sure that you have got all
0:02:52.090,0:02:56.620
of the resources and everything ready to go
when you run it so that the states find it
0:02:56.620,0:02:59.360
as easy to administer and to put out there
as possible.
