Beginning coaching

Coaching children
Coaching children

The Beginning Coaching General Principles program sets a minimum standard for all sports involved in the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS). The documents below will assist sports in the development of sport specific NCAS training programs and the delivery of the Beginning Coaching General Principles.

The Beginning Coaching manual (aimed at course participants) can be ordered through the AIS Shop (see below link).

The ASC has released an online version of the Beginning Coaching General Principles course. Follow the link below for further information. Face to face courses are delivered through state coaching and officiating centres (see related links below).

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Australia is one of only two nations to have competed in every modern Summer Olympic Games.

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700 athlete scholarships are offered annually at the AIS.
263 current and former AIS athletes competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
142 Olympic medals have been won by athletes from the AIS since its establishment.
40 thousand kilometres were swum by Petria Thomas while at the AIS.
1 million people visit the AIS each year.
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