Web pages for beginner coaches and officials
Issue: Volume 29 Number 2
Every year, many people, parents in particular, find themselves appointed to the position of coach or official of a sporting team, often by default as there was no one else who would volunteer to do it.
To assist new coaches and officials in their role, the Australian Sports Commission, in conjunction with State Departments of Sport and Recreation, has developed a series of web pages: Tools and Tips for New Coaches and Officials.
Go to www.ausport.gov.au/participating/coaches/tools
The Tools and Tips for New Coaches and Officials web pages contain practical information and tools aimed at the beginner coach and official. The web pages have been designed so that the coach or official can download and print the various documents to take away and use in their coaching or officiating role. There is also information for clubs on ways to recruit and retain coaches and officials.
The web pages contain the following information:
- ‘Survival pack’ information for new coaches – information on planning, managing groups, working with parents and managing children’s behaviour, and more
- ‘Survival pack’ information for new officials – information on officiating for the first time, safety, managing conflict when officiating, and more.
- Templates for coaches – session plan template, player attendance and medical history forms, injury record form, and more
- Templates for officials – incident report form, season planner, and more
- Activity cards – game cards suitable for a range of sports.
- Information for clubs – on recruiting and retaining coaches and officials
- Further information – including articles and web links
The pages are easily accessible from the web site, so why not go and check them out and direct new coaches and officials to the site or share your favourite pages with them?
