Who can deliver?
Sporting Schools is an Australian Government initiative designed to help schools to increase children's participation in sport, and to connect them with community sporting opportunities.
Providers
To deliver basketball as a registered provider organisation, you need to meet the below requirements:
- Registered as a provider in OfficialsHQ
- Hold a valid ABN
- Confirm adequacy of insurance
- Agree to Provider Guidelines and Provider organisation terms and conditions
- Meet safety assessment (as determined by NSO)
To be an endorsed provider for basketball and deliver on behalf of Basketball Australia, providers must also meet the requirements below:
- Be an affiliated club/association with their state/territory basketball association
- Registered to deliver Ford Aussie Hoops on the Basketball Australia website
NOTE: All coaches that operate under the coaching provider must meet individual basketball coach registration requirements
Coaches
To become a coach and deliver basketball in Sporting Schools please ensure you are working towards the following requirements:
- Registered in OfficialsHQ as a coach and connected to a provider, SSO or NSO
- Be aged 16 years or over
- Hold a current Working With Children Check (paid check) or relevant exemption
- Confirm adequacy of insurance
To deliver on behalf of Basketball Australia, coaches need to:
- Be connected to an endorsed provider or state/territory basketball association in OfficialsHQ
- Primary School Program: Basketball Australia Community Coach Accreditation, opens in a new tab
- Secondary School Program: Basketball Australia Club Coach Accreditation, opens in a new tab
Teachers
To deliver basketball as a teacher, you need to meet the requirements below:
- Hold a valid state and/or territory teacher registration
- Be employed at the school
- Confirm adequacy of insurance
- Basketball Australia Sporting Schools teacher coaching course (online), opens in a new tab
- Optional: Basketball Australia Community Coach Accreditation, opens in a new tab