Coaching Course Information
Club/School Coaching Course (Level 2) The Club/ School Coach is aimed at senior school and club coaches. This program trains coaches who already have some experience in the sport and aims to provide the coach with the knowledge and skills to develop athletes to their potential. They will have enough knowledge to develop an annual program, rig boats appropriately and develop younger athletes. Club/School coaches will provide coaching to the majority of athletes and will be required to tutor rowers of all ages and physical capacities. These coaches will have a basic sports science knowledge. Course Prerequisites: Performance Coaching Course (Level 3) The Performance Coach is aimed at coaches intending to work with State level teams, junior National teams and School head coaches. This program aims to develop the coach’s concepts of applied sports science, program management skills and the ability to develop less experienced coaches within their network. These coaches also have potential to develop workshops and information sessions which are important for coach development of all levels. Course Prerequisites: The Rowing Australia Coach Development Pathway signifies the committment of Rowing Australia and all Coaches within its Community - to ongoing and continuous education in the pursuit of more effective coaching.
Learn to Row Coaching Course (Level 1)The Learn to Row coach program is aimed at the novice coach. This program trains coaches who have minimal bacjground in rowing and will coach predominantly up to junior high school level or those in their first season of rowing.Examples of this type of coach are teachers and parents with non-rowing backgrounds and current rowing club members helping at the grassroots level. This program trains coaches who will coach beginners of all ages, teaching fundamentals and introducing non-rowers to the sport. These coaches will be provided with the compliance training, interpersonal skills and low level technical development skills to deal with the groups they train.Course Prerequisites:Attendees must:
- Club/School Coach (Level 2) completed
- State level Club crews/National Jnr Teams/ School Head Coach
- 1 year of coaching experience as a Club/School Coach
- Units (2,12 ) Intermediate Coaching General Principles Completed
High Performance Coach (Level 4)
The High Performance Coach is an advanced accreditation level. It is aimed at ‘professional’ head coaches working within high performance clubs and National Training Centre networks who are dealing with elite athletes.
The High Performance Coach aims to train the coach to apply their coaching skills in a holistic manner, and work with a team of sports science experts to assist the athlete to achieve excellence. The High Performance Coach will focus on the role of the coach as a program manager, and will rely on expert coaches practising in the field to mentor High Performance Coach candidates.
Course Prerequisites:
- Performance Coach (Level 3) completed
- 1 year of coaching experience as a Performance Coach
- Note: Entry to the High Performance Coach course must be approved by the NRCE
