Introduction

In Australia, accreditation as a coach for a specific sport has to be pursued through the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme administered by the Coaching & Officiating Unit of the Australian Sports Commission. Questions regarding coaching in specific sports should be directed to relevant national sporting organisations. 

Several Australian universities and TAFE's also have sports coaching courses. You can find further details of courses and careers on the careers topics page.

This page includes:

• Full text resources
• Organisations

Full text resources

• Coaching tools section of the Coaching & Officiating Unit of the Australian Sports Commission.
• Coaching science abstracts includes some free material. Australian coaches are able to obtain other references from this journal by contacting the National Sport Information Centre.
• Coaching classics includes papers on training, coaching and physiology. 
• Coaching Association of Canada coaching tips.
• Sports coach (UK) offers a variety of information on a range of topics. The "coaching" link offers a great starting point, explaining the role of the coach, skills involved and suggested resources. 
• Canadian journal for women in coaching online contains articles related to women in coaching.
• Play by the rules website has information for coaches and sporting organisations relevant to harassment, ethics, and discrimination, model member protection policies and free online training in a number of areas specifically designed for coaches, officials, administrators, players and parents.
• Physical Education Update includes sample articles on both sport-specific and general topics relating to coaching, free downloads and ebooks.

Organisations

• American Sport Education Program
• Coaching Association of Canada
• International Council for Coach Education
• Sports Coach UK
• SPARC (NZ)

Specific Sports

• Australian Basketball Coaches Association
• Australian Swimming Coaches & Teachers Association
• Australian Tennis Professional Coaches Association
• Australian Track & Field Coaches Association  

Did you know?

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

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