People are drawn to coaching a netball team for many and varied reasons. You may be the only parent of a school or club netball team with any knowledge of netball, or you may have been a good player and want to work your way up to coaching a high performance team. Or you may dream of one day coaching the Australian Diamonds!
No matter what level of netball coaching you set out to do, there is plenty of help at hand to give you the confidence to take on the challenge.
Coaching junior teams doesn’t require accreditation, but working your way through the lower tiers of the accreditation pathway is sure to benefit both you and your developing young team.
Netball Victoria information
It is well worth the visit to see the latest news, coach calendar, Accreditation, coaches in the field, Professional Development, Coaching vacancies, and resources.
- Coaching Hub: https://vic.netball.com.au/coaches/
- Coaching Accreditation & Couses: https://vic.netball.com.au/accreditations
- Coaching Resources: https://vic.netball.com.au/coaching-resources/
Code of Conduct for Coaches
All coaches who coach at Melbourne East Netball Association games need to complete the coach’s code of conduct form. The form needs to be completed by the end of grading rounds or the team they coach will not receive any points for their games. View the Coaches Code of Behaviour
Child Safety
Melbourne East Netball Association is a Child Safe Organisation & Netball Victoria is Commitment to Child Safety click here for more information.
Please review these resources:
- A Guide for Physical Contact when Working With Children
- Code of Conduct – What do I Need to Know As An Official?
- E-Safety Guide for Coaches & Umpires
- Complete the child protection online course
If you have a concern that you would like to raise, click here.
Read more resources: Netball Victoria Child Safeguarding Resource Hub and MENA Child Safety page.
Coaching Resources
- Knee Program – Stretch & Strength
- Warm Up and Cool Down Program
- Netball Skills Coaching Points
- Netball skills Development Framework
- Skills to teach by age
- Goaling/Shooting practice
- Demonstrating a skill
- Planning a training session
- IFNA Basic Coaching manual
- Coaching_8-10 training sessions
- Minor Games
- Net Session Plans
Videos:
- Attacking skills – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1LJDtgNrCY&list=PLgCNJssaP1-xN6wILskPThBNxXFrNX368
- Ball Handling skills – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTlOYtX6d88&list=PLgCNJssaP1-xN6wILskPThBNxXFrNX368
- Defending – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzPJPCg5SCg&list=PLgCNJssaP1-xN6wILskPThBNxXFrNX368
- Footwork – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtnDm52t_eM&list=PLgCNJssaP1-xN6wILskPThBNxXFrNX368&index=4&t=13s
- Shooting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_kiYeeYvkU&list=PLgCNJssaP1-xN6wILskPThBNxXFrNX368&index=5
Coaching Tips, skills, and drill web sites
- The Netball coach – https://thenetballcoach.com/
- Netball Now – https://netballnow.com/
- The Netball Vault – https://www.thenetballvault.com.au/
- Netball Australia Coaching resources http://netball.com.au/coaching/resources/
- Teach PE – Netball – http://www.teachpe.com/netball/
- NetSetGo – Woolworths NetSetGo – Netball VIC
- Coaching resources http://www.netskills.com.au/
- Sports Plan https://www.sportplan.net
- Knee Program – http://knee.netball.com.au
Fitness:
- Core Advantage – https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/podcast-netball-injuries-performance?rq=netball
- Netfit – http://netfitnetball.com.au
Rules & Policies:
Community Coach General Principles
The Community Coach General Principles (CCGP) course has been developed by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and is an entry level course for beginning coaches. It is available online and for free via the ASC’s website.
This course is a pre-requisite for the Foundation accreditation and focuses on the role and responsibilities of a coach, planning, safety, working with parents, communication, group management, and inclusive coaching practices.
This is the beginning of your coaching journey! So what are you waiting for? Click the link below and get started!
https://learning.ausport.gov.au/
Safe Netball app
The Netball Australia Game Day / Training Checklist app is a risk management tool that can be used by Association / Club Officials pre-game and training. The checklist and safety audit provides a reliable method of identifying, recording, and addressing risks before they occur and can decrease exposure to property damage, personal injury, or in extreme cases legal action. Additionally, the app also features an incident reporting functionality for the notification of Personal Accidents and Public Liability matters.
Features of the Netball Australia Game Day / Training app include:
- The ability to efficiently complete and submit a Game Day / Training checklist electronically
- A Safety Audit provides clear guidelines for club officials to follow to identify hazards and ensure a safe environment for everyone involved
- An Incident Reporting system that captures relevant information relating to potential Personal Accident and Public Liability claims
Download on to your mobile device: