Expressions of Interest for Head Coaching Role with Marlin Coast Rangers Football Club in Cairns:

Marlin Coast Rangers Football Club, located in Cairns, is seeking expressions of interest for the position of Director of Coaching as well as Premier Team coach (one role).  The Club has enjoyed recent successes in Far North Queensland including the past 3 Grand Finals; two Premierships; and a Crad Evans victory.

We are looking for a coach who is willing to implement the Club’s football philosophy and who is able to develop coaching talent within the Club whilst also leading the Premier squad.  The successful person will receive reimbursement based on past experience and qualifications so please ensure your application details these.

The role is for 2011 and beyond however we would welcome and encourage applicants who can commence earlier so as a decent handover can be facilitated with our current Head Coach.  The expression of interest should be forwarded to gabbymason@hotmail.com for consideration.

Sport and Recreation Queensland will be holding a Sports Locker Room Workshop on Tuesday 22nd June.

For details, click here

The 2010 FFA National Coaching Conference was held at Sheldon College from 2nd - 4th March 2010, and was once again a huge success.

To view some of the handouts from the conference, please click here 

Historically, Community Coach Education has been a vertical, progressive pathway. You must have completed a “lesser” course before progressing up the pathway. To complete a Senior license you must have completed a Junior and Youth license involving many hours and a cost at each stage. The numbers of coaches actually progressing all the way through the pathway has been relatively small.

For this and other reasons, such as accessibility of ‘the course you want when you want it’, a horizontal structure will be launched for 2010. A coach simply has to know what age-group he or she is coaching and apply for the appropriate age-specific course.

Furthermore, the Youth and Senior courses have been divided into two parts. The content has been designed specifically so that a coach attending the first part is taught a basic understanding of how to work with his/her players. Coaches who go on and attend the second part will have a greater understanding. To gain a Licence, after attending both parts, a coach must pass an assessment.  To view the new pathway click here

 Football Federation Australia have announced a new policy for the Recognition of Overseas Coaching Qualifications: