Coach

The AFL has created a new, modern approach to the National Coach Accreditation Framework transforming how coaches learn, develop, and be recognised.

The new approach to coach education emphasises continuous learning and development, allowing coaches to consistently enhance their skills to benefit all participants, whether they're beginners, playing socially, or competing at higher levels.

The AFL’s coach accreditation system uses a points-based approach to help coaches progress through four accreditations: Registered, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

To find out more about the new accreditation process, click on this link

The SANFL offers a wide range of courses and workshops aimed at coaches for all age levels, by completing these courses and workshops coaches will gain points towards their Coach AFL accreditation.

Coaches can select courses from the below categories to further enhance their development.

• Elevate, The Elevate Courses replace the former Level 2 Course. They provide more focused and flexible learning opportunities for coaches, allowing them to deepen their knowledge and skills in specific coaching areas.
• Advanced, The Advanced Courses replaces the former Level 3 Course, here coaches can choose education specific to their coaching role and participants' needs.
• Masterclasses, these one-off workshops provide coaches an opportunity to learn from industry leaders.
• Coach AFL Online Courses, Structured courses and learning available on the AFL LMS.
• Gather Round Workshops, one of workshop which are free of charge and available when Gather Round comes to town.

If you have any problems with Coach AFL please contact the Coach AFL Customer Service Team at [email protected]
To view the additional learning activities available, click on the link below

The Club Coach Coordinator role is one of the most impactful structures to positively influence player enjoyment, development, retention and recruitment at a football club. They are also key influencers in developing and maintaining a positive game day environments and club culture. The role is designed to support and oversee the growth and development of individual coaches at the club and enhance the overall effectiveness of each coach.

See below useful resources, videos and links to help guidance to clubs in how to establish and conduct the role effectively at their club. The SANFL Coaching Department see this role as one of the biggest positive influences on our game and is extremely committed to supporting clubs in implementing these roles.

If you would like to hear more about the Club Coach Coordinator program, please contact Rian Nelson at the SANFL [email protected]

The SANFL Coach Developer is a program design to support and guide your junior coaches coaching in the SANFL Juniors, Southern Football League, Great Southern, Hills Football League and Barossa Light and Gawler Football Leagues.
The program consist of wide variety of programs clubs can select to best suit their development. SANFL Juniors, Southern Football League, Great Southern, Hills Football League and Barossa Light and Gawler Football Leagues clubs can select from the following workshop

• Preseason coaches meeting covering the topics of coaching resources, the SANFL juniors coach behaviour model, develop activities and coaching fundamentals
• One on One coach practical coaching session
• Support and develop the Club Coach Coordinator program
• Assist the club to find and appoint new coaches.

SANFL has developed 50 training activity videos perfect for coaching all age groups. The majority of the activities are Game Sense activities designed to maximise player participation, develop both on and off the ball learning and game-based decision making.

The AFL has designed a free activity library called RM Coach. RM Coach is free to all accredited coaches. RM Coach is an innovative, online coaching platform, hosting an extensive library of training drills, sessions, coaching tools and educational resources. Click below to hear more about RM Coach.

The SANFL Coaching Department has a Facebook Page that's designed for coaches to share their favorite training activity. Click on the link below to share your favorite and view others.

This section is designed to be a platform for community club's to advertise vacant coaching roles to coaches.

To see all of the current coaching position vacancies, click on the below link.

For club's looking for example questions to use for interviewing coaches, these can be found in the Club Coach Coordinator Resources link on the Club Coach Coordinator section on this page, or by clicking on the link below

If you are a club that would like to advertise your coaching positions here, please email a PDF flyer for the coaching role(s) and the closing date to [email protected]

Tackle Your Feelings is a free mental health training program for football players over the age of 16-year-old coaches, as well as committee members, and other club support staff.
The program is delivered by a local psychologist and aims to help participants gain the tools to Understand, Recognise and Respond to signs of mental ill-health in their players. The 90-minute workshop can be on a night of your choice

To discover more about the Tackle Your Feelings program, click on the Tackle Your Feeling website. https://www.tackleyourfeelings.org.au/

If you would like a free workshop at your club, please email Rian Nelson at the SANFL [email protected]