Netball Coaching
Have you ever considered Coaching?
Coaching is an extremely rewarding job and if you are looking to get involved with netball this is a great opportunity.
Requirements:
Working with Children’s check number (WWCC), available through the Service NSW website.
Register with Haberfield Netball Club as Non-Player (Coach) via PlayHQ.
Complete Foundations Course available via the learning centre
To read up on the rule book
Inner West Netball Association will be holding coaching courses from beginner to advanced throughout the year, keep a look out on our website or facebook for upcoming courses.
Get Accreditated and maintain your accreditation
Netball Australia offers the coaches foundations program.
It is online, so you are able to complete this in your own time the cost is $65 and accessed through your My Netball account. It offers coaches valuable tips and trick on coaching the fundamentals of netball.
How to get the most out of your coaching experience
1. Teach your players to be safe on court
The Netball Australia knee program should be incorporated into all training session.
The KNEE Program is an on court warm up program designed to enhance movement efficiency and prevent injury. The program targets three specific player groups, junior, recreational and elite level athletes, with different exercises tailored to match the predicted capabilities of each group. The KNEE Program has been designed to educate athletes, coaches and support staff.
2. Plan Ahead
Allow time to plan your drills before training. This lets you get through what you need to for each session.
All session plans should contain:
warm up/stretch
agility
skills
game based
optional but good idea: kids to have a 10min game with another team at the same time; and
a cool down.
3. Utilise the team manager or nominated parent of the team
So handy to ensure someone is helping with any of the running around tasks you need to do so that you can focus on the players.
Things like organising absences, communicate game times and court, ensure players are ready to play: uniform, no jewelry, nails cut etc
4. Leveraging resources and other coaches in the club
Seeking opinions and discussing with other coaches and the club committee is a great way to diversify your coaching and allow you to find solutions to difficult problems/ decisions.
Seeing what others do may give you an idea of what you want to do or not do as a coach and more importantly, help guide you through those landmines so that you can bring the best out in the players and your team.
The internet also contains a wide range of coaching resources and in the resources section to help our coaches with training plans and development of their own style.
5. Enjoy the experience
Coaching and developing your team is and can be a satisfying experience for most. Enjoy it and have fun with the players. It is a big responsibility and not a small ask in terms of investment of time so make sure you enjoy it as you go along.