Coaching

Structure and Management

Coaching in Orienteering Australia is the responsibility of the Director, Technical and the Director, High Performance who manage their respective functions through the OA Coaching Committee (chaired by the Manager, Coaching and Officiating Development) and the High Performance Management Group (chaired by the Manager, High Performance) respectively. Manager (Coaching and Officiating Development), and Manager (High Performance) are both part-time, contracted positions.

Coach Education and Development

The Australian Sports Commission now provides an online Beginner Coaching Principles course which must be completed as part of the Level 1 Coaching accreditation process.

Coach education and development is carried out under the umbrella of the Australian Sports Commission’s National Coach Accreditation Scheme (NCAS). There are currently three levels of accreditation for orienteering coaches:

Level 1 - Club coaching

Level 2 - State Junior, Senior squads and advanced athlete development. Level 2 Coaching Curriculum - due for updating and re-accreditation  late 2009

Level 1 coach accreditation (and re-accreditation) is the responsibility of State associations. Level 2 and above accreditation (and re-accreditation) is the responsibility of OA.

Accredited Coaches

A list of accredited is available via the link in the menu bar. Accreditations are valid for four years, during which time you must acquire a certain number of 'points' to qualify for re-accreditation. To view your accreditation status and update your personal details, visit the Sports Accreditation Online website.

Coaches Code of Ethics

Orienteering Australia endorses the Australian Sports Commission’s Code of Ethics for Coaches. All coaches are required to sign the agreed joint ASC-OA code of ethics before being accredited.

Resources

Over the coming months this page will be updated with resources for coaches athletes.

Orienteering Australia now has a association with Human Kinetics. Human Kinetics provides high-quality resources and texts for athletes and coaches. Through the association OA receive a percentage of sales so be sure to follow THIS LINK when purchasing items from their website.

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) also provide a number of high quality publications. ASC Resources are listed here.

Check out what the Orienteering Service of Australia has to offer.