Coaching

COACHING AT BLUE JAYS NETBALL


At Blue Jays Netball Club, we are here for our players in providing a safe environment, which leads to skill development and building court knowledge, teamwork and enjoyment of the game. We aim to be positive role models for all players involved in our sport.

As a club, we recognise how crucial a coach is and, therefore, provide support and training to assist our coaches in becoming the best mentors they can be! The role of a coach comes with responsibilites including abiding by our Code of Conduct and ensure legal checks and requirements are undertaken to enable the person to work with children.

We greatly appreciate the voluntary time and effort our coaches put into training and mentoring our netball players! Coaching is a crucial role within our club - without them, we wouldn't be able to function.

INTERESTED IN COACHING?


Every coach's journey starts somewhere - whether you are a current player interested in testing coaching out, a parent who used to play and wants to take on a coaching role, or just interested in trying something new! We welcome coaches, new and experienced, to our club.

New coaches will either take on an assistant coach or co-coaching position for their first season to ensure they have extra support. We will assess at the beginning of the next season whether you are able to coach by yourself or need to continue in one of these positions.

All of our club coaches receive support from our coaching convenor and other committee members if needed.

If you are interested in coaching at Blue Jays Netball Club, please contact Amy & Roz, our coaching convenors, via email - coaching@bluejaysnetball.com.

COACHING ACCREDITATION PATHWAY


All Blue Jays coaches, even assistant coaches, are required to hold the Foundation coaching course qualification.

This course is completed online through the Netball Australia Learning Portal. You are required to complete the Rules of Netball theory exam as part of this qualification.

The Foundation Course costs $70 and the Rules of Netball theory exam costs $13. Once you have completed your couse, please email a copy of the certificate to our coaching convenor at coaching@bluejaysnetball.com as well as our treasurer at treasurer@bluejaysnetball.com with your bank details to be reimbursed.


If you are interested in gaining a higher level of coaching accreditation, you can then progress through the Netball Queensland coaching pathway.

These higher levels of coaching accreditation have an online portion as well as an in-person portion. Our coaching convenor will share with current Blue Jays coaches any opportunities to attend these sessions.


RESOURCES FOR COACHES


All of our Blue Jays coaches will be given access to The Netball Coach.

This is a great resource for planning your training sessions, featuring:
  • Drills for specific skill development
  • Strategy exercises
  • Strenght and conditioning (netball specific as well)
  • Drills specific for younger players (U10)


Another great resource for coaches is Netball Australia's KNEE Program, which is designed to prevent knee and ankle injuries from occurring.

The Junior Program is a complete warm up for junior netballers in keeping them on court for longer and to move more efficiently.

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Great resources can also be found on YouTube.

Some good channels to check out are:
  • Maias Netball
  • Nettyheads
  • NETFIT Netball
  • thenetballcoach.com
  • Melbourne Mavericks

BLUE CARDS


All Blue Jays coaches, excluding those under 18, are required to have a Blue Card when working with children. Coaches are only required to hold a Volunteer Blue Card.

The purpose fo the Blue Card system is to promote safety for children and young people in environments where they are required to be and those that promote their physical, social and culutral development, such as sporting groups.

Blue Cards are issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, once it has carried out the blue card check to see if a person is eligible to work in the areas of child-related work. If a person is eligible, they are issued a positive notice letter and a blue card.

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