The coaches at ANA play a crucial role in ensuring netball is a positive and enjoyable experience for all our athletes. They are also an integral part of the development of our athletes at all levels. Our aim is to ensure that our coaches have the opportunity to continually develop their coaching skills, ability and knowledge and to assist them to move through the Netball WA Coach Pathway.

The ANA will be offering the following two courses to club coaches in 2024.

See below for available workshops. As more sessions are offered these will be listed below.

Coach

Workshops

Game Day Coaching – Community

This workshop has been designed to assist with game day coaching at a community level.

TBC 2025 at Denmark

What You Will Learn

How to organise your team.

How to deliver feedback at games.

How to manage parents/spectators.

Requirements

Current affiliation with your Member Organisation

Course Cost: $0.00  

New Coaches Workshop

This workshop has been designed to assist with coaching the basic skills of netball.

Sunday 9th March 2025 12.30pm - 2.30pm at ALAC

What You Will Learn

How to coach the basic skills of netball.

How to write a training session and progress a skill.

How to keep players engaged.

How to manage parents/spectators.

Requirements

Current affiliation with your Member Organisation

Course Cost: $0.00  

1.

Accreditation
Courses

Foundation Coach
Online Course

Description

The Foundation Coach Online Course outlines introductory coaching information and basic netball techniques for beginner coaches, teachers, parents and NetSetGO coaches. 

What you’ll learn

  1. Identify the roles and responsibilities of the coach

  2. Understand the coaching implications of the Netball Australia Codes of Behaviour.

  3. Understand the social development considerations for why children play sport.

  4. Identify and implement good coaching practices to reduce risk.

  5. Implement minor incident-management procedures.

  6. Keep accurate records regarding medical history and injury reporting.

  7. Cater for the physical and social development of participants.

  8. Understand the role of NetSetGO and its place in the player development pathway.

  9. Understand the benefits of using a game sense approach to teach game concepts and develop long term learning.

  10. Understand the importance of effective group management skills to maximise opportunities for successful participation.

  11. Identify the elements of a training session.

  12. Understand the planning and review process.

  13. Utilise effective communication techniques to develop player understanding of the basic skills of netball.

  14. Understand how to safely teach the basic skills of netball.

  15. Identify skill faults and correct technique for the basic skills of netball.

  16. Understand the coaching implications of the basic rules of netball.

Please Note: To gain your Foundation Coach Accreditation, you must also have a current Rules of Netball Exam result of 70% or higher. The exam is $12.50 and can be found here. 

Course Cost: $75.00

Development Coach
Online Course

2.

Description

Welcome to the Development Coach Online Course. This course is designed for club, association and regional coaches and teachers aiming to further their netball knowledge. This course provides a good introduction to skill progression and fault detection with correction.

What you’ll learn

  1. Demonstrate effective coaching communication strategies 

  2. Demonstrate effective group management strategies 

  3. Review the first five steps of the seven steps of skill progression 

  4. Apply the steps of skill progression within a practical environment/activity 

  5. Understand, safely teach and apply the principles of the Netball Australia KNEE Program 

  6. Safely teach, identify and correct technique faults in netball for; – ball handling skills – movement and footwork skills – attacking skills – defending skills – goal shooting / circle defence skills 

  7. Create and progress appropriate skills sessions into dynamic situations 

  8. Create and evaluate simple Game Day team goals and strategies 

  9. Apply the techniques of basic netball skills into relevant court situations 

  10. Apply the principles of positional and team play into basic court strategy 

  11. Employ four of the self-reflection methods to evaluate and improve the quality of coach management, teaching and communication (Player feedback, peer feedback, self-awareness, video analysis, and mentor Coach Developer) 

  12. Review coach education pathways and update opportunities

Course Cost: $65.00  

3.

Face-to-Face Development Accreditation – (Development
Coach Practical Workshop)

Description

The Development Coach Workshop is an opportunity for Learners to put their theory into practice under the guidance of accreditation netball facilitators. This session combines theory and practical on-court activities. 

What you’ll learn

  • Demonstrate effective coaching communication strategies

  • Demonstrate effective group management strategies 

  • Review the first five steps of the seven steps of skill progression 

  • Apply the steps of skill progression within a practical environment/activity 

  • Understand, safely teach and apply the principles of the Netball Australia KNEE Program 

  • Safely teach, identify and correct technique faults in netball for; – ball handling skills – movement and footwork skills – attacking skills – defending skills – goal shooting / circle defence skills 

  • Create and progress appropriate skills sessions into dynamic situations 

  • Create and evaluate simple Game Day team goals and strategies 

  • Apply the techniques of basic netball skills into relevant court situations 

  • Apply the principles of positional and team play into basic court strategy 

  • Employ four of the self-reflection methods to evaluate and improve the quality of coach management, teaching and communication (Player feedback, peer feedback, self-awareness, video analysis, and mentor Coach Developer) 

  • Review coach education pathways and update opportunities

Requirements

Must hold a Foundation Coach Accreditation, have completed the Development Coach Online Course and has a current Rules of Netball Exam with a pass mark of 70% or higher.

Workshop Date: Sunday 4th May 2025

Venue: Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre

Time: 9am - 1.30pm

Cost: $79.00

Registrations close Friday 16th April 2025

Netball WA

Visit the governing body for Netball in Western Australia for more information about the Netball Australia Coach Accreditation Pathway, relevant courses and the Online Learning Management System. There are also a heap of  free resources for help you planning and organise your team.