Overview

Coaches at all levels play a crucial role in ensuring that lacrosse is an enjoyable experience for everyone, as well as laying the foundation for the development of better players.

As expectations for safety and ethical behaviour within coaching continues to increase for all sports, it has become increasingly important that all coaches are continuously training and accredited. It is recommended that all coaches continue their education to ensure the most appropriate and up-to-date coaching techniques are being used.

Coaches wishing to re-accredit their Foundation Coach accreditation can now enrol and submit the required work. 

The re-accreditation process has been outlined and designed to ensure coaches have been actively coaching over the last 4 years, engaged is personal development over their journey and have gone through a self review and goal setting process to further enhance their coaching ability. 

To successfully gain re-accreditation coaches will need to:

  1. Submit your original Foundation Coach Certificate. 
  2. Show they have been actively coaching for two of the 4 years. (submit sign declaration from club).
  3. Complete 2 of the further development opportunities. (submit evidence).
  4. Hold a current child safe guarding check.


Additional information regarding the re-accreditation process can be found on the LA website.

 

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome

    • Introduction

    • Thank You

    • Foundation Coach Additional Material

  • 02

    Foundation Coach Certificate

    • Original Foundation Coach Certificate - Submission

  • 03

    Actively Coaching - Club Declaration

    • Sign Declaration by your Club

  • 04

    Updating Activities

    • Updating Activity and Personal Development - Explanation

    • Updating Activity and Personal Development - Submission 1

    • Updating Activity and Personal Development - Submission 2

  • 05

    Child Safe Guarding Check

    • Child Protection | Safe Guarding Children

  • 06

    Foundation Coach Course Online Material

    • Understanding Your Players

    • The Fundamental Skills

    • Teaching Game Play

    • Communication

    • Group Management

    • Planning for a Session

    • Coaching Practice

    • Creating a Positive Learning Environment

    • Setting a Safe Sporting Environment

Alignment to Participation Framework

The Foundation Coach Course design is tailored and targeted towards new coaches or coaches who are coaching beginner participates or who are coaching modified lacrosse.