TARGET AUDIENCE:  STATE TEAM COACHES

FACE-TO-FACE COACH DEVELOPMENT AND ONLINE MODULES

Performance Talent Coach provides the coach with the knowledge and skills to manage state teams’ programs and to help state-level players develop more advanced individual softball position-specific and strategic skills. Focus is on optimising all aspects of preparation (physical, mental, technical, tactical, nutrition and recovery) through individualised programs maximising performance, peaking for the national competition, and managing people and resources.

Participants must complete the following Modules.

MODULE – SOFTBALL SPECIFIC – FOUR ELECTIVES TO BE COMPLETED

• Offensive Strategies
• Advanced Batting
• Advanced Baserunning
• Advanced Bunting
• Defensive Strategies

MODULE – SPORT AUSTRALIA INTERMEDIATE COACHING GENERAL PRINCIPLES (PURCHASE THE MANUAL ONLINE)

• Module 1 – The Essence of Coaching
• Module 7 – Development and Maturity
• Module 10 – Skill Acquisition

Once completed, the Module Assessment Worksheets must be emailed to Chet Gray, Chief Operating Officer, Softball Australia for marking: chet.gray@softball.org.au.

LINKS

• For course information, contact Softball Australia

• Coaches Code of Conduct

TARGET AUDIENCE:    STATE TEAM COACHES

FACE-TO-FACE COACH DEVELOPMENT

Performance Talent Battery Coach provides coaches with the knowledge and skills to manage state teams’ battery programs and to help state-level players develop more advanced pitching and catching skills. Focus is on optimising all aspects of preparation (physical, mental, technical, tactical, nutrition and recovery) through individualised programs maximising performance, peaking for the national competition, and managing people and resources.

Participants must complete the following Modules.

MODULE – SOFTBALL SPECIFIC

• Movement pitches
• Off speed and change up
• Correcting techniques
• Pitching assets
• Pitching drills
• Options for catching signals
• Framing the pitch
• Throwing to the bases
• Mental skills

 MODULE – SPORT AUSTRALIA INTERMEDIATE COACHING GENERAL PRINCIPLES (PURCHASE THE MANUAL ONLINE)

• Module 1 – The Essence of Coaching
• Module 7 – Development and Maturity
• Module 10 – Skill Acquisition

Once completed, the Module Assessment Worksheets must be emailed to Chet Gray, Chief Operating Officer, Softball Australia for marking: chet.gray@softball.org.au.

LINKS

• For course information, contact Softball Australia

• Coaches Code of Conduct

DURATION: 16 HOURS

TARGET AUDIENCE:   STATE AND NATIONAL COACHES

FACE-TO-FACE COACH PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT

High-Performance Elite Coach is designed to assist coaches to develop the competencies necessary to work with state senior and national junior (U19) level players. Coaches develop expertise in program, resource and people management; advanced skill development and analysis, positional play and game strategies, basic anatomy biomechanics and physiology, and advanced planning and training methods.

To be eligible to complete High-Performance Elite Coach, participants must complete four modules of the Australian Sports Commissions Intermediate Coaching General Principles (see below).

Module – Softball Specific

• Game preparation and coaching
• Scouting
• Performance analysis
• Leadership and high-performance program management
• Advanced offence

Module – Sport Australia Intermediate General Principles 

• Module 8 – Intro to Physiology
• Module 9 – Basic Anatomy and Biomechanics
• Module 11 – Nutrition of Sport
• Module 13 – Anti Doping for Sport

Sport Australia modules are available online.

Links

• For course information contact Softball Australia

• Coaches Code of Conduct

DURATION: 16 HOURS
TARGET AUDIENCE:  STATE AND NATIONAL COACHES
FACE-TO-FACE COACH PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT

High-Performance Elite Battery Coach is designed to assist coaches to develop the competencies necessary to work with state senior and national junior (U19) level pitchers and catchers. Coaches develop expertise in program, resource and people management; advanced skill development and analysis, game strategies, basic anatomy biomechanics and physiology, and advanced planning and training methods.

To be eligible to complete High-Performance Elite Battery Coach, participants must complete four modules of the Australian Sports Commissions Intermediate Coaching General Principles:

Module – Softball Specific

• Advanced skill acquisition
• Movement analysis
• Developing movement

Module – Sport Australia Intermediate General Principles 

• Module 8 – Intro to Physiology
• Module 9 – Basic Anatomy and Biomechanics
• Module 11 – Nutrition of Sport
• Module 13 – Anti Doping for Sport

Sport Australia modules are available online.

LINKS

• For course information contact Softball Australia
• Coaches Code of Conduct

DURATION: 1 YEAR FULL-TIME STUDY (OR PART-TIME EQUIVALENT)
TARGET AUDIENCE:   STATE AND NATIONAL COACHES

Master is designed to assist coaches to develop the competencies necessary to work with national senior team level players in international competition. Coaches complete a tertiary Graduate Degree or Diploma of elite sports coaching through either one year of full-time (or the equivalent part-time) study with the University of Queensland.

The Master program is designed to assist coaches to augment their proven elite coaching abilities. The program prepares coaches with the most advanced training and planning methods; tactics and sport science are applied specifically to softball coaching. The program aims to produce coaches who are successful at coaching the highest level of softball and who will be competent to act as leaders in the field of high-performance coaching.

To register your interest in becoming a Master Coach, please contact Softball Australia.