Coaching Courses & Accreditation
Basketball Victoria offers a range of coaching clinics and courses designed to suit all coaches, regardless of experience or qualification.
Please find below a range of Association, Club, Community and other exclusive one-off coaching courses.
Basketball Victoria can assist in your development as a coach and to accredit you to coach at the level of your choice.
Mandatory Coach Accreditation to be implemented in 2023
What is it?
Beginning in 2023, coaches will be required to go through coach education training before coaching in any of the leagues run by Basketball Victoria. Upon completing the training, coaches will gain their Basketball Australia coaching accreditation, and will receive a certificate and additional resources to help with their coaching.
This is keeping in line with the current requirement for coaches that coach at the Basketball Victoria Country Championships, who have had this requirement since 2017.
In 2023 all coaches at Australian Junior Championships will be required to hold a level of accreditation, and this gives coaches the best chances of being prepared for this should they coach there.
When does it start?
For all competitions that begin in 2022 onwards, it is “recommended” that coaches have gone through the training, but it not mandatory.
Start dates for the mandatory coach training to be completed are:
- Country Basketball League (CBL) – 1st October 2023
- VJBL & Country Championships – 1st November 2023
- Big V & NBL1 – 1st March 2024
This is to give coaches and associations enough time to plan and prepare before coaching appointments are made for the following season.
Why is this being implemented?
The most important asset we have as a sport, is the player. Without them we have no need for coaches, officials, or stadiums. The number one reason that players leave sport, is that it’s no longer fun for them.
As a sport, we want to provide the best possible experience for the players and the first touch point for most athletes when they come into the sport – is the coach. Even with most coaches being volunteers, we want to be as good as we possibly can be, and we owe it to our players to be trained and educated to provide the best possible experience for the players.
Coaching is daunting for many who are starting out, whether it be a family member that has played before, a parent thrown in the deep end, a volunteer from the club or someone from within the community wanting to be involved in the sport.
By providing training, coaches gain confidence and tools to stay in the sport, rather than trying to find willing volunteers every new season. The longer the coaches stay in the sport the more experience they gain, and the more experience they have, the better the coach they become.
We can all learn from coaches that have gone through before us how to avoid problems and reasons to not coach, as well as remain current with our basketball knowledge with the sport constantly evolving.
Coaching Accreditation Levels (Lowest to Highest)
- Community
- Club
- Association
- Performance
- Master
Minimum Accreditation Levels for Basketball Victoria Competitions
VJBL* & COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Teams 1 to 3
Head Coach – Club
Assistant Coach – Community
*Should any of the 1-3 teams be ranked in Pool 7 or lower, the coach can apply to only require a Community level of accreditation.
Teams 4 and lower
Head Coach – Community
Assistant Coach - Community
COUNTRY BASKETBALL LEAGUE (CBL)
Head Coach – Club
Assistant Coach - Community
NBL1
Head Coach – Association
Assistant Coach/Development Coach - Club
BIG V
Championship, Division 1 & 2
Head Coach – Association
Assistant Coach/Development Coach – Club
Big V - Youth League
Head Coach – Club
Assistant Coach/Development Coach - Community
State Teams
Head Coach – Association
Assistant Coach/Development Coach – Club
FAQs
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RECOGNISED PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
COMMUNITY
Requirements:
Copy of playing & coaching resume
Completion of the Community Coaching General Principles Course on SportAus website
1 x Coaching Reference
Eligibility: Must have Head Coached for 3 seasons of VJBL competition equivalent or higher
Cost: $10 per coach
Register for Community Course Here
CLUB
Requirements:
Copy of playing & coaching resume
Completion of the Community Coaching General Principles Course on SportAus website
2 x Coaching References
Eligibility (one of):
Must have had 3+ years of playing at an Elite level (NBL/WNBL or higher)
Must have Head Coached 5 years at a Victorian Championship (VC) level (VJBL)
Must have Head Coached 5 years at a Big V Championship level (Not YL Championship)
Be a registered teacher for more than 5 years, with experience in Basketball
Cost: $50 per coach
Community Coaching Courses
Coaches can register to complete the Community Course online training, and then book in at the various venues around the state to complete their practical session.
The online training will take roughly 15 minutes to come through to you via your registered email address.
Club Coaching Courses
Coaches can register to complete the Club Course online training, and then book in at the various venues around the state to complete their practical session.
The online training will take roughly 15 minutes to come through to you via your registered email address.
Association Courses
Contact Rob Coulter on rob.coulter@basketballvictoria.com.au
Coaching Courses on Demand
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