COACHING

We highly value the work of the volunteers at our club. Along with the committee and team managers of the club, the role of coach is crucial to our players enjoying their netball.

Coach's Role

The main role of a HUNC coach is to support the Club’s ethos, plan and run weekly training and game strategies and work alongside the team manager as necessary. It is a very rewarding role.

HUNC Coaches:

Conduct one training session per week.
Research, thought and preparation to ensure training sessions are valuable to the players to develop their skills and fitness.
Coach the players through their games on Saturday and provide tips and encouragement to the players.
Engender good team spirit, good club spirit and good sportsmanship amongst both the players and their parents.
Regularly check emails from the club and liaise with the team manager to communicate to the team.
Completing a team appraisal form at the end of the season.
All coaches should complete the Netball Victoria online beginner coaching course - it is pre-requisite for the Foundation course and can also be taken as a stand-alone course.
It is recommended that all coaches complete the online umpire's course so they are up to date with the rules.

If you have any queries or need any assistance, please do not hesitate to let our Coaches and Team Managers Co-ordinator know by email.

Courses

Heathmont United supports and funds its volunteer coaches to attend coaching courses. We encourage all coaches to complete the basic Netball Australia Foundation Coaching Course.
All coaches and assistant coaches over 18 years old are required to have a Working with Children check as required by the Victorian Government Legislation.
Coaches wishing to attend professional development courses may seek permission from the Committee prior to registration if they wish to seek reimbursement of attendance costs. E.g. Netball Australia Development Coaching Course.

Code of conduct

View the Coaches Code of Conduct and complete the MENA Coaches Code of Behaviour form, which is compulsory for all coaches and must be completed annually.

Assistant Coaches

The club endeavors to provide assistant coaches to teams. Assistant coaches are a valuable part of the coaching team and are there to assist the coach in any way they can. This is also a way to develop our next level of coaches who are not quite ready to take on the full responsibility of a coaches role.

Assistant coaches may be parents, existing players from the club, or another club or a netball person who is willing to give up their time and knowledge to assist you and your team. It is essential for an assistant coach to work with and help promote the vision of the Senior coach.

It is essential to involve assistant coaches to help with their development and add value to the team. At training assistant coaches could lead warm up, demonstrate skills, help focus players, lead the warm down, run a pre planned activity, run and plan an activity in line with the needs for the coaching session etc. On game day is it helpful for the assistant coach to gather statistics and provide support by keeping:

match day statistics
training attendance forms
rotation roster
player rotation roster
assist with warm up activities.

Assistant Coaches cannot coach from the sidelines on game day. They can approach players during the breaks, but cannot vocalise coaching from the sidelines during the game.........as this is the coach’s responsibility.

Please follow the below link for a number of helpful resources to assist you as a coach.

Coaches Resources