Thank you for your interest in hosting a Football Australia Community Coaching Course for your local members. We believe that coaches can, and should, have a direct impact on the quality of the football experiences of all players that will lead to a lifelong love of the game.
Macarthur Football Association have a mix of coach development opportunities available, which can be found HERE, however, please also see below for a general summary of the various course/ workshop opportunities that the MFA has available for local clubs to deliver:
To make the delivery of courses as simple as possible, we have implemented the below process to streamline how we bring coach development opportunities to you as a local club.
As part of booking a community course/ workshop, the club must appoint a Course Coordinator who will be the contact between the club and MFA, and be responsible for the below duties:
Completing the “Host a Community Coaching Course Application Form” at least 4 weeks before the proposed course commencement date to ensure adequate lead in time and optimising the period of advertising to interested candidates,
Arranging dates and times for conducting the course,
Arranging facilities for conducting the course: i.e, venue, field, lights, parking, toilets/change rooms, etc, and ensuring there is easy access to the facilities on the day as well as taking lead of lock-up procedure on departure,
Ensuring there is a suitable playing area for conducting practical sessions, ensure medical provisions at the course is available at all times including ice for injuries,
Inform MFA and/or presenters in writing at least 3 days prior to the course of all confirmed details including venue, start time, number of participants, facilities and resources, etc,
Assisting the Presenter with the necessary equipment / resources for the course where suitable,
Promotion of the course to their local community and support the coaches to register and pay appropriate fees.
MFA and the Football Development Manager will be responsible for:
Providing a qualified instructor,
Set-up of the course on FA’s etrainu system, whereby participants must register and pay their respective fees (the MiniRoos Certificate is a free course) in advance,
Sharing registration details and updates with the club and the Course Coordinator,
Post course follow up with participants and Course Coordinator, including providing further resources, next steps and how to access their certificate,
Please note, completing the form does not automatically confirm that the course will take place. For a course to go ahead a minimum of 10 confirmed (fee-paying if applicable) participants must be registered and confirmation between the Course Coordinator and MFA’s Football Development Manager must be communicated in writing.
To apply to host a community coaching course at your club fill out the link:
https://form.jotform.com/210277287788874
If you have any questions or would like to enquire about hosting a course at your club, please don’t hesitate to reach out to MFA Football Development Manager, Matt Rootsey, on the email address matt@macarthurfootball.com.au