Coaching
Structure and Management
Coaching in Orienteering Australia is the responsibility of the Director, Technical and the Director, High Performance who manage their respective functions through the OA Coaching Committee (chaired by the Manager, Coaching and Officiating) and the High Performance Management Group (chaired by the Manager, High Performance) respectively. Manager (Coaching and Officiating), and Manager (High Performance) are both part-time, contracted positions
Coach Education and Development
The Australian Sports Commission now provides an online Beginner Coaching Principles course which must be completed as part of the Level 1 Coaching accreditation process.
Coach education and development is carried out under the umbrella of the Australian Sports Commission’s National Coach Accreditation Scheme (NCAS). There are currently three levels of accreditation for orienteering coaches:
Level 1 - Club coaching
Level 2 - State Junior, Senior squads and advanced athlete development. Level 2 Coaching Curriculum - due for updating and re-accreditation late 2009
Level 1 coach accreditation (and re-accreditation) is the responsibility of State associations. Level 2 and above accreditation (and re-accreditation) is the responsibility of OA.
Accredited Coaches
A list of accredited is available via the link in the menu bar. Accreditations are valid for four years, during which time you must acquire a certain number of 'points' to qualify for re-accreditation. To view your accreditation status and update your personal details, visit the
Sports Accreditation Online website. Contact Dave Meyer should you require any assistance.
Coaches Code of Ethics
Orienteering Australia endorses the Australian Sports Commission’s Code of Ethics for Coaches. All coaches are required to sign the agreed joint ASC-OA code of ethics before being accredited.
National Training Centre
Orienteering Australia has established a National Training Centre (NTC) at the ACT Academy of Sport, Canberra. Whilst the main reason for establishing the NTC was to create a state-of-the-art Training Centre to support HP orienteers residing in Canberra, the NTC also has a coach development function. It is OA’s preferred venue for orienteering coaches who gain places in such HP coach development schemes as the ASC National Coaching Scholarship Program (NCSP) and the ACT Government’s Women’s High Performance Coaching Program, where scholarship holders will practise and study under the guidance of the Head Coach, ACTAS Orienteering Squad. The NTC is also OA’s main gateway for the latest developments in sports science, massage and recovery, sports medicine, sport psychology, strength and conditioning, and athlete career advice. Such developments are introduced via OA coaching workshops, national training camps, coaching newsletters, articles in “The Australian Orienteer” and NCAS coach curricula.
Resources
Over the coming months this page will be updated with resources for coaches athletes.
Orienteering Australia now has a association with Human Kinetics. Human Kinetics provides high-quality resources and texts for athletes and coaches. Through the association OA receive a percentage of sales so be sure to follow THIS LINK when purchasing items from their website.
The Australian Sports Commission also provide a number of high quality publications.
Check out what the Orienteering Service of Australia has to offer.