Coaching Accreditation

Lacrosse Australia Club Coaching Courses

Lacrosse Victoria (LV) will be hosting the next LA Club Coach Course on Sunday, 15 September. More dates will be released shortly for next year. To schedule an additional course for your club please contact Nicola Millard-Michaels at finance@lacrossevictoria.com.au.

Participants who complete the Lacrosse Australia (LA) Club Coaching Course will receive:

Please Note: To register for this course you are required to have a current Working With Children Check and have completed the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Community Essentials Skills Course and the Sports Integrity Australia modules online.

You can register for the LA Coach Accreditation here.

For re-accreditation follow this link.

You can apply for a Working With Children Check here.

The ASC Community Essentials Skills Course can be completed here.

The LA National Coaching Framework can be found here.

For additional coaching resources please follow this link.

Minimum coaching accreditation for Club Lacrosse

To improve the standard of coaching in Victoria, LV requires all club coaches to complete the ASC Community Essentials Skills Course. This training is also ideal for aspiring coaches. This will be mandatory from the 2025 Season.

Training is free and can be done online. Following the successful completion of the training, participants will receive a certificate of completion.

To complete the ASC Community Essentials Skills Course coaches will need to:

1. Enroll on the ASC Learning Portal here.
2. Select the 'ASC Community Essentials Skills' course here.
3. Email ASC Certificate to finance@lacrossevictoria.com.au.

Coaching accreditation for Representative Teams

Lacrosse Victoria advertises coaching positions for our representative teams when they are available.

The minimum level of accreditation all LV Representative Coaches must hold is the LA Club Coach Course.

Coaches coaching at National Events are required to:

• Hold a LA Club Coach Accreditation or higher
• Compete the SIA Education courses
• Complete the ASC Community Coaching Essential Skills Course
• Complete the ASC Concussion management training
• Play by the Rules Harassment and Discrimination
• Play by the Rules Child Protection and Safeguarding

Junior Development Coaches

Lacrosse Victoria is currently looking for a number of people to assist with conducting school clinics to Primary and Secondary students.

To be eligible for the position as a junior development coach you will need the following qualifications:

• A Working with Children Check
• Completion of the Quick Stix Lacrosse Coach Education Training & Quiz

These qualifications are essential for anyone who is interested in continuing to coach lacrosse. An allowance will be paid to assist with expenses incurred.

Interested Junior Development Coaches are asked to contact development.officer@lacrossevictoria.com.au and complete the Registration Form.

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