Coaching Accreditation

Lacrosse Australia Club Coaching Courses

Lacrosse Victoria (LV) does not have any upcoming coaching courses. To schedule one for your club please contact Brody Balfour at competitions.officer@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 Comission (ASC) Community Coaching General Principles Course 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 Coaching General Principles 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 Victorian Lacrosse LV encourages all club coaches to complete the Community Coaching General Principles course. This training is also ideal for aspiring coaches.

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 Community Coaching General Principles course coaches will need to:

1. Register an account on the ASC website here.
2. Select the 'Community Coaching General Principles' course
3. Send a copy of their certificate to competitions.officer@lacrossevictoria.com.au upon completion of the course
   

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 ASC Community Coaching General Principles course.

To complete the Community Coaching General Principles course coaches will need to:

1. Register an account on the ASC Website here.
2. Select the 'Community Coaching General Principles' course
3. Send a copy of their certificate to competitions.officer@lacrossevictoria.com.au upon completion of the course

Prospective LV representative coaches are also encouraged to have completed the LA Club Coaching accreditation course.

From 2023, 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 **

** Denotes that LA Club Coach Course Accreditation is required

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 ASC General Coaching Principles course. The course is available online on the Australian Sports Commission website, and it is a prerequisite for the Level 1 Coaching course.

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

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