For more information regarding any of the courses below or to inquire about booking a course, please contact AFF Regional Coach Development Co-ordinator Aaron McFarland.

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Level 2 - Senior Coaching Certificate
Cost: $540

Covers two modules of learning:

Module 1: Understanding/applying principles of effective team play

Module 2: Developing a coaching process for use with senior players

This qualification provides coaches with an opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of effective team play while helping coaches to develop an effective process for coaching senior players. The course of learning is broken into three parts and completed over the course of a football season:

Part 1: Three days practical/theory workshops

Part 2: Post-workshop self-development and preparation for Practical coaching assessment (approx 2 months of practice with your own team in your own coaching environment)

Part 3: Two-day refresher and Practical Coaching Assessment

During Part two of the course, coaches are provided with an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained from the workshop to their own coaching, using this phrase as preparation for their practical assessment in Part 3.


Level 3 - Senior Coaching Certificate
Cost: $1200

Covers five modules of learning:

Module 1: Understanding/applying the principles of effective team play

Module 2: Advanced strategies and tactics

Module 3: Developing a system of play

Module 4: Match analysis

Module 5: Developing a coaching process

This 12-day residential course (split into three, four-day blocks completed over a 12-month period) focuses on preparing coaches to effectively meet the needs of senior players operating at the competitive/elite level.

During this time coaches will be exposed to a range of content from exploring modern trends in football to using effective coaching tools to bring tactical ideas alive on the training field. Each block presents coaches with an exciting exploration into the demands of elite football coaching and prepares candidates for the competency based practical coaching assessment conducted at the conclusion of the course.