Coaching Courses & Accreditation
Basketball Victoria offer a range of courses and coaching clinics designed to suit all coaches regardless of their experience in the sport as a player, family member, spectator, or general basketball enthusiast. Basketball Victoria can assist in your development as a coach, and get you gaining your coaching accreditation.
Mandatory Coach Accreditation to be implemented in 2023
What is it?
Beginning in 2023, coaches will be required to go through coach education training to coach in any of the leagues run by Basketball Victoria. Upon completing the training, coaches will gain their Basketball Australia coaching accreditation, and will receive a certificate and additional resources to help with their coaching.
This is keeping in line with the current requirements for coaches that coach at the Basketball Victoria Country Championships, where this has been a requirement since 2017.
In 2023, all coaches at Australian Junior Championships will be required to hold a level of coaching accreditation, and this gives coaches the best chance of being prepared for the tournament, and to best prepare their players.
When does it start?
- Country Basketball League (CBL) – 1st October, 2023
- VJBL & Country Championships – 1st November, 2023
- Big V & NBL1 – 1st March, 2024
Why is this being implemented?
The most important part of any sport, is the player, regardless of them being a junior or senior participant. Without them we have no need for coaches, officials or stadiums. The number one reason that players leave the sport, is that it’s no longer fun for them.
As a sport, we want to provide the best possible experience for players, with the first, and most frequent interaction with players coming from the coach. Even with most coaches being volunteers, we want to be as good as we possibly can be, and we owe it to our players to be trained and educated to provide the best possible experience for them.
Coaching is daunting for many starting out, whether it be a family member that has played before, a family member willing to help out to give players the opportunity to play, a volunteer from the club or someone from within the community wanting to be involved in the sport.
By providing training, coaches gain confidence and tools to stay in the sport rather than trying to find willing volunteers every new season. The longer the coach stays in the sport, the more experience they gain and the better the coach they become.
We can all learn from coach that have gone through before us how to avoid problems and reasons not to coach, as well as remain current with our basketball knowledge with the sport constantly evolving.
Coaching Accreditation Levels (Lowest to Highest)
- Community
- Club
- Association
- Performance
- Master
Coaching Accreditation Levels (Lowest to Highest)
Minimum Accreditation Levels for Basketball Victoria Competitions
VJBL* & COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Teams 1 to 3
Head Coach – Club
Assistant Coach – Community
*Should any of the 1-3 teams be ranked in Pool 7 or lower, the coach can apply to only require a Community level of accreditation.
Teams 4 and lower
Head Coach – Community
Assistant Coach - Community
COUNTRY BASKETBALL LEAGUE (CBL)
Head Coach – Club
Assistant Coach - Community
NBL1
Head Coach – Association
Assistant Coach/Development Coach - Club
BIG V
Championship, Division 1 & 2
Head Coach – Association
Assistant Coach/Development Coach – Club
Big V - Youth League
Head Coach – Club
Assistant Coach/Development Coach - Community
State Teams
Head Coach – Association
Assistant Coach/Development Coach – Club
FAQs
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RECOGNISED PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
COMMUNITY LEVEL:
Requirements:
Copy of playing & coaching resume
Completion of the Basketball Australia Community Coaching Course online training
1 x Coaching Reference
Eligibility: Must have Head Coached for 3 seasons of VJBL competition equivalent or higher
Cost: $20 per coach
CLUB
Requirements:
Copy of playing & coaching resume
Completion of the Basketball Australia Club Coaching Course online training
2 x Coaching References
Eligibility (one of):
Must have had 3+ years of playing at an Elite level (NBL/WNBL or higher)
Must have Head Coached 5 years at a Victorian Championship (VC) level (VJBL)
Must have Head Coached 5 years at a Big V Championship level (Not YL Championship)
Be a registered teacher for more than 5 years, with experience in Basketball
Cost: $150 per coach
If you are seeking to submit an RPL application, please contact Rob Coulter on rob.coulter@basketballvictoria.com.au
Community Coaching Courses
Coaches can register to complete the Community Course online training and then book in at the various venues around the state to complete the practical session.
The online training will take roughly 15 minutes to come through to you via your registered email address (please check your junk mail in case it is filtered out).
The link to register is: Register For Community Coaching Courses
Club Coaching Courses
Coaches can register to complete the Club Course online training, and then book in at the various venues around the state to compelte their practical session.
The online training will take roughly 15 minutes to come through to you via your registered email address (please check your junk mail in case it is filtered out).
The link to register is: Register For Club Coaching Courses
Association Courses
Contact Rob Coulter on rob.coulter@basketballvictoria.com.au
MINIMUM ACCREDITATION LEVELS FOR BASKETBLL VICTORIA COMPETITIONS
VJBL* & COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Teams 1 to 3
Head Coach – Club
Assistant Coach – Community
*Should any of the 1-3 teams be ranked in Pool 7 or lower, the coach can apply to only require a Community level of accreditation.
Teams 4 and lower
Head Coach – Community
Assistant Coach – Community
COUNTRY BASKETBALL LEAGUE (CBL)
Head Coach – Club
Assistant Coach – Community
NBL1
Head Coach – Association
Assistant Coach/Development Coach – Club
BIG V
Championship, Division 1 & 2
Head Coach – Association
Assistant Coach/Development Coach – Club
BIG V – YOUTH LEAGUE
Head Coach – Club
Assistant Coach/Development Coach – Community
STATE TEAMS
Head Coach – Association
Assistant Coach/Development Coach – Club
Coaching Courses on Demand
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