Australian Coaching Council Explained

Australian Coaching Council was established in 1978 to establish a national approach to sports coaching in Australia.

Background

At Sport and Recreation Ministers' Council on 26 May 1978, it was agreed to established the National Coaching Council. ^[1] In March 1979 it was renamed the Australian Coaching Council. ^[1] The primary objectives of the Council were: establishing a national coach and accreditation scheme and providing opportunities for coach education. ^[1] Council comprised representatives from government and sport. Australian Government representative Paul Brettel was chairman from 1978 to 1982. ^[1]

Timeline of activities

• 25 July 1979 National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) launched. This scheme was based on the Canadian model. ^[1]
• 1984 – The Coaching Director magazine established. Later known as The Sport Educator. ^[1]
• October 1986 - Australian Coaching Council moved from Melbourne to National Outdoor Stadium, Canberra.
• 5 - 7 December 1986 - 1st Elite Coaches Seminar held at Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
• 1990 - Australian Coach Awards established. Finished in 1998.^[2]
• 1991 - Australian Coaching Council Incorporated was registered under the ACT Associations Incorporation Act (1991).
• 1991 - Australian Coaching Council officially became part of the Australian Sport Commission’s coaching arm.
• 1991 - Coaching Athletes with Disabilities (CAD) Scheme established with National Sports Organisations for the Disabled (NSODs).
• 1992 - Australian Coaching Council helped to establish State Coaching Centres with development officers in each state and territory ^[1]
• 1993 - National Coaching Scholarship Program established with AIS and state institute/academies of sport.
• January 1994 - National Officiating Program (NOP) and National Officiating Accreditation Scheme (NOAS). Seven sports part of the Scheme.^[3]
• 1994 – Year of the Coach promotional campaign. ^[1]
• 1994 - It was a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) from 1 July 1994. It ceased as a RTO on 7 September 2002.
• 1999 - Thanks Coach Campaign.
• 1 July 2000 - Sport Education Unit of the Australian Sports Commission took over the administrative functions of the Australian Coaching Council.
• September 2002 - the Australian Coaching Council is wound down as an incorporated association.
• March 2018 - the Australian Coaching Council is reformed.

Notes and References

1. Book: Phillips . Murray . From the sidelines : a history of sports coaching in Australia . 2000 . UNSW Press . Sydney . 0868404748.
2. Web site: Australian Coach Awards Recipients - since 1990 . https://web.archive.org/web/19990506141623/http://www.ausport.gov.au/acc/accpast.html . dead . 6 May 1999 . Australian Sports Commission archived website . 21 September 2018 .
3. Web site: ACC history and objectives . https://web.archive.org/web/19990221035521/http://www.ausport.gov.au/acc/acchist.html . dead . 21 February 1999 . Australian Sports Commission archived website . 21 September 2018 .