Netball Centres are always on the look out for passionate people to help support and develop coaches! 

If this sounds like you - you may already be a Coach Developer without realising it...

Who would be a good Coach Developer?

• Anyone who is passionate about growing the sport of Netball and supporting Coaches and is willing to provide some of their time to help make it happen!
• Coaches who are engaged in the learning journey and are looking for ways to stretch themselves to grow

What could a Coach Developer do within our Centre?

• Help organise and/or facilitate informal or formal workshops or get togethers for the Coaches
• Provide 1:1 support / mentoring to Coaches- Lead a community of support in their club or school, that connects throughout the season
• Encourage a culture of learning and development
• Observe coaches and give feedback
• Support coaches on their learning journey and help connect them with developmentopportunities
• Create quality learning and support experiences for coaches that positively impacts their involvement in the game

How might this benefit you?

• Add new skills to your toolkit or to enhance skills you already have that will not only benefit you as a coach developer but in your personal and professional life
• Opportunities for ongoing personal and professional development
• Connection with communities of like minded people
• See more coaches impacted positively, more often which has a positive impact on them personally and a flow on effect to players

Who's a good fit?

Training is ideally suited to any staff or volunteers who are operating in a capacity where they’re either delivery learning and development (L&D) or supporting coaches in trainings and/or games.  Some examples are those:

• delivering and supporting futureFERNS
• delivering learning & development to and supporting community coaches of all levels
• delivering learning & development to and supporting umpire coaches

​​​​​​​What support will you get?

• Ongoing support from your Centre and the Zone
• Personal development opportunities
• A network of support with Coach Developers from other clubs / schools, Centres and Zones

To find out more about his important netball participation avenue, please email Kelly Hynson at coachdevelopment@netballcentral.co.nz