Mandatory coaching qualifications for all

[The Joker]

A good move to protect volunteers, or another barrier to recruiting volunteers?

:sad2:

The ABF takes its duty to protect its coaches and players seriously, and has now made completion of the General Principles online course a requirement for all baseball coaches in Australia – from Aussie T-Ball through to the ABL.


Of course, it is strongly preferred that full accreditation is acquired (and this will become compulsory in the near future), but it is now mandatory that coaches must have successfully completed at least the online assessment contained within the ASC’s General Principles online course.

www.baseball.com.au/default.asp?Page=83504

[willo]

Its a good move and really doesnt take too long to complete (online course) and its free so that part shouldnt be a barrier for any mums or dads wanting to get involved and have a crack at coaching. Any future moves to have more accreditation will definately put some folk off lending a hand around their local club.

[dickieknee]

When you are a volunteer at Auskick you are inivited to do a Level 0 (helper) or Level 1 (coach) course. I vaguely remember that it may have been paid by the zone you were in. It also covered safety of and around children.
The online course covers a lot of these topics and IMHO is well worth it.
If a kid in country victoria has great skills and has been taught in the same methods as the city kid, it makes it easier on them if they get to the next representative level.
In the end it is for all kids to benefit.