Coach Education
Coach Education is a key component in the Northern Suburbs Football development framework and the foundation for improving player experience. Northern Suburbs Football firmly believes that coaches play a pivotal role in player experience and through Coach Education, our aim is to ensure all participants have an enjoyable, safe and engaging experience, regardless of their ability, age or gender.
Coaching News
Community coaching courses are the foundation of knowledge for any coach, parent or interested other involved in football. Community courses are delivered by Northern Suburbs Football Community course presenters and are short in duration, locally available and free of cost to coaches associated with NSFA clubs. The four community coaching courses offered by NSFA relate to the age group and development phase a coach will be involved in.
All coach education presented to NSFA registered coaches is FREE (excluding advanced coaching courses). The only requirement for you to receive these courses for free is that you be a registered coach on PlayFootball with an NSFA member club.
If you do not wish to register in PlayFootball, or if you are an out of association coach, each course fee is $90.00. Please email jake.stephenson@nsfa.asn.au to advise when you register to attend the course.
Registration is compulsory for all courses. If you are unable to attend any course you registered to attend please notify jake.stephenson@nsfa.asn.au.
Please note: If you register to attend as a coach with an NSFA club and fail to attend, your club will be invoiced in the sum of $90.00.
Education Opportunities
Community Coaching Courses
Please contact NSFA Football Development Manager – Jake Stephenson (jake.stephenson@nsfa.asn.au) if you would like coach education resources to further your development.
The NSFA Youth Coach Development Program is a coach education program for young adults, 15 – 22 years of age.
This program is exclusive to NSFA members, with the aim to upskill young football lovers from the region. Participants are required to attend all sessions of the program and will gain their FFA Skill Training Certificate as a result.
For more information on the FFA Skill Training Certificate, please see the below section on this page.
If you have any questions about our next YCDP, please email Jake Stephenson (jake.stephenson@nsfa.asn.au)
Course Overiew
The NSFA MiniRoos Certificate is FREE OF COST to all participants.
We strongly encourage all parents, coaches, managers and game leaders to attend this introductory course, which runs for 2-3 hours.
2021 Course #1
- Monday 22nd March, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Norman Griffiths Oval, West Pymble.
2021 Course #2
- Monday 29th March, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, North Turramurra Recreation Area. (Part of NTRA Coaching Expo)
2021 Course #3
- Monday 12th April, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Rofe Park, Hornsby Heights. (Part of Hornsby Coaching Expo).
2021 Course #4
- Thursday 22nd April, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Blackman Park, Lane Cove West. (Part of Lane Cove Coaching Expo).
The MiniRoos Certificate is designed for coaches/managers/volunteers involved with age groups Under 6 – Under 11. The course is focussed on creating an ENGAGING, ENJOYABLE and ORGANISED environment, to guide our children to fall in love with football.
Participants will learn:
- How to set up fun games and activities
- How to deliver games and activities
- How to organise players / teams
- How to modify activities to increase player enjoyment and engagement
- How to approach game day
- The match day rules of the various MiniRoos age groups
2021 Course #1
- Saturday 6th March, 8am to 1pm, Charles Bean Oval, Lindfield.
- Tuesday 9th March, 6:30pm to 9pm, Venue TBA.
2021 Course #2
- Saturday 20th March, 8am to 1pm, North Turramurra Recreation Area.
- Tuesday 23rd March, 6:30pm to 9pm, Venue TBA.
Course Overview
The NSFA Skill Training Certificate is FREE OF COST to members of the NSFA (Players, volunteers, coaches).
This course is designed to upskill coaches of age groups Under 9 – Under 13.
The course will cover the following topics:
- Session Organisation
- Session Set up
- Session Delivery
- Session planning
- Game Day organisation
- Development of coaching skills
- Understanding of the Under 9-13 Skill Acquisition Phase
Coaches will develop the ability to deliver various components within a training session; Skill Introduction, Skill Training, Skill Game. Candidates will also develop a sound understanding of the Four Core skills.
If you are not a member of the NSFA, this course will cost $90.00. You will be invoice prior to the course commencing.
2021 Course #1
- Saturday 6th March, 8am to 1pm, North Turramurra Recreation Area.
- Wednesday 10th March, 6:30pm to 9pm, Norman Griffiths Oval, West Pymble.
2021 Course #2
- Sunday 14th March, 9am to 2pm, Norman Griffiths Oval, West Pymble.
- Wednesday 17th March, 6:30pm to 9pm, Norman Griffiths Oval, West Pymble.
Course Overview
The NSFA Game Training Certificate is FREE OF COST to members of the NSFA (Players, volunteers, coaches).
This course is designed to upskill coaches of age groups Under 14+
The course will cover the following topics:
- Session Organisation
- Session Set up
- Session Delivery
- Session planning
- Game Day organisation
- Development of coaching skills
Coaches will develop the ability to deliver various components within a training session; Passing Practice, Positioning Game, Game Training and Training Game.
If you are not a member of the NSFA, this course will cost $90.00. You will be invoice prior to the course commencing.
We do not run Senior Certificate Courses within the NSFA, if you are interested in attending a course follow the link to find a course nearby – https://www.playfootball.com.au/coach/find-a-course
Workshops/Expos
Designed for coaches of NSFA Super League and Diamond League teams.
Workshop Details
Sunday 21st March, 3:45pm to 6pm, Blair Wark Room, Charles Bean Oval, Lindfield.
Our coaching expos offer a short introduction to coaching methods and principles based on the level of your team.
Turramurra Coaching Expo
Monday 29th March, 6:30pm to 8:30pm at North Turramurra Recreation Area.
Choose your session below (click to register):
- MiniRoos Certificate (coaching U6 to U8)
- SAP Workshop (coaching U9 to U12)
- 11-a-side Workshop (coaching U13+)
Hornsby Coaching Expo
Monday 12th April, 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Rofe Park, Hornsby Heights.
Choose your session below (click to register):
- MiniRoos Certificate (coaching U6 to U8)
- SAP Workshop (coaching U9 to U12)
- 11-a-side Workshop (coaching U13+)
Lane Cove Coaching Expo
Thursday 22nd April, 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Blackman Park, Lane Cove West.
Choose your session below (click to register):
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FAQs
NSFA Community Coaching course are held primarily are the beginning of the season between February – April. Courses also take place towards the end of the season.
The Community Coaching course stream has FOUR courses on offer, which are all age appropriate based on the development phase you are coaching. Please see below;
| Age Groups | Player Development Phase | Coaching course |
| Under 6 – 8 | Discovery Phase | ALDI MiniRoos Certificate |
| Under 9 – 13 | Skill Training Phase | Skill Training Certificate |
| Under 14 – 17 | Game Training Phase | Game Training Certificate |
| Under 17+ | Performance Phase | Senior Certificate |
If you have 2-3 years coaching experience and wish to further your coaching knowledge you should consider attending an AFC/FFA C-licence course. Please head to myfootballclub.com.au for more information and where to find the next course information.
Some age group divisions have a minimum accreditation level for coaches, please see details below. However Northern Suburbs Football encourage all coaches, managers and parents to attend their age appropriate course.
Under 9 -13 Division 1 coaches must hold a current Skill Training Certificate.
Diamond League – All Diamond League coaches must hold a current Skill Training Certificate and/or Game Training Certificate
Under 14 – 18 Super League (Division 1) coaches must hold a current Game Training Certificate
Northern Suburbs Football launched the ‘Inspire’ coaching program to support community coaches in 2017. Inspire is an online platform to provide support, discussion, resources and session plans to community coaches within the Northern Suburbs Football Association.
Northern Suburbs Football offer coach mentoring opportunities to community coaches whereby FFA qualified coach educators will observe your session, providing assistance, tips and support in your club environment. Please contact Jake Stephenson (jake.stephenson@nsfa.asn.au).
Under 6 – 9 – Size 3 football
Under 10 – 13 – Size 4 football
Under 14+ – Size 5 football
As part of the Northern Suburbs Football coaching support program ‘Inspire’ you can receive weekly sessions to deliver for your community team. All sessions are tailored to community coaching, offering many different activities and levels of progression depending on your players ability. Sign up as a member of the Inspire program for further information.
Football Federation Australia’s National Curriculum provides community coaches with a season worth of session plans for all development phases. To view sessions please visit the PlayFootball resources centre.
As part of Northern Suburbs Football coach support program ‘Inspire’ coaches can sign up to receive weekly session plans, videos and coach tips and hints to support them in their club environment. Furthermore, NSFA has produced a coaching tool for age groups Under 6-8 and Under 9-13 to support coaches. Please head to the ‘Coaching Resources’ page to view and download your copy today.
A part from begin organised, having a positive attitude and enjoying every session with enthusiasm to match your players, you will require the following equipment to deliver a session that is enjoyable for the players and yourself.
Cones – 3 sets of 10 cones, of different colours
Bibs – 2 sets of different colour bibs. Depending on your age group have enough bibs to form teams
Balls – In a perfect world every player has a ball! If this cannot be achieved aim to have one ball per two players.
Wristwatch – Organisation and time management are key
Luxury items:
Poles – To use as goals on grass fields
Pop-up goals