ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA    COACHING CONFERENCE

January 24^th-25^th January 2015    AIS, Canberra.

A Coaching Conference is being planned by the Orienteering Australia High Performance Coaches.

This conference is aimed at any orienteer who is interested in gaining   Level 1 Coaching Accreditation, or wants to update their current Coaching Accreditation at Level 1, 2 or 3. This conference will enable currently accredited coaches to gain points towards increasing the level of their coaching accreditation.

Given the introduction of the FTEM Athlete Development Pathway into Orienteering and also the restructuring of the National Squads there is a clear need to increase the number of active coaches within orienteering in Australia at all levels- club, state and national.

Current Australian National Coaches- Nick Dent, Wendy Read, Hanny Allston , Jim Russell and Russell Blatchford will be the co-odinators of the Conference. Current Level 2 and Level 1 coaches will have the opportunity to present a session during the conference.

Main areas of the conference will be

• Understanding the FTEM- Athlete Development Pathway– especially as it applies to each level of coaching.
• Establishing clearly defined benchmarks for each level within the FTEM framework.
• Coaching the physical, technical and mental aspects of orienteering at each level.
• Skill development at each level of the pathway and practical methods for coaching these.
• An understanding of the different orienteering disciplines.
• How to become an elite orienteer.
• For Level 2 and 3 Coaches- using AMP.

The conference will take place the AIS in Canberra, where full board accommodation will be available.

Each state association and also clubs are encouraged to send their currently qualified coaches or anyone interested in gaining coaching accreditation.

Expressions of interest via your State Association or directly

nickdent7@gmail.com

By 30^th November 2014.

Nick Dent    OA Head Coach