The National Coach Network (NCN) is a network of Australian HP coaches that aims to facilitate connection, networking opportunities and ideas sharing. You can join the NCN at no cost and engage with the network as much or as little as you like. NCN members will gain access to:

• Online coach development opportunities such as webinars
• Face-to-face gatherings with other NCN members in capital cities around Australia
• A bi-monthly newsletter
• Access to information on coach development programs targeted at HP coaches

If you are a HP coach and would like to join the NCN, complete the expression of interest (EOI) form below.

• Target Audience: Australian HP coaches coaching emerging to podium athletes
• Nomination process: Completion of EOI form via button below
• Contact:  hpcoachdevelopment@ausport.gov.au

Register your interest

Generation 2032 aims to support coaches with enabling world-class outcomes at every level of the pathway and inspire extraordinary sporting success in 2032.

The Program provides strategic educational interventions with practical real-world experience within daily training environments and brings together a diverse group of sports and coaches who learn from each other and share their cross-sport applications and learnings.

After piloting Generation 2032 in partnership with Queensland Academy of Sport, the program expanded across Australian in 2022 in partnership with National Sporting Organisations and the National Institute Network.

National Generation 2032 Coach Program Cohort 1

• Target Audience: Australian HP coaches coaching emerging, pathways and podium potential athletes within the NIN
• Nomination process: Nomination by HP-funded NSO and NIN HP Director and assessment by independent panel
• Contact:  hpcoachdevelopment@ausport.gov.au

Find out more about the National Generation 2032 Coach Program

The Summit Program is designed to meet the specific needs of coaches who are working at the highest level of the Australian sport system and is aimed at enhancing their ability to consider different perspectives and ways of thinking through engagement in meaningful discussions and the examination of real-world experiences.

Program participants take part in frequent, virtual, small group, facilitated discussions where they will generate unique views and perspectives while contributing to the creation of new knowledge and expertise. Typically, the Program culminates in a two-day, face-to-face summit allowing participants to connect at a deeper level.

Summit Program Cohort 1

Summit Program Cohort 2

Summit Program Cohort 3

• Target Audience: Australian HP coaches coaching podium or podium ready athletes
• Nomination process: Nomination by HP-funded NSO or NIN HP Director and assessment by independent panel
• Contact:  hpcoachdevelopment@ausport.gov.au

The ultimate outcome of engagement with the HP Coach Development Team is to empower NSOs to support development of their coaches.

This process is supported by clear documentation of the types of competencies, knowledge, experiences, and personal attributes associated with effective coaching.

The HP Coach Development Team support NSOs to facilitate strengths-based conversation with coaches and create individualised coach development plans.

The overall aim of this work is to improve coach development planning nationally.

• Contact:  hpcoachdevelopment@ausport.gov.au

ENHANCE Coach Program

The ENHANCE Coach Program is an 18-month learning and development initiative targeting experienced Australian high performance (HP) coaches. The program aims to develop and support experienced HP coaches (~5-10 years+) by providing opportunities to strengthen leadership, strategic, and collaborative skills, ensuring they can effectively contribute to the Australian HP sport’s vision to “win well to inspire Australians.”

The ENHANCE Coach Program involves:

• 1 x 2 day/1 night welcome and introductory residential.
• 3 x 4 night/3.5 day face to face immersive learning programs at the AIS.
• Approximately 3 monthly whole of cohort online meeting under the guidance of program facilitators.
• An Individual Coach Development Plan (ICDP) with financial support to assist in meeting specific development needs.
• Access to experts and leaders, inclusive of mentors and experiences deemed to add value to meeting the program goals.
• Peer to peer and cross sport learnings through residentials and small group virtual sessions.
• Learning leaders – drawn from some of the most experienced coach development facilitators from within the AIS HP Coach Development team, as well as from across the system lead:
• Regular one-on-one meetings, and
• Monthly small group online learning meetings

• Target Audience: Experienced Australian HP coaches coaching athletes competing in Senior international competitions.
• Nomination process: Applications to be completed by the Coach Candidate via this form.
• Contact: hpcoachdevelopment@ausport.gov.au

Find out more about the ENHANCE Coach Program

ENHANCE Coach Program guidelines, selection criteria and application process

The Leadership and Culture Team strives to build capability within the HP sport system, by supporting the development of individual and collective leadership and safe, holistic high performing cultures. The team focuses on three key areas:

• Individual Development
• Team and Culture Development
• System and Organisation Capability Build

Programs available to Australian HP coaches include:

• Developing Others: Designed to enable leaders to broaden their perspectives and enhance how they develop others to succeed in a complex and continuously changing environment.
• Stakeholder Management: Designed to help navigate the complex High-Performance stakeholder system by initiating and maintaining strategic networks and relationships.
• Women’s Talent Programs: Transformational leadership programs designed to support Women working in High-Performance Sport focusing on self-awareness, leadership presence & professional networking.
• Team Dynamics: Building collective capability by supporting intact teams to optimise their team environment, team structure, and team processes to enable the achievement of team outcomes.

• Contact: leadershipandculture@ausport.gov.au

Find out more about Leadership and Culture Talent Programs

The Coach Management System is an Australian-first initiative to unify data on Australia’s HP coach workforce. Once launched, the Coach Management System will allow better understanding of who is in Australia's HP coach workforce and provide tools to facilitate coach development and creation of individual coach development plans.

The Coach Management System is currently in development with pilot work to commence at the end of 2022.

• Contact: hpcoachdevelopment@ausport.gov.au

Sport Australia has created a modern approach to community coaching. Developed in collaboration with the sport sector, the new approach is about supporting the development, education and training of coaches and empowering them to provide safe, fun and inclusive environments that focus on the needs of participants.

Sport Australia have developed coach education resources for all Australian sports coaches. Coaches are invited to complete the free Essential Skills Course and access other resources, including podcasts from some of Australia's leading sport coaches, athletes and officials.

• Target Audience: All Australian sports coaches

Find the Community Coaching Resources

Please find below a number of artifacts and free resources that highlight the importance of sharing and aim to support the achievement of long-term outcomes by connecting new ideas to prior understandings.

The AIS Mentorship Guide