Coaches - Maintaining your coach accreditation

NCAS provides accreditation for a defined period of time. Check with your State Sporting Organisation to find out your expiry date. NCAS coaches are required to continue their education while they are accredited and accrue updating points by attending appropriate coach education activities. This helps to ensure that:

• Coaches stay abreast of rule changes in their sport
• Coaches are aware of the most up-to-date techniques and coaching and officiating methods
• Coaches create an environment that is safe for all participants and reduces the likelihood of coaches becoming involved in legal actions
• Sports and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) have an up-to-date register of active coaches

Updating policies and fees
The updating policies of National sporting organisations have been developed in association with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC). Each sport has its own sport specific updating policy, which outlines activities that can be used for updating purposes and the procedures to be followed to update your registration. For more information contact your sport’s State Coaching Director. An updating fee may also be payable for your sport.

Recording updating activities
At the completion of your NCAS course you will receive an NCAS (or sport-specific) logbook to record all updating activities. Take this book with you to any updating activity and have it signed by the course coordinator. If your sport does not issue its coaches with a logbook, you can record activities in another manner, but be sure to have entries signed by the course coordinator. Logbooks and documentation should be sent directly to your sport. Your updated registration will be processed only after your sports office sends the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) your registration form and fee. Also see the Recognition of Current Competency section on this website.

The Office for Recreation and Sport offers numerous courses that your sport may recognise as contributing towards maintaining your accreditation. For further information regarding the courses available please click here.

What happens if you don’t reaccredit?
If you do not complete the updating requirements as specified by your National Sporting Organisation, you will not be recognised as an accredited NCAS coach. To re-enter the NCAS, you will be required to complete appropriate updating activities as specified by your sport. In some cases, coaches are required to re-do the appropriate NCAS level course. Special leave considerations (such as maternity leave and leave related to employment) are available and should be discussed with your sport’s State Coaching Director.