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Coach Developer Profile

Megan Moss Megan Moss aims to be a revolutionist. As the owner of a gymnastics club in Canberra,

Coach Developer Profile

Toby Doyle Toby Doyle, Community Cricket National Coach Development Manager, has played a key role in changing the

Coaching Practice in Coach Education

Former soccer National Coaching Director, Eric Worthington was a pioneer in Australian coach education. One of his laments

What does assessment look like in your sport?

This post accompanies a session on assessment at the Australian Sports Commission 2025 Coaching and Officiating Conference in

My Brain is Full – How Memory Works

Learning takes place when information in our conscious thinking is transferred to long-term memory. Organising these memories, through
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A novice is not a little expert – Implications for coach developers

Introduction The way information is organised in the brains of novices and experts is different. Expert coaches read

Coach Developer Profile

Joan Yuliani Joan Yuliani wears many hats—a netball player, an international official, a coach, and a coach developer.

Assessment FAQs – Part 1

Part 1 INTRODUCTION In this first post on assessment, five short topics will be covered.  The posts will
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An inconvenient proposition about learning: IT’S OK to TELL PEOPLE STUFF

The push – pull continuum A pillar of many coach developer courses is the PUSH – PULL continuum

Coach Developer Profile

Lawrie Woodman Lawrie has been at the forefront of coach development in Australia. He played a major role

Assessment FAQs – Part 2

IS RELIABILITY THE SAME AS VALIDITY? Assessment involves trade-offs no matter how you cut the cake. More reliability

Plain Speaking: Coaching in an Evolving Sports Landscape

“It’s about communication and relationships. Understanding how a coach’s ideas, through their words, turns into an athlete’s movements.”