Coaches


If you would like to coach but don’t know where to start the club can support, you with coaching clinics at both club and association level. We will offer financial assistance to complete an online coaching course, which provides the basics for coaching. There are many members of our club who will happily help you. Let us know if you are interested. Coaching can be a very rewarding experience.

If you are interested in coaching a winter team your commitment would include:

  • Attendance at a Coaches & Managers meet and greet (this will assist in organising a preferred training nights)
  • A coaches/managers meetings during the season
  • Conducting a 60min training session each week from March - August (approx)
  • Coaching each weekly game (total of 18 rounds including finals)
  • Attendance at the annual presentation night
  • We also have a closed facebook group for coaches and team managers where you are able to ask questions and we can provide information through this means in addition to club emails.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Do I need to be an experienced coach to volunteer?

  • While many of our coaches are experienced and have played netball themselves, we also have parent volunteers who are not necessarily netball players, but are good at teaching the skills necessary for players to develop.

Is training provided?

  • Yes!  We offer training and will provide you with drills and games to help you develop your players.
  • All coaches have access to Sport Plan, which is an interactive website containing netball drills.
  • We provide online resources.
  • We will also reimburse you for part or all of your expenses relating to coaching education (if you wish to do this) ie: Department of Recreation and Sport courses:  "Essentials for Coaching Children" ..."Community Coaching General Principles" etc

What is required of me?

  • You will need to complete a background Working with Children and compleete and on-line child safety course "Play By the Rules" (25 mins duration online).  Both of these are free.
  • You will need to commit to being available to run a practice session once per week for one hour, and coach games on Saturdays for the season.  Being punctual to practices and games is a must!
  • Communicating with your team and parents is one of the most important roles of the coach (and managers).  If you are not a good communicator, it is fine to ask another parent to take on this role.

What are the benefits of coaching?

  • You will get to pick your team's practice day and time.
  • If you are a parent, you will get to spend quality time with your child, on the netball court.  This can be a great time to bond with your child.

What do I need to volunteer?

  • Simply email our Club Secretary grangenetball@gmail.com stating that you would like to coach your daughters team.

In the past, we have had many first time coaches who have taken the leap!  Having reflected with these parents (both mums and dads) and carers, they have indicated how much they have enjoyed the experience and how rewarding it was.

I thank you for your support with your child's team and hope you will join us in making Grange Uniting Netball Club a successful and fun netball club for our youth.

All coaches are supported by a team manager, and mentors can be organised if you wish.

Our summer season is a little more relaxed. The minimum commitment for summer is to attend weekly games as per the age group schedule.

Check out our Resources page for you and our Frequently Asked Questions