USAFL Coaching Accreditation & Resources

USAFL Coaching Accreditation is available through www.Coach.AFL

There are two of the three levels of Coaching Accreditation available to USAFL caoches:

• Foundation Course - open to all coaches, must be renewed each year to be valid
• Level 2 Course - run on an as available, sign up basis facilitated by the AFL

The Foundation Course is FREE to USAFL Coaches via the AFL:

• Foundation course has 3 components and takes 90 minutes total
• Register for CoachAFL (or renew if registered in previous years)
• Welcome to CoachAFL 2024
• Set up your Coaching Profile 
• Foundation course (6 steps includes concussion module, Safeguarding Children module) 
• Vilification & Discrimination

Level 2 AFL Coach Accreditation Course 

• Facilitated by the AFL by Application only to CA lead start of each year
• 3 key components;
  • Classroom theory (4 x ~2hr facilitated virtual sessions)
  • Practical assessments with feedback (by accredited coaching instructor/mentor)
  • Training, Game day observations
• Self assessments and coaching workbook (with mentor feedback)
• AFL Level 2 Requirements (Link Here)

USAFL Coaching Expectations 

All club head coaches to complete/renew Foundation Coach Course and submit the accreditation certificate to your RVP or CA Portfolio lead: dave.bryant@USAFL.com 

Coach AFL Learning & Resources

Once registered there are some excellent resources available via Play AFL:

• My Learning - Additional learning modules to help build your coaching ability
• CoachAFL Library - 100s of videos, podcasts, articles, documents to help your coaching journey
• Rookie Me - Platform containing coaching strategies, drills and training plans 
• ClubHelp Webinar Series - various coaching topics (register for access to recordings)
• UMPIRE - Access to the Accreditation and Learning portal for Umpires