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Top Tips for Instructors - Holly Hunt, 2022 Australian Instructor of the Year

Holly Hunt has been an active coach and Instructor at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club since 2019 and currently predominantly coaches’ youth development in the 29ers. With 16+ years of sailing under her belt, Holly has competed at state, national and international level in a variety of boats and is currently an active Moth and GP42 sailor.  
Training
Wed 22 Feb 2023

Fitness & Nutrition Tips for Coaches

Different classes and specific sailing situations are going to demand different physical capabilities, but no matter which class your coaching, helping your sailors to meet the demands of sailing will help to ensure you keep them safe, healthy, and performing at their best.
Training
Wed 22 Feb 2023

Drills For Skills – Mixed Ability Groups

How people learn, is as individual as the sailor themselves, as coaches we should be creating learning environments that stretch everyone to learn, and to make sure they have fun, whilst doing it! 
Training
Wed 22 Feb 2023

Top Tips for Keelboat Instructors – Nickie Jones

In each Training in Focus edition, we will provide some bite-sized, practical, easy to implement ‘Top-Tips’ from experienced instructors and coaches from around the country, that you can incorporate into your session planning and delivery throughout the season.  In this edition, is Nickie Jones’s Top-Tips for Keel Boat instructors!
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Mon 21 Nov 2022

What is a Foil-Lab?

With the ever-increasing explosion of foiling into the sailing community Australian Sailing is working to develop programs and resources to support coaches, sailors, and clubs to get involved in this new and exciting space. 
Training
Wed 24 Aug 2022

Autism training for Instructors & Coaches

Australian Sailing has partnered with AMAZE to expand the scope of knowledge about autism within the sailing community, and to assist with upskilling Australian Sailing qualified instructors and coaches. 
Training
Wed 24 Aug 2022

Foundation Coach Course – Coming Soon!

Australian Sailing is soon to release a new coaching qualification aimed at anyone over the age of 16 years old who is already an accredited Instructor. The qualification will allow those who attain it to deliver Green-fleet coaching programs at clubs, or through class association programs. In addition, the qualification will allow those who attain it to act as assistant coaches to qualified Sailing Coaches. 
Training
Wed 24 Aug 2022

Are your qualifications up to date?

With the sailing season in most States and Territories just around the corner, now is the time to ensure that your instructor and coach qualifications are in order. You can do this by logging into your mySailor Profile and checking your qualifications:
Training
Wed 24 Aug 2022

What does sailor-centred coaching look like?

Sailor-centred, or interchangeably known as athlete-centred or participant-centred coaching, is characterised by a variety of coaching behaviours and methodology wherein the needs and wants of the sailor being coached are the primary consideration in decision making processes.  
Training
Tue 23 Aug 2022

Top-Tips for Instructors - Chris Goldacre

In each Training in Focus edition, we will provide some bite-sized, practical, easy to implement ‘Top-Tips’ from experienced instructors and coaches from around the country, that you can incorporate into your session planning and delivery throughout the season.
Training
Tue 23 Aug 2022