Australian Sailing is proud to release the Foundation Coach qualification. The Foundation Coach course is a free online education tool for qualified instructors and is available now. 

The course has been developed based upon feedback received from the instructor, coach, club, and class community where several recommendations were provided to increase opportunities and reduce barriers into coaching. The development of the course benefits clubs and classes by; 

• Having more coaches qualified to deliver Green Fleet level Club Participation Programs to members 

• Providing opportunities for qualified instructors to move into coaching and deliver Green Fleet programs that are class or discipline specific 

• Provide opportunities for younger people to coach 

• Offering a pathway of development to your workforce, with mentoring opportunities between the between Sailing Coach and Foundation Coach through assisting in Intermediate and Advanced level club/class coaching programs 

The course provides education on the fundamentals of coaching to enable consistency, confidence and capability to begin coaching any class of boat, board or discipline and is available to any already AS qualified Instructor (Dinghy, Keelboat and/or Windsurf). 

Coach accreditation information is available here on the AS resource hub.