Firstly, MWFA would like to thank you for putting your hand up to be a coach this season. Every team needs one, and the players and parents will surely appreciate your time and efforts.
All official Football Australia coaching courses being offered within MWFA this year are detailed and listed below. These will help coaches to run fun, safe and engaging training sessions. We are committed to making Coach Development as flexible and accessible as possible throughout the season, and so more courses will also be added as they are confirmed. We also offer a variety of additional Coach Workshops to compliment these courses (see here for more info: Coach Workshops).
Please note that you need to register as a coach with your club on ‘playfootball‘ before you can register for coaching courses using your FFA number. This process may take up to 24 hours.
MINIROOS COACHING COURSES
This course is designed for coaches of U6s up to U10s, but also for any beginner coaches of any age group or those looking for a refresher.
You will learn how to keep your players engaged while picking up new skills through playing 30+ drills, along with many coaching tips in a fully practical environment.
The course goes for 2-3 hours and is completely free. There are also 2 online modules to complete as part of this course which should take about 30 minutes in total.
| Monday March 3 | 6:30pm to 8:30pm | David Thomas Reserve (Manly Vale) | Click here to register |
| Monday March 24 | 6:30pm to 8:30pm | Kitchener Park (Pittwater RSL) | Click here to register |
| Monday March 31 | 6:30pm to 8:30pm | Cromer Park (MWFA) | Click here to register |
| Monday April 7 | 6:30pm to 8:30pm | Lionel Watts Oval (Wakehurst) | Click here to register |
FOUNDATION OF FOOTBALL COACHING COURSES
This course is designed for coaches working with beginner players to competent level players of varying age groups (U8s up to seniors).
You will learn the basics of techniques as well as learning about basic playing principles of the game, along with many coaching tips in a fully practical environment. Coaches will participate in group discussions and tasks with the goal of exchanging ideas and experiences.
The course goes for 9 hours across 3 nights, and the course fee is $100 which must be paid up front. We are pleased to confirm that if you are an MWFA registered coach in the 2024 season, we will fully reimburse you the course fee upon completion of all sessions and online tasks.
There are also 2 online modules to complete as part of this course which should take about 30 minutes in total. This course is also a pre-requisite for the C Diploma.
| Monday March 3 & Monday March 10 (Foundation of Goalkeeping) | 6pm to 10pm (both nights) | Cromer Park | Click here to register |
| Sunday March 9 | 9am to 4pm | Cromer Park | Click here to register |
| Sunday March 30 | 9am to 4pm | Cromer Park | Click here to register |
FOUNDATION OF FOOTBALL COACHING COURSES
We’re hosting a Grassroots Coaching Festival on Monday 17 March!
This course will be held from 6:30pm to 8pm at Cromer Park, and participants will earn 1 CPD hour.
C DIPLOMA COACHING COURSE
Who: Coaches who have done the Foundation of Football course (which is a pre-requisite) and want to progress to the next level (this is not a beginner course regardless of any playing experience). Coaches must be at least 18 years old.
Cost: TBC
Duration: 4 full days (e.g. 9am to 5pm) plus various online learning modules (100% attendance and completion is required to pass).
Dates: TBC (two weekends in October and two weekends in February)