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National Coaching Scholarships The National Coaching Scholarship Program (NCSP) began in 1990 as part of the Federal Government's 'Maintain the Momentum' funding policy. Today, it is recognised as one of the best programs for elite coach development in the world. The primary objective of the national coaching scholarship program is to provide opportunities for emerging elite coaches to develop skills and knowledge to coach effectively in high performance programs. The NCSP is administered by the Sport Education Section (formally the Australian Coaching Council) of the Australian Sports Commission in partnership with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and National Sporting Organisations. The NCSP provides potential high performance coaches with a structured, intensive learning program. This is achieved by placement with a recognised elite mentor coach and elite athlete sports program for a period of 12 months. Placements are usually made within an Australian Institute of Sport, state institute or academy of sport program alongside the head coaches of these programs. Complementing the practical learning, scholarship coaches undertake the Graduate Diploma of Elite Sports Coaching course as part of their education package. Scholarship coaches are expected to be integrally involved in the elite program in which they are placed. Central to the success of this program is the mentor coach. These coaches have the responsibility of creating an environment where the scholarship coach can learn and develop in both the theory and practice of elite coaching. This enables the scholarship coach to develop a comprehensive understanding of the elite athlete and the programs in which they train and compete. Since 1990, more than 120 coaches have completed a scholarship under the NCSP, and many of those have found employment in elite coaching. Scholarship coaches who have progressed to full time employment in elite coaching include Debbie Flintoff King, Mark Holland, Denise Jennings, Brett Jones, Julian Jones, Ray Junna, Brendan Purcell, Tom Sermani and Paul Thompson just to name a few. The following 2000 scholarship coaches were recently appointed to AIS Assistant Coaching positions: Carol Byers (Netball), Sue Jenkins (Volleyball) and Gareth Jones (Golf). 2001 Scholarship Coaches, Rod Lindsell and Liz Fraser were also appointed AIS Strength & Conditioning Assistant Coach and Australian Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team Head Coach respectively. In partnership with the AIS and NSOs, the NCSP aims to continue to set the standards of excellence in elite coach education and development in Australia. This aim is consistent with the new policy direction: ‘Backing Australia's Sporting Ability: A More Active Australia’, which states that we will ‘use world class coaching techniques to strengthen the national framework for elite athlete development….’ and ‘work in partnership with all relevant stakeholders to maximise high performance sport outcomes’. Scholarships are advertised through national sporting organisations and The Weekend Australian during August of each year. Information regarding scholarships for 2005 can be requested via email or post. |
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