Online Learning

In 2022 Netball Australia launched its all-new Netball Learning Centre, featuring more than 200 courses for netball coaches, umpires, bench officials and volunteers nationally.

Developed in partnership with Sport Australia, the online hub will deliver seamless learning experiences to Australia’s 150,000-strong workforce, which each year delivers and facilitates netball programs, competitions and events to millions of participants around the country.
NETBALL LEARNING

This course is designed for coaches of all levels to up-skill their knowledge in Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement strategies specific to netball. It outlines the Netball Australia KNEE Program, which, when used consistently, has the potential to improve how players move on court and reduce the risk of injury.

The course looks at:
1) Safety of training
2) Benefits of warming up and cooling down
3) Why the KNEE Program
4) Key principle of the KNEE Program
5) Outline of specific exercise principles to employ

The online mentoring course has been developed in conjunction with the Australian Sports Commission for people who work with coaches, umpires and officials at all levels.

This Mentoring course is designed for Coaches, Umpires and Bench Officials.

The course is divided into 7 modules, covering the following topics:
1) How does mentoring work
2) Know yourself as a mentor
3) Initial meeting
4) Know your mentee
5) Giving feedback
6) Improving performance
7) Conflict/challenging situations

This course will take you through the principles and practices of netball selection. Netball is a team game however the performance of individual athletes and the combination of athletes in playing positions is critical to the success of the team.

This course is aimed for any netball selector or coach commencing the process of team selection, but anybody is welcome to enrol in the course and learn about the principles and practices that may be used to select netball athletes for a squad or team.

The course looks at:
1) The principles of selection
2) Guidelines for individual athlete selection
3) Guidelines for netball position selection and what to look for in each position
4) How to achieve team balance in selection
5) Some practical tips to assist in running a selection session

This course provides information and skills for you to manage alcohol usage and consumption in your life.

It’s aimed mainly for young, emerging high performance players, but anybody is welcome to enrol in the course and learn about the different ways that alcohol can negatively impact on an athlete’s current and future prospects within netball.

The course looks at:
1) The impacts on your team and your character
2) Your performance  and future in the sport
3) Some facts about alcohol
4) Affects of alcohol on your sporting career
5) Some skills to protect yourself

Community – Suitable for Netball community members aged 18 years+, including coaches, umpires, volunteers, administrators and parents.
Young Adult – Suitable for Players aged 18-25 years.
Youth – Suitable for players aged 13 – 17 years

This course provides information and skills to assist you in maintain healthy relationships throughout your life. It’s aimed mainly for young, emerging high performance players and the general netball community but anybody is welcome to enrol in the course to learn more about respectful relationships.

The course looks at:
1) Definition of a healthy relationship
2) How people hurt each other
3) Men’s violence against women
4) The role of the bystander
5) Changing to make a difference

If during the course you find you need to talk through issues or just want more information about a topic please refer to the Support services that are available at the end of each module.

The course aims to provide everyone from the netball community with information, strategies and best practice ideas to help you:
1) Create more inclusive and accessible netball environments that cater for the range of backgrounds, cultures, ages and abilities of people in your community.
2) Support your Club and Association to create a more welcoming, inclusive netball environment for your Members, as well as those new to our game.