A TOTAL of 61 passionate West Australian football coaches soaked up the genius that is David Parkin at the AFL Level 2 Coaching Accreditation course held at Murdoch University.

The course was conducted over the weekend of March 13 and 14 and was headlined by former Hawthorn and Carlton Premiership Coach David Parkin.

Parkin mesmerized the coaching group with his amazing story telling ability and understanding of current trends and research at AFL level. Parkin’s honesty and his ability to encourage coaches to challenge the status quo was a key characteristic of his three presentations over the course of the weekend.

THE Australian Football Coaches Association hosted its first coaching seminar for the year at Subiaco Oval recently, with Geelong Skills Coach David Wheadon (pictured) sharing some of his expertise with 50 local coaches from a range of competitions.

Wheadon focussed on training techniques for coahces and provided a wonderful insight into challenging and provoking coaches to get the best out of themselves and their players.

The AFCA seminars will continue as a monthly series until August, with the next scheduled for April 19 featuring special guest, West Coast Eagles development coach Gavin Bell.

FORMER Hawthorn and Carlton premiership coach David Parkin will arrive in WA next month along with current Geelong Skills Acquisition Coach David Wheadon to head up an AFL Level Two Coaching Course.

Registrations are now open for the course, which will be held at Murdoch University on Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14. Key note presenters will include Parkin and Wheadon along with WAFL League coaches and WA State Academy Coaches Rob Wiley, Craig Starcevich and Brad Wira.

ASPIRING football coaches will be given the opportunity to learn from some of the best in the business when Western Australia hosts an AFL High Performance Coaching Course at Subiaco Oval from Tuesday, December 1 to Sunday, December 6 this year.

A number of high profile and leading AFL club staff will present the latest ideologies and practices within the game of Australian Rules Football, with topics to include coaching philosophy, program management, communication strategies, advanced skill development, game plans and analysis, sport science, talent identification, umpiring support, AFL policies and public relations.

NURTURING new coaches and rewarding coaching excellence are two of the key aims identified by WA’s revamped Australian Football Coaches Association heading into the future. 

The AFCA, which was established in the early 1980s to develop and encourage coaching development in WA, has provided an invaluable service to the football community over the years, coordinating coaching accreditation, seminars and recognition programs.