Auskick Co-ordinator Volunteer - Southern Football League

About this opportunity

As the Auskick Co-Ordinator Volunteer, you will be the facilitator of the program and be willing to use your experiences to teach young children the joy and fun of the game.

Duties:

• Ensure that all Southern Football League coaches code of behaviours are followed.
• Develop the team fairly and without bias, by ensuring that all players are given an equal amount of playing time.
• Ensure a positive playing environment by ensuring that all mini players have good sportsmanship, play fairly and letting them know that the game is played for fun and not for the win.
• Communicate with players on their own level.
• Build relationships with the players, parents, committee and the football community.
• Keep in touch with player’s families about any changes that may affect game day eg. Playing field and time changes.
• Contact the coaching coordinator of any problems that occur during the match.
• Be willing to assist the club in running of social events that mini players are involved with.
• Follow the AFL Next Generation Australian Football Match Policy section on the development of Juniors that starts on Page 17.
• As a Club Official they need to comply by the ‘Club Administrators & Officials Code of Behaviour’ which is outlined in the Southern Football League Inc., Official Handbook 2016, section 8.4.

Qualifications:

• Need to complete a SANFL Level 1 coaching accreditation that must be obtained before

Skills:

• Ability to communicate verbally to the intended audience.
• Have a familiarity with the game, how it is played and the rules that are followed.
• Time management and people management are essential.
• Have an understanding about fair play and good sportsmanship.
• Have knowledge and ideas of player retention and recruitment and be able to implement them in the role.
• Knows that to introduce young children to the game that it is for fun and not competitiveness. For this the will need to have excellent patience.

Experience:

• No experience is necessary, but would be beneficial to have some experience in coaching minis and their behaviours.

Additional requirements

National Police Certificate ^*.

All persons involved in the junior (under 18) players (and shall include as a minimum all Coaches, Trainers, Team Managers and may extend to Club Secretaries and Football Managers) MUST have police check.

Time Required

Hours to be negotiated.

Suitable for

• Centrelink Volunteers
• Skilled Volunteers

Type of work

• Childcare
• Sport & Physical Activity
• Tutoring & Coaching