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Course Options: Online or practical   -   Course Cost: $10.00 per participant  -   Resources: Online and downloadable rule book
This course is designed for anyone who is wishing to learn more about the game of Touch. Understanding the base rules and base referee knowledge is a great way to give you an edge. Content includes: Simplified Playing Rules for Touch; Basic Playing Rule Application; Basic Referee Equipment; Basic Referee; Skills and Procedures; Basic Referee Signals; Online multi-choice questions to test your knowledge of this course 
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 Coaching is a positive and fun way to give back to sport and/or the community. However, coaching becomes even more fun, for the coach and the participants, when the   coach keeps learning  about coaching. The purpose of the module is to give you some general information about how to coach young or beginner participants. Some of the information will be new to you, some of it you may know from your own experiences in sport, or perhaps as a parent or a teacher. But whatever your background, we hope the information here will increase your confidence to coach, and inspire you to learn more about how you can help the children (or beginner adults) you coach have a fun and quality experience! Enjoy the activities in the module and happy coaching! The course is free and accessible at any time and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete. 
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Coaching is a positive and fun way to give back to sport and/or the community. However, coaching becomes even more fun, for the coach and the participants, when the   coach keeps learning    about coaching. The purpose of the Coaching Safety Net Module is to give you some ideas about how to create a safe sporting environment. For beginner participants (children or adults), fun is a key reason they get involved in and stay in sport. But for sport to be fun, it needs to be safe (for the participants and the coach). Some of the information in the module is common sense, and some may be new to you. Either way, we hope this module helps you to make sport safe and fun for the participants and yourself! Enjoy the activities in the module and happy coaching! The course is free and accessible at any time and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete. 
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Participation and Social. The foundation course is Touch New Zealand’s base accreditation coaching course. The course is recommended for all coaches in the game or looking to be in the game. The foundation program focuses on FUN and PARTICIPATION. 

The course aims to give the learner base learning in
  • Understanding the player
  • Terminology and rules
  • Fundamental skills
  • Planning a coaching session
  • Activities and grids
  • Roles and responsibilities of the coach
Online - Register & Complete Course here
The online section of this course is approximately 2.5 hours long and covers the coach, communication, the player, tactical application in a step by step process. 

Practical - Once Online section is COMPLETE, register here for a L1 Practical in your region  
Over 2.5 hours the workshop utilises practical delivery, group discussion, and scenario based tasks to develop further confidence and knowledge in Touch couching environments.  Under the taking away barriers initiative, Touch New Zealand will cover costs for this course in 2020/21. 

Resources:   Soft Copies of information,  Certificate. Note: Most provinces in New Zealand expect Junior Provincial coaches  to have Level One Touch Coaching Certificate as a minimum standard.
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The Touch NZ Development Coaching (Level Two) course is the progression course from the Foundation (Level One) Coaching courses. The course targets those coaches who are looking at developing their coaching skills to the level of elite module teams and junior, college, youth, open, and master representatives grades. The 6 hours workshop will utilise practical delivery, group discussion, and scenario based tasks to develop further confidence and knowledge in technical and tactical trends in the game of Touch. Touch NZ covers the cost of delivering this course for the duration of the 2020/21Touch season. 

Pre-requisite: Touch NZ Level 1 ‘Online’ and ‘Practical’ courses. Click here to Register for a Touch New Zealand Development course in your region
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www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/117955Performance (Level  3) Coaching Course
Practical and assignment  -   Course Cost: $100.00 per participant  -   Resources: Coaching Manual, Log Book, Certificate. 

Formally known as Touch NZ Level 2 Course, the Coaching Performance (Level 3) course targets those coaches who are looking at developing their coaching skills to the level of module, provincial, national teams. The course is a 16 hour presentation (held over two days) and covers the art of coaching, selections, physical preparation, Grids, drills, practical assessments, and game plans.

A pre-course assignment is required to be completed prior to the course. A post-course assignment and a log book is required to be completed for participants to attain the Performance Touch Coaching Certificate. Practical assessments of  Performance (level 3) participants are only provided at Touch New Zealand sanctioned tournaments.

Most provinces in New Zealand expect Provincial coaches of performance Youth and Adult teams to have Performance (Level 3) Touch Coaching Certificate as a minimum standard.  Register here for the Performance (Level 3) Coaching Course


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Coach Developers Courses  (Between 1 - 3 days)
Practical -   Course cost: subsidized    by Touch NZ and possibly Provincial bodies
 
This course is about developing coaches of coaches, coach educators, or in Sport NZ terms – coach developers. The various modules focus on facilitating, observing, reviewing, feedback, mentoring, and various other skill sets that are used to empower coaches
2017 saw the very first Touch NZ Coach Developers course being run in Auckland. This course was so successful that there looks to be one held annually within the Touch NZ calendar. 

Please direct your interest to your provincial body as they will be the first point of call due to the limited spots available.



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