Quote Originally Posted by Largesse View Post
Looking forward to seeing assessment of coaching, player welfare and communication with players playing a role in grading of grading of clubs into the future. A desktop system of grading is a good starting point but not a true reflection of programs and coaches.
In year 1 of JDL clubs were required to do 1 session per week out at the facility so the NNSW coaches could assess them and see they were following the curriculum.I thought it worked well and was of great value to a lot of coaches (plenty of other coaches didnt enjoy the feedback). By year 2 they relaxed the requirements and teams went about once a month.It didnt take long after that for certain clubs to stop going as they thought they had better systems in place (quality TD's and coaches).Once the size of the program kept getting bigger (more clubs/more age groups) it made it near impossible for NNSW to keep on top of what was happening.I assume this new system is more about clubs doing what they can at the front end to get as many coaches qualified for the roles and hopefully not need NNSW over their shoulders.Its obviously not perfect but points for trying.Instead of requiring everyone to have a C licence to get the highest status,maybe NNSW can run coaching seminars once a month or so for anyone keen on improving to sit down with them and work through stuff (similar to what they do with referees).Even take their individual teams out to the facility for a run through.Its clear theres not one strict way to get the best out of all this but as long as they are trying things its hard to argue with them.