I’m at the Leaps and Bounds conference in Melbourne.
Gymnastics in the Australian state of Victoria is alive and well!
Australia is sport mad and per capita the most successful of the sporting nations of the world excepting, possibly, Romania.
This, the annual 4-day conference, brings coaches together, some from as far as 9hrs drive into the Outback.
In Australia, in order to “maintain” your coaching accreditation, you must get a number of “points” each year for professional development.
Points are available in a number of different ways including on-line options.
A simple method is to attend this, the annual coaches conference.
I know of no other nation which requires annual upgrading for coaches. But I can report it works well, similar to the upgrading required of judges.
The conference was well organized. Thanks to Gymnastics Victoria ED Jane Farrance and Education Director Marissa Fillipou.
I will be posting follow-up notes and videos on each of my sessions on the Australia page.
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