NZAFF Coach Development Program (CDP)
Great Coaches are the key to any Sport’s growth and prosperity, and having qualified, skilled and passionate Coaches will be critical to the growth of American Football in New Zealand.
NZAFF have identified Coach Development as a key strategic focus for the Sport, so the introduction of the Level 1 Accreditation is our first step on what we see as a long-term and ever evolving commitment to developing quality American Football Coaches in New Zealand. We will learn as we go, and will add subsequent levels in time to allow for Coach progression, but we feel we have a great Partner in Bring It On Sports' Paul Manera and an excellent base to start with.
Our initial Level 1 program is focused on what may be seen as the “basics” but at the end of the day, we believe that it all needs to start with fundamentals and most importantly player safety. American Football is a highly physical sport and ensuring our young players safety, from equipment fitting through to taking first contact blocking and tackling, is where we have to start alongside a base knowledge of the fundamentals of American Football.
The Flag Coach Development Program (FCDP) has also been released and details can be found below. Level 0 of the program is open to members and non-members.
The CDP focuses on tackle football while the FCDP is for coaches wanting qualifications for use in Flag Football or ENDZONE.
NZAFF have identified Coach Development as a key strategic focus for the Sport, so the introduction of the Level 1 Accreditation is our first step on what we see as a long-term and ever evolving commitment to developing quality American Football Coaches in New Zealand. We will learn as we go, and will add subsequent levels in time to allow for Coach progression, but we feel we have a great Partner in Bring It On Sports' Paul Manera and an excellent base to start with.
Our initial Level 1 program is focused on what may be seen as the “basics” but at the end of the day, we believe that it all needs to start with fundamentals and most importantly player safety. American Football is a highly physical sport and ensuring our young players safety, from equipment fitting through to taking first contact blocking and tackling, is where we have to start alongside a base knowledge of the fundamentals of American Football.
The Flag Coach Development Program (FCDP) has also been released and details can be found below. Level 0 of the program is open to members and non-members.
The CDP focuses on tackle football while the FCDP is for coaches wanting qualifications for use in Flag Football or ENDZONE.
The process and the documents are:
1. CDP Program Documents
The following documents can be found through the CDP Documents link below.
2. FCDP Program Documents
The following documents can be found through the CDP &FCDP Documents link below.
3. Registration
4. Registration Information
Once Registration is accepted a Registration Information document will be sent out.
5. Update Form
Coaches will update their progress using the Update Form.
5. Help
1. CDP Program Documents
The following documents can be found through the CDP Documents link below.
- The CDP Level 1 Accreditation document contains requirements and general information about the program and the registration process. Please read this before registering.
- The CDP Qualifications Overview provides a view of the ongoing road map for qualifications at higher levels - this is still a work in progress.
- The CDP Updating Guidelines provides top-level details of how coaches qualifications will be maintained over time.
- All the documents can be found in the "CDP Documents" link below
2. FCDP Program Documents
The following documents can be found through the CDP &FCDP Documents link below.
- The Flag CDP Accreditation Level 0 & 1 document contains requirements and general information about the program and the registration process. Please read this before registering.
3. Registration
- Participants can register for either the CDP or the FCDP on the Registration Forms (link below) after having read the appropriate Accreditation document so that the process on registration is understood.
- Whilst our intent is to get as many Accredited Coaches into the game as possible, a review process will be undertaken before accepting applicants into the Program to ensure NZAFF members will get the best possible outcomes from the program.
4. Registration Information
Once Registration is accepted a Registration Information document will be sent out.
5. Update Form
Coaches will update their progress using the Update Form.
- Any updating of information including uploading certificates, notifying when courses are complete, or notifying when a coach is ready for assessment, needs to be done though the Update Form (Link below)
- There is a spreadsheet for recording coaching hours that you can download from the CDP Document file.
5. Help
- Support to all Coach Development program members will be given via the NZAFF General Manager and Coach Development Director.
This is a list of the current Coaches with NZAFF Qualifications for Tackle Football.
This is a list of the current Coaches with NZAFF Qualifications for Flag Football.