BECOME A COACH
Overview
Pool Lifesaving Coaches are fundamental to the development of swimming and lifesaving skills for people of all ages and abilities, encouraging ongoing participation for fun, fitness, and social inclusion.
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Royal Life Saving offers three levels of coaching accreditation, providing individuals with the knowledge and skills to coach grass roots participants to elite lifesaving athletes.
The Foundation Coach course equips teachers, coaches and instructors with a basic understanding of pool lifesaving sport including it's connection to swimming and lifesaving principles, explanations of core skills and events, and ways to modify pool lifesaving to cater for all abilities and facilities. From a Foundation Coach, individuals may progress to a Development or Performance Coach accreditation, with a focus on coaching competitive athletes. Learn more about the Pool Lifesaving coaching pathway, and how to become a coach below:
Swimming and Water Safety Teacher
Foundation Coach
Development Coach
Performance Coach
Find out more about each level
Foundation Coaches
Within this stage a coach will have a basic understanding of Pool Lifesaving as a Sport and the key rules and parameters associated with theirs and an athlete’s participation in Pool Lifesaving.
Prerequisites
Are you a member of Royal Life Saving, over 16 and hold a CPR Certificate?
If you are already a RLS Member go to Step 1
Step 1
Subscribe to the SportsHub and establish your profile
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If you are already registered go to Step 2
Step 2
Complete the ASC General Principles and RLSSA Foundation Coach Courses
If you have already completed go to Step 3
Development Coach
You must be an Accredited Foundation Coach to commence being a Development Coach.
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A Development coach will have the knowledge and skills to effectively plan and deliver coaching programs with a particular focus on athlete development, nurturing talent and preparing pool lifesaving athletes for ongoing success at competitions.
Prerequisites
Complete the Play By The Rules Child Protection and Harassment Discrimination Courses through Sport Australia and add it to your Skills Register:
Step 1
Complete the RLSSA Development Coach Online Course modules through the SportsHub:
Performance Coach
You must be an Accredited Development Coach to commence being a Performance Coach.
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At Performance Coach has a strong understanding of the High Performance sport environment, athlete development and coaching systems with a strong focus on coaching athletes for selection on National and International teams and elite success. A Performance Coach liaises closely with Australian Lifesaving Team management in the planning and delivery of targeted coaching programs for elite athletes, and plays a key role as a presenter, assessor and mentor for aspiring Performance Coaches.
Prerequisites
Complete the ASADA Level 2 Anti-Doping and Ethical Decision Making courses and add to your Skills Register:
Step 2
Attend a National Coach Development Workshop, AND;
Present and assess a Development Coach Workshop, OR:
Provide mentorship and coaching support for a Foundation or Development Coach