Under the Softball Australia coaching requirements, online coaching courses require a number of prerequisites documents to be uploaded. These can be viewed by clicking on the dropdown below.
Additionally, coaches that are reaccrediting or upgrading their accreditation must ensure their prerequisites documents are valid and up to date. Visit the Reaccreditation page for more information.
Softball Australia has recently launched the Softball Australia Learning Centre which provides current members with access to Australian Sport Learning Centre courses using their existing member credentials. Members who complete the required prerequisites via the Softball Australia Learning Centre integration will also have their prerequisite courses added to their member record automatically within 48 hours of course completion.
To access the new Learning Centre, existing current members can:
- Visit www.softball.org.au/myaccount
- Log in using your member Username and Password. You will need to be a active member in the current season to be able to log in.
- Click 'Log In' on the Softball Australia Learning Centre tile. This may take a few minutes on your first attempt whilst your account is being set up.
If you are a a teacher or work as a coach for a private provider, have not previously been a member of Softball Australia and wish to access the Softball Australia Learning Centre as part of delivery of Softball Sporting Schools Programs , please contact us via the Contact us - Softball Australia form and select Softball Learning Centre from the list of topics and one of our team will reach out to you with your options.
If you are having issues uploading documents to your courses please contact
The "Softball Batter Up Coaching Induction", "Fundamental Skills", "Training and Practice", and "Managing Games" courses require the following documents uploaded directly into each course.
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Document Name |
Preview/Sample |
Where to locate the course/resource? |
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Community Coaching Essential Skills Course |
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Softball Australia Learning Centre |
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Safeguarding Children and Young People In Sport |
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Softball Australia Learning Centre |
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Softball Australia Coaches Code of Conduct |
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Question 1 Do I need to complete the Sport Intergity Australia Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport Induction? |
On the 8th of April 2025, the Australian Sports Commission updated the Community Coaching - Essential Skills Certificate course and as part of this, the module on which covered safeguading children was removed. If you completed your Community Coaching Essential Skills certificate prior to the 8th of April 2025, you are not required to complete the Safeguarding course. If you completed your Community Coaching Essential Skills certificate after the 8th of April 2025, you will also need to show evidence of completion of the Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport Induction |
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Question 2 How long does each prerequisite remain current? |
Community Coaching Essentials Skills: Needs to be updated every four years Code of Conduct: Needs to be updated every four years Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport Induction: Needs to be updated every four years oras a Sport Integrity Australia update or release a new course. |
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Question 3 Where can I found these courses/ prerequisites? |
Click the buttons above under each image, these buttons will take you directly to the website or document which you can complete/fill out. For courses, you may need to sign up/log in to complete the course. |
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Question 4 How can I change the documents that I have uploaded onto the SBU website? |
If you have incorrectly uploaded a document onto the SBU website, please contact Softball Australia via the coaching email. It is important to upload documents correctly as this will impact the success of your coaching accreditation. |