Developed by experts at Play Grp and Valley Sport, our Introduction to ASD Coaches Workshop equips coaches with the skills and confidence to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and junior or beginner-level participants.
What you’ll learn:
Understanding Autism
Inclusive Coaching Principles
Practical Tools and Strategies
This workshop is ideal for:
Parent volunteer coaches
First-time coaches
Anyone looking to build inclusive coaching skills
Want to bring this workshop to your school, club, team, organisation or community group? We’d love to hear from you!
📞 (03) 5831 8456
📧 clubsupport@valleysport.net.au
Coach Resources
Use this template to help participants familiarise themselves with the coach before meeting them.
Use this template to learn about your participants important information, goals, likes and dislikes as well as behavior management strategies. Ask parents or guardian’s to fill out this form to open up an honest conversation with the participants caregivers to give them confidence that you are interested and proactive in understanding the participant needs.
Sign up and create an account for free to gain access to a range of inclusive coaching resources and courses.
For Autism specific online learning you could start with:
- An Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Autism Inclusion Webinar Series
They also have a database of Delivery Resources for Sport Partner Programs from a range of National Sporting Organisations.
Coaching a Kid on the Autism Spectrum
- Small efforts can make a big difference when you’re coaching a kid with autism spectrum disorder
- Diana McKeon Charkalis
- March 01, 2021 | 5 MIN READ
Coaching young people with autism
- Special Olympics NZ
- 3 MIN READ
Coaching Athletes on the Autism Spectrum
- David A. Feigley, Ph.D, Lisa Rossman Murphy DPT
- October 7, 2020