Fast Track Programs – Officials

The Sport NSW Fast Track Program - Officials is a leadership and development initiative designed to support female and gender diverse officials across New South Wales. The intensive programs aims to boost representation, confidence and capability in emerging elite female sports officials.

The program is designed to supplement tactical and technical official training and education provided by State Sporting Organisations with a focus on leadership, communication and female athlete health.

The program will support participants to develop:

• clear and individualised goals for future career development
• stronger communication and leadership skills
• confidence and resilience skills
• a network of peers to support individuals in their pursuit of their officiating goals

Specifically, the Program will involve:

• A series of 4 x 2.5hour workshops with subject matter experts
• An invitation to attend a De-escalation Training workshop
• A networking and panel discussion event

The Program aims to:

• Increase confidence and resilience in emerging female officials to officiate at increasingly higher level
• Prepare officials for higher pressure environments
• Building resilience and authority
• Increase knowledge of female athlete health and wellbeing

Registration: For more information on the course including the course outline, dates and how to register please view the PROGRAM GUIDELINES

If you have any questions regarding the course, please contact Libby Sadler, Strategic Projects Manager at Sport NSW - Libby.Sadler@sportnsw.com.au

2024 Course Information

Listen to what some of the 2024 participants had to say

Fast Track Programs – Coaches

An intensive leadership and development course for females and gender diverse people who coach

Coaches are critical component of any sporting environment from grass-roots to elite sport.  The Fast Track Program for Coaches has been developed to support the development, education and training of female and gender diverse coaches in NSW.  The programs are delivered in two distinct streams to provide opportunity for coaches at all levels to increase their skills and capability as a coach beyond the technical and tactical aspects of coaching.

Over the duration of both programs, participants will engage in a series of interactive workshops designed to encourage self-reflection and increase leadership and communication skills regardless of who you coach, how long you have been coaching or your aspirations as a coach. 

Each course has been designed to support your journey, connect you with peers across other sports and leave you with practical tools to continue coaching at any level.

The 2025 Fast Track Program for Coaches will be delivered in the following streams:

Stream 1: Fast Track Program - Development Coach

The Development Coach Program is designed to support community coaches and those new to coaching.  The ideal candidate will have either recently commenced coaching at the community club level in their chosen sport or be committed to coaching to at community level and seeking to build leadership and communication skills to maximise their impact and opportunity as a coach.

For more information about the Fast Track Development Coach Program please click HERE

To register for the Development Coach Program please click HERE

Stream 2: Fast Track Program – Pathways Coach

The Pathways Coach Program is designed to support coaches who are coaching talent or elite level programs or who have commenced coaching in elite sport programs (Professional and semi-professional sports, Olympic and Paralympic Sports, or state / national level teams).  The ideal candidate will have previously attained, as a minimum, beginner and intermediate coaching courses within their chosen sport pathway.

For more information about the Fast Track Pathways Coach Prorgam please click HERE

To register for the Pathways Coach Program please click HERE

Key Course Details

What will you learn?

Each course is tailored to support coaches at different stages of development.  The workshop format allows participants to tailor learning to individual scenarios and situation within the topic of each session.  Key learning areas covered across both courses include:

• Coaching Philosophy and values: Importance of your coaching philosophy including a chance to develop or refresh your own philosophy
• Leadership and influence skills: How we make decisions, respond to stress and how this relates to coaching.
• Development and High performance coaching: Understanding participant and talent development models relative to your specific coaching role.
• People and relationship management: Discussing and development strategies to manage, lead and influence different stakeholder groups as a coach.
• Athlete centred coaching: workshopping and understanding how athlete centred and values based coaching created inclusive environments for all participants at athletes.
• Maximising your impact as a coach: End of course workshop that brings together key learnings of the course in a scenario based workshop to support your individual ongoing learning and journey as a development or pathway coach.

Who should apply?

• Anyone who identifies as female or gender diverse and is coaching in NSW can register to attend the course. 
• Note to participant in the Fast Track Pathway Course you must have completed Foundational and Intermediate Coaching Courses in your sport.

*Sport NSW encourages coaches from all diverse backgrounds to apply.

2024 Course Information

Listen to what some of the 2024 participants had to say

To date the Fast Track for Females Program has welcomed participants from sports including: 

For any further queries, please contact LIbby Sadler, Strategic Projects Manager, Sport NSW at Libby.Sadler@sportnsw.com.au.