The students from Swinburne University Sport and Recreation wish to advise that they are conducting an Australian Football coaching conference (endorsed by AFL Victoria) on Tuesday 7th October 2008.

The conference is being organised to provide an opportunity for Australian Football coaches from all levels of the sport to gain access to current and future practices so that they can develop their coaching skills and provide quality programs for their players. It has been approved by AFL Victoria as an official updating activity for Coaching Re-Accreditation and is being aimed at coaches and other interested parties within the Australian Football industry, along with other individuals who may be required to coach football such as PE teachers.

Last year’s very successful conference was held at the Lexus Centre and featured a line-up of guest speakers that included David Buttifant (Physical Preparation Manager) and Brad Scott (Assistant Coach) from the Collingwood Football Club, Lisa Sutherland (Sports Dietitian) from the Hawthorn Football Club, Dr Pippa Grange (General Manager – Psychology, People and Culture) from the AFL Players' Association, Rick Irwin (then Development Manager) from the Oakleigh Chargers and Mark Fine (Sports Radio Presenter) from SEN 1116 Radio. Feedback from attending delegates was extremely positive and it is hoped that this year’s event will achieve even greater heights.

Potential 2008 topics include Club Culture, Team Preparation, Motivation, Player Recruitment, Talent Identification, Player Retention and Game Plan Development, and targeted speakers include senior Australian Football coaches and officials.

For further details or to register your interest in attending the conference, please contact Sheridan Nicol at Swinburne University on 9214 8854, 0414 880 532 or snicol@swin.edu.au