Coaches and officials get upskilled

Administered by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, the program provides financial support to state sporting associations (SSAs) to develop strategies and deliver initiatives to recruit, educate, develop and retain coaches and officials. Through this funding SSAs are also supported to help increase the skills pool of coaches and officials in WA.

Projects funded in this round include coaching clinics for polo players, a coaching master class for dragon boaters, working with emerging coaches in swimming, officials’ training in karting especially in country clubs and introducing an apprentice pathway for coaches and officials in squash.

The program objectives are to:

• Build the capacity of SSAs to provide sustainable programs and pathways to support coaches and officials.
• Support SSAs to provide access to development opportunities, higher level qualifications and accreditations for all coaches and officials in WA.
• Support SSAs to develop and implement strategies to recruit and retain coaches and officials.

The recipients of the Coaching and Officiating Grants Program 2023/24 are:

• Swimming WA — $15,000 for Coach Capture And Mentoring Project
• Softball Western Australia — $15,000 for Coaching And Officiating Project
• Surfing Western Australia — $7875 for Judging Course
• Baseball WA — $15,000 for Coaching Development Program
• Weightlifting WA — $2333 for Technical Official Development Program
• International Practical Shooting Confederation — $8500 for Coaching And Officiating Development Program
• Western Australian Polo Association — $14,400 for Growing WA Polo from the Grass Roots
• Motorsport Australia — $14,400 for Train The Trainer Program
• Dragon Boating WA — $10,000 for Coaching Officiating Grant Program
• West Australian Football Commission — $15,000 for Fostering a Love of Umpiring Program
• Yachting Western Australia — $12,000 for Coach And Official Development Program
• Karting WA — $10,800 for Training Officials Program
• Orienteering Association of WA — $9613 for Upskilling and Recruiting Coaches program
• Wrestling Western Australia — $15,000 for Coaching & Officiating Development Program
• Kiteboarding Western Australia — $14,660 for Level 1 Coaching Framework Development Program
• Squash WA — $14,100 for Coach and Official Pathway Program
• Western Australian Diving Association — $11,490 for Coach and Officials Development Program
• Western Australian Hockey Association — $14,150 for Coach and Umpire Development Program
• Judo Western Australia — $15,000 for Empowering Regional Excellence and National Aspirations
• Artistic Swimming WA — $14,800 for Coaching & Officiating Development Program
• Western Australian Water Ski — $15,000 for Regional Coaching Development Program
• Football West — $15,000 for Referee Cadet Program
• Motorcycling Western Australia — $13,500 for Coaching and Officials Outreach Program
• Western Australian Cricket Association — $14,900 for Mentoring for Coach and Official Development Program
• Triathlon Western Australia — $15,000 for Coach and Technical Official Workshops
• Masters Swimming Western Australia — $14,730 for Coach Mentor Program
• Surf Life Saving Western Australia — $15,000 for Coach and Official Pathway Acceleration Program
• Western Australian Fencing Association — $15,000 for Fencing Coach and Official Program
• Australian Karate Federation Western Australia — $15,000 for Coach and Referee Program
• Calisthenics Association of WA — $15,000 for Revision and Update of Cadet Coach Training Modules
• West Australian Kendo Renmei — $4274 for Kendo Shinpan and Officiators Seminar
• Paddle WA – $10,000 for Officiating WA Program
• Sport Climbing Western Australia — $11,750 for Coaching, Judging and Route Setting Workshop
• Badminton Association of Western Australia — $13,100 for Coaching and Officiating Development Program