Coaches from seven states and territories have been included in the next intake of the Basketball Australia Elite Female Coach Advancement Program (EFCAP).
The program was introduced last year and has been designed to provide female coaches in the pathway with professional development and education, along with mentoring and peer support.
This is the second intake for the program and features eighteen coaches from various levels of the sport, who will engage in a series of on-line and face to face development opportunities during the next 12 months.
Basketball Australia is committed to improving the numbers and depth of female coaches in the country and this program provides valuable technical, tactical and leadership development for the participants.
In announcing the next intake of coaches, Basketball Australia Director of High Performance Coach Development Peter Lonergan said the group was diverse and included coaches working at all levels of the sport across Australia.
“We are excited to have our second EFCAP coaching group in place and to have such a diverse range of coaches involved in this valuable program,” he said.
“To have coaches who are working with elite junior athletes, to WNBL assistant coaches and NBL1 mentors provides us with a great mix of talented female coaches and we look forward to working with the group over the next 12 months.”
Included in the program is Liz Mills, who recently led the Kenyan Men’s National team to qualification for FIBA AfroBasket as head coach. The new intake also includes 2008 Beijing Olympian Emma McDonald, along with Chemist Warehouse WNBL Life Members Deanna Black, Nat Hurst and Sam Woosnam.
Coaches included in the program for 2021/22 are –
Aja Parham Queensland
Deanna Black Western Australia
Emma McDonald Queensland
Jacqui O’Neill Victoria
Jenny Lonergan Australia Capital Territory
Katherine McPhail South Australia
Kerryn Mitchell Victoria
Lauren King New South Wales
Lauryn Curtin New South Wales
Liz Mills New South Wales
Lynne Holland South Australia
Mahaela Jackson Victoria
Natalie Hurst Australia Capital Territory
Rebecca Dudic New South Wales
Rebecca Triffett Tasmania
Renae Garlepp New South Wales
Samantha Woosnam Victoria
Sarah Graham Queensland/BA Centre of Excellence
In the spirit of reconciliation Basketball Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.