Gold Coach Education Course

Location: Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra
Delivery Mode: Face-to-Face Intensive + Pre-Course Video Assessment
Dates: September -Face-to-Face Intensive is 1-6 December, 2025
Application Deadline: August 17, 2025
Course Fee: $1000 (to be invoiced after admission acceptance)

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Course Overview

The Gold Level Coach Education Course is the highest coaching qualification offered by Boxing Australia and is designed for elite-level coaches seeking to represent and develop athletes at the national and international level.

Delivered through an immersive face-to-face training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), the program targets high-performance coaches with a demonstrated track record within national and state-level programs.

Participants will explore advanced coaching concepts including performance planning, international trends in boxing, technical analysis, athlete management, and leadership in high-performance environments.

This course represents the top tier of Boxing Australia's coaching pathway:

• Bronze Level: Club Coach
• Silver Level: State Coach
• Gold Level: Australian Coach (International Representation)

Successful completion qualifies coaches for selection into Boxing Australia's National Team coaching pool and international appointments.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Be a current registered member of their relevant State Boxing Association
• Be endorsed by current State Boxing Association 
• Hold a valid Silver Accreditation from Boxing Australia (You can download the Silver Coach Manual HERE)
• Possess a current Working with Children Check (or equivalent in their state/territory)
• Hold a valid Australian passport
• Have completed the following Sport Integrity Australia e-learning modules:
  • Anti-Doping Fundamentals Anti-Doping Annual Fundamentals (or Anti-Doping Annual update (current year) if previously completed)
  • Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport Induction
  • Competition Manipulation and Sports Gambling

The Sport Integrity Australia e-learning modules can be accessed here - Sport Integrity Australia eLearning

• Hold a current National Police Check

Selection Criteria

To ensure a merit-based and transparent admissions process, all applications will be assessed and ranked using an 18-point sliding scale, based on the following criteria:

• High-performance involvement: Active in National Team activity during the last four years (2021–2024 Olympic cycle)
• Benchmark Event involvement Internationally
• National Team involvement domestically
• Pathway engagement:
• Active involvement in National pathway programs
• Active involvement in State pathway programs
• Performance outcomes: Demonstrated history of producing:
• Open National Champions, and/or
• Boxing Australia-selected Australian representatives

Note: Selections are competitive. Only the highest-ranked applicants, based on the 18-point scale will be accepted into the course.

Course Structure & Delivery

The course includes two key components:

• Pre-Course Assessments. All pre-course assessments will be required to be submitted by the nominated due date in order to progress to the face to face delivery. The pre-course assessment will consist of 3 separate tasks:
  • Participants will be required to submit recorded demonstrations of coaching tasks across a variety of topics
  • Videos will assess coaching delivery, technique, tactical insight, and communication
  • Participants will submit a specified training program following periodisation training principles
  • Participants must use the Boxing Australia boxer profile assessment tool to submit a boxer assessment
• Pre-Course Video Assessment
• Periodisation programming
• Boxer assessments
• Face-to-Face Intensive (AIS, Canberra) 1-6 December 2025.
• Technical & tactical coaching at the elite level
• Athlete performance profiling
• S&C programming
• Sports Nutrition
• Sports Psychology and wellbeing support
• Leadership in high-performance environments
• National program alignment & expectations

Professional Accreditation

On successful completion, participants will be awarded the Boxing Australia Gold Level Coaching Accreditation, enabling them to:

• Eligible for invitations towards high performance activity (across camps or competitions)
• Hold leadership roles within Boxing Australia’s elite coaching structure
• Act as mentors within the national coaching pathway

Code of Conduct & Expectations

All successful applicants must adhere to:

• The Boxing Australia Code of Conduct
• The National Team Policies and Procedures
• Ethical and professional standards consistent with high-performance environments

How to Apply

Expressions of Interest must be submitted via the official application by COB 25 August 2025.
All eligible applications will be ranked using the 18-point scale, and only top-ranking coaches will be offered places in the course.

No late or incomplete applications will be accepted

 For further information please contact the Boxing Australia office

E: info@boxing.org.au
P: 0434 781 805