Ex Hawthorn premiership player Brian Douge will be in Cairns presenting at the Level 1 Coaching Course on the weekend.
Brian will be presenting 3 sessions on Saturday, one on Effective Coaching, one on Gen Y Characteristics and another on Skill Teaching. He has studied behaviour of sports coaches for the past 2 decades and has addressed conferences world wide on the subject. Brians has a reputation for presentations that are not only rich in substance but are also entertaining and engaging.
"To have someone of Brians experience and intellect presenting will be a real treat for our local coaches"
Brian is now the Football Services Manager with AFL Queensland.
Coach Accreditation in AFL Cairns is compulsory to ensure a quality and safe environment.
The course will be held on Saturday (28th Feb) in the High Flyers Lounge (top of grand stand at Cazalys Stadium) with the practical sessions taking place on the Cazalys oval. The course will run from 9am to 4.30pm.
Brians can be contacted on ph 0411 749 013 if you would like comment.
Brian Douge Background
- Hawthorn F.C 1966-1976 - 91 games
- Coached for ten of those years by the great John Kennedy.
- Brianâs last game was his most memorable playing in the 1976 premiership team.
- Ph D in sports coaching having studied the behaviour of hundreds of coaches from all sports over a couple of decades.
- Brian has addressed conferences across the entire world, having recently spoken to world sporting delegates in Europe.
- Bachelor of Education
- Currently Football Services Manager with AFLQ.
Also presenting at the course will be 5 time Australian weight lifting champion David De Rosa.
Eddie Skiba
AFL Development Manager Cairns
ph 0402116614
Last Modified on 07/05/2009 11:38