What a big 2 weeks its been across Canada. AFL Canada in conjunction with 3 of it's provincial bodies the BCAFL(British Columbia) AAFL (Alberta) and OAFL(Ontario) and the AFL undertook the massive job of holding level 1 coaching and level 0 umpiring clinics.
Held in 4 cities throughout 3 provinces, the leagues aimed to get accreditation for each of its club head and assistant coach's and all field umpires.
AFL Canada with financial assistance from BCAFL, AAFL and the OAFL invited AFL Level 2 coach and umpire coach Garry McKenzie to visit each area to hold a full day coaching course and a 1/2 day umpires course. The totals for Canada are seen here.
Toronto, Ontario: 24 - Umpire Level 0, 18 - Coaching Level 1.
Calgary, Alberta: 12 - Umpire Level 0, 12 - Coaching Level 1.
Edmonton, Alberta: 13 - Umpire Level 0, 13 - Coaching Level 1.
Vancouver, British Columbia: 16 - Umpire Level 0, 5 - Coaching Level 1.
Totals: 65 - Umpire Level 0, 48 - Coaching Level 1.
In all it was great exercise that will result in better coaching for new Canadian players and better umpiring during games ensuring the safety of players and making for a better spectacle.
Special thanks to Garry McKenzie for his hard work throughout the 2 weeks, Stu Grills in BC, Jake Anson in Alberta, Martin Walter in Ontario and Josh Vanderloo at AFL headquarters for working with AFL Canada to accomplish this goal of certification for all those involved in key roles across the country.
The next step for all coaches is to progress to their level 2 status and for umpires to gain their level 1 accreditation before the end of the season.
Last Modified on 21/04/2010 19:10