2010 Sports Medicine Australia Courses are listed below.

South East Queensland

Central Queensland

North Queensland

The Sports Medicine Australia Queensland State Branch Annual Conference will be at Novotel Twin Waters on Feb 6 and 7, 2010. Registrations are now open. For more information visit www.smaqld.com.au.

FFA Advanced Coaching Accreditations are valid for 4 consecutive years. In order to re-accredit their Advanced Licence, coaches are required to gain 100 points in the 4-year period of validity. 

Points can only be gained in the following ways:

~ FFA National Coaching Conference (50 points)
~ FFA Approved Coaching Seminar (See approved list below)
~ Capital Football Coaching Conference (25 points)
~ Football NSW Coaching Conference (25 points)
~ Football Federation NT Coaching Conference (25 points)
~ Football Queensland Coaching Conference (25 points)
~ Football Federation SA Coaching Conference (25 points)
~ Football Federation Tasmania Coaching Conference (25 points)
~ Football Federation Victoria Coaching Conference (25 points)
~ Football West Coaching Conference (25 points)
~ Northern NSW Football Coaching Conference (25 points) 

Important information about your Advanced Licence

Since a new policy has been launched, FFA will extend the expiry date of all Advanced Licences to 2013. If your licence expires after 2013, your expiry will remain the same.

FFA Coach Education is in the process of sending out updated Coach ID Cards. You may not receive your new card until February next year. Please make sure your postal address is correct in the National Coaches Database. To check your personal details contact your State Football Federation.

Please note that if you have a Community Licence as well, e.g. Senior Licence, this expiry will also be extended to coincide with your Advanced Licence.

Queensland coaches have been given a boost with the announcement that next year’s FFA National Coaching Conference will be held in our very own backyard. 

Without the need to travel interstate, this is a wonderful opportunity for Queensland coaches to learn from the best in the business while keeping the costs of travel and accommodation down.    

Sports Medicine Australia's last courses of the year are listed below. Click here for a registration form.

21 Nov – CPR - Is yours up to date? This needs to be done annually! 

21 Nov – Sports First Aid Is yours up to date? This needs to be done every 3 years! 

21, 28, 29 Nov – Combined Sports First Aid and Level 1 Sports Trainer - Great way to fast track becoming a Sports Trainer! 

28, 29 Nov – Level 1 Sports Trainer - Is it time to upgrade your Sports First Aid? 

29 Nov – Sports Trainer Reaccreditation (Level 1 and 2) - Last opportunity of the year to reaccredit – don’t forget this must be done every 3 years! 

29 Nov – Introduction to Taping Workshop - Great way to refresh (or learn for the first time) basic taping skills 

30 Nov – Advanced Taping Workshop - Time to upgrade those basic skills? Sign up for knees, elbows and shoulders!

After the success of the Grassroots Coaching courses in 2009, the Football Queensland Board has announced that the courses will once again be offered to affiliated clubs free of charge throughout 2010.