Ready to start coaching gymnastics? Here's where you start! Follow this step-by-step guide below to gain your Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Accreditation.
Create a Gymnastics Australia account
If you are a new user, you will need to create a Gymnastics Australia account. To do this, please fill out the New User Sign Up form. Please ensure you register with your legal name (including middle name(s)), as this form will be used to verify your Working with Children Check (or equivalent).
For more detailed information on creating an account, please click here.
Login to Gymnastics Australia and access Flex
- Go to the Gymnastics Australia website by visiting https://www.gymnastics.org.au/
- In the top right-hand corner, click Sign In.
- Sign in using your Technical Member ID as your username, and your Gymnastics Australia password.
- If you have forgotten your username or password, please click on the relevant link beneath stating "I don't know my username or password".
- Once you have signed in, you will land on your profile page. Click Go to Flex (LMS). This should be on the left-hand side of the page.
Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching structure
The Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching course has three bundles required to complete (in order) to achieve an accreditation
- Welcome to Gymnastics Coaching - Introduction (No charge, Minimum age 14)
- Module 1 - Welcome to Gymnastics Coaching (Video)
- Module 2 - Sports Australia: Community Coach - Essential Skills (Certificate Upload)
- Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Course ($250, Minimum age 14)
- Module 1 - Fundamental Gymnastics (Online Course)
- Module 2 - On the Job Training (Workbook Submission)
- Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching - Final mentor check-in (No charge, Minimum age 15)
- A virtual mentor/assessment session that runs for approximately 1hr and 30mins.
Enrol in Welcome to Gymnastics Coaching - Introduction
The first step to gaining a Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Accreditation involves completing Module 1.
1. Access the Training Library by clicking the Bookshelf icon on the left-hand menu bar.
2. Locate the Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching (Entry Level) category and click View Courses.
3. Locate the Welcome to Gymnastics Coaching - Introduction course and click Enrol.
4. You can access online courses you have just enrolled into through the My Training section of Flex.
5. Click View under the Welcome to Gymnastics Coaching - Introduction, and you will be able to see the two modules.
6. Click Start or Resume for the part of the course you wish to work through.
Enrol in Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Course
NB: You must complete Welcome to Gymnastics Coaching - Introduction before enrolling into this course.
1. Access the Training Library by clicking the Bookshelf icon on the left-hand menu bar.
2. Locate the Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching (Entry Level) category and click View Courses.
3. Locate the Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Course and click Purchase. You will then be prompted to enter your payment details. Click Process Payment to complete your enrolment. You will be emailed a copy of your receipt.
4. You can access online courses you have just enrolled into through the My Training section of Flex.
5. Click View under the Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Course, and you will be able to see the two modules.
6. Click Start or Resume for the part of the course you wish to work through.
7. Please note, to access the workbook, click Start, click Take Assessment, and then click Click here to download the workbook
Important - If your club does not have a certified Club Coach Educator or you do not have access to a Club Coach Educator - please click here for more information on the mentor sessions you will be required to complete
Enrol in Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching - Final mentor check-in
NB: You must complete Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching Course before enrolling into this course.
1. Access the Training Library by clicking the Bookshelf icon on the left-hand menu bar.
2. Locate the Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching (Entry Level) category and click View Courses.
3. Locate the Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching - Final mentor check-in course and click Enrol, then click Start.
4. You now need to book into a training session/event. To do this, head over to the to the Training Event calendar. You can access this by clicking the Calendar icon on the left-hand menu bar.
5. In the Course search bar, type "Fundamental". Then select "Fundamental Gymnastics Coaching - Final Mentor check-in" from the drop down selection.
6. You will then see a list of scheduled sessions. Click the arrow > to see the courses in the following month (Sessions to be released 1st June 2023)
7. Once you find the session you wish to attend, click Enrol. If a pop up appears, select Enrol again. You are now enrolled in this session.
8. To check which events you are enrolled into, click the My Enrolled Events toggle.
9. If you are unable to attend a course, you can un-enrol yourself from a session and re-enrol into a future course date. This can be done by selecting Un-enrol on the event session.
Please note that if you choose to un-enrol yourself from an event, you may incur a late cancellation fee from your State/Territory Association. Always contact your State/Territory Association before unenrolling from an event.
Completing the Fundamental Coaching Course
1. After attending and passing the final check-in course, you will be awarded the accreditation. This can take up to two weeks post course date.
2. If you are unsuccessful in passing the assessments during the practical course, you will receive instructions on what to do next.