Please note the below QRL requirements. We will assist you in attaining the relevant qualifications if not currently held.

4.2 COACHES

4.2.1 QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION

A person appointed by a Club to any coaching position with a team/s in that club must at the time of appointment hold a current minimum NRL Coach Accreditation Certificate for that applicable age /grade.

Where, at the time of appointment, the person appointed does not hold an Accreditation Certificate then they must, prior to being permitted by the club to actively supervise any coaching sessions:

a) register via the approved registration platform as a volunteer coach,

b) complete the age-appropriate online learning modules via the approved platform,

c) register and pay for the relevant face to face coaching course as required and prior to June 30, and

d) attend and successfully participate in a face-to-face component of the relevant coaching course within that Football Year.

e) hold a current Blue or Exemption Card in relation to working with children in accordance with the provisions of the State legislation where this role is being performed.

An NRL Coach Accreditation Certificate must be lodged with the club to confirm completion of the on-line modules noting that an exception to the above timeframes can be provided at the discretion of the relevant Region Manager.

A person appointed by a club to any coaching position must complete or maintain current accreditation requirements in each Football Year. Failure to complete or maintain current accreditation will result in automatic withdrawal of appointment to the coaching position and the QRL insurance cover will lapse.

Assistant Coaches and any other team related staff).

The QRL together with the Regions and Local Leagues specifically reserve the right to refuse to register any Coach where any one or more of the following circumstances apply:-

a) the coach has failed to complete all compulsory fields in the Coach Registration procedure,

b) the coach has been suspended from coaching in a QRL administered competition for a period of not less than twelve (12) months,

c) the coach is currently serving a suspension from any other sport under the control of a recognised governing body,

d) the coach has struck a Referee or any other Official either on or off the field of play,

e) the coach has been convicted of drug use under the NRL anti-doping rules,

f) the coach has been convicted of a criminal offence punishable at law to a period of imprisonment of more than twelve (12) months,or

g) the coach has committed a material breach of the QRL Code of Conduct.

Any coach that has criminal charges pending against them can be refused registration until the outcome of the charges has been finalised.