• AFA Tackle - Australian Team Coaching & Staff EOI

  • Coach and Staff Applications Now Open – AFA National Tackle Teams 2026/27

    American Football Australia is building the coaching and support staff for its national programs, and we want to hear from you.

    Whether you’re a club coach ready to test yourself at the national level, an experienced coordinator who wants to lead a unit, or someone early in your coaching journey looking to learn the standard from the inside, there’s a place in this program for you. We’re appointing across five coaching tiers, from Pathways Coach through to Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Coordinator, covering every position group on the field.

    We’re also recruiting the staff who make a national program run: Strength & Conditioning, Data & Analytics, Team Manager, Inventory & Equipment, Team Medic & Physio, and Player Engagement. These are real roles with real responsibility, and they sit at the table with the coaches.

    Apply for the tier that matches where you are now. Selection runs in two stages: an expression of interest first, then a film review (For coaches) and informal interview for shortlisted applicants.

    Coordinators are appointed first and help shape the staff beneath them, so the people you’ll work with are the people who chose you.

    All roles are volunteer. What we ask for is commitment, coachability and a willingness to meet AFA accreditation and Working With Children Check requirements. What you get is the chance to coach the best players in the country, learn alongside national staff, and build toward the next step in your coaching career.

  • I am interested in being involved with (select all that apply)
  • 5. Are you over the age of 18? (All coaching staff must be aged 18 years and above)*
  • 7. Do you have a current WWCC (working with children check) issued by your home state?*
  • 8. What State are you affiliated with *

  • Role Specific

    Please confirm below which coaching role you are submitting an EOI for.
  • 13. What role are you applying for?*

  • Pathways Coach Entry tier. Rotates across position groups, runs drills under direction, learns the national standard.
    Pathways – Dedicated Development tier with a defined position group and a named mentor. Owns a slice of the group's work and is formally reviewed at camp end. Bench for next cycle's Assistants.
    Assistant Positional Coach Working coach supporting a Positional Coach with installs, drill design, film prep and individual player development. Takes the group when the Positional Coach is pulled into unit work.
    Positional Coach Leads a position group end to end: technique standards, installs, player evaluation and depth-chart input. Responsible for the Assistant and Pathways coaches in the group.
    Coordinator (OC / DC / STC) Leads a whole unit: owns the scheme, game plan, practice script and positional staff. Appointed first and has input on the positional staff beneath them.

  • Coordinator Roles 

    Please confirm below which coordinator role you are submitting an EOI for and provide some additional supporting information.
    You will then be taken to the next section to provide responses to the specialist skill coaching you would coach as part of the coordinator EOI.
  • 14. Role*

  • Positional Coach

    Please provide details of which of the following specialist skill roles you have an interest in coaching and a brief background of your experience.
  • 16. What positions are you interested coaching as part of the national team? (please select all that apply)

  • Non Coaching Role

  • What non coaching role are you interestd in?*
    • Strength & Conditioning Coach Designs and runs warm-ups, conditioning and recovery; manages training load with the practice script; runs physical testing and individual programs between camps.
    • Data & Analytics Coach Owns film logistics, tagging and cut-ups; builds opponent scouting reports and self-scout data; produces game-day and post-game summaries for coordinators.
    • Team Manager Runs program logistics: travel, accommodation, schedule, paperwork, budget, communications and tour administration. Single point of contact for non-coaching matters.
    • Inventory & Equipment Manager Manages the full kit inventory, player sizing and helmet fitting, issue/return register, repairs, and pack-up and setup for every session and game day.
    • Team Medic & Physio First response and injury management, concussion assessment and return-to-play protocol, pre-camp screening, treatment and rehab. Fitness-to-play decisions are final.
    • Player Engagement Manager First point of contact for player wellbeing; runs onboarding and squad culture; supports players through selection outcomes; direct line to the association on safeguarding.

  • Motivation

  • Confirmation

  • Tick the dates you are available
  • 21. Are you prepared to complete any courses set by AFA (if not already done) as a minimum standard?*
  • 22. I agree to be contacted by AFA's and understand I will need to attend an informal interview process prior to any appointment to the role I have submitted this application for.*
  • 23. My general availability preference for an interview is?*
  • 24. I understand and agree that any appointment to a National Team is on a volunteer basis and that I will be bound by the policies and procedures set by American Football Australia.*
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