Jess Skinner - Head Coach Australia Women's Rugby Team
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Online Courses
A Different Approach to Coach Development
Most coach education focuses on what coaches do.
The FCN Academy explores what it means to be a coach.
Built through lived experiences, global insights and real coaching conversations, our learning goes beyond technical knowledge to explore confidence, leadership, identity, culture, belonging and the realities of navigating coaching systems.
Because coaching development is about more than qualifications alone.
Learn at your own pace. Develop through real coaching experiences.
Created by coaches, for coaches, our online courses combine practical learning, expert insights and real-world experiences to support your development both on and beyond the sidelines.
Whether you’re exploring leadership, confidence, communication, coaching environments or navigating your coaching journey, each course is designed to provide meaningful learning that can be applied directly to your coaching practice.
All FCN Academy Online Courses are included within the Full Access Academy Membership, giving members unlimited access to our growing library of coach education and development content.
Contributing Coaches Include:
Nicole Farley - Head Coach West Ham FC U21s Academy
John Mitchell - Head Coach England Women's Rugby Team
Professor Leanne Norman - Loughborough Uni
Phoebe Schecter - NFL Analyst & Coach
Molly McElwee - Sports Journalist
Shannon Winzer - Head Coach Dallas Pulse Volleyball
Jane Figueiredo - Olympic & NCAA Diving Coach
Navigating The Coaching System
Launching August 2026
Navigating the Coaching System is a first-of-its-kind online course designed to help coaches understand and successfully navigate the realities of modern coaching.
Built around the FCN Coaching Compass Framework, the course explores the five critical dimensions of coaching: Coaching Up, Coaching Right, Coaching Down, Coaching Left and Coaching In.
Through exclusive interviews with some of the world’s leading coaches, academics and performance experts, learners gain real-world insights into how successful coaches navigate organisations, lead multidisciplinary teams, build meaningful relationships with athletes, manage external pressures and sustain themselves throughout their careers.
Combining practical tools, reflective activities and lived experiences from across the sporting landscape, this course provides coaches at every level with a framework for understanding not only how to coach athletes, but how to thrive within the complex systems that shape coaching success.
You will learn to:
Navigate the people, systems and structures that influence coaching success.
Apply proven strategies and insights from some of the world’s leading coaches.
Develop the confidence to lead, communicate and make decisions in complex coaching situations.
Understand how successful coaches operate within clubs, organisations and high-performance environments.
Contributing Coaches:
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Parenthood & Coaching
Launching in September 2026
You will learn to:
Understand how to treat yourself as a performer
How to better perform under pressure
Learn from some of sports greatest coaches through their lived experiences
Apply practical tools to your own coaching
Live Networking Webinars Included with this course
Gazing Red2Blue Foundation Course
Launching in August 2026
You will learn:
The sources of pressure and how they affect your performance
Typical human responses to pressure and how to navigate them
How to view mindset as a skill to develop, not a problem to fix
Practical tools and techniques to manage your focus and energy effectively
The Coach As A Performer
Launching in January 2027
How to Build And Effective Network
Launching in March 2027
The Philosophy of Coaching
Launching in July 2027
Coaching and Mental Health
Launching in July 2027
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Full Access Membership (Early Bird Offer until December 2026)
Everything you need to connect, share and develop as a Coach
The Full Access Membership is designed for coaches who want more than just access to a network — it’s for coaches who want to actively develop, learn and grow within a global community built specifically through the lens of female coaching experiences.
Built on more than 12 years of the Female Coaching Network, this membership combines community, coach education and real-world learning to support women navigating the realities of coaching and leadership in sport.
Alongside everything included in the free Coach Network Membership, Premium Members gain full access to the FCN Academy learning experience.
Become an FCN Academy Founding Member with our Early Bird Offer!
Whats included:
✔️ Join our global network of coaches; connect with coaches via our DM's and forum
✔️ Access to our online courses
✔️ Join our monthly live webinars
✔️ Access the full Insights Library
✔️ 50% off all Guided Programmes
Impact of Your Membership
➡ Your paid membership help us fund FCN Academy scholarships and development opportunities for coaches who may not otherwise be able to access coach education
➡ You are helping us to create systemic change for female coaches in a variety of sports
EARLY BIRD MEMBERSHIP
Join before 31st December 2026, and not only will you pay half price membership fees, you will become an official FCN Founding Member!
✅ 50% off for your first 12 months
✅ Your name to appear on the FCN Academy Founding Members page
✅ Help shape coach education for female coaches globally
✅ Help us create change
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