The AFL has announced the participants for the 2022 BHP Women’s Coaching Academy, headlined by Melbourne captain Daisy Pearce.
Entering its fourth year, the Academy is a 12-month program that sees the applicants receive a level 3 coaching accreditation.
Pearce will join retired veterans Lauren Arnell, Emma Zielke and Courtney Cramey in the program, among others.
The academy aims to accelerate the next generation of female coaches.
See the 2022 BHP Women’s Coaching Academy list below:
• Lauren Arnell – Development Coach/Female Head Coach, Brisbane Academy
• Elise Coventry – AFLW Development Coach, Geelong Cats
• Courtney Cramey – AFLW Assistant Coach, Adelaide Crows
• Jacara Egan – Assistant Coach U19 Men’s/Women’s, Calder Cannons
• Pia Faletti – Rogers Cup Head Coach
• Daisy Pearce – AFLW Captain, Melbourne Football Club
• Katherine Smith –Head Coach –Premier Women’s Team
• Emma Zielke – AFLW Assistant Coach, Brisbane Lions
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