Proudly supported by BHP, Women’s Coaching Month celebrates the women who are shaping the future of coaching across our game. In 2026, the theme ‘Keep Coaching. Keep Leading’ celebrates the impact of women coaches, supporting growth, recognising leadership, and encouraging you to stay involved and keep making a difference.
Throughout the month, we highlight the pathways, programs and initiatives supporting more women and girls to get involved in coaching, from grassroots through to the elite level.
Women coaches are at the heart of our game in communities everywhere. They lead with passion, care and commitment, making a lasting impact on players, clubs and the broader football community. As trailblazers, they are forging new paths, creating opportunity, and inspiring others to follow in their footsteps, helping to shape a more inclusive future for coaching at every level.
The BHP Community Coach of the Year Award recognises the outstanding performance and contribution community coaches make to progressing women's football and shaping their local community.
Congratulations to our 2025 winner, Namoi Gianoncelli from Whitford Junior Football Club.
Hosted by AFL’s Nat Edwards, hear from Olympic Gold Medalist, Noemie Fox and AFLW Legends Abbey Holmes, Alicia Eva and Emma Kearney in the Champions of Change online webinar.
We've developed specialised resources to support the women’s game, including this Prep-to-Play handbook, the Female Performance and Health initiative, a Coaching Toolkit, and the BHP Community Coach Award.
The purpose of this guide is to support coaches of Women’s and Girls’ football teams at all levels. As such it focuses on general principles relevant to varying skills and abilities. It has been designed to offer coaches practical ideas and strategies that they can implement at their Club, School or Auskick Centre.
See how Alicia Eva, Chloe McMillan, Emma Kearney and Shae Sloan are making an impact at the elite level.