INSIDE THE REVIEW

December 2025 — The Review Begins
The ACF Board has announced a national review of how we recruit, train, support and recognise Coaches, Adjudicators and Examiners — and established the Program Review Reference Group (PRRG) to guide it. The PRRG brings together Heads of Committees, community representatives and ACF leadership, working alongside independent consultants McLaughlin Sports Consultancy. Over the coming months, the review will look at governance, training pathways, and consistency across states, with the goal of a stronger, more connected future for everyone who coaches, adjudicates or examines in our sport.

February 2026 — Listening in Action
The first phase of consultation is underway. Throughout February, the PRRG and independent reviewer have been meeting with stakeholders from across Australia to understand how our Coaching, Adjudicating and Examining programs actually operate day to day — the wins, the friction points, and everything in between. Thank you to everyone who’s given their time so far; these conversations are shaping the questions we ask next, including a national survey opening in March.

March 2026 — Have Your Say
The national Program Review survey is now open to coaches, adjudicators, examiners and the broader calisthenics community. This is the biggest single opportunity to have your say on what’s working, what’s not, and what you’d change — and it directly feeds into the recommendations the PRRG will consider. It only takes a few minutes, and every response helps build a more accurate picture of what our workforce actually needs.  Have YOUR SAY here.

April 2026 — Focus Groups & Interviews
Consultation has moved into its next stage: dedicated focus groups with coaches, adjudicators and examiners at every level, plus one-on-one interviews with key stakeholders identified by the PRRG. Combined with the survey responses received in March, this is building a rich, evidence-based picture of the barriers and opportunities across our programs — particularly around consistency between states, access to training, and communication from ACF.

June 2026 — Findings & Recommendations
The consultation phase is complete, and its findings have been brought together into a Recommendations Report for the PRRG’s consideration. Throughout June, the PRRG has been working through each recommendation in detail, testing it against what the review found and what’s practical to implement — culminating in a Collective Position that will go to the ACF Board for consideration. Nothing is decided yet, but the shape of what’s ahead is becoming clear.

July 2026 — Board Endorsement & CORE Stage 4
The ACF Board has formally endorsed the PRRG’s Collective Position on all recommendations, and confirmed the PRRG’s mandate to continue into the next phase. This work now has a name — CORE (Coach & Official Recognition & Education) — and a tagline that captures what it’s building toward: Three Programs | One Framework. The PRRG moves into Stage 4 now: mapping the detailed Framework, recommendation by recommendation, over the coming months.

Stage tuned for the next update in mid July