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Submit your Update Points log through the form on the APSA website (apsa.net.au), using the latest version of the spreadsheet. Save the completed worksheet to your own device first, then upload it through that form. The deadline shown on the site is 30 June 2026. Submissions in any other format, or as links to external storage sites, are not accepted.

What APSA Is and Why Points Matter

APSA (apsa.net.au) describes itself as a community of figure skating coaches focused on education, collaboration and professional development, with the aim of shaping athletes "with skill, integrity, and heart." The Update Points log is the mechanism the association uses to track coaches' continuing professional development. The site's notice is blunt about the consequence of missing the deadline: points are "DUE," and the log must be in before 30 June 2026.

Step-by-Step Submission

1. Download the current spreadsheet. The site states the latest version of the spreadsheet can be found on the APSA website. Use that version rather than an older copy you may have saved from a previous cycle.
2. Save it to your local device before you start filling it in. The site explicitly asks you to "save your worksheet on your local device before completing and uploading." This avoids losing entries if a browser session ends.
3. Complete the log sheet in the spreadsheet itself. Keep the file in its original spreadsheet format.
4. Upload the file through the form on the APSA website. The form is the only accepted channel.
5. Confirm the upload succeeded before closing the page, and keep your saved local copy as your own record.

What Is Not Accepted

The site is explicit: "No other submission formats or links to external storage websites will be accepted." If you normally share files by sending a cloud link, convert that habit for this task — attach the actual file through the form.

A Rule That Catches Coaches Out

The site gives one specific example of a claim that will not count: you cannot claim a CPR refresher course toward your points if it is included in your First Aid Course. It must be done separately. Check your entries against this before uploading, because a rejected entry discovered after the deadline is harder to fix than one caught beforehand.

Common Snags

• Using an outdated spreadsheet. The site notes the website was relaunched and points to the latest spreadsheet version; older templates may not match the current form.
• Working in a browser preview. Fill the file in on your device, not in an online viewer, so your edits are actually saved to the file you upload.
• Leaving it to late June. The 30 June 2026 deadline is fixed on the site; submitting early leaves room to correct a rejected file.

Related Reading on the Site

The APSA homepage also advertises a youth-led online seminar on child safety in sport, run with Sport Integrity Australia and drawing on the Hear Me Play: Youth perceptions of safety in sport report, featuring three youth athlete panellists alongside a safeguarding expert. It is separate from the points process but may be relevant to coaches building their development record — check the site for details and whether it counts toward your log.

The APSA website highlights an online seminar hosted with Sport Integrity Australia: a youth-led conversation on what makes young athletes feel safe, respected and included in sport. The session explores findings from the Hear Me Play: Youth perceptions of safety in sport report, with three current youth athlete panellists joined by a safeguarding expert. It is relevant to figure skating coaches in the APSA community who want to understand how young athletes themselves define safety and inclusion.

Who takes part

The page names the panellists and their sporting backgrounds:

The format is a panel conversation rather than a lecture: young athletes describe their own experiences, and the safeguarding expert adds professional context.

What the seminar covers

The central question is what makes young athletes feel safe, respected and included. The discussion is built around the findings of the Hear Me Play report on youth perceptions of safety in sport, so the panel connects lived experience to reported evidence. For coaches, that framing is useful because it shifts the starting point from what adults assume young athletes need to what athletes say themselves.

Why it appears on the APSA site

APSA describes itself as a community of figure skating coaches focused on education, collaboration and professional development, aiming to help coaches "lead with confidence and inspire the next generation of skaters on and off the ice." A seminar on athlete safety and inclusion fits that education role, and it sits alongside the association's other member notices, such as the reminder that Update Points logs are due by 30 June 2026.

Practical points before you plan around it

• Check the current listing. The page excerpt does not state a date, time, registration link or cost for the seminar. Confirm these on the APSA website or with Sport Integrity Australia before relying on the session.
• Treat it as development, not automatically as points. The site does not say the seminar counts toward Update Points. If you intend to claim it, check the current rules rather than assuming.
• Note the separate points deadline. Update Points must be submitted via the form on the APSA website before 30 June 2026, using the latest spreadsheet version saved to your own device; other formats and external storage links are not accepted.

If your goal is to understand young athletes' views on safety in sport, the seminar is a direct source: athletes speaking in their own words, supported by a safeguarding specialist and grounded in the Hear Me Play findings.

APSA is a community of figure skating coaches focused on education, collaboration and professional development. According to its website, its purpose is to help coaches "lead with confidence and inspire the next generation of skaters on and off the ice," under the tagline "Inspiring Excellence. Elevating Coaching." It is relevant if you are a figure skating coach looking for professional development, or if you want to understand the organisation behind coach education and update-point requirements in this sport.

What APSA does

The site describes APSA's work across three areas:

• Education — supporting coaches in building and maintaining their skills.
• Collaboration — connecting coaches as a "passionate community."
• Professional development — empowering coaches to develop athletes with "skill, integrity, and heart."

The emphasis is on coaching standards and athlete development rather than on public-facing skating programmes or event listings.

Update points: the practical requirement

The most concrete operational detail on the site is the update-points system for coaches. Key points from the site's notice:

If you are an APSA coach, the actionable takeaway is to download the latest spreadsheet version from the site, complete it locally, and upload it through the site form before the deadline.

Other activity on the site

APSA also shares relevant sector events and notices. One example is a youth-led online seminar with Sport Integrity Australia on child safety in sport, discussing findings from the Hear Me Play: Youth perceptions of safety in sport report, with youth athlete panellists and a safeguarding expert. The site also notes that an updated APSA website launched on 18 March.

Who it is for

APSA is aimed at figure skating coaches — particularly those who need to track and submit professional development points. If you are a skater, parent or club administrator, the site offers limited direct services; its content centres on coach education and compliance.

APSA Update Points are a record that members log and submit to APSA, the figure skating coaches' association at apsa.net.au. According to the association's website, the current deadline is before 30 June 2026, and submission must be made through a form on the APSA website using the latest version of the spreadsheet. If you are an APSA member, the practical answer is: keep your log current, download the current spreadsheet from the site, and submit it through the official form before that date.

What the Update Points requirement involves

The APSA site describes Update Points as a log sheet that members submit. The key details published on the site are:

• What you submit: an update points log sheet, completed in the spreadsheet format provided by APSA.
• Where you submit it: via a form on the APSA website.
• Which version to use: the latest version of the spreadsheet, which is available on the APSA website.
• Deadline: before 30 June 2026.

The site is explicit that no other submission formats, and no links to external storage websites, will be accepted. It also advises saving your worksheet on your local device before completing and uploading it.

How to submit your Update Points

1. Go to the APSA website and download the latest version of the update points spreadsheet. Using an older copy risks your submission not matching the current format.
2. Save the file to your own device first, as the site instructs, then complete it locally.
3. Fill in your log sheet according to the spreadsheet's structure.
4. Submit the completed file through the form on the APSA website before 30 June 2026.
5. Verify your submission was accepted through the form, since emailed files or links to cloud storage are not accepted.

Common pitfalls the site flags

• Wrong format: only the spreadsheet submitted through the APSA form is accepted. Links to external storage sites will be rejected.
• Editing in the cloud: complete and save the worksheet on your local device before uploading.
• Double-counting first aid: you cannot claim a CPR refresher course toward your points if it is included in your First Aid Course. The site states it must be done separately.

Who this applies to

The requirement is framed for APSA's community of figure skating coaches, who the association says it supports through education, collaboration, and professional development. If you are a member who accrues update points, the 30 June 2026 deadline and the website form are the two things to track. The site does not publish details of how many points are required or how points are earned beyond the log sheet process, so check the current spreadsheet and form on apsa.net.au for those specifics.

No, not if the CPR refresher was bundled into a First Aid Course. APSA's website states that you cannot claim a CPR refresher course toward your Update Points if it is included in your First Aid Course — it must be done separately to count. If your CPR refresher was a standalone course, the site's guidance does not exclude it on those grounds, but you should confirm the course meets APSA's requirements before logging it.

What the APSA guidance actually says

The notice on apsa.net.au (dated Sep 21) addresses this point directly:

• Bundled CPR: "You cannot claim CPR refresher course towards your points if it is included in your First Aid Course."
• Separate completion: "It must be done on a sep[arate basis]" — the sentence is cut off on the page, but the meaning is clear: the CPR refresher has to be completed separately from the First Aid Course to be claimable.

So the deciding factor is not the CPR content itself, but whether it was delivered as part of a First Aid Course. A CPR refresher that was part of a broader first aid program cannot be double-counted.

How to check before you log points

1. Look at your course documentation. Check whether your CPR refresher was issued as a standalone course or as a component of a First Aid Course. The certificate or course outline usually shows this.
2. If it was bundled, do not enter it on your Update Points log sheet. Only the First Aid Course itself would be relevant, subject to APSA's other requirements.
3. If it was standalone, you can consider claiming it — but verify it satisfies APSA's general Update Points criteria before submitting.
4. Record it on the current log sheet. APSA states the latest version of the spreadsheet is on its website, and that no other submission formats or links to external storage sites will be accepted.

Submitting your points

• Deadline: Submit your Update Points log sheet before 30 June 2026 via the form on the APSA website.
• Format: Use the current spreadsheet from the APSA website only. Save the worksheet to your local device before completing and uploading it.
• What won't be accepted: Other submission formats, or links to external storage websites.

Practical takeaway

Before you add a CPR refresher to your log, check how it was delivered. If it came as part of a First Aid Course, leave it off — APSA will not accept it as a separate claim. If it was a standalone course, review it against APSA's Update Points requirements and log it on the official spreadsheet in time for the 30 June 2026 deadline.