Thinking about getting involved as a coach? Watch this webinar here on how the National Coaching Certification Program works and how to get started:
So you’ve decided you want to be a coach, now what?
All coaches and team staff members (managers and trainers) must complete the necessary requirements to be qualified. See what you need to be qualified bench staff member:
Team Staff Qualification Pathways
Coaching Clinics are required for both head and assistant coach positions.
Unsure which clinic you need to take? See our Coaching Clinic Information Page for more details
All coaches and team staff members (managers and trainers) must complete the necessary requirements by November 30th.
All Competition-Introduction *Trained* coaches that require a certified status (U14AA, U16AA & U19AA Assistant and Head Coaches) must become Competition-Introduction *Certified* by January 31st.
Here is a list of courses that coaches can take online.
E-learning courses can normally be taken at any time online, normally involving information that must be read, click-through activities, videos, and multiple-choice questions.
Online classroom courses are courses that require live attendance with interactions with the facilitator and fellow candidates, through a laptop, PC, or mobile device, with a webcam and microphone.
Online Classroom courses
Other Resources:
Developing Mentally Healthier Communities Through Sport uses evidence based mental health information and a sport-based approach to cover topics such as managing emotions, building healthy relationships, coping with loss, and connecting participants to support. Through the website https://mentalwellnessinsports.ca/ you can access: