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Building
leadership. Building communities.
By learning how to become a coach, you
can provide a positive experience for others and for
yourself. Coaches represent many different roles to
many different people. Coaches are viewed as teachers,
mentors, role models, friends, and as leaders in the
community in which they become involved. Coaches contribute
to the community, have an enormous effect on the development
of our youth, and participate in a great learning
experience.
Good coaching is fundamental to community
sport. By becoming a valued member of the community,
good coaches can share the positive aspects of an
active lifestyle. The role of a coach allows you to
teach things such as teamwork, character building,
and the fundamental skills of the sport to participants
who are eager to learn.
Coaches can help to train any type of
participant, from beginners to Olympians, and everyone
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The National
Coaching Certification Program
Good coaches have the right qualifications
and training in order to effectively deliver their
services, especially when young people are involved.
The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and its partners
have developed a training and certification program
to help coaches become better.
Are you interested in becoming a better
coach? If so, you should consider coach training.
The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)
is a coach training and certification program for
65 different sports and is offered in both official
languages across Canada. NCCP workshops are designed
to meet the needs of all types of coaches, from the
first-time coach to the head coach of a national team.
For more information about the NCCP,
click
here.
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Training
versus Certification
Through the NCCP, coaches have the opportunity
to participate in training, which will help them
to improve the sport experience for their participants.
Coaches who choose training will have opportunities
to acquire or refine the skills, knowledge, and
attitudes needed to coach more effectively.
However, coaches may also choose to be evaluated
on their ability to be a better coach. Successful
evaluation will result in the coach becoming not
only a trained coach, but a certified one as well.
Coaches are evaluated on their competency in several
areas, which may include: program design, practice
planning, performance analysis, program management,
ethical coaching, support to participants during
training, and support to participants in competition.
For more information about NCCP training and certification,
click
here.
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