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| OCTOBER 2008 NCCP UPDATES NCCP BEST PRACTICES Competition - Development National Master Learning Facilitator Examples of Competition - Development Pathways The Value of a Modular Design in Competition - Introduction Course Combining NCCP and Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD): Taekwondo Canada's example NCCP UPDATES: PROVINCIAL/
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British Columbia The week-long celebration of coaches included the CABC Coach of the Year Awards and the Investors Group Sport Administrators Awards. Male and female community coaches were also recognized in each of the communities visited during the week. The CABC partnered with BC Athlete Voice at each of the week’s
events. BC Athlete Voice is a provincial organization developed to provide
high performance athletes with a voice to express their needs and provide
input on issues affecting athletes. In each of the communities where a
forum or conference was held, an Olympic athlete or national-level athlete
spoke about the influence their coaches have on their performances as
well as the impact they have on their lives. Coaches were recognized by
their respective athletes at each of these events through the Athlete
Community Excellence (ACE) awards. The ACE awards give athletes the opportunity
to nominate their coaches for the excellent work they do in their community. The training of new Learning Facilitators in the Competition – Development modules begins in December. CABC is currently selecting individuals who have the skills and expertise to deliver these modules. The SportsFunder lottery program has been a significant boon to the coaching community in British Columbia over the past two years. Annually, over $250,000 of this program has been directed towards the development of community coach education. This has resulted in reduced cost to participants for sport-specific NCCP courses. Many hard-to-reach communities have received coach education as a direct result of this funding. Alberta
October 15, 2008 is the next deadline for the above grants. Alberta Coaches Education Vouchers are offered through the partnership with the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation (ASRPWF) and the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. This program supports and encourages high school teachers, coaches, and physical educators to pursue NCCP certification by providing them with a voucher to be used towards an NCCP course. Alberta is sponsoring 15 multi-sport Learning Facilitators to attend
Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif, November 7–9, 2008. Northwest Territories Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is partnering with Manitoba to offer Learning Facilitator training for the new Competition – Development modules. Training is scheduled for early in 2009 in Winnipeg. Saskatchewan anticipates training 8–10 new Learning Facilitators. The Coaches Association of Saskatchewan has accessed funding through the Federal/Provincial bi-lateral agreement to help provincial sport organizations (PSOs) transition to the new NCCP by providing grants to support the training of Learning Facilitators, Master Learning Facilitators, and Evaluators. To date, 26 PSOs have accessed financial support through this program. Dr. Don Clark has been hired as the new National Coaching Institute Director for Saskatchewan. Don brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position as a coach, coach educator, and former university professor. Corey Matthews (Regina) from Basketball and Jonathon Smith (Dillon) from Wrestling have been selected to participate in the Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program pilot project for the 2009 Canada Summer Games. Both coaches are great role models. They will be provided with a great coach development opportunity while contributing to the success of Team Saskatchewan at the Games in PEI. Congratulations to the following Saskatchewan coaches who coached at the 2008 Summer Olympic or Paralympic Games in Beijing:
Congratulations to Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal coaches who, along with their teams, captured their 6th North American Indigenous Games title in Cowichan, BC. Team Sask won 243 medals! Manitoba Congratulations to Kylie Case (cycling) and Cathy Cullen (athletics) for being named as apprentices in the Women in Coaching Canada Games Apprenticeship Program. Both women are making the transition from athlete to coach. Kylie was a national espoir mountain biker and former Canada Games participant. Cathy, a former University of Manitoba elite distance runner who completed the 2008 Boston Marathon, has experience coaching with the Canada Games athletics team. The 2008 Manitoba Summer Games wrapped up in Carman with a large number of regional coaches selected as part of the Manitoba Summer Games “Thanks Coach” program. Baseball: Faron Asham The Aboriginal Sport Circle, in partnership with the Coaching Association of Canada, will host a Learning Facilitator’s training session for the Aboriginal Coach Manual (ACM) from October 23 to 25, 2008, in Winnipeg. Coaching Manitoba welcomes two new staff: Kylo Harris and Sheldon Reynolds. Both Kylo and Sheldon have extensive backgrounds in coaching and are trained Learning Facilitators. Kylo will be focusing on promoting coach education in rural Manitoba. Sheldon will be handling the NCCP administrative duties as well as promoting coach education in Winnipeg. Dartfish biomechanics courses, which teach coaches to film, edit, and analyze their athletes with DARTFISH Technology software, will be offered in October when facilitator Carolyn Taylor returns from Bejing, China. She has been filming events for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. For a list of NCCP workshops, go to: www.coachingmanitoba.ca/nccp/nccp.php. For information on other Coaching Manitoba initiatives visit: www.coachingmanitoba.ca.
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