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About National Coaches Week

Each year, thousands of people across Canada take part in National Coaches Week to say #ThanksCoach for their time, effort, and generosity.

Say #ThanksCoach on social media: Follow National Coaches Week on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using #CoachesWeek and #ThanksCoach.

How to get Started?

Explore the Participation Guide available for free to help us say #ThanksCoach!

Enjoy FREE or discounted NCCP education

During National Coaches Week, coaches can diversify their coaching knowledge with free or discounted NCCP education. Connect with your local P/TCR, or National Sport Organization to learn more about their National Coaches Week events, or log into the Locker to access the following eLearning modules for free:

WIN TOGETHER THIS NATIONAL COACHES WEEK 🎉

Is there a coach who has made a difference in your life, on or off the field of play? Celebrate them for your chance to win together!

To enter:

  1. Post a photo or video celebrating a coach on one of the following social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X.
  2. Tell us why you are saying #ThanksCoach.
  3. Include #ThanksCoach and #CoachesWeek in the caption and tag the Coaching Association of Canada.

Two entrants will be randomly selected to receive a $100 digital gift card, plus a $150 digital gift card for the coach celebrated in their post.

Enter between September 14 at 12:00 a.m. ET and September 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

No purchase necessary. Open to legal residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence. One entry per person. Posts must be public so they can be verified. Selected entrants must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Two prize packages are available, each with an approximate retail value of $250 CAD, for a total prize value of $500 CAD. Additional eligibility requirements and restrictions apply.

Full contest rules: Coming soon!

This contest is sponsored by the Coaching Association of Canada and is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or X.