National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)
SNSC coaches follow the six steps/levels of the new competency-based NCCP (for cross-country skiing) from Cross Country Canada (CCC). Over 7000 participants across Canada have taken part in these workshops since the program was initiated six years ago.
Coaching Refresher Course – December 17-18, 2011
New and returning coaches, refresh your skills, meet other coaches, and learn some new tricks next weekend (December 17 and 18) with two on-snow sessions with Coach Dave!
Meet at the new Vancouver Island Mountain Centre (VIMC) (across from the Raven Lodge at Mount Washington Nordic). Here’s the schedule for both days:
- 9:30am in VIMC
- 10am –12pm on snow
- Bring both classic and skate gear on both days—classic or skate technique depending on snow conditions
- Free to SNSC members who are coaching
- All coaching levels are welcome!
Email Doug to register dhrecreation@shaw.ca.
The first two steps, Introduction to Community Coaching (ICC) and Community Coaching (CC) courses, are offered in the Comox Valley in November (ICC) and December (CC). Level 1 coaching courses L2T Dryland and L2T On snow are also offered in Courtenay this tear. These courses are free to SNSC members. To register or for more info, email Alix alibedali@shaw.ca.
Comox Valley coaching course Schedule for 2011 – 2012
- Introduction To Community Coaching (ICC) Workshop, November 18-19, 2011 in Courtenay (location soon!) Friday from 6pm to 9pm,Saturday from 9am to 5pm
- Community Coaching (CC)Workshop, December 9-11, 2011 in Courtenay and at Mount Washington’s Raven Lodge
- Learning to Train (L2T) Dryland Workshop, November 4-6, 2011, Courtenay BC, (location soon!)
- Learning to Train (L2T) On snow Workshop, January 27-29, 2012, Mount Washington Nordic
- To register for courses, email dhrecreation@shaw.ca
The latest levels to be rolled out are the two T2T programs: (5) the T2T Dryland Workshop and (6) the T2T On-Snow Workshop. These are not offered in BC this year.
The six steps in the new competency-based NCCP (for cross-country skiing) from Cross Country Canada are outlined below.
- Introduction to Community Coaching (ICC) Workshop (10 hrs). This program is directed at coaches working with novice skiers, specifically children under six years of age (Active Start stage of athlete development).
- Community Coaching (CC) Workshop (16 hrs). This program is directed at coaches working with children six to nine years of age (FUNdamentals stage of athlete development). This course requires snow.
- Learning to Train – (L2T – Dryland) Workshop (16 hrs). This program is directed at coaches working with children ten to twelve years of age (Learning to Train stage of athlete development).
- Learning to Train – (L2T On-snow) Workshop (16 hours). This program is also directed at coaches working with children ten to twelve years of age (Learning to Train stage of athlete development). Snow is required.
- Training to Train (T2T – Dryland) Workshop (16 hours) – This program is directed at coaches working with developing athletes in the 11- to 16-year-old range (Training to Train stage of athlete development).
- Training to Train (T2T – On snow) Workshop (16 hours) – This program is directed at coaches working with developing athletes in the 11- to 16-year-old range. (Training to Train stage of athlete development). Snow is required.
For additonal information on the NCCP progression see this chart.
